DESTINO HACK

ABOUT DESTINO HACKATHON

A 24 hour hackathon competition that will unite tourism industry experts, developers, entrepreneurs, government officials and students to develop innovative solutions and Apps that improve the visitor experience and boost the local economy.

HELLO Hackers!

Thank you for registering for Destino Hack – the first destination innovation hackathon in the Caribbean. This email provides important information for competitors and mentors participating in the hackathon.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE HACKATHON REGISTRATION STARTS SATURDAY OCTOBER 6 8:00AM and we will be serving breakfast, coffee and providing a general orientation and team building exercise. In order to participate in the event, you will need at least one other member in your team (minimum two participants per team). NO PREVIOUS HACKING EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE, but we highly encourage recruiting at least one member with basic programming skills. Other team members could be UX/UI designers, data scientists, entrepreneurs or tourism industry professionals. Teams should not exceed a total of four (4) participants and we encourage diversity of participants in teams.

Although we will present challenge ideas and provide APIs and technology tools, please feel free to participate in an open category and develop and present solutions that improve the visitor experience. Official APIs and tools from Tripadvisor, ViewPR, Microsoft and other partners will be provided. Also, more than 70 mentors have pledged support and will provide active guidance and support.  Engineering teams and mentors from Tripadvisor, HYP3R, Evertec, Twitter, BrainHI and local IT companies will give unique access and support.

Challenge options and prizes will be revealed in the pre-event orientation Saturday October 6th 9am-10am. We will also discuss general rules and regulations, and explain the evaluation standards so you can focus on learning new skills and competing to win.  Please understand that NO BULLYING or HARRASMENT WILL BE PERMITED DURING THE 24 HOUR HACKATHON, SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION; official code of conduct will be explained on registration.

YOU CAN STAY OVERNIGHT! If you are younger than 18 years old, your parents must sign a permission letter. 

SCHEDULE

8:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast Table Setup
8:30am Hacker Registration & Continental Breakfast Begin
9:15am Welcome Remarks & Introduction
9:30am Official Challenges Presentation
9:45am Mentor Introduction & API Orientation
10:00am Team Building Exercise
10:30am Official Hacking Begins
11:00am Mentor Session I
11:30am Technical API, Data Set and Framework Trainings
12:30pm Lunch Served
1:30pm Hacking, Mentorship and Technical Training Continues
3:00pm Coffee & Snacks
5:00pm -5:30pm Stretch & Yoga basics
6:00pm Dinner Served
6:30pm Guest Barista & Biscotti
7:00pm-9:00pm Mentor Session II
9:00-10:00pm Kareokee or Video Game Alternative
11:00pm-12:00am Pizza Served
2:00am Ice Cream & Cookies
3:00am-6:00am Continue Hacking or Take a Nap
6:30-7am Sun Salutations and Morning Stretch
7-8am Warm Breakfast
9:00am-12 noon Mentor Session III
12:30pm Lunch Boxes Served
1:30pm-2:00pm Hackers Should Finalize PPT & Publish Code in Github
2:30pm-3:15pm Hacker Presentations to Judges Begin (3 minute each)
3:15pm Judges convene to discuss results and select winners
3:30pm Award Ceremony
4:00-5:00pm Beer, Wine & Tapas Celebration Reception

Food & Beverage: Will be provided by our generous sponsors – including continental breakfast, lunch, dinner, second dinner, and copious amounts of snacks and coffee during the day.  

Entertainment & Leisure: Yoga class, kareokee and videogames will be available for stress release and to promote creative thinking!

Direction: https://goo.gl/maps/4ZBQa8748Dq

Parking: Ciudadela has secure overnight parking and is providing a special hackathon flat rate.

What should you bring?

• Computer (don’t forget the charger!)
• Sweater – it gets cold in the Colaboratorio
• Refillable Water Bottle

Optional:

• Small Computer Monitor
• Additional multi-plug or extensions
• Sleeping bag or pillows