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Old 02-23-2013, 09:22 AM
 
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I think this is pretty cool...



"The city of Atlanta will host its first hackathon this weekend.

Local government hopes to harness the creativity of Atlanta’s tech talent to find solutions to infrastructure problems and improve Atlanta's quality of living..."

Atlanta turns to its geeks to improve city living - Atlanta Business Chronicle
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Old 02-23-2013, 10:33 AM
 
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I think this is pretty cool...



"The city of Atlanta will host its first hackathon this weekend.

Local government hopes to harness the creativity of Atlanta’s tech talent to find solutions to infrastructure problems and improve Atlanta's quality of living..."

Atlanta turns to its geeks to improve city living - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Finally, better late than never. Atlanta is a huge college town with tons of talent and the best way to keep this talent after graduation is to engage and involve them in decisions that can improve quality of life in the region. There no reason why grads should skip up to DC, Boston or move to San Fran to start their businesses. I hope this along with the Atlanta Tech Village you informed us of Lynn in another thread really takes off.
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Old 02-23-2013, 10:37 AM
 
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^Agreed. Fresh ideas a lot of times come from the young and idealistic. I think ATL has a lot of young tech talent.
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Old 02-23-2013, 11:07 AM
 
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I too agree that this is a great way to retain young talent.
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Old 02-23-2013, 12:00 PM
 
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I think it's cool, too. Those who got their education in Atlanta area shouldn't have to move elsewhere. They should be able to pursue their careers in Atlanta. It should be the number one option before another city. Of course not everyone will want to stay in the same place but it should be the best option for the grads.
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