Explore Uppsala's start-up/tech community, show us your creativeness in coding and win tech prizes!
๐บ Why do we do this?
To celebrate the opening of Capsule, Uppsala's first collection of cubicles for tech start-ups, we decided to organize a hackathon to spread the word! What start-ups are at Capsule today, why are they here, what do they do, and most important of all: how can you utilize Capsule now or in the future? We also wish to present this fine city's tech community, which Capsule is a part of, to its future developers (you students). Because believe it or not, you don't need to move all the way to Silicon Valley (or even Stockholm) to work in tech!
๐จ Theme and examples
Have you ever wished you've had access to certain means or a mechanism which would've helped you when carrying out a specific task - like the hammer was invented to bang nails? Let's create them! Therefore the theme of the hackathon is Tools, i.e. those for developers or the general public (read life hacks). Here are some examples that might get your creative gears grinding:
- An API which can help developers to connect their software on the interwebs with telecom features.
- An extension for web browsers that displays your incoming SMS/emails/phone calls and lets you reply and answer them, so that you don't need to bring out your phone every time.
- A library for the programming language of your choice.
- An application for your phone that lets you sort your Snapchat contacts into lists, so that you can choose a list of contacts to send a snap to instead of choosing every contact one by one.
๐ฏ Hack objectives
- Develop the most useful and creative tool to win first prize!
- Get to know more about Capsule and Uppsala's tech community.
- Eat free food.
- Meet new people, learn from each other and have fun!
๐ Prizes
All participating teams will receive a 46elks sticker and patch, as well as a student's most desirable treasure - a bag packed with food! Furthermore, each member of the winning teams of the hackathon will be awarded the following:
- 1st prize - Google Chromecast
- 2nd prize - Google Cardboard
Additional info
๐ณ A hungry coder is a bad coder. Therefore all meals are included, as well as snacks!
๐ป BYOB - Bring your own burk (computer).
๐ฅ Teams can consist of 1-3 members.
๐ First 20 participants (coders) gets reserved seats. Number of participants may vary depending on sizes of signed-up teams.
โฐ Registration is open until 23:59 on 14th of July (this Thursday). If you get a change of plans after that, please email one of the organizers so that we can notify people on the waiting list!
๐ฎ The coding starts when the hackathon starts, i.e. you're not allowed to start on your project before hand. The winner is selected by the organizers.
๐ Come by and say hi! Let us know if you want to come by and mingle during the event. You'll be very welcome, we just want to make sure we have enough space and beverages for everyone.
๐ Do you want to get a more personal connection with the members of Capsule and get to know what it is like to organize these sort of events? Email one of the organizers and volunteer to help out!