ROCKVILLE, Md., May 13, 2022—Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, Montgomery College President Dr. Jermaine Williams and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight will join students and community members to celebrate the grand opening of the ignITe Hub tomorrow, Saturday, May 14 at 11 a.m. The ignITe Hub is a physical and virtual space where students, lifelong learners, faculty, businesses and community members will grow their technology and coding skills, create apps, collaborate to solve problems and create or improve existing products and services. Located on Montgomery College’s Rockville Campus, the innovative new space features learning pods, state-of-the-art Apple technology and instructional classes on tech skills such as application development and design and coding. The ignITe Hub, powered by Montgomery Can Code, will equip community members with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the 21st century, empowering the next generation of IT professionals. The grand opening event will feature speakers, live coding demonstrations by MCPS middle and high school students and a tour of the new space. Speakers include:
- Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice
- Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
- Montgomery College President Dr. Jermaine Williams
- Montgomery County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight
Where: ignITe Hub, 900 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Parking will be available at 900 Hungerford Dr. with overflow parking across Mannakee St. in Montgomery College Parking Lot 13. When: Saturday, May 14, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Members of the media who wish to join must RSVP by 9 a.m. on May 14 by emailing [email protected]. For more information contact: Genevieve Kurtz, public information officer at [email protected] or 240-672-2750 or Sky Brandt, public information officer at [email protected] or 240-777-7884. 
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