AT&T Mobile App Hackathon (Parks and Recreation) - Seattle

Have an app idea or need an app built for your business?

Parks and Recreation Hack! Join us for a Mobile App Hackathon focused on finding innovative solutions to help people and organizations promote an active lifestyle. Use your passion for coding to develop an App to make it easier to enjoy the great outdoors or other recreational activities. Hackathons are coding competitions, where individuals and teams build mobile apps from scratch over a 24 hour period. The apps are then pitched to judges and prizes award for the best apps. Hackathons are a great opportunity to learn new technologies, network with fellow developers, enjoy some food, most importantly have some fun!

The Hackathon will be held in Seattle Washington at Surf Incubator, starting Friday March 18 at 6pm and ending Saturday March 19 approximately 8:30pm. See the full schedule below.

You Bring...

Your laptop, skills & ideas. Come with a collaborative, team focused mindset and/or team up in advance on Twitter/Facebook/Google+ via the #atthack hashtag. Whether you are a backend person, designer, entrepreneur, student, or just interested in tech; you are invited to attend this event. Every group needs a good balance of talent and your development skills are needed!

We Supply...

Quick presentations and code samples that help to bootstrap your hacking, food to keep you going, and caffeine to keep you awake. We will have technical senseis to assist you in building faster, smarter, and with new tools.

Event Schedule

The following is a list of the weekend's agenda:

Day 1

• 6PM - Kickoff event with dinner, networking and developer dating

• 7PM - Speakers present (see below for list)

• 8PM - Pitch idea and form teams

• 12AM - The venue will close for the evening. You may continue hacking overnight offsite or get some sleep.

Day 2

• 10:00AM - The fun continues with coffee served in the morning! Work with the teams from Day 1 to complete the app spec'd. Mentors will be available throughout the entire day to help you code your solution. App submissions will be accepted throughout the day with a deadline of 4PM.

• 12:00PM - Lunch is served

• 4PM - Submit your app!

• 5PM - Dinner is served

• 6PM - Pencils down. Pitches start promptly at 6PM and are limited to three (3) minutes per team. PowerPoint presentations are NOT recommended!

Prizes

• Best Hackathon Overall App or IoT Solution: $1000 in gift cards for the team
  
• Community Choice Award: $250 in git cards for the team
• ...More to come...

Judging Criteria

Apps will be judged based on the criteria below and weighted accordingly.

• 33% Weight - Ability to clearly articulate what your app does

• 33% Weight - Originality of idea

• 33% Weight - Technically creative and/or challenging implementation

Hackathon Legal

Hackathon terms: http://db.tt/kyPS9ojR

Social Media

• Follow us, @attdeveloper, for live updates and photos from the event

• "Like" us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/ATTDeveloper

Speakers

Jami Walker, Sr. Marketing Manager at AT&T, is based out of Seattle! She has been in the marketing world for 12 years, the last 7 in customer retention at AT&T . She is excited to get her feet wet in the developer world and bring talented people together who are passionate about creating innovative mobile applications.	Ed Donahue, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at AT&T, is based out of sunny Seattle! She is passionate about enabling developers and hackers to create awesome stuff! She's a huge supporter of women in tech and encourages everyone to try programming.

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