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SocialDevCamp Hackathon 2009

Bring your laptops and development tools this year! One of the exciting new features of this year's SocialDevCamp is the Hack-a-thon contest. During this 2-day event, developers work alone or in teams to build social media-related applications, present their applications to the attendees, and compete for prizes in several categories. There is a set deadline for submission, and following the presentations, the judges votes are tallied and the prizes awarded. 

Schedule

  • In the days leading up to the event — This is a good time to start sharing your ideas, choose your project, and begin to find your team. In the next few weeks we will have a tool that allows developers to tag their skills and interests and connect with potential teammates.
  • Saturday morning — After the keynote, we will have a session where people can have an opportunity to recruit others to help with their projects. Everyone's participation is valued, even those without significant programming skills, as almost every team will need design and testing help.
  • Saturday through Sunday mid-day — Share. Think. Do. And if you're not having fun then you're doing it wrong!
  • Sunday 12pm Entry Deadline — All entries for the Hackathon Show should be submitted to judges. 
  • Sunday 1pm The Hackathon Show — Demos should be around 3 minutes, so practice your presentation before you get to the podium. We will have a projector available.
  • Sunday 2:15pm Prize Awards — Categories below. 

Prize Categories

  • Best Overall
  • Best Open Source
  • Best Student Submission
  • Best Design
  • Best Concept
  • People's Choice
  • Best Mobile App
  • Best Sharer/Helper - This prize goes to the person that demonstrates the most community spirit by helping other teams with testing or providing some much needed expertise.
  • Guerilla Coders - This prize requires that the application be built with a specific set of APIs and criteria, to be determined by the judges and made available by email the night before the event. 

 

As the event draws nearer, these categories will be further refined. 

Prize Categories

We are still putting together the award packages, but based on budget, may include some items along the lines of iPod Touches and Netbooks. 

Rules (v1.0)

  • The development tools, frameworks or application focus is entirely up to the participants, with the exception of the Guerilla Coder category.
  • Participants are expected to bring all the tools and software they will need to build their entry. The event will provide power strips.

FAQ

Do I have to be on a team to participate?

No, you can go it alone, but where's the fun in that?

I would like to form a team, but don't know anyone else at the camp. Will you help people connect?

Yes! There will be several ways to find like-minded coders. Details will follow shortly.

Does everyone get to see the source code for the killer app we are going to build?

No, the developer(s) can share as much about the application as they wish.

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