The AT&T Mobile App Hackathon is an event produced by the AT&T Developer Program that is designed for attendees (technical & non-technical) to build apps/mobile apps, get fed, compete for prizes across different categories, and, most importantly, meet new people and scout for teammates to work on new or current projects.
(Visit developer.att.com to register.)
The hackathon will introduce participants to the latest cutting-edge tools to help deploy their own apps with a website backend, fully hosted in the cloud.
The hackathon is scheduled from 6 p.m. on Sept. 11 through 9 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the AT&T Foundry, 75 5th St. NW, Suite 110 in Atlanta.
Prizes:
- Best Hackathon Overall App
- 1st Place – $1,000 in Gift Cards for the team
- Best App From an All Women Team
- 1st Place – $1,500 in Gift Cards for the team
- 2nd Place – $500 in Gift Cards for the team
- Best App From a Women-Led Team
- 1st Place – $1,000 in Gift Cards for the team
- 2nd Place – $500 in Gift Cards for the team
- Best Use of AT&T M2X APIs
- 1st Place – $500 in Gift Cards for the team
- Best Use of Harman APIs
- 1st Place – Harman Dev Kit for Each Team Member (5 Max)
Apps will be judged based on the criteria below and weighted accordingly:
- 33% Weight – Ability to clearly articulate what your app does
- 33% Weight – Originality of idea
- 33% Weight – Technically creative and/or challenging implementation