8 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁cur ling ▁ven ues ▁Category : Ind oor ▁aren as ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁Category : Cur ling ▁ven ues ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁Category : S ports ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Gang ne ung ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁Category : S ports ▁ven ues ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 <0x0A> </s> ▁H acker N est ▁is ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁organization ▁and ▁global ▁movement ▁founded ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁organization ▁un ites ▁local ▁technology ▁communities ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁through ▁community ▁events ▁and ▁soci ally ▁benef icial ▁hack ath ons ▁to ▁further ▁its ▁mission ▁of ▁economic ▁development ▁through ▁techn ological ▁pro l ifer ation . ▁It ▁is ▁Canada ' s ▁largest , ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁technology ▁community ▁with ▁growing ▁international ▁popular ity . ▁ ▁Background ▁H acker N est ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁fast est , ▁most ▁permanent ▁way ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁world ▁is ▁to ▁build ▁support ive ▁local ▁technology ▁and ▁innov ation ▁communities ▁character ized ▁by ▁trust , ▁sharing , ▁and ▁respect ▁- ▁everywhere . ▁The ▁r ationale ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁technology ▁community ▁is ▁the ▁corner stone ▁of ▁economic ▁development ▁en abling ▁collaboration , ▁innov ation , ▁knowledge - sh aring , ▁rec ruit ing , ▁and ▁scientific ▁progress . ▁G row ing ▁and ▁strength ening ▁the ▁community ▁lets ▁business es ▁h ire ▁better , ▁perform ▁better , ▁and ▁create ▁more ▁jobs