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HACKING FOR HUMANITY
Girls in Tech Presents: A Social Innovation Hackathon
Women Uniting to Solve SF Bay Area Challenges
It's that time of the year again!
Join theGirls in Tech, San Franciscochapter for our 3rd annual Hacking for Humanity hackathon. This year, we're focusing on tackling topics that deal with local San Francisco/Bay Area issues such as (but not limited to) the following:
- Homelessness - Affordable Housing - Economic Disparity - Transportation
Hackathons exist to enable the rapid prototyping of a complex problem & provide a range of solutions in a short period of time.By hacking with us, we are aiming to think bigger for global change with tech, whilst also allowing impassioned women to engage in innovation & entrepreneurship within our tech ecosystem.
We are callingall women & menacross the globe, including developers, designers, product developers, & entrepreneurs, plus businesses that want to embrace the idea of Social Innovation or initiatives that combine a positive mission with business.
This hackathon is beginner friendly & for participants new to coding or hackathons. However, any & all levels are welcome. You can come with your own team (no more than 5 per team). No team? No problem - we'll figure that out for you. Form a team, solve a problem, create something awesome, present it to the audience & win prizes!
Register now to participate as a Hacker! Your ticket includes meals/brainfood for both days.
Prizes
Prizes which include cash, swag, tickets, & more will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place!
Schedule
Saturday, July 20th
10 AM - Welcome & Team Formations11 AM - Keynote12:30 PM - Lunch2 PM - Hack!6 PM - Dinner8 PM - Hack!10 PM - Late night snack 11 PM - 9:30 AM Hack All Night!
Sunday, July 21st
9:30 AM - Breakfast10 AM - Hack!12:30 PM - Lunch1:30 PM - 1-hour warning2:30 PM - Hacking stops3 PM - Pitch & Presentations5 PM - Dinner & Deliberations6 PM - Judges award prizes7 PM - Closing remarks
Sponsors & Partners
DocuSign transforms how people work, live & connect by solving the 'paper problem', providing customers the freedom to finish business faster on the world's most trusted Digital Transaction Management (DTM) network.
* Email addresses may be given to sponsors to help facilitate the hackathon
* Parking is difficult around the DocuSign area - please utilize public transportation to get to the buliding. The SF Marathon will also be taking place early Sunday morning on 7/29
We're excited to have you join us. Please note that by registering you're agreeing to share your contact with us so we can keep in touch. In the future we may ask for your feedback about how we're doing, invite you to future events, & more. For a full look at how GIT handles your data & respects your privacy, please check out ourPrivacy Policy
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