Angelhack Presents: Call for Code Challenge Kickoff
Details
Event Venue: NYU Data Future Labs
Have you or someone you care about been afflicted by a natural disaster (hurricane, earthquake, monsoon, volcanic eruption, tornadoes, sinkholes, floods or blizzards)?
Would you be interested in building a solution that can help organizations like the United Nations or the American Red Cross be better able to serve those impacted by a natural disaster?
IBM has turned to Angelhack to ask you, the amazing innovators to help them build and deploy a solution that can make the work more efficient, effective and get victims back on their feet. $200,000 and long term support from the Linux Foundation along with working alongside these organizations are up for grabs
Schedule:
Note: Doors open at 6pm. Program will begin promptly at 6:20pm
6:15PM: Welcoming remarks
6:20PM: Overview of the challenge: John Walicki, CTO, Global Technology Advocacy with Q&A
6:50PM: How the American Red Cross responds to natural disaster: A case study: Dr. Rodric Bowman, Regional Disaster Officer, NJ chapter of American Red Cross
7:20PM: Hear from our sponsor, Building Technology Solutions BTS how you can use their product in natural disaster relief which you can leverage
7:30PM: 1 minute pitch for ideas and teammate hunt, brainstorm on project and getting help from mentors and speakers
8:15PM: Concluding announcements
For additional information including an explanational video, please visit
https://callforcode.org/challenge/
Special thanks to Building Technology Solutions for sponsoring the food for the event.
Special thanks to IBM, American Red Cross for volunteering staff to speak and mentor our participants.
Hosted By:
NYU Data Future Labs