Hackathon for Social Good
Event Information
Description
Join web and mobile experts on Tues., May 15th in an all day Hackathon for Social Good. Hackathons are events when programmers and designers meet to work collaboratively to build programs and applications.
The day will begin with short presentations by educators and non-profit organizations, followed by informational sessions on building sites and web applications to help benefit non-profit organizations.
SCHEDULE:
09:00am - Sign in / Coffee and Refreshments
09:30am - Opening message; review the day's process
09:45am - Brief presentations from non-profit groups
10:00am - Brainstorm ideas for web and/or mobile tools or apps; Divide into groups to develop projects.
10:15am - Break
10:30am - Develop design, programming and production plan and assignments; begin design and development.
12:15pm - Lunch break
01:15pm - Project development
04:15pm - Finalization and testing
05:00pm - Present projects to judges
05:20pm - Hackathon winner announced
If you have a great coding and design mindset, put your talents to the task and help create tools to solve local community needs.
Teams will compete to deliver the most compelling and appealing solutions, and the winning team members will win a free day conference pass to WebVisions for Thurs., May 17 and Fri., May 18, where the Hackathon winners will be announced on the Main Stage.
The Hackathon for Social Good is held during WebVisions Portland, a nationally recognized event that explores the future of Web and mobile design, technology, user experience and business strategy.