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Come together with the brightest developers, designers and creators in Silicon Valley to make something amazing. You and your team will be applying your knowledge of app development, web development, hardware and more to create innovative solutions to existing problems.
Schedule
Saturday 20th February 2016
Afternoon session
First 100 early bird check-ins before 1:30 PM get discounted Uber coupons / vouchers! Courtesy "Uber - Evolving the way India moves"
1:30 PM - Check-in, Networking, Snacks
2:00 PM - Keynote on Digital India and Start-up India initiative by Ambassador Venkatesan Ashok, Hon'ble Consul General of India, San Francisco.
2:30 PM - Presentation by Sponsors
3:00 PM - Speak to sponsors, Team formation, Hackathon begins
Evening + night session
7:00 PM - Dinner is served
Talk by Team SV Hacks: Build your first Web and Android app
00:00 AM - Midnight Snack
Hack through the night
Sunday 21th February 2016
Morning session
7:00 AM - Breakfast is served
8:00 AM - Talk by Team SV Hacks: TBD
Afternoon session
11:30 AM - Lunch is served
1:00 PM - Hackathon ends
1:30 PM - Demos begin
4:00 PM - Winners and Prizes
Wrap up
Eligibility
- Everyone is eligible to participate. We however require every member of team to attend the event in-person.
Note: We are requesting children under 16 to be accompanied by a guardian during the event.
- If you are an employee of a corporation, government agency, or an academic institution, you are responsible for ensuring that your participation in the Hackathon complies with any policies your corporation, agency, or institution may have regarding participation in contests of this type. We are not responsible for any disputes arising between you and your employer.
Requirements
You can build whatever you want: websites, apps, or hardware (no soldering allowed). All code must be written during the hackathon - feel free to use open source libraries and APIs. Hacks are judged on creativity, technical difficulty, usefulness, and overall awesomeness.
Prizes
$8,100 in prizes
Samsung VR Headset + Amazon Gift card
Samsung Virtual Reality headset and $750 Amazon gift card for every member of the team
BB-8 Sphero + Amazon Gift card
BB-8 Sphero and $350 Amazon gift card for every member of the team
Syma Explorers 6-Axis Quadcopter + $200 Amazon Gift card
Syma Explorers 6-Axis Quadcopter and $200 Amazon Gift card for every member of the team
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
- Register here, its FREE
- Come to the event with a team or contact other participants to form a team
Judges
Mayfield Fund Partner
Uber Head of Mobile Engineering
Pinterest Head of Data Engineering
VP of Architecture at Juniper Networks
Judging Criteria
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Product Vision
Judges will look for hack ideas that are original, useful and solve a real market need. -
Technical Achievement
Judges will evaluate the project based on the technical competence or knowledge showcased and complexity of the solution. -
Design
Judges will be looking for products that have exceptional design attributes that would appeal to the end-user.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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