Main theme: “Telesur Community Connect” 
Implement modern trends in app development to increase customer satisfaction, communication and awareness thus reputation of Telesur as digital services provider”. These trends include:

1. Big data & trends detection,

2. Gamification, mobile gaming & serious games, 

3. Virtual & augmented reality, 

4. for Telesur core services and support

Teams of coders and technologists take a 24-hour challenge to consider problem statements from specific themes and present usable solutions. 

An expert panel of judges will evaluate the presentations to select a
winner from the hackathon contest which they will then have the oppritunity to win a 1st 2nd or 3rd prize.
This will be a 24 hour hackathon starting on 27-28 August 2016 (Saturday 18:00 – Sunday 14:00u)
The Event will be at the Telesur TOC Located at Anton Drachtenweg 227 - Paramaribo
There will be 3 Pre-meets (sector info, software dev, hack-management).
Any Framework, programming language allowed but the Actual coding should be at the event.�
Coaching IT-Core / coaches are allowed to help code.
If you have questions or want to get involved in Hackathon please contact [email protected]

Eligibility

This is an ON-SITE hackathon so if you are unable to attend in person you should NOT signup.

Everyone over 12 years can attend in teams with at least 3 and maximum 5 members and every team can add a coach.

Problem statements will be handed out at the start of the Hackathon

Requirements

Every team submits for judging the following:
a. A copy of developed app, working on either a server or mobile OS emulator
b. A briefly described model of the application with goals, targets and level of achievement
c. The link to the team's GIT repository containing the app source code

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Prizes

$2,250 in prizes
First prize US$ 1250
1 winner

First price for the best solution and execution.

Option to develop your product further as “TMIL Project Partner” towards market.

Second prize US$ 750
1 winner

Runner up prize, team that performed next best in idea and execution.

Third prize US$ 250
1 winner

Second runner up prize

Gadgets everyone
1 winner

All participants receive a gadget and nobody leaves empty-handed.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

register quickly to secure your spot at the Hackathon, go to Eventbrite

If there are any questions please contact our office
[email protected]

Judges

Judges Panel

Judges Panel
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Judging Criteria

  • Judging Criteria
    1. The Idea 2. design & architecture 3. project execution 4. functionality 5. teamwork 6. theme match 7. commercial and social value 8. creativity and originality 9. user friendlyness 10. code structure en quality

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