Software developers, programmers, educators, students, healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs will attend CajunCodeFest 3.0.
The 27-hour coding contest, which is in its third year, will be held April 23-25 at the Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning in 杏吧专区 Research Park.
Competitors will develop software and applications based on the theme 杏吧专区淎ging in Place.杏吧专区 Teams of up to six participants will build tools that will assist people who live at home as they age. Cash prizes, in categories such as best overall product and best student team, will be awarded.
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CajunCodeFest 3.0 also will offer opportunities to network and listen to speakers from industry, higher education and public service. 杏吧专区淭he line up of esteemed leaders will inspire and embolden participants to create solutions to problems that impact health care,杏吧专区 Robinson said.
Speakers scheduled for CajunCodeFest 3.0 include:
杏吧专区 Bryan Sivak, chief technology officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
杏吧专区 Kathy Kliebert, secretary, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals;
杏吧专区 Jeff Makowka, senior strategic advisor on thought leadership, AARP;
杏吧专区 Cindy Munn, CEO, Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum;
杏吧专区 Fred Trotter, data journalist, DocGraph Journal;
杏吧专区 Lizheng Shi, Regents associate professor, Department of Global Health Systems and Development, Tulane 杏吧专区; and
杏吧专区 Kenny Cole, associate chief medical officer and vice president of Care Delivery, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana.
CajunCodeFest 3.0 is coordinated by UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 Center for Business and Technologies. CBIT research, development and technology transfer focus on technology-driven innovations in areas such as health care, education, industry and workforce development.
Sponsors include Lafayette General Health; Esri, an international supplier of geographical information system software; CBIT; and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
"Lafayette General Health has been a leading sponsor of this event for all three years because we believe in health care innovation and new technology," said David Callecod, president and CEO of Lafayette General Health System. "Cajun Code Fest is an opportunity to pull together innovative people who will generate better health care solutions.杏吧专区
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