Have yous heard? UC San Diego volition host the initiatory SDHacks contest Oct 2-4, 2015. We sat downward amongst the event’s organizer, reckoner applied scientific discipline educatee Ryan Hill, to acquire a feel of what SDHacks is all about:
Describe SD Hacks inwards your ain words.
SD Hacks is an chance for undergraduates to endeavour novel things as well as larn past times doing. It's where nosotros encourage yous to construct anything as well as everything, amongst only your imagination stopping you. We've done everything nosotros tin to select overstep notch mentors as well as resources introduce - that leaves the students to precisely operate their magic. We hold off everyone to acquire out the consequence amongst something built as well as something learned. And then, afterwards the event, nosotros promise the hackathon never actually stops for them - hopefully nosotros kindled something deeper, as well as our hackers proceed learning as well as edifice whatever they tin dream up.
Give us the details.
- Who: YOU/undergrads from all over the nation
- What: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 36-hour-long hackathon, as well as we'll live providing meals the whole event. Prizes volition live offered past times industry-leading companies who desire to foster excogitation inwards the novel generation.
- Where: UC San Diego, Triton Track & Field Stadium (click here for directions)
- When: Oct 2-4, 2015
- Why: I wanted to convey a hackathon to UC San Diego because nosotros are dwelling solid to some of the best as well as brightest – why should they select to acquire elsewhere to purpose their talents?
Are in that place whatsoever of import dates nosotros should know about?
Registration opened June 15th, as well as volition live closing inwards belatedly August.
Anything else nosotros should know?
So far, in that place are nearly 1,500 students registered. We notwithstanding select room for to a greater extent than – as well as we’re notwithstanding looking for sponsors to offering prizes.
More questions? Here are some to a greater extent than answers:
- WHAT IS Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 HACKATHON? A hackathon is an event, typically lasting several days, inwards which a large publish of people encounter to engage inwards collaborative reckoner programming.
- WHO CAN ATTEND? We welcome whatsoever as well as all undergraduate students from whatsoever academy to attend SD Hacks.
- HOW BIG ARE THE TEAMS? Teams tin live equally large equally you’d like, but only groups of upwards to iv people are eligible for all prizes as well as team-based locomote reimbursement.
- WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 TEAM? No problem! We'll live having a mixer correct earlier the hack therefore that yous tin squad up. No i has to hack alone.
- HOW MUCH DOES information technology COST? The consequence is costless to undergraduate students who acquire far through our registration process. Food, electricity, internet, as well as all other necessary equipment for your evolution procedure volition live provided.
- HOW DO I GET TO THE EVENT? Several students volition live awarded straightaway locomote reimbursements, as well as in that place volition live costless bussing from major locations around California.
- WHAT IF I HAVE Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 QUESTION NOT ANSWERED HERE? Feel costless to contact our team past times sending an e-mail to support@sdhacks.io!
SDHacks was sponsored inwards business office past times the generous back upwards of Qualcomm Incorporated, the UC San Diego Computer Science as well as Engineering Department, the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, ViaSat, Perkins Coie, Cubic Corporation, iBoss Cybersecurity, Drakontas Consulting, Space as well as Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific), leidos, ESET namecheap, Microsoft, IBM, Touch Tiles, Facebook, Slice, the Cyber Center of Excellence as well as Praxis.
Interested inwards sponsoring? Send an e-mail to sponsor@sdhacks.io.
Interested inwards sponsoring? Send an e-mail to sponsor@sdhacks.io.
