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The Department of the Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference brings an $8.6 million yearly economic impact to Montgomery.

The conference's Hackathon event introduces high school students to cybersecurity challenges and career possibilities.

Organizers aim to cultivate local talent and boost Montgomery's economy through youth engagement in STEM.

Most of the benefits that arrive at the end of August each year with Montgomery's annual Department of the Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference are impermanent — thousands of visitors stay for a few days, and millions of dollars are funneled into the local economy, giving local businesses some of their biggest sales days of the year .

But there's another, more long-term impact that

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