Intel® Joule™ Platform Hackathon

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<P><STRONG>Welcome to the next big thing in little computers.</STRONG> Whether you’re looking to build a robot that knows its environment, a drone that you don’t need to maneuver with a controller or make the next VR headset, the Intel® Joule™ is the development kit you need in your arsenal.</P>
<P>The Intel team has listened to your ideas and is bringing all the sensors, tools, and goodies you need to get your hackathon project rolling.</P>
<H4>Join us on <STRONG>November 4th - 6th</STRONG> to turn your ideas into reality. <STRONG>Get ready to design faster, prototype easier, and invent more with the Intel Joule.</STRONG></H4>
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<H3><STRONG>Hackathon Run of Show:</STRONG></H3>
<H4><STRONG>Friday, November 4th - 16th Floor Lounge</STRONG><BR></H4>
<UL>
<LI>6:00pm - Kick-off Happy Hour</LI>
<LI>8:00pm - Pitches and forming teams</LI>
<LI>9:00pm-10:00pm - Open coding and teams make gameplans</LI>
</UL>
<H4><STRONG>Saturday, November 5th - 5th Floor</STRONG><BR></H4>
<UL>
<LI>9:00-10:00am - Breakfast and Intro To Intel Joule</LI>
<LI>10:00am - Start hacking</LI>
<LI>10:00-10:30 - Intro to Joule</LI>
<LI>10:30-11:30 - Hello World Workshop</LI>
<LI>10:30 - 12:00pm - Mentor Sessions</LI>
<LI>12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch</LI>
<LI>6:00pm - Dinner</LI>
<LI>10:00pm - You don't have to go home, but you can't stay at CF...</LI>
</UL>
<H4><STRONG>Sunday, November 6th - 5th Floor</STRONG><BR></H4>
<UL>
<LI>9:00am-10:00am - Breakfast</LI>
<LI>12:30pm - Lunch</LI>
<LI>3:30pm - Coding closes and teams have 30 minutes to finalize their presentations</LI>
<LI>4:00pm - Presentations begin</LI>
<LI>7:00pm - Winner announced</LI>
</UL>
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<H3><STRONG>Prizes:</STRONG></H3>
<P>Winning teams get to keep the Joule + RealSense Camera + Developer Kit.<BR>1st place winner: $2,000<BR>2nd place winner $1,500<BR>3rd place winner $1,000<BR><BR></P>
<H3><STRONG>Judging Criteria:</STRONG></H3>
<P>• How effectively does the Project Submission maximize and innovate upon the Joule Compute Module and the Intel IoT Developer Kit? (up to 50 points)</P>
<P>• How effectively does the Project Submission make use of the following hardware and software components of the Intel Developer Kit? (total of up to 50 points comprised of points for the following criteria)<BR>        • <EM>i</EM> Cloud connectivity (up to 10 points)<BR>        • <EM>ii</EM> Integration of cameras (up to 10 points)<BR>        • <EM>iii</EM> Sensor and actuator (up to 10 points)<BR>        • <EM>iv</EM> Overall Developer Kit utilization (up to 10 points)<BR>        • <EM>v</EM> Other technical aspects (up to 10 points)</P>
<P>• How effectively does the Project Submission present a compelling solution and show potential for market viability once fully developed? (up to 50 points)<BR><BR></P>
<H3>Technical Requirements:</H3>
<P>• <A HREF="https://software.intel.com/en-us/getting-started-on-joule" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Getting started on Joule</A></P>
<P>• A computer with Windows*, Mac* OS X*, or Linux*. Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 are supported (32- and 64-bit).</P>
<P>• If you'll be programming your development platform using C/C++ or Java*, your computer will need Windows 8 or later, Mac OS X, or Ubuntu 16.04.</P>

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