Develop an AT&T API available for BlackBerry 10
With over $100k in prizes, this AT&T Hackathon is designed for both technical and non-technical attendees to build mobile apps, get some great food, and compete for prizes across different categories.
Most importantly: you will meet new people and be able to scout for teammates to work on current or new projects.
There will be some awesome swag for attendees including, Neurosky Necomimi Brainwave Cat Ears, which will be given to 100 lucky hackathon attendees!
This year they’ve lengthened the amount of time that you have to two (2) days (Saturday and Sunday) so that AT&T can introduce their new and improved AT&T APIs that they’d like to challenge you to hack away on, as well as a slew of drool-inducing prizes.
They Supply
Quick presentations and code samples that help to bootstrap your hacking, food to keep you going, and caffeine to keep you awake. Along with technical senseis to assist you in building faster, smarter, and with new tools.
You Bring
Your laptop, skills & ideas. Come with a collaborative, team focused mindset and/or team up in advance on Twitter/Facebook/Google+ via #atthack. Whether you are a backend person and code in Ruby/PHP/.NET or are a designer and only work with Illustrator, you are invited to attend this event. Every group needs a good balance of talent and your development skills are needed!
Schedule
AT&T Developer Summit Hackathon Schedule:
Day 1 – Saturday, January 5th, 2013:
- 10AM – Networking & Breakfast
- 11AM – Lightning Talks
- 12PM – Idea Pitches and Team Formation; Coding Begins
- 01PM – Lunch
- 05PM – Dinner
- 12AM – Coffee and Snacks; Coding Continues All Night!
Day 2 – Sunday, January 6th, 2013:
- 09AM – Breakfast & Coding Begins
- 01PM – Lunch
- 02PM – Presentations Begin
- 05PM – App Judging Begins*; Coffee and Snacks
- 06PM – Winners are Announced*
*Note: These are rough estimates and will vary depending on the numbers of teams participating
Come help make an AT&T API available on BlackBerry 10!
Be part of open source history and participate in the AT&T API for BlackBerry 10 “Live Port” challenge!
Using the iOS version of the AT&T API as reference, complete the port and build the best BlackBerry 10 app leveraging the AT&T API and be eligible for prizes including a trip to BlackBerry Jam Europe in Amsterdam!
There will be plenty of help onsite to help with any question you may have. Are you up to the challenge?
- What’s involved:
- All participating teams contribute to porting AT&T API for BlackBerry 10
- Each team builds their “best app” using the API with the BlackBerry Native SDK
- Prizes:
- Chance to go home with a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha B!
- All apps are eligible for the BlackBerry 10K challenge (turn your app into $10K)!
- The best app (as judged by our panel of experts) wins trips to BlackBerry Jam Europe 2013 in Amsterdam!
Registration is now open and you can Register Here.
To view the complete catalog of AT&T APIs and sign-up, just go to http://developer.att.com/ and use the code “APIHACK12” for free access.
