Wed, Feb 09
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BNSF Technology Awareness Day
This event is a virtual version of the campaign that aims to educate youths about careers in the technology field and challenges attendees to design and develop their own technological solutions that are judged at the event.
Time & Location
Feb 09, 2022, 5:00 PM – Feb 11, 2022, 6:15 PM
Online
About the Event
BNSF's Technology Awareness Day is part of the National Black Family Technology Awareness Week. The national campaign was started by IBM, and aims to "promote significant minority achievement in engineering, science and technology." Corporate-sponsored events are held nationally during a week in February.
BNSF began hosting the event in 2004, and attendance has grown every year.
This year’s event will take place from February 9-11, 2022 from 5:00PM-6:10PM(CST)
This event is a virtual version of the campaign that aims to educate youths about careers in the technology field and challenges attendees to design and develop their own technological solutions that are judged at the event.
BNSF leaders hope you can join us for the event in 2022! Continue to check this page for updates leading up to the event.
REGISTRATIONSpace is limited, so register early. Registration is available November 16, 2021 - February 11, 2022 at 11:59pm CST or until event is full.
CONTEST INFORMATIONThere will be four standard contests: Graphic Art, Video, Essay, and Mobile App/Website Design, open to all students, and two pop-up social media contests on TikTok and Instagram. The theme of the contest is "Innovation Starts With You." As of 2022, Past Grand Prize Winners are now eligible to participate in the category they won.
Learn more here - http://www.bnsf.com/in-the-community/technology-awareness-day/
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