If you came to jacobsHack! looking to challenge yourself and go the extra mile, this prize is for you! Impress us with a kick-ass project that amazes even the professionals...

Did you focus your energy in creating a kick-ass project, but also in making the most out of your time at jacobsHack! ? Inspiring tech talks, fun games, sharing knowledge with your fellow hackers are all part of the hackathon experience and that's exactly what we're searching for!

We have all read the legends of the city full of innovative technology that submerged under water thousands of years ago... Now, we want you to channel your creative side and bring innovation to the marine field!

Surprise us!
Show us how to expand the ELISE universe in ways never imagined before. Create an Add-in, use the Script component or exploit one of the various other ways to interface ELISE with external libraries or services.
Be nerdy, be weird, but most of all: be creative!

The goal of this challenge is to rethink travel and how people will make travel choices in the future. Travel is part of human condition, we are born nomadic and the travel market is going to have a massive rise as soon as COVID restrictions ease up.

The APIs that can be used to build solutions are the following. You can use 1 or multiple to build a solution but please make sure it's not a replica of the existing solutions.

- Kiwi API for travel availability and price searches and destination information. Simply create an account at https://tequila.kiwi.com to obtain your API credentials and get started

- Hotelbeds API for activities and hotels. Sign up at https://developer.hotelbeds.com to obtain your API and getaccommodation and activities API creds. More information can be found at https://developer.hotelbeds.com/documentation/getting-started/

- GetYourGuide API for getting tours and activity information. https://code.getyourguide.com/partner-api-spec/. API key (KKGjFd2YwZj2vKz45LAoGciDt5pyQINzFU0ePIIBieG22KaR). IMPORTANT. Only make requests to test server.

Extra resources
Design Prototyping: https://www.figma.com
REST API usage: https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/03/02/best-practices-for-rest-api-design/
Travel Trends: https://explodingtopics.com/blog/travel-industry-trends

Register a .tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a PowerSquare Qi wireless phone charger.

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, pillow, journal, socks and lanyards. International winners will receive a Google branded backpack.

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