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PENSACOLA, FL – Congressman Matt Gaetz is excited to announce that he will be hosting the 2018 Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a competition for students in middle and high school. The CAC encourages students to learn to code, through an annual district-wide competition.
The Congressional App Challenge accepts computer programs (or apps) written in any programming language, and for any platform, including desktop, web, mobile, Raspberry Pi, and others.
PENSACOLA, FL – On Monday, June 18, 2018, Congressman Matt Gaetz hosted a roundtable discussion with several industries in the field of technology, government and community leaders to cultivate ideas for Pensacola to become a "smart city" serving as a hub for 5G Beta testing. This venture is the beginning in a series of discussions to kickstart Northwest Florida's evolution to emerge as a leader in 5G technology. The Tech Summit took place at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC).
PENSACOLA, FL – Congressman Matt Gaetz will be hosting a full day of events in Crestview on May 1, 2018 for “Open Gaetz Day”.
The Congressman will be starting the day by recognizing a local 100 year old veteran at the Okaloosa County Board of County Commission meeting. Afterwards, Congressman Gaetz will tour the FAMU Crestview Instructional Center followed by a visit to Shoal River Middle School.
On Friday, April 20, 2018, Congressman Gaetz hosted a series of events through Cantonment, Molino and surrounding areas for "Open Gaetz Day".