Women's Hackathon San Francisco

         Women's Hackathon San Francisco

             Brought to you by The Expat Woman and Dev BootCamp

A one day hackathon for women from experienced coders to total newbies.

Come with an idea or join a team on-site and spend the day building a great project with enthusiastic, fun people. 

You don't have to know how to code to join this hackathon. Dev BootCamp is offering beginner coding workshops alongside the event so everyone leaves having learned a new skill and contributing to a project!

• Registration | We have limited slots available, so please sign-up here. Your registration fee covers all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

• Projects | Projects must be designed to solve one of the three challenges listed below. Individuals will pitch ideas first thing on Saturday, then teams will be determined based on interest and skill level.

• Teams | Teams of up to 5 will be formed Saturday morning. If you would like to come with a pre-formed team and idea, please reserve 2 spots for additional members to be assigned at the kickoff.

• Judges | Our judging panel is made up of industry influencers, educators, hackathon pros and civic leaders.

Food, fun and prizes will be had by all. Bring your ideas and computers with you. 

Schedule

9:00am: arrivals, breakfast, team & idea forming, and kickoff

11:00am: optional "bunny slope" breakaway lectures for beginners:

• Intro to HTML/CSS

• Intro to Object-Oriented JavaScript

1:00pm - lunch

7:00pm - dinner

9:00pm - final project submission deadline

9:30pm - project demos & judging

10:00pm - awards ceremony, conclusion of the hackathon

San Francisco City Hack Challenges

Challenge 1: Encourage SF residents, new expats and tourists to support local small businesses in the area! Help people find and shop at these merchants that are the foundation of SF's commerce industry.

Suggested resources / API’s: 

• SF OpenData Registered Business Locations API (link)

• SF OpenData Mobile Food Permit Map API (link)

• Yelp API (get business information, hours, menus) (link)

• Foursquare API (check people in, provide deals, add tips) (link) 

Challenge 2: Make SF’s public transportation friendly for new expats and tourists. Help newcomers navigate the city with ease and get immersed in SF culture! Suggested resources / API’s:

• SFMTA routes/stops API (link)

• NextMuni real-time transportation updates API (link)

• Bart real-time transportation updates API (link)

• SFO airlines API (link)

Challenge 3: SF is known to have a rich arts and culture industry. Create an app that helps locals, new expats and tourists to find interesting new places, landmarks or trivia. Suggested resources / API’s:

• SF OpenData Film Locations in San Francisco (link)

• SF OpenData SF Civic Art Collection (link)

• SF OpenData Recreation and Park Department Info (link)

• Google Maps API (link)

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