CityHack hackathon

We love our cities and will make them smarter. Together.

Cities are made by citizens. Citizens are challenged daily by traffic jams, inefficient energy consumptions, communication problems with authorities, lack of parking, threats of criminality and other issues of city life.

At the end of the day we are all citizens. And we can solve these challenges with unique ideas and passion. We bring city data and advanced technologiesto make your ideas come to life.

Accept the challenge and compete to be the ones to shape the future city life.

Change the way we live ... Now.

Join us in Brno for the first Czechoslovak hackathon organized by IBM to make our cities smarter.

Watson

Meet Watson. He is no fictional character, no Sherlock´s friend. He is technology of the future, your gateway to building a new generation of cognitive apps.

Bluemix

From startups to enterprises, Bluemix will allow you to rapidly innovate using the systems and tools you work with today. Imagine cloud development made easy.

HW gadgets

Cameras, sensors or drones? All of these can serve the smarter city. Come and touch it, use it, code it!

Agenda:

Friday
13:30 - Registration
14:00 - Defining challenges
15:00 - Creating teams
15:30 - Idea-Camp
16:30 - Feedback on ideas
17:45 - Technology workshop 15' on BlueMix
18:00 - Networking
Hacking

Saturday
8:00 - Breakfast
Technology workshop 15'
Hacking
Technology workshop 15'
12:00 - Lunch
Hacking
Technology workshop 15'
18:00 Dinner
Hacking

Sunday
8:00 - Breakfast
Technology workshop 15'
Hacking
12:00 - Lunch
Final Hacking
14:00 - Final presentations
15:00 - Announcement of winners

FAQ:

Who can participate in the hackathon?

The CityHack hackathon is open to any registered attendee to participate. You can be a developer, designer, biz dev person, idea person, or anything in between.

What about travel, accomodation, catering and equipment?

For the hackathon we arrange catering throughout the event, internet connectivity, workplace and "sleeplace" at the Jihomoravské Inovační Centrum. Participants are required to bring their own sleepbags or arrange other accomodation themselves. Travel costs are in charge of the participants. Participants are required to bring their own device to develop on.

What types of projects can hackathon teams work on?

Hackathon teams can work on any type of project (web apps, mobile apps, wearable solutions, data visualizations, algorithms, even video presentations or visual mock-ups) based on Smarter Cities topics.

How do I form a hackathon team?

You can form a hackathon team before the hackathon (either with friends / co-workers or you can find team members and projects at hackathon itself).

How do project teams get judged?

When it comes to winning the hackathon, your team will be judged by expert jury taking in account these criteria: presentation, usability, creativity, innovation etc.

Who owns the technology that hackathon teams produce?

Any submission to the hackathon remains the intellectual property of the individual or organizations that developed it. We require participants to open source their projects to both share their hacks with the greater community and promote innovation in this space.

Does the hackathon, its sponsors, or mentors provide any assistance to teams?

Almost all the sponsors are available to help you with your project (even if you’re not even using their technology!) You can contact the sponsors directly onsite during the hackathon.

www.cityhack.cz