BETHESDA, Md., April 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of high
school students will visit several Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)
facilities across the U.S. to compete in a computer programming
competition in the corporation's Fourth Annual Code Quest on
April 18.
Lockheed Martin developed Code Quest to challenge and inspire
tomorrow's "coders" (programmers) to pursue information technology
degrees as part of its focus on science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM) outreach. Students will work in small teams through
a set of coding challenges developed by Lockheed Martin information
technology professionals, who will also assist students during the
event.
"From the gadgets in our hands to the vehicles that will explore
deep space, programmers are advancing technology and changing our
world," said Anne Mullins, Lockheed
Martin chief information officer. "Code Quest is our opportunity to
inspire and help prepare the next generation of programmers,
innovative thinkers and problem solvers."
The student teams will be separated into novice and advanced
levels, and will be challenged to complete a series of problems
within a 2.5-hour timeframe. All students will do their programming
in JAVA, a computer programming language and platform.
"Our hope is that competitions like Code Quest will enlighten
students to the possibilities of an exciting STEM career and
encourage schools to expand their curricula," said Mullins.
Code Quest has hosted approximately 700 students since the
competition began in 2011 out of Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics
headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.
The success of the competition has led to an expansion of the
competition across Lockheed Martin. This year, seven sites will
host events including: Marietta,
Georgia; Owego, New York;
Denver, Colorado; Sunnyvale, California; Orlando, Florida; Washington-metro area, and the original site,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is
principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for
2014 were $45.6 billion.
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