List of hackathons in Bahrain in 2018

Brinc Batelco in collaboration with GEW is organizing an IoT hackathon to allow you to push the boundaries of creativity, innovation, reality, and tech to build products and concepts that have the potential to increase inclusion and empower women or youth. We are inviting individuals and teams of makers, marketers, technologists, developers and business oriented innovators to collaborate and develop the next generation of IoT devices for a chance to will a BHD 2000 grand prize in an immersive and enjoyable 2 day experience. You don't have to have any experience in IoT to join this hackathon, any founder, entrepreneur, tech enthusiast or simply someone eager to learn what the fuss is all about is welcome on board. For more information and to sign up please fill in this form before November 11th. https://brinc.batelco.com/iot-hackathon

The future is digital and cashless – that’s what we are aiming for!  40 years ago, when American Express Middle first opened its offices in Bahrain, Plastic was already delivering enhanced security, convenience and rewards. Fast forward to today, and the next big wave of payment innovation is upon us which promises to deliver an even better experience. Join us and show how you can be part of this digital transformation! PRIZES GRAND PRIZE: $20,000 USD for the winning team 1ST RUNNER UP PRIZE: $10,000 USD for the winning team 2ND RUNNER UP PRIZE $5,000 USD for the winning team CHALLENGE Build a solution that encourages the embracing of digital payments by making them even more appealing, accessible and relevant. When building your solution, you may wish to consider the following: How can AI's predictive algorithms and human insights be used? For instance, to deliver more individualized experiences and curated offers. How can we leverage location data to optimise engagement? How can social media data help personalize the experience? How can we help small businesses accept digital payments? With smart data powered credit scoring, how can we expand entrepreneurial credit/microfinance? How can we leverage blockchain technology to provide enhanced capabilities and security? TECHNOLOGIES American Express Middle East has partnered with IBM for Hack @ the Track to provide IBM Cloud Services to hackathon attendees. Bringing together infrastructure and platform services, IBM Cloud is the home of 130+ unique services, including offerings like IBM Watson and Weather.com, and millions of running applications, containers, servers and more.  IBM Cloud is used by over a million developers making over a billion API calls a day and starting over a 100,000 apps a month. Click here to view the catalogue of all IBM Cloud offerings including infrastructure, boilerplate applications, server-less containers like Docker, IBM Watson APIs, and IBM Blockchain Platform. American Express Middle East will provide additional API services that enable credit card and payments lifecycle management such as authorisations, transaction data and history, merchant accounts, customer accounts and account information. SCHEDULE Monday, March 5th: 18:30 - 20:30 JOIN ZOOM MEETING HERE! Meeting number (access code): 672 742 284 Bahrain Call In Number: +973 1619 8488 Wednesday, March 7th: 09:00 - Doors Open & Breakfast 10:00 - Opening Ceremony & Presentations 11:00 - Coding Begins 12:00 - Lunch 13:00 - Breakout Session 18:00 - Dinner 20:00 - Pitch Workshop 24:00 - Midnight Snack Thursday, March 8th: 00:00 - 07:00 - Hack through the night* 07:00 - Breakfast 12:00 - Lunch 13:00 - Submission Deadline 14:00 - Judging 15:00 - Judge Deliberation 15:35 – Awards, announced live on the Main Stage at unbound Bahrain 16:30 - Close *If you would like to hack overnight the event will be open and staffed JUDGING CRITERIA Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria with a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 20 points, with the final score being the average of the judges’ scores: Simplicity (5 points): Is the application simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or less? Creativity (5 points): How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge? Impact (5 points): Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact? Design (5 points): Was the UX/UI intuitive and appealing? RULES TEAMS OF UP TO 5 PARTICIPANTS ARE ALLOWED. ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT TO COMPETE. YOU MAY NOT BEGIN YOUR PROJECT UNTIL THE COMPETITION OFFICIALLY BEGINS. PLEASE DON'T COME IN AND BUILD ON TOP OF PREVIOUS PROJECTS IF YOU WANT TO WIN. TEAMS HAVE FULL OWNERSHIP OF EVERYTHING THEY BUILD AT OUR EVENTS AND ARE FREE TO DO WITH IT AS THEY WISH. WINNING TEAMS WILL BE SUBJECT TO A CODE-REVIEW AT SOME POINT FOLLOWING THE EVENT OR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WINNING. If you are under 18 you must have a parent or guardian sign a physical Participation Agreement at event check-in on March 7th. More information can be found at http://hackatthetrack.com