The outline for the weekend is as follows:
Saturday
- 10:00am - Hackagong welcome and openings
- 10:30am - Hackagong 2014 begins!
- 12:30pm - Lunch
- 5:00pm - URAC closes, if you want to shower, go well before 5PM.
- 6:30pm - Dinner
- 10:00pm - Doors close, stay overnight. You will need a team member to let you back in.
Sunday
- 8:00am - Doors re-open
- 8:30am - Breakfast
- 9:00am - URAC re-opens, if you stayed overnight, go shower.
- 12:00pm - Lunch
- 12:30pm - Judges are unleashed for Top 10
- 1:30pm - Judges begin judging for category prizes
- 3:00pm - Submit your video and survey to Hackagongers.com (here!)
- 4:00pm - Judging finishes!
- 4:30pm - Time is up! Top 10 teams announced
- 5:00pm - Top 10 teams pitch on stage
- 7:00pm - Final awards and winners announced
Check your runsheet for more detailed information or the website.
Eligibility
- Must have purchased a ticket at hackagong.com
- Remote team members are allowed but not encouraged. All participants must purchase Hackagong tickets and you must have 50% of your team phyiscally present on the weekend.
- All ages are welcome but participants under 16 must have a parent/guardian present or written permission.
Requirements
When submitting your project for judging, we have a few small rules for you to follow:
- You must upload 3 minute (max) screencast or product demo video to YouTube (or similar service)
- The video must be no-frills and silent/muted representation of your project
- You will then submit the video to your teams ChallengePost page
- If your team is in the Top 10, the video will be played in the background while you pitch your project
- You will not be eligible for a prize if your video has not been uploaded
Prizes
$59,700 in prizes
Overall Winner Hackagong 2014
$5000 cash thanks to WiseTech Global + $24,000 hosting credit + $4000 coworking desks + $3000 coding courses + $2500 accounting services + $2000 online legal services + $2000 business advice + mentoring
Thanks to WiseTech Global, Rackspace, CornerTable, CoderFactory, Hillross Shellharbour, LawPath, Spoon Creative Agency
People's Choice
$2000 cash thanks to ScriptRock and Braintree
Most Innovative 3D Print
Me2 3D printer + Filament Pack thanks to Me3D and Mad Mat 3D Printing
Most Creative 3D Print
Me2 3D printer + Filament Pack thanks to Me3D and Mad Mat 3D Printing
Best Data Visualisation
$1000 cash thanks to ScriptRock
Best Braintree/PayPal Integration
Internet of Things HackPack thanks to Braintree
Best Use Of Scala/Play/Akka
$2000 cash thanks to Typesafe
Pioneering The Future With Meta
Meta 1 Developer Kit thanks to Meta
Best Indie Game
12 Month Unity Pro licenses by Unity
Best IoT Device Hack
Nokia Smartphones + Spark Core Maker Kits thanks to Microsoft and Spark.io
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
- Purchase a ticket at hackagong.com
- Create an account here on ChallengePost
- Create a team here on ChallengePost
Judges
Brett Shearer
Chief Architect / WiseTech Global
Alan Sharp-Paul
Co-Founder & Co-CEO / ScriptRock
Steven Cooper
Developer Advocate / Braintree
Christopher Hunt
Senior Engineer / Typesafe
Brennan Hatton
Pioneers Technical Coordinator / Meta
Matt Connelly
Co-Founder / Me3D
Fletcher Thompson
Co-Founder / Me3D
Mathew Danic
Founder / Mad Mat 3D Printing
Ben Roberts
Founder / ModFab
Luke McAven
Lecturer / UOW EIS
Emma Barber
Project Manager / Internetrix
Jacinta Cali
Director of Website Projects / Internetrix
Jason Harris
Director / Selera
Nathan Harper
Founder / BeerMogul Games
Stuart Barber
Hillross
Beau Lidden
Frontend Developer / Deloitte Digital
Stuart Heriot
Product Solutions Architect / GBST
Judging Criteria
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Market Need
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Scalability
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Innovation
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Design
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Execution
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