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David Doe

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Free hackathon with limited spaces. Apply now!

 
 We’re bringing together North America’s developer community for Facebook's first ever Hackathon in Chicago! 


Apply to join us as we build innovative software for the future using  Spark AR, Messenger and React/React Native – with some awesome prizes on offer.

 

Over two days, attendees will be focusing on one or more of the following areas:

 

Gaming and entertainment – let’s add some fun into our forward-thinking!
Productivity and Utility – let’s strive to make applications more efficient!

Social Cohesion – together, let’s build to make our neighborhoods more connected and address

issues of loneliness, segregation, and inequity.


There will also be plenty of opportunity to network with fellow developers, and to take advantage of on-site coaching and advice from the Facebook team as you build your skills in emerging technologies.

 

Important Note:  All applications will be reviewed and participants will be selected and notified on a rolling basis - latest by October 27th

November 
1
  -  
2
  
2019
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Forward-thinking, forward-building


Creating software solutions of the future

Free hackathon with limited spaces. Apply now!

 
 We’re bringing together North America’s developer community for Facebook's first ever Hackathon in Chicago! 


Apply to join us as we build innovative software for the future using  Spark AR, Messenger and React/React Native – with some awesome prizes on offer.

 

Over two days, attendees will be focusing on one or more of the following areas:

 

Gaming and entertainment – let’s add some fun into our forward-thinking!
Productivity and Utility – let’s strive to make applications more efficient!

Social Cohesion – together, let’s build to make our neighborhoods more connected and address

issues of loneliness, segregation, and inequity.


There will also be plenty of opportunity to network with fellow developers, and to take advantage of on-site coaching and advice from the Facebook team as you build your skills in emerging technologies.

 

Important Note:  All applications will be reviewed and participants will be selected and notified on a rolling basis - latest by October 27th

Agenda

Day 1: November 1st

5:30 pm - 10:00 pm


 Arrival and Registration 
Networking  & Food

Kick-Off

Team Building 

Workshops

Closing

More Networking

Agenda

Day 2: November 2nd

 8:30 am - 10:00 pm

 
Registration and Breakfast  

Start Building 
Lunch 
Continue Building 
Submissions
Judging 
Finalist Pitch 
Deliberation and Winner Selection

Prizes

Best overall prize for best in show

4 Oculus Headsets - One for each person on the winning team

Category Prizes

Each winner on a team for a category prize will go home with a Facebook Portal

Speakers

Jerry Zen

VP, Partnerships

Facebook

Kate Walsh

Technical Lead

Developer Circles

WHEN:

November 
1
 to 
November 
2
  2019

WHERE:

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