AEC Hackathon @ TU Munich

The AEC Hackathon is a weekend of geeking at its finest for improving the industries that affect all that live or work in a house or building The weekend gives attendees the chance to be exposed to and work with the latest high tech tools-  Not all built environment professionals have to code or have much background with tech. Just come with your knowledge, an open mind, collaborative spirit, and willinginess to solve Mon-Fri problems leveraging all kinds of technology.

Visit our Website 
http://aechackathon-germany.de/

FAQs

1. WHAT IS A HACKATHON?

Hackathons have long been staple events in the Technology Industry since the late 1990s. A Hackathon is an intense event that brings together computer programmers like software developers, graphic designers and user interface specialists along with industry process experts and professionals to identify issues and create software solutions, usually within a weekend.  

2. WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

AEC Professionals – This also includes Facilities Managers, GIS Specialists, Public Utilities, Policy Makers, and everyone that deals with the built environment. Come with your industry experience and the problems you want to solve. Tech Developers – We need tech ninjas, makers, game programmers, and rebels that code. Come to hack with new hardware and tech all in the name of doing something crazy and fantastic–and helpful. UI/UX Designers – We need people like you to make everything look beautiful, work intuitively, and create a stellar user experience. Great applications require great design.  

3. WHAT DO I BRING?

This is a very hands-on and grassroots event. Bring your laptops, mobile phones, Kinects, Oculus Rifts, Leap Motions, wearable computing devices, to whatever inspires you but above all, your energy and your brain! Don’t worry if you forget something, there will be tons of stuff to do.  

4. WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE HACKATHON?

We want to create an environment that embraces new ideas and technology solutions for the AEC Industry. A place where technology designers and developers can come to help the industry, and a safe zone for AEC R&D teams to geek out without having to worry about failure or affecting a company’s bottom line. We know it takes longer than a weekend to build great solutions, but this is ample time to form teams of good people and begin creating great solutions.  

5. HOW DO I FORM OR JOIN A TEAM AND WHY?

We hope teams at the hackathon will form around problems expressed by participating AEC professionals or the provided hack categories. We do encourage participants to start forming teams before the event. If you would like to start a team or are looking for a team to join, be sure to attend the Friday evening mixer or make an announcement at the opening ceremony of the event on Saturday. You can also propose or join a team via our forum, Meetup Community, Facebook page, and LinkedIn group.  

6. ARE THERE PRIZES FOR THE HACK CATEGORIES?

We are able to provide hard and software prizes thanks to our sponsors!  

7. WHO OWNS MY PROJECT & IP?

The team that develops the project is the owner of the project and IP. We do encourage sharing of code with others in the community or making code open source but it is not required to participate in the event.   

8. IS THERE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL?

No, we do not offer any reimbursement for travel expenses.

9. IS THERE A HACKATHON CODE OF CONDUCT?

Yes, see it here.

10. WHAT IS A PREP DEV WORKSHOP ? 

The Dev Prep Workshops are thought to Kickstart IT Affiniate Hackathon Participants to learn the fundamentals of the APIs of different Softwares, so that Participants can devlop on top of the Solutions through the course of the Event. Tickets are only valid if you participate in the AEC Hackathon, please also make sure that a you pick only one Workshop and please also check the registration criterias for the Workshop.