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Top 3 Global Hackers Prizes ($250k, $50k & $25k)!
Join the Global Innovation Hackathon Series organized by Silicon Valley-based OneTraction where we expect over five hundred global attendees. Our Hackathon is open to anyone who is seeking to launch or join a startup. You will enjoy this chance to mingle & network with potential co-founders, partners, corporate clients, investors & industry experts.
Opening Night Reception: Opening Night Reception: Held at one of our partners' venues, the event will run from 6pm to 9pm on Thursday prior to the start of the Hackathon. Reception is for opening night ticket holders, select hackathon participants, & investors. Food & Drinks (21 Years +).
Featured Startup Demo: Held at the opening night reception for portfolio & external Startups with demo ticket. Open to any stage Startups from Seed to Series B (as long your product or services is relevant to the hackathon focus). 
Hackathon Participants Rules: Whether you are an engineer, a PhD, scientist, business hacker, MD, Attorney or a student, you are invited to join this Global Innovation Hackathon: (FAQ <A HREF="http://onetraction.com/2016_Hackathon_Program.pdf" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">here</A>):
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<LI>Industry: across verticals within the spaces focus as listed on the event title.</LI>
<LI>Location: The Hackathon is run virtually & open to participants remotely & globally.</LI>
<LI>Communication: online application, emails & live stream for select participants (to allow global hackers to pitch during the opening reception - no travel or onsite requirement).</LI>
<LI>Age: must be 18 years + to participate, & 21 years + to attend the opening night reception. </LI>
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<LI>Cost: Free for all remote participants.</LI>
<LI>Application:All participants must submit an online application (alone or as a team). All fields must be completed 5 business days prior to the Hackathon start date, using this link: <A HREF="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzLLvATyrxCD_JjX9rUfqboYfCF5tgw2NFZCt2o03MHSx8CA/viewform" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">OneTraction/Hackathon</A><A HREF="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUJohpKxJgkJ-5xPPZH44l6Ajs8_o8xB_KT1bVP3uKpoMboA/viewform" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow"></A></LI>
<LI>Intellectual Properties: your startup owns all Intellectual Property you create at the Hackathon.</LI>
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<LI>Duration: The Hackathon starts at 9AM on Friday & Ends 6 PM on Sunday (teams work 8 hours per day with a one hour lunch break for 3 days) remotely from their own location.</LI>
<LI>Team Size: You can participate alone or with your team of up to 5 members. If you already formed a Startup, you must be at stealth or pre-launch stage.</LI>
<LI>Team Formation: If you need additional team members or want to join a promising team the best option is to come to our opening night reception & join the networking session.</LI>
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<LI>Mentors & Domain Expert: Mentors & domain experts will be at the Reception during the opening session for one-on-one consultation.</LI>
<LI>Hackathon Submission: Submit your deliverables by 6 PM on Sunday (using same initial application edit option). If technical issue, submit it through our event page using the CONTACT link.</LI>
<LI>Winner Prizes & Announcement: Review detailed Instruction <A HREF="http://onetraction.com/2016_Hackathon_Program.pdf" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">here</A></LI>
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 Thought Leadership (Featured Panel): 

Dr. Brian Ulicny, MIT - Data Science Expert / Thomson Reuters Labs 
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Dr. Pratik Verma, Stanford, Data Security Expert 
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Note: All paid tickets are considered final with no refund, if we are unable to produce the event as listed, we may reschedule it for a near future & issue replacement ticket for the new event at no additional cost this can happen mostly due to the venue host or panel speakers last minute changes.
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