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ITServe Members Serve as Judges at The United

States Congressional App Challenge Contest

OUR BUREAU tion by Congressional Offices is very interested in participating may visit many prestigious IT companies func-
encouraging of our young and aspir- the Congressional App Challenge tioning with similar interests across
Washington, DC
ing entrepreneurs and is in sync with website for more details. Participa- the United States. With an active
embers of ITServe Alli- the objectives of ITServe Alliance in tion in the contest is at the discretion membership of 2,200 + members
ance, the largest associa- promoting and advocating for local of each Congress Member office. who are small & medium-sized com-
Mtion of IT Services orga- talents and resources that are aimed Please visit the Congressional App panies, ITServe has 21 Chapters and
nizations across the United States, at the United States maintaining its Challenge website to confirm your doing business all over the U.S. To-
comprising of over 2200 small and leadership in technology and innova- district’s participation and obtain gether, the Itserve members have
medium-sized businesses were cho- tion,” Mahajan added. guidance on entry guidelines and 175,000+ IT professionals employed
sen to be and were part of the Judges Siva Moopanar, Director of other details. throughout the U.S and generate
Panel at the prestigious United States ITServe Alliance Policy Advocacy ITServe Alliance represents over $12 billion in revenue annually.
Congressional App Challenge Con- Committee (PAC), who has been in-
test held last month. strumental in coordinating with the
Established by members of the Congressional Offices for ITServe’s
U.S. House of Representatives in participation in the Congressional
2013, the Congressional App Chal- APP Challenge said, “We acknowl-
lenge is designed to engage student edge that this program provides a
creativity and encourage their partic- great opportunity for us at ITServe
ipation in Science, Technology, Engi- to engage with Lawmakers and make
neering and Math (STEM) education a positive impact on our upcoming
fields. The nationwide contest allows generation of innovators in Science
high school students from across the and Technology.”
country to compete with other stu- ITServe recognizes that this is a
dents who reside in their congressio- great program and has plans to en-
nal district by creating and exhibiting gage with more Congressmen for
their software application, or “APP” similar opportunities in the coming
for mobile, tablet, or computer de- years. ITServe has offered allocat-
vices on a platform of their choice. ing funds from its Corporate Social
During the event organized by Responsibility (CSR) STEM Funds
Illinois’s 11th Congressional Dis- to support this program by collabo-
trict, Vinay Mahajan addressed the rating directly with the congressional
APP participants and congratulated App challenge organizers. ITServe
the winner, a 10th grader from Illi- has advocated for and has invest-
nois who developed the Dermidetect ed Millions of Dollars on its STEM
APP, a skin cancer detector using AI. Education Program to promote the
“We are extremely proud that “American Ingenuity Account” to
Omprakash Nakka, Tanuj Gund- fund State-administered grants for
lapalli, Jagan Chitiprolu, and Venkat STEM education and worker train-
Yerubandi, all active members of ing.
ITServe had the privilege of serving The Congressional App Chal-
as Judges for the Congressional App lenge is sponsored by the Internet
Challenge Program,” said Mr. Vinay Education Foundation (IEF), which
Mahajan, President of ITServe Alli- assists offices in hosting the challeng-
ance. “Such contests across the na- es in their individual districts. Those

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