AT&T Mobile App Hackathon: Home Automation

Mobile App Hackathon: An event produced by the AT&T Developer Program that is designed for attendees (technical & non-technical) to build apps/mobile apps, get fed, compete for prizes across different categories and most importantly: meet new people and scout for teammates to work on new or current projects. The hackathon will introduce you to the latest cutting edge tools to help you deploy your own app with a website backend, fully hosted in the cloud.

Location: Atlanta Foundry at Tech Square (75 5th St. Nw. Suite 110, Atlanta GA 30308)

Time: Friday, 6/6 at 6pm – Saturday, 6/7 at 9pm

What’s in it for attendees: Opportunity to compete for prizes & to engage and get coaching from senseis from AT&T, sponsors, and local groups

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They Supply: Quick presentations and code samples that help to bootstrap your hacking, food to keep you going, and caffeine to keep you awake. Along with technical senseis to assist you in building faster, smarter, and with new tools.

You Bring: Your laptop, skills & ideas. Come with a collaborative, team focused mindset and/or team up in advance on Twitter/Facebook/Google+ via the #atthack hashtag. Whether you are a backend person and code in Ruby/PHP/.NET or are a designer and only work with Illustrator, you are invited to attend this event.

Event Schedule:

• 6PM - Kickoff event with dinner, networking, and developer dating which leads into idea pitches and team formation.
• 7:00PM - Lightning talks.
• 8:00PM - Idea pitches and team formation. Pitch your ideas and form teams or just start coding with your preformed teams.
• 12AM - End of the night. Go home, get some rest and come back the next day refreshed!

• 10AM - The challenge concludes with the final day of the hackathon. Finish the apps you've been working on all weekend and prepare to present your work. App submissions will be accepted throughout the day with a deadline of 6PM.
• 1PM - Lunch
• 6PM - Pencils down. Please sign up your teams to present via this link: http://bit.ly/hackprezreg Pitches start promptly at 6PM and are limited to three (3) minutes per team. No powerpoints unless you are only presenting an idea.

Prizes:Best Mobile Overall App (1st Place - $500 in Gift Cards for the team) Best Home Automation App (1st Place - $500 in Gift Cards for the team) Best App or Hardware Solution to Benefit the Disabled (1st Place - $500 in Gift Cards for the team) Best Use of an AT&T API (1st Place - $500 in Gift Cards for the team)

Judging Criteria:
33% Weight - Ability to clearly articulate what your app does
33% Weight - Originality of idea
33% Weight - Use of Node.JS, Sencha, cloud9ide.com, Heroku, and other technologies

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