Hackathon for Social Good

Begins: 01-19-2012 @ 08:30 AM
Ends: 01-19-2012 @ 05:30 PM

Join web and mobile experts on Thurs., Jan. 19th in an all day Hackathon for Social Good. Hackathons are events when programmers and designers meet to work collaboratively to build programs and applications.

The day will begin with short presentations by educators and non-profit organizations, followed by informational sessions on building sites and web applications to help benefit non-profit organizations.

SCHEDULE:

8:30am - Sign in
9:00am - Opening message; review the day's process
9:20am - Brief presentations from non-profit groups
9:50am - Brainstorm ideas for web and/or mobile tools or apps; Divide into groups to develop projects.
10:15am - Break
10:30am - Develop design, programming and production plan and assignments; begin design and development.
12:00pm - Lunch break
1:15pm - Project development
3:30pm - Break
3:45pm - Project development; Finalization and testing.
4:45pm - Present projects to judges
5:15pm - Hackathon winner announced

If you have a great coding and design mindset, put your talents to the task and help create tools to solve local community needs.

Teams will compete to deliver the most compelling and appealing solutions.

The Hackathon for Social Good is held during WebVisions NYC, a nationally recognized event that explores the future of Web and mobile design, technology, user experience and business strategy.

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