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Play w/ one of 2 great APIs - Hydrao & QuasarDB. $2000 in prizes. Challenges incl. Save The planet w/ Hydrao & Leverage QuasarDB's Power.
Tue, May 23, 2017 @ 06:00 PM   $5   Galvanize, 44 Tehama St
 
     
 
 
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<P><A HREF="http://www.impact-north-america.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">IMPACT</A>is thrilled to organize a special remote hackathon in San Francisco for an entire week, from Tuesday, May 23rd to Tuesday, May 30th.</P>
<P>You will have the opportunity to work & play around with one of 2 great APIs: <A HREF="https://www.hydrao.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Hydrao</A>and <A HREF="https://www.quasardb.net" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">QuasarDB</A>.<BR></P>
<P><SPAN>The challenge is open to anyone willing to play with & build off of our APIs. On top of the amazing people you will meet & the great work you will do, you will compete for one of the top 2 prizes, with a combined value of $2,000.<SPAN>Participants must attend the opening (May 23th) & closing events (May 30th) in San Francisco.</SPAN></SPAN>It's going to be a lot of fun!</P>
<P><SPAN><EM>We thank our sponsor<A HREF="http://www.ovh.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">OVH</A>. With a community of over 1,000,000 customers, OVH is the third largest internet hosting company in the world.</EM></SPAN></P>
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<H2>Challenges</H2>
<P><STRONG>1. Save the planet with<A HREF="https://www.hydrao.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Hydrao</A></STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN>Our connected showerhead stores a large volume of data measured during showers: pressure, volume of water, user habits & location of the shower.</SPAN><SPAN>This data is quite unique: new applications can result, especially if properly correlated with publicly available data (water parameters, maps, ...)</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>The challenge is to demonstrate a visually striking application of our data.</SPAN></P>
<P><EM>Your project will be judged based on<SPAN>Originality, Relevance, & Quality of the pitch.</SPAN></EM></P>
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<P><STRONG>2.Leverage <A HREF="https://www.quasardb.net" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">QuasarDB</A>'s power</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN>QuasarDB is a time series database with extreme ingress & real-time processing capabilities. It is typically used for real-time processing of market data, & predictive maintenance. </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>How to demonstrate QuasarDB's power in a visual way?</SPAN></P>
<P><EM>Your project will be judged based onRelevance.</EM></P>
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<H2><SPAN>Prizes</SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN>The top two teams participating in the hackathon will win prizes.</SPAN></P>
<P>1st team:<STRONG>Prize valued at $1,500</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN>2nd team:</SPAN><STRONG>Prize valued at $500</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Bonus Prize for each best team in each track:</STRONG></P>
<P>Hydrao: Shower heads</P>
<P>QuasarDB:Free usage of a QuasarDB cluster of unlimited size for 1 year</P>
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<H2><SPAN>Schedule</SPAN></H2>
<H3><SPAN>OPENING NIGHT - Tuesday, May 23th</SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN>6:00 PM Let's share pizza & beers!</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>6:15 PM IMPACT Opening</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>6:30 PM Hydrao & QuasarDB's API presentations</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>7:00 PM Q&A</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>7:20 PM Reminder of the rules</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>8:00 PM Let's hack! Beginning of the hackathon - social time</SPAN></P>
<P><EM>The<A HREF="http://en.agorize.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Agorize</A>platform is available to communicate with your team & our staff, get all the information you need on the hackathon & submit your code during the whole week.</EM></P>
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<H3><SPAN>CLOSING NIGHT - Tuesday, May 30th</SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN>10:00 AM Final Coding & Submission Deadline</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>5:30 PM Project presentations - Judging & voting begins</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>7:00 PM Panel deliberations / mingle & snacks for participants</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>8:00 PM Awards</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>9:00 PM Closing</SPAN></P>
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<H2><SPAN>Rules</SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN>There will be two tracks with a different API for each.</SPAN>Your team (2 to 4 people, everyone needs to register for the event) must select & compete <STRONG>in one track only</STRONG>, there will be common prizes for the whole hackathon.</P>
<P><SPAN>All code developed as part of the IMPACT hackathon<SPAN>must be fresh</SPAN>. To keep things fair, all codes must be written during the length of the hackathon starting at 8:15 pm on Tuesday. Other than that, almost anything goes & you can use any coding languages, open-source libraries, & APIs.</SPAN></P>
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<H3><SPAN>HACKATHON REQUIREMENTS</SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN>Each team is required to submit their project on Agorize</SPAN>no later than 10 am on Tuesday.On Tuesday evening, accepted submissions will be given 2 minutes to pitch their functioning solution in front of the judges followed by a 1 minute Q&A session. Your presentation format is up to you, but it is recommended to share a very brief visual, e.g. PowerPoint or a video combined with a demo of the solution developed. We will provide you with projection equipment.</P>
<P>Hackers who can't attend the closing event in San Francisco will not be eligible for the prizes.</P>
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<H3><SPAN>WHO OWNS THE IP?</SPAN></H3>
<P><EM>Rights will be shared.</EM></P>
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<H3><SPAN>PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT</SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN>You will have to sign a participation agreement on the day the Hackathon begins. Both hackers & makers will be required to sign the agreements.</SPAN></P>
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<H3><SPAN>JUDGING CRITERIA</SPAN></H3>
<P>Depending on which challenge you choose, you might be judged on up to 4 criteria:</P>
<H3><SPAN>1. How innovative the project is</SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN>Includes the degree of innovation demonstrated using the API & the extent to which the API is key in the solution.</SPAN></P>
<H3><SPAN>2. User experience & design</SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN>Includes how user-friendly & aesthetic the solution is.</SPAN></P>
<H3><SPAN>3. How well it works</SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN>Includes the extent to which the solution does what it is supposed to do & how good the code is written from a performance point of view.</SPAN></P>
<H3><SPAN>4. Hot factor - Potential</SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN>Includes how compelling the solution is & how likely people are to be excited about it.</SPAN></P>
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<H2><SPAN>Judges <EM>TBC</EM></SPAN></H2>
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<H2><STRONG>Contact</STRONG></H2>
<P><SPAN>If you have any question, you can contact Pauline & Sixtine:</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>pauline.feray.int@businessfrance.fr</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>sixtine.fournier@businessfrance.fr</SPAN></P>
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