Hackathon[Yan] 2012 to be held this week
The most active, resourceful and creative programmers in Armenia with innovative ideas are preparing for Hackathon[Yan] 2012 to be held 22-23 December 2012.
Hackathon[Yan] 2012 is organized by Microsoft Innovation Center Armenia, Microsoft RA, Enterprise Incubator Foundation, mLab ECA Regional laboratory for mobile solutions and Public Journalism Club. The event is held in Armenia for the second time as part of the "Innovation through Technology" project - a public private partnership of MIC Armenia, Microsoft RA, USAID/Armenia, Government of Armenia, Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF), and State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA).
Unlike the homonymous contest held last year when the topic was limited to proposition of solutions related to Yerevan, this year Hackathon [Yan] is open to any sphere without any limitations.
"This year, we did not put restrictions on spheres. We have given participants an opportunity to suggest a technology-based solution to the issues they are concerned about, or just have an innovative or interesting idea," Eva Hsyan, Director of the Microsoft Innovation Center, told A1+.
Anyone who has developed an application/game for Windows 8 or mobile phones or has any innovative solution to address any concerning issue on any platform are welcome to participate in Hackathon[Yan] 2012 contest of programming and innovative ideas.
"We are applying for two nominations - Windows 8 and Android application," says programmer Edgar Harutyunyan.
Within 24 hours, the teams consisted of programmers and non-programmers will develop the prototypes/demo versions of their programs, applications, mobile applications that will be assessed by the panel of experts. The winners will be announced the next day. This year, Public Journalism Club has prepared a special award for the contest participants.
"Winners will receive monetary awards from AMD 300 000 to one million. This is a serious amount of money for programmers," said the director of Microsoft Innovation Center.
Participants will get valuable awards, funding and networking opportunities, and just enjoy an exciting environment.
