Botathon 1.0

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Welcome to the first ever Botathon 1.0! 
Bots have become the latest paradigm for content distribution and e-commerce on messaging platforms. Some say that bots are the new apps. The purpose of this two day Botathon , a hackathon for building bots, is to educate, inspire collaboration and team building,  and to develop innovative use cases within a conversational interface. 
We are very grateful to have partnered with <A HREF="http://www.lasbest.org" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LA’s BEST</A> to help us organize this event at the <A HREF="http://impacthubla.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Impact Hub</A> located in the Arts District of Downtown LA. 
Saturday Oct 8th: (9am-6pm)
 9:00-10:00 — Coffee + Snacks 
10:00-10:10 — Opening Remarks By <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddterrazas" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Todd Terrazas</A> 
10:10-10:40 — Keynote by <A HREF="http://www.drjuliealbright.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr. Julie Albright</A> 
10:45-11:15 — Surprise Speaker 
11:20-12:00 — <A HREF="https://dev.botframework.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Microsoft</A> Workshop 
12:00-1:00 — Lunch  
1:00-1:30 — Pitch Ideas  
1:30-2:30 — Form teams  
2:30-6:00 — Work on projects, mentors will be available
 
Sunday Oct 9th: (12pm-6pm)
12:00-2:00 — Lunch 
2:00 — Project Submissions 
3:00 — Team Presentations 
5:00 — Judging + Prizes
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Oculus Rift
DJI Phantom Quadcopter
4 BLE Speakers
Visa Gift Cards
Free Consultation from Norwest Venture Partners
Free Consultation from Amplify.la
 
Thank you to our Sponsors + Community Partners: <A HREF="https://dev.botframework.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Microsoft</A>, <A HREF="http://www.kik.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kik</A>,<A HREF="http://www.sensay.it" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Sensay</A>, <A HREF="http://www.brainitch.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brainitch</A>, <A HREF="http://www.commerce.io" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Commerce.io</A>, <A HREF="http://conferences.oreilly.com/artificial-intelligence/bot-ca" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">O'Reilly Media</A>, <A HREF="http://www.slack.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Slack</A>, <A HREF="http://www.twilio.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twilio</A>, <A HREF="http://www.nvp.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Norwest Venture Partners</A>, <A HREF="http://www.amplify.la" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Amplify.LA</A>, <A HREF="http://www.fritzidtla.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fritzi</A>, <A HREF="http://213dthospitality.com/project/arts-district-brewing-co/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arts District Brewery</A>
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