Women in Tech Demo Day Presented by Capital One®

What is Women in Tech Demo Day (WITDD)?
Women in Tech Demo Day, presented by Capital One and powered by AngelHack supporting Women Who Code, brings together hundreds of talented women and male allies – developers, designers and entrepreneurs – to compete in series of events designed to empower and support girls and women through technology.

Building on the impact of WITDD 2016, in 2017 the events will reach even more women and male allies in technology by challenging developers to build solutions that address key issues important to women in tech.

At Capital One, we think it’s vital to use innovations and talents for the greater good, and we invest in our communities so that more people have access to the technology they need to succeed in the 21st century. We’re proud to help foster a love of tech in girls and support women technologists to thrive in their careers, communities, and leadership.

Attendees at the WITDD 2017 events will address key issues important to women in tech, including:

• Unconscious Bias: Create unique, technology-driven tools that can help anyone learn about how to identify, understand and improve the influence of unconscious bias in the workplace
• Powered by Perspective: Create a tool that helps male allies learn ways to support women in the workplace and the tech community
• Investing in Networks: Build technology that helps women in tech find resources, events, and networking opportunities to connect with other women in tech in their region
• Celebrating Role Models: Develop a solution that highlights senior women leaders in tech and tells their stories, with the goal of inspiring girls and younger women to pursue tech careers

Here is a link to the Participation Agreement.

Success at the Women in Tech Demo Day is recognized and rewarded!

• Each registered participant will receive a custom swag bag from Capital One. The winner in each city will receive:
  
• A scholarship to General Assembly valued at $10,000 to put toward the bootcamp or educational programming of their choice to deepen or broaden their tech and/or entrepreneurial skills

• Additionally, the winning team in each city will be invited to Capital One’s Women in Tech Summit in Virginia in November 2017, which features a range of workshops and learning activities for women in tech, amazing speakers and networking opportunities and more! This prize will include:
• A $400 travel stipend per team member in DC to attend event (up to $2,000)*
• A $600 travel stipend per team member in NYC to attend event (up to $3,000)*

* Travel will be reimbursed via AngelHack within 30 days following the Women in Tech Summit, provided that receipts reflect travel dates within 3-5 days of the Women in Tech Summit. Stipends are not transferrable and must be used by the team present at the event. Additional stipend guidelines to be provided by AngelHack. 

What is the Schedule?
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
6:30-8:30 pm Pre-Demo Day Virtual Session via WebEx
WebEx link: To be provided prior to event
Meeting Number: To be provided prior to event
Audio Connection: To be provided prior to event

Day 1 - Pre-Hackathon Meetup and Brainstorming Session
Friday, July 21

• 6:00 p.m.: Doors Open & Dinner Served
• 7:00 p.m.: Opening Ceremony
  • o   Introduction to Challenges
  • o   Overview of Capital One Tech College
• 7:30 p.m.: Team Formation & Networking
  • o   Includes icebreaker and skills training presented by Capital One Tech College
• 8:00 p.m.: Office Hours & Mentorship with Capital One Tech Mentors
• 9:30 p.m.: Closing Announcements / Discussion and Recap of Day 1
• 10:00 p.m.: Doors Close for Day 1

Day 2 - Demo Day
Saturday, July 22

• 8:00 a.m.: Doors Open & Breakfast
• 10:00 a.m.: Opening Remarks & Recap of Challenges
• 10:30 a.m.: Pitch Workshop & Team Building Activity
• 12:00 p.m.: Lunch & Lightning Panel followed by Optional Office Hours & Mentorship with Capital One Tech Mentors
• 3:00 p.m.: Projects Due
• 4:00 p.m.: Demos Begin
• 5:30 p.m.: Judge Deliberation & Guest Speakers
• 6:00 p.m.: Awards Ceremony & Doors Close

Winners of the Women in Tech Demo Day will be selected by a panel of five-to-seven judges for each city that includes industry leaders, media, industry influencers and a Capital One leader.

Submissions will be scored in each round based on the following criteria with a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 20 points, with the final score being the average of the judges’ scores:

• Simplicity (5 points): Is the application simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or less?
• Creativity (5 points): How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge?
• Impact (5 points): Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact?
• Design (5 points): Was the UX/UI intuitive and appealing?