NYC Google Glass + Android Wear Challenge (and Brunch)

Come present your Glassware and Android Wear App, or watch the presentations and Android Wear demo, and enjoy Brunch/Cocktails + networking with some cool and innovative people.

Do you have a brand new Glassware or Android Wear app you want to pitch? RSVP and Submit your team here: http://teams.ubitech.co (http://teams.ubitech.co/).

Winners and participants of the NYC Google Glass Hackathon (https://www.meetup.com/UbiTech/events/197221592/) (September 6th & 7th) and the NYC-GDG Android Wear Hackathon (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/events/198228352/) (August 23rd & 24th), and all other UbiTech members are invited to come and show off their finished products.

If you see a waitlist, please join it and we will open up space as it becomes available.

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Schedule:

12:00 PM - Registration + Catered Brunch

1:00 PM - Welcoming Message

1:15 PM - Tech Talks

• Prof. David Carroll on Media Design

• Soji Ojugbele (Google) - Android Wear demo

2:00 PM - Team Presentations Begin

3:00 PM - Judges Submit Decision

3:30 PM - Winners Announced and Closing Statements

4:00 PM - Cocktails + Networking

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Judges:

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ALLEN FIRSTENBERG
GOOGLE DEVELOPER EXPERT
Recognized by Google as one of the leaders in the developer community for Google+ and Google Glass, and is a Glass Explorer and Pioneer.
prisoner.com (http://prisoner.com/) | https://github.com/afirstenberg

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SOJI OJUGBELE
GLASS GUIDE/PRODUCT SPECIALIST at GOOGLE
Technology enthusiast with a focus on Android and mobile computing and how convenient they make everyday tasks.
google.com/+SojiOjugbele (http://plus.google.com/+SojiOjugbele)

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PETER CRYSDALE
FOUNDER AND CEO OF STRATEGYHACK
He founded the company in 2013 to bridge the divide between the startup and marketing communities.
@PCrysdale (http://www.twitter.com/pcrysdale) | instagram.com/PCrysdale |LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/petercrysdale)

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MATTHEW WEINBERG
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER AT THE NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S Center for Economic Transformation.
Matt oversees several of the City’s tech and start-up initiatives.
@mattjweinberg (http://www.twitter.com/mattjweinberg) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/matthew-weinberg/24/477/b05)

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DAVID CARROLL
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF Glossy.io and ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDIA DESIGN AT PARSONS The New School for Design.
Previously Director of MFA Design and Technology at Parsons (’10-13). Research activity funded by NYC Media Lab, HIVE Learning Network, US Dept. of Ed., NSF, NIMH, MacArthur Foundation, and Nokia Research Centers.
@profcarroll (http://www.twitter.com/profcarroll) | http://google.me/+DavidCarrollMFA | LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcarroll)

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TYLER NAPPY
DEVELOPER EVANGELIST FOR MAILJET
Tyler began his technical career studying aerospace engineering at Boston University where he found his passion for software, hardware, and web development. These passions collided professionally when he joined Hammerhead Navigation, a graduate of the Techstars R/GA connected devices accelerator, as a member of their software engineering team.

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KATY KASMAI, MS, MBA
FOUNDER UBITECH, COFOUNDER CEO XOCRACY
Strategy and mobile/internet product professional. Passionate about new technologies, sustainability and building tech communities.
@katykasmai (http://www.twitter.com/katykasmai) | +katykasmai (http://plus.google.com/+katykasmai) | LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/katykasmai)

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Prize: $$ Google Play eGift Cards

and chance to get featured.

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Partners:

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Sponsors:

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More sponsors to be announced soon!

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Rules:

Contestants may submit a new product designed specifically for the Challenge or an existing product that includes functionality that is significantly different from previous versions and that was developed as part of the Challenge. All Apps must:

1. Not be already commercially available or for sale, may not already be listed in the Glassware or the Playstore.

2. Be solely owned by Contestant such that no other party has any rights or interest, whether known or unknown; and not violate the intellectual property, common law, or privacy rights of other parties.

3. Be original.

4 Not be indecent, defamatory, in obvious bad taste, demonstrate a lack of respect for public morals or conduct, or adversely affect the reputation of the Sponsors; be illegal under applicable laws; depict hatred, defame, threaten a specific community in the society or incite violence; contain vulgar language or violence; or contain pornography, obscenity, or sexual activity.

Contestants selected as Winners of the Challenge must also be willing to sign a Winners Agreement that certifies that the Contestant has complied with all rules.

Failure to comply with any of these requirements may result in disqualification from the Challenge at the UbiTech's sole discretion.

Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's and Administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding on all matters related to the Challenge. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

Evaluation Criteria:

Judges will be looking mostly for a strong design and a completed project.

1. Long-term viability, including size of potential user base and business prospects;
2. Innovative use of technology and data sets or APIs;
3. User experience and design;

Ownership of Information

• Contestants will own the intellectual property rights to their Submission, but must comply with any additional rules and requirements set forth by the sponsor of the API or prize.

By entering the Challenge, Contestants agree to the Rules.

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