Hub Culture Hackathon

The Hub Culture Hack brings together developers and innovators over a weekend to work on new technologies to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Partners include venue host Rise, Forbes, ClimateWeekNYC, MIT Connection Science, Ven, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the American Carbon Registry.  Participants will work across goal sets focused on climate, digital identity and financial inclusion, in the context of applicable, real-world solutions to support the SDGs.

All participants should join the Developers Hub for access to pre-event resources, information and tools.

Download the Ven Money App in Android and IOS stores and visit Ven online for more information.

AWARDS:
10,000 Ven ($1,000) for best technology, reviewed by a Hub Culture 5 person judging panel.

$1,000 by the American Carbon Registry for best application related to their agriculture data task.

Criteria: Using APIs available from MIT Connection Science, Hub Culture, Ven, the blockchain ecosystem and the open internet to tackle tasks and ideas in three areas: climate, identity and financial inclusion.

SCHEDULE:
Saturday: 9.00 am Panel review of the Global Goals, available APIs and hackathon goals

Review of prize tasks on climate, identity and financial inclusion

9:00am  Doors Open for Networking and Meet Greet

9.30am  Review of the Sustainable Development Goals and Available Technologies

10.00 am Brainstorm session and Team Formations

11.00 am Project teams commence

Sunday: 8.00 am Teams Convene

5.00 pm Team Presentations to Judges

6.30 pm Winner announcements and Celebration Brewskis

Further prizes and partnerships to be announced.