2018 Seattle Sports Tech Hackathon - $20,000 API Package for Winner!!!

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    DESCRIPTION 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

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    From 20th October 2018 - 08:00 AM
    to 21st October 2018 - 05:00 PM