Call for Code: Syracuse University

The BlackstoneLaunchPadat Syracuse University helps faculty, staff, students and alumni interested in innovation, invention, and creative approaches to entrepreneurship.Entrepreneurship is the creative process of exploring ideas, identifying problems and solutions, testing assumptions, thinking strategically, building teams, and iterating through continuous discovery. For some participants, this process leads to venture creation. For others, it leads to critical thinking and skills that better position them to become global leaders and citizens.Our location inBird Libraryreflects the important role of SU Libraries as an innovation hub for exploration and discovery. Our facility is designed for ideation, interaction with mentors, co-working and team meetings, networking events, workshops, venture demos, and product launches, as well as other collaborative activities. It is staffed by professionals and Syracuse University student innovation mentors, and supported by a network of entrepreneurs in residence and subject matter experts.

Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University

Hackathon: Natural Disaster Preparedness and Relief code challenge
Hosted by: The Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library, Corporate and Foundation Relations, and Syracuse University; in partnership with IBM, the UN Human Rights Office, and the International Network of the American Red Cross.
Ever dreamed of changing the lives of 29 million people or capturing $98.5 billion of value in only 24 hours? 
Now's your chance to answer the call with IBM, Syracuse University, and the SU Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars. Call for Code is taking over Bird Library for 24 hours of hacking from Friday, September 14th to Saturday, September 15th.
On average, every day natural disasters will directly impact 80,000 people, costing the global economy more than $270 million. What if technology could help improve these figures? 
That’s exactly what <A HREF="https://callforcode.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Call for Code</A> is setting out to do. It asks developers to work out how to use AI, Blockchain, Cloud, Data, and IoT technologies most effectively to improve communities’ disaster preparedness and resiliency.
This is a competitive challenge, but unlike any other hackathon, the winners will be working with The American Red Cross and IBM’s Corporate Service Corps to deploy the solution in 2019. Participants will also be able to interact with IBM recruiters, network with campus peers, and build their technical resume.
Not a developer? Not a problem! Every techie needs a business person, marketer, or designer to help think through how to best deploy the solution into the field.
Call for Code is open to all. No need to be a SU student or affiliate.
Questions? Email <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradencroy/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Braden Croy</A>, pbcroy@syr.edu
<H2>Hackathon Schedule</H2>
 
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<H3>Day 1 (Friday, September 14th) </H3>
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM- registration at Bird Library
4:30 PM to 5:15 PM- opening keynote and instructions
5:15 PM to 6:30 PM- dinner and team formation
6:30 PM to 10:00 PM- design and coding
10:00 PM closing (you don't have to go home or stop coding but you can't stay at Bird)
 
<H3>Day 2 (Saturday, September 15th)</H3>
9:00 AM- open and breakfast
9:00 AM to 1:45 PM- coding
12:00 PM- lunch
1:45 PM- code freeze and submission
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM- pitches
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM- judging deliberation
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM- winners announced and "after party"
The BEST NEWS?! The competition doesn't end after Saturday. Teams have until September 28th to refine their codebase and submit their final Git Repo and 3 minute pitch video to the <A HREF="https://platform.younoodle.com/account/login" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Call for Code</A> site (see <A HREF="https://callforcode.org/faq/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">details</A>). Once all submissions are collected and reviewed by the IBM and partner judges, winners will be announced: 1st place $100,000; 2nd place $50,000; 3rd place $10,000.
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