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IN PICTURES | TECHXANACOSTIA DEMONSTRATION + AWARD CEREMONY

WHEN: Sunday, July 15th 2012
WHERE: Honfleur Gallery in Anacostia
WHAT: Techxploration Youth Appathon Demonstration Day and Awards Ceremony. Student participants presented their mobile app concepts to the tech community and members of the Anacostia community.

This event was sponsored by Diversitech, Cause Driven, Lenovo, and ARCH Development Corporation.
Honfleur Gallery | 1241 Good Hope Rd SE

Teams getting ready to present their mobile app concepts


Lenovo provided the laptops for the student teams to work on

There were a total of six teams made up of local high school students





A packed house!

The game is being changed


A team presents their app concept. Students had 1 1/2 days to conceive, design and code their mobile app




The organizers 

The judges were made up of technology experts


The group 1000 Black Men was a participant and a sponsor

Christine (Diversitech) and Ora (CauseDriven) present the certificates

Students receive their certificates of competion

Standing room only

The winning teams are announced.

The team of organizers, sponsors, industry experts, and mentors. 



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