Calling all Chicago-based Coders… Over $5,000 in prizes for building cool stuff in 24 hours during the Hackathon at Northwestern. Best Overall Project: $1,500 Best Use of Hunch API: $1,000 to $2,000 Audience Favorite: Adobe Creative Suite ($1,899 value) Best use of Twilio API: $200 in twilio credits (+100, 50 credits for 2nd & 3rd) All participants get twilio credits for the contest WHAT: A hackathon at Northwestern. Special prizes for best use of sponsored APIs, but you can code anything you want as long as it’s new! WHO: If (you.can_code()) then { we.want(you)} WHEN: Friday April 8th @ 4:00pm: Welcome, intros, & Start Hacking! Saturday April 9th @ 4:00pm: Finish coding, walk to Jacobs Center Saturday April 9th @ 4:30pm: Showcase new products at Kellogg Tech Conference Saturday April 9th @ 5:30pm JUDGING EVENT & AWARDS PRESENTATION Judged by Joe Dwyer (OCA Venures), Brad Morehead (Wildcat Angels, CEO SafeMart), Alex White (CEO Next Big Sound, a Techstars co.), Matt Dennewitz (Tech Director Pitchfork Media) and more to be announced soon!
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