LA 2024 Sponsored LA Hacks Student "Hackathon" Starts Friday Night at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion

LA Hacks, a collaborative computer programming event for students sponsored by LA 2024, begins Friday evening with an opening ceremony featuring remarks by LA 2024 Chair Casey Wasserman and LA 2024 Athlete Advisory Commission member and 8-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno.

One thousand high school and college students from across the West Coast will attend the "hackathon" at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion, LA 2024's proposed venue for indoor volleyball and sitting volleyball. Student programmers will work intensively around the clock on software and hardware across a variety of categories, including LA 2024 categories on sports entertainment and fitness.

As part of the event, on Saturday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m., LA 2024 will host a panel discussion on sport innovation with US Olympians Sky Christopherson and John Moffet, and Laundry Service Chief Innovation Officer Ross Sheingold, moderated by LA 2024 Associate Director for Athlete Relations Tamara Christopherson.

The event will conclude on Sunday, May 1 at 3:00 p.m.

Media are invited to attend at any time and should email press@la24.org

Starts: Friday, April 29 at 9:30 p.m. PDT with remarks by Casey Wasserman and Apolo Ohno

Ends: Sunday, May 1 at 3:00 p.m. PDT

Location: Pauley Pavilion at UCLA

301 Westwood Plaza

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Media RSVP: press@la24.org

For more information, visit http://lahacks.com/ or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

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