It's the Albuquerque area's first 48-hour Hackathon!

POSTPONED!  WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED... WE HOPE TO ANNOUNCE NEW DATE AND DETAILS SOON

THE BASICS:

Hackathons are events were software developers, creative designers, and idea people come together and design and develop a project within 48 hours.  It is a competition where participants build startup ideas which are judged at the end of the event. The general rule for this competition is that all code must be fresh, but if you interested in tweaking something from elsewhere, that is fine as well.

Orientation and Kickoff - Your event coordinators will welcome you and present an introduction to AbqHack.

Team pitches - Each team will quickly present their demo idea and solicit new team members.
Hacking - Teams will hack on their demos.
Demos - Each team will demo their hacks for the group and judges.
Prizes - The event coordinators and judges will choose the winning team based on the best technical achievement.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

DEVELOPERS - Tickets are exclusively for developers who have software development skills and want to hack in one of the projects to present.

DESIGNERS - Tickets are exclusively for people who want to give a magic touch to apps that hackers code up.

IDEA PEOPLE -  Have an idea or the ability to communicate one? Your idea may be chosen - or you might help bring a project to fruition.

Tickets are available on a limited basis. Any minors under 18 must have parental consent and adult supervision.

SPECTATORS - Anybody is welcome at any point of the event. The main public events of the Hackathon are the kickoff/pitch sessions, presentations, and awards.

SPONSORS - There are many ways for companies to partner with the Hackathon. To learn how you can provide support, please contact us.

SCHEDULE:

5:00pm - Launch party

Come with your team to network with industry bigs of Albuquerque, brainstorm ideas, or find developers and designers to form a group with you!

6:30pm - Pitch Sessions
Pitch your idea and form your team.  Each presenter(s) has 2 minutes to present.  Time limits are enforced brutally.

8:00pm - Hacking Kickoff

12:00am - Doors close (still tbd) for the evening, time to get some sleep.  Next morning is the start of a big day where the bulk of your project gets done.

Saturday, May 12th, 2012
8:00am - Doors re-open
7:00pm - Team give presentation on the status of their project and get the opportunity to get feedback.

12:00am: Doors close, sleepy time.

Sunday, May 13th, 2012
08:00am - Doors open.  The final sprint to 4:00pm
04:00pm - Pencils down. No more coding, hacks are finished and submitted
05:30pm - Hackathon presentations, each team gets 5 minutes to present.
07:00pm - Awards and closing party

Venue: Southwest University of Visual Arts

Participants will sign a release holding any venue harmless and be responsible for their own gear, etc.