2018 Seattle Sports Tech Hackathon - $20,000 API Package for Winner!!!
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Join the Seattle Sports Tech Meetup for our Third Annual Hackathon, hosted by the Seattle Sounders and Galvanize Pioneer Square with data provided by Sportradar.
We’re seeking teams and individuals who have a desire to contribute to the integration of technology with sports.
The Hackathon will take place Oct 20th & 21st, from 8:00AM Saturday to 5:00PM Sunday
Location will be both at the Sounders Ninety and Galvanize Pioneer Square (111 S. Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104)
What Do You Get?
Chance to win $20,000 first prize
Hack and create technology with new people
Spend time with Sounders Owner Adrian Hanauer at The Ninety
Make Friends with other techies and founders
Eat and drink great food
Hang out, hack, and watch sports all weekend!
Geeks, jocks, techies, entrepreneurs, and more will come together Oct 19-21 at The NINETY and Galvanize in Seattle to pitch ideas and develop technology. Sportradar will be providing open access to their API for participating teams, and all sponsors will be providing prizes for competing teams. A panel of judges will hear presentations from each team at the end of the event and award prizes for the best projects. Come participate in building the future of sports technology with the Seattle Sports Tech Meetup. Make friends, write code, and you might just create the next big thing.
Tentative Schedule
Saturday
8:00am: [Ninety] Registration Opens + Light Breakfast
10:00am: [Ninety] Pitches Begin
10:30am: [Ninety] Establish Teams
11:00am: [Ninety] Participants begin to self-organize and begin work
1:00pm: [Galvanize] Lunch
4-6:00pm: [Galvanize] Coaching / Mentorship / Demos
6:00pm: [Galvanize] Dinner
7:10pm: [Galvanize] Streaming: Mariners vs Astros (need antenna)
10pm: [Galvanize] Doors Close
Sunday
9am: [Galvanize] Morning Check-in, breakfast
11am-1pm: [Galvanize] Coaching / Mentorship
1:00pm: [Galvanize] Lunch
1pm-5pm: [Galvanize] Presentation Coaching / Walkthroughs
1:10 pm: [Galvanize] Streaming: Mariners vs Astros (need antenna)
3pm-5pm: [Ninety] TechCheck mandatory for all teams
5pm: [Galvanize] Galvanize closed. Deadline to submit deck (Google Slide), stop working
5pm: [Ninety] Dinner
6pm: [Ninety] Presentations Start - 3/3 Demos (3 minutes, 3 questions)
7pm: [Ninety] Winners Announced
Best overall = $20,000, Best Product = Best UX Best = Business Opportunity
7:30 pm: [Ninety] Viewing Party: Sounders @ Timbers
PRIZES
1st Place:
Sportradar API - $20,000 Value
Join Sounders FC for August 12 Match – Field access, McCormick Boardroom Suite, meet with CEO Adrian Hanauer.
Runners-up:
Seattle Storm - Front Row Tickets (4)
Seattle Mariners - VIP Tickets (4)
Sounders FC - Signed Memorabilia
Seattle Storm - Signed Memorabilia
Mentors:
Sydney Smith
Cody Haugen
Craig Damlo
Carter Rabasa
Anthony Rosanno
Judges:
Alyse LaHue, Seattle Storm
Grant Farwell, Matcherino
Anna Gordon, Seattle University
Sponsors:
Sportradar
Galvanize
Seattle Sounders
Seattle Storm
IdealSeat
Founders Live
Starters
SportTechie
Location
Date
From 20th October 2018 - 08:00 AM
to 21st October 2018 - 05:00 PM
to 21st October 2018 - 05:00 PM