Disrupt Puerto Rico Hackathon

HACKEA POR UNA CAUSA is focused on solving technological challenges presented by Puerto Rican non-profit organizations (NPOs).

When? Friday, October 19 / Saturday, October 20 / Sunday, October 21

Where? The Community of Collaboration and Social Innovation (CCIS), headquarters of the Banco Popular Foundation in Hato Rey.

What is it? A hackathon or marathon of programming is a platform of innovation and event where technological problems are solved for a short time through the active collaboration of multidisciplinary teams. The eventis a great collaboration experiment where experts in technology and business will help the third sector to amplify its social impact and develop new business vehicles for its causes.

About the Hackathon

The second edition of Hack for a Cause begins Friday, October 19, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm with an introduction to the available databases, volunteer mentors and selected social challenges. The main activity, the hackathon, will take place on the fourth and fifth floors of the Banco Popular Foundation from Saturday, October 20, at 9:00 a.m. until Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon. The winning projects will compete for more than $ 15,000 in metal prizes, infrastructure and support to continue developing their projects.

HACKER : If you are interested in participating as a hacker or social entrepreneur, you must register at www.hackeaporunacausa.com .

SPONSORS : If you want your company to sponsor the event or donate prizes or experiences for the winners, you can call 787-501-2048 or send an email to info@piloto151.com.

About Disrupt Week

Disrupt Puerto Rico is an exciting new week long hackathon and technology festival, being held in the metropolitian area of Puerto Rico. It consists of 7 days of meetups, workshops and speaker sessions at co-working spaces throught the island. We start off the week of events with a 24 hour hackathon / startup pitch competition. The top 3 teams from the hackathon will get the opportunity to pitch their idea in front of the world most elite tech executes, angel investors, software professionals and entrepreneurs at our keynote confrence a week later. 

For more information goto: https://disruptweek.com/