SendGrid and FullContact, two Colorado software leaders and technology success stories, are coming together with the Denver Broncos to bring Denver its first Tackle STEM Colorado All-Stars Hackathon!
The Hackathon challenges college and code school students to explore feasible ideas, develop their team skills, and strengthen their network. We will provide access to hardware and software platforms for participants to hack.
Fri, Nov 18
5:00 PM Doors Open
5:30 PM Broncos Cheerleaders Meet & Greet
7:00 PM Pizza
7:15 PM Opening Remarks
7:30 PM Guest Tech Provider Intros
8:00 PM Hacking Starts
8:15 PM Team Building / Hack Ideas / Hardware Checkout
9:30 PM Intro to Git and GitHub Workshop - GitHub
Sat, Nov 19
7:00 AM Funky Brewster Espresso Cart
8:00 AM Morning announcements
9:00 AM Breakfast
9:15 AM Intro to APIs Workshop - StopLight.io
12:00 PM Lunch + TechStars Experience Panel
2:00 PM RC BattleBots Tournament
3:00 PM Chair Massages - thanks to StopLight.io!
5:30 PM Pizza Arrives
7:00 PM Evening Espresso Cart - thanks to MapQuest!
8:00 PM Pitch/Demo Practice
Sun, Nov 20
7:00 AM Funky Brewster Espresso Cart
8:00 AM Hacking Ends - Submissions Closed
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:30 AM Broncos Cheerleaders Arrive
9:30 AM Demo Kickoff
11:00 AM Judges Deliberation
11:10 AM Guest Tech Provider Prizes
11:30 AM Prizes Awarded and Closing Statement
12:00 PM Bye!
Prizes
Pair of tickets to Collision Conference
Sphero BB-8 Droid
Amazon Echo
WiFi Camera Drone
$300 United Airlines Ticket Voucher
Signed Broncos Football
Signed Broncos Helmet
Signed Broncos Jersey
Bose Headphones
Bose Speaker
$50 Nike Gift Card
$50 Visa Gift Card
$50 King Soopers Gift Card
Broncos Hat
Super Bowl 50 coffee table book
VIP Tour of UCHealth Training Center
Enerplex Phone Chargers
Otterbox Phone Case
SparkFun Johnny-Five Inventor's Kit
Auth0 Prize
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Russell Okung
Tackle, Denver Broncos
Isaac Saldana
Founder, SendGrid
David Mandell
CEO, PivotDesk
Mike Rowan
VP of Innovation, SendGrid
Travis Todd
Founder, FullContact
Carly Brantz
VP of Marketing, SendGrid
Judging Criteria
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Awesomeness
Though different categories will have slightly different criteria, in general, judges will be looking for awesomeness as described at the bottom of this post: http://news.mlh.io/how-to-judge-a-hackathon-finding-the-
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