Hello Kafkateers!

Kafkathon 2020 allows participants to learn, build, and teach something new. Participants will compete to solve a challenge and they will have 48 hours to complete it. The Kafkathon will be open to both individuals and organizations representatives. To effectively provide assistance and mentorship throughout the event, we prefer participants to work in teams (we suggest teams of five people). If you are an individual looking to join a team before the event, please contact the Community Team at community@confluent.io.

Registration is limited to 40 attendees on a first come first serve basis and you will be notified about your status via email.

By participating in Kafkathon 2020, you agree to abide by our Code of Conduct. Teams can be disqualified from the competition at the organizers' discretion. Reasons might include but are not limited to breaking the competition rules, breaking the Code of Conduct, or other unsporting behavior. By participating, you also confirm that you are ok with us publishing and promoting your profile and challenge results in whole or in part on our website, blog, and social media properties, and also the Kafka Summit website.

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Challenge Category:

Cloud-native and serverless applications

Machine Learning applications

Data Engineering Basic toolkit in Kafka Connect and ksqlDB

Perform an Interesting Data Analysis

Usage of real data sources

DevKafkaOps tools and practices

Make your own project

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Prizes:

1st Place: Each team member will receive; $100 Amazon gift card, $100 of free Confluent Cloud, and 100% off Confluent Certification Program and On-Demand Courses.

2nd Place: Each team member will receive; $50 Amazon gift card, $60 of free Confluent Cloud, and 50% off Confluent Certification Program and On-Demand Courses.

3rd Place: Each team member will receive; $25 Amazon gift card, $40 of free Confluent Cloud, and 20% off Confluent Certification Program and On-Demand Courses.

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Project submission:

Participants will submit a 3-minute demo video (hosted on YouTube, Facebook Video, or Vimeo). The video should include a demo of their working project via a step-by-step visual demo. Participants must submit a demo video before 10 AM EST on Friday, August 14th.

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Agenda:

August 12 – Day 1 of Hacking

• 9:30 AM EST: Registration Closes / Form Hackathon Teams

• 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST: Kick-off event - Hacking begins!

• 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST: Non-technical Q&A in #Kafkathon

• 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST: Presentation video, Robin Moffatt, Confluent, Developer Advocate

• 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST: Office hours in #Kafkathon

• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST: Office hours in #Kafkathon

• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST: Office hours in #Kafkathon

August 13 – Day 2 of Hacking

• 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM EST: Day Two Kick-off Video

• 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM EST: Non-technical Q&A in #Kafkathon

• 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM EST: Viktor Gamov, Confluent, Sr. Developer Advocate

• 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST: Apache Kafka Trivia Game via Zoom

• 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST: Office hours in #Kafkathon

• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST: Office hours in #Kafkathon

• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST: Office hours in #Kafkathon

August 14 – Final Day of Hacking

• 10:00 AM EST: Hacking ends. All teams/individuals must submit their projects for judging.

August 24 – Award Ceremony

• 2:00 PM EST: Award ceremony
• Top five projects will be showcased on the Kafka Summit Website
• Announce first, second, and third place winners

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If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! community@confluent.io