Fishackathon

Fishackathon is coordinated globally by the U.S. Department of State. The lead organizer in Seattle is Microsoft, with support from Vulcan Inc, the City of Seattle, University of Washington, and Open Seattle.

Microsoft, Vulcan Inc, City of Seattle, University of Washington, Open Seattle, and the U.S. Department of State

<H2>What is Fishackathon? </H2>
Fishackathon Seattle is one of 41 simultaneous hackathons taking place worldwide, coordinated by the U.S. Department of State in an effort to inspire tech solutions to our global fishery challenges. Participants will be asked to hack on one of nine challenges related to sustainable fishing, which will be unveiled that evening.  Teams can also choose a challenge of their own design. 
The Seattle hackathon will take place on April 22-24 at Impact Hub Seattle (220 2nd Ave. S.). It is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by Microsoft and Vulcan Inc., with organizational support from the City of Seattle and Open Seattle. Additional in-kind support comes from Smart Catch, the Living Computer Museum and the Seattle Aquarium. The menu for the opening reception on Friday will be created by Ethan Stowell Restaurants. Also, each participant will receive a free .US domain.
Seattle's winner will go on to participate in the global competition, where panel of fishery experts and technologists will use standard criteria to judge the impact, innovation, and interface. They will select a global winner that will be announced on World Oceans Day (June 8, 2016).
Vulcan and the Seattle Aquarium will also offer prizes to the winning team, including $100 gift certificates to <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://smartcatch.fish/restaurants/list" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Smart Catch</A> restaurants and annual memberships to the <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.livingcomputermuseum.org/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Living Computer Museum</A> and the <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.seattleaquarium.org/?gclid=CIaVwM3__8sCFVFsfgodyLoEww" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Seattle Aquarium</A> (limit 5 of each for all prizes). Download the rules and guidelines <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=1434E36CC5F18F45!116&authkey=!ABIsOdA7Hlq2Mbo&ithint=file%2cpdf" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A>. 
All attendees, sponsors, partners, volunteers and staff at this event are required to agree with the <A TITLE="fishackathon code of conduct" TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.fishackathon.co/code-of-conduct/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">code of conduct</A>.
Any and all works created during the Fishackathon are developed under <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</A> legalcode.
 
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<H2>Resources</H2>
<A TITLE="Fishackathon resources" TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://openseattle.org/fishackathon" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Get data, read articles, and learn about projects from past Fishackathon events.</A>
 
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<H2>Who will be there? </H2>
We invite developers, designers, project managers, and subject matter experts who are familiar with the challenges of sustainable fishing around the world. 
On Friday, we are bringing in top experts in sustainable fishing, including <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://fish.uw.edu/faculty/ray-hilborn/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ray Hilborn</A> of the University of Washington School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences and Mark Powell, who manages Vulcan's illegal fishing program. Additional mentors will be available throughout the weekend.
On Sunday, we'll hear from Ravi Jain, CTO at Vulcan Inc. Ravi has a deep background in mobile networks, applications and systems, including 4G network architecture at NTT DoCoMo, and wireless protocols and systems at Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore). Ravi has over seventy published papers, three books, numerous patents, and is frequently a keynote speaker and panelist at research conferences.  He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and is an IEEE Fellow.
 
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<H2>What are the challenges?</H2>
The primary judging criterion for this event is simple: potential for impact on the sustainability of our global fish population. Within this, the Department of State and partners have identified four key themes:
1. Fish identification, including counting and tracking 2. Monitoring of lost commercial fishing gear 3. Access to commercial fishing permit and vessel data to help fishers maximize the value of their catch 4. Consolidating marine-applicable fishing laws, regulations, and decrees into a single application so fishers can improve compliance  
<A TITLE="fishackathon resources" TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://openseattle.org/fishackathon/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Read about the key themes & problem statements on the Fishackathon resources page.</A>
 
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<H2>Schedule</H2>
<H3>     Friday</H3>
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<LI>5:30 PM: Doors open and food served</LI>
<LI>6:00 PM: Kickoff and keynote speakers</LI>
<LI>7:30 PM: Team formation</LI>
<LI>10:00 PM: Building Closes</LI>
</UL>
</UL>
 
<H3>     Saturday</H3>
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<LI>9:00 AM: Building opens and light breakfast available</LI>
<LI>12:00 PM: Lunch and team check-ins</LI>
<LI>6:00 PM: Dinner and team check-ins</LI>
<LI>10:00 PM: Building closes</LI>
</UL>
</UL>
 
<H3>     Sunday </H3>
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<LI>9:00 AM: Building opens and light breakfast available</LI>
<LI>12:00 PM: Lunch and final check-ins</LI>
<LI>1:00 PM: Deadline for submissions</LI>
<LI>2:00 PM: Pitches and snacks</LI>
<LI>4:00 PM: Winners announced</LI>
<LI>4:30 PM: Optional happy hour @ Good Bar</LI>
</UL>
</UL>
 
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<H2 CLASS="MsoNormal">Prizes</H2>
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<LI>One team will be selected as a finalist for the Global Competition, and eligible for a $10,000 cash prize awarded to the winning team, provided by Virgin</LI>
<LI>$100 Smart Catch Gift Certificate good at any participating Smart Catch restaurant (max. 5), provided by Vulcan</LI>
<LI>Annual individual membership to the Seattle Aquarium, $69 value (max. 5), provided by the Seattle Aquarium</LI>
<LI>Annual adult membership to the Living Computer Museum, $20 value (max. 5), provided by Vulcan</LI>
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<H2>Sponsors    </H2>
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