Code for a cause.

Code with your friends.

Bring your ideas to life!

Welcome to the 3rd Annual International Women's Hackathon presented by Paavai Instituions With  Microsoft Research.

Come join Women students on October 11, 2014 at Paavai Microsoft Innovation Center to create technology innovations to help solve world problems and make a difference! 

You’ll work in teams with other women students to build something amazing (or at least get it started), pitch your solution, and share it with the world via Challenge Post. Not only will you learn a ton, but you’ll also earn Skype minutes, gain the admiration of family and friends, and you could see your project adopted by Direct Relief or The Nature Conservancy. You can also choose to compete in the Imagine Cup.

Participation to the Hackathon is FREE.

This event is open to participants of all skill levels: those who haven’t programmed at all, those who are programming geniuses, those who have an eye in design and even product management. It will be a great weekend to learn, invent, and create the future. But not only that, you can use your innovative idea and enter into Microsoft's Imagine Cup! We will give you more information on this as time comes!

All International Women’s Hackathon participants will have the opportunity continue their solutions as part of the Humanitarian Toolbox and/or onto the Imagine Cup as well as continue hacking with all international participants.

Eligibility

You are a Paavai Female student

 

Requirements

Registration for this hackathon is only open to any Paavai female students and attends the hackathon in person. We will only admit people who have registered on this site.

You can work on any idea that that attempts to solve the problems posed by the Disaster Relief Challenge or the Climate Data Challenge.

Prizes

2 non-cash prizes
All entrants will receive a certificate of participation
1 winner

Winner
0 winners

Their entry will be posted on the websites for Microsoft Research and the USA Science and Engineering Festival.

If a winning solution is an app for Microsoft Windows 8 or Windows Phone, the winner
may be invited to include their app in the Windows Store or the Windows Phone Store,
subject to all store terms and conditions. If the winner is not a registered Windows store
publisher, the annual fee will be waived.

Each team member will receive a $10 Skype promotional Gift Card.

How to enter

When you’re ready to enter your submission,go to the paavaimicwomenhackathon.challengepost.com homepage and click CREATE A SUBMISSION. You can also start this process and save a draft of your submission as you’re working on it.

  • Make sure to include good screenshots.
  • Write a clear, detailed description of your application.
  • Include the link to the prototype demo
  • Include instructions on how to use your app(demo).
  • We recommend not creating presentation slides, but instead focusing all your time on creating a functioning demo.
  • On the submission form, list all your team members by their ChallengePost user name.

 

Judges

Expert

Expert

Judging Criteria

  • Appropriateness to Theme (40 points)
    Full points if the solution addresses the challenge & takes other factors or information into account
  • User Experience & Functionality (20 possible points)
    Full points if the solution intuitive & high depth of functionality
  • Originality & Impact (20 possible points)
    Full points if it is an innovative solution and has large scale impact.
  • Technical difficulty (20 possible points)
    Up to 20 points for a high technical challenge

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