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The CHINICT Hackathon is China’s elite competition for developers & designers, joining forces to produce – within 2 days – the best applications running on the world’s leading and rising platforms. Fully integrated into the CHINICT conference, the CHINICT Hackathon takes place from May 18th to May 19th 2013 at Tsinghua University Science Park. Since 2005, CHINICT – the largest conference on China tech innovation and entrepreneurship – has been putting early on in the limelight rising stars who have now become undisputed successes (such as Linkedin, Playfish, Borqs, Qunar, Youku, PPlive, 360.cn/Qihoo…). Likewise, the CHINICT Hackathon gives birth to elite teams of developers & designers capable of producing killer applications – running on the world’s leading and rising platforms.
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The CHINICT Hackathon offers the best developers & designers a chance to:
- Create successful teams, benefit from world-class mentoring, and develop great applications running on the world’s leading and rising platforms;
- Showcase their applications on-stage to the CHINICT traditional high profile audience of entrepreneurs, investors and leaders – as well as to a committee of high profile investors & luminaries (Watch Developers, Investors, Entrepreneurs & Executives explaining why they love the CHINICT Hackathon!);
- Obtain outstanding communication opportunities with over 100 leading media from China and the West covering the CHINICT conference;
- Win the prestigious CHINICT Award (Hackathon category) as well as high-value prizes;
- Turn their killer application into a company － funded by some of the high profile investors attending CHINICT;
- Attend free of charge the whole CHINICT conference (a 1995 euro value).
The CHINICT Hackathon is open to elite developers & designers – both student and non-student – coming from all over the world. To join the CHINICT Hackathon, developers & designers may apply at hackathon (at) chinict (dot) org - mentioning “CHINICT Hackathon” in the subject line of their email – and explaining:
1) Which application you would like to develop at the CHINICT Hackathon (1-2 sentences max.);
2) Which key applications you have developed in the past (1-2 sentences max.);
3) Whether or not you are applying to the CHINICT Hackathon with an existing team (1-2 sentences max.).
Applying early is recommended as space is limited – and selection of the best developers & designers has already started.
BENEFITS FOR DEVELOPERS & DESIGNERS
- Two days of coding, fun, networking and learning from peers, mentors, and platforms’ partners.
- A chance to showcase on-stage your application at the CHINICT conference to a committee of high profile investors & luminaries – as well as in front of CHINICT traditional large on-site (700 people) and online audience (2 million people);
- All CHINICT Hackathon’s on-stage presentations are professionally filmed & live-streamed throughout China (via Sina, Netease…) and the West (see last edition).
- A chance to obtain the prestigious CHINICT Award (Hackathon category) during the traditional CHINICT Award ceremony – alongside with the other CHINICT Award winners in the Rising Star & Star categories (see list of past CHINICT Rising Stars’ Awardees here).
- High-value prizes from CHINICT platforms partners.
- Outstanding communication opportunities with over 100 leading media groups from China and the West covering the CHINICT conference and the CHINICT Hackathon.
- A chance to get mentoring and funding at CHINICT from a committee of high profile investors & luminaries (Watch Developers, Investors, Entrepreneurs & Executives explaining why they love the CHINICT Hackathon!);
- A free ticket to attend the whole CHINICT conference (a 1995 euro value).
The CHINICT Hackathon is open to elite developers & designers – both student and non-student – coming from all over the world. To join the CHINICT Hackathon, developers & designers may apply at hackathon (at) chinict (dot) org - mentioning “CHINICT Hackathon” in the subject line of their email – and explaining:
1) Which application they would like to develop at the CHINICT Hackathon (1-2 sentences max.);
2) Which key applications they have developed in the past (1-2 sentences max.);
3) Whether or not they are applying to the CHINICT Hackathon with an existing team (1-2 sentences max.).
Applying early is recommended as space is limited – and selection of the best developers & designers has already started.
BENEFITS FOR PLATFORMS’ PROVIDERS
Depending on the chosen packages, benefits may include:
- Presentation of your development platform and tools directly to the elite developers & designers part of the CHINICT Hackathon.
- 2 days evangelizing / coaching elite developers & designers on your platform and tools.
- Set your own application challenge with dedicated prizes for developers & designers.
- Invite developers & designers from your community – who get automatic access to the CHINICT Hackathon.
- A chance to leverage on the outstanding online & off-line buzz generated by the CHINICT Hackathon before it takes place (during the pre-selections of the elite designers & developers), during the Hackathon (through all the competition process involving mix decision between high profile investors & luminaries as well as 700 on-site and 2 million online viewers) and afterwards (through all the media attention generated by the outcome of the CHINICT Hackathon).
- Part of all communications efforts promoting the CHINICT Hackathon.
- Mention of your platform to the thousands of students who are part of the pre-selections of developers & designers we are organizing in universities throughout China and the West.
- A chance to feature one high profile representative of your company for an on-stage interview at the CHINICT conference (subject to availability and speaker’s profile; see past on-stage interviews at CHINICT).
- Passes to attend the whole CHINICT conference (each pass is worth 1995 euros).
- A chance to co-brand some of the CHINICT Awards rewarding the winning teams of the CHINICT Hackathon.
- A booth.
- Organization of interviews with the press.
To become an official partner – as a Platform Provider of the CHINICT Hackathon – and enjoy the mentioned benefits, please contact: hackathon (at) chinict (dot) org (Joining early is recommended as space is limited)
BENEFITS FOR MENTORS/EARLY STAGE INVESTORS
Depending on the chosen packages, benefits may include:
- Presentation of your mentorship & investment services directly to the elite developers & designers part of the CHINICT Hackathon.
- 2 days assessing elite teams of developers & designers - while they are working.
- Set your own application challenge with dedicated prizes for developers & designers.
- Invite developers & designers from your own community － who get automatic access to the CHINICT Hackathon.
- A chance to leverage on the outstanding online & off-line buzz generated by the CHINICT Hackathon before it takes place (during the pre-selections of the elite designers & developers), during the Hackathon (through all the competition process involving mix decision between high profile investors & luminaries as well as 700 on-site and 2 million online viewers) and afterwards (through all the media attention generated by the outcome of the CHINICT Hackathon).
- Part of all communications efforts promoting the CHINICT Hackathon.
- Mention of your mentorship & investment services to the thousands of students who are part of the pre-selections of developers & designers we are organizing in universities throughout China and the West.
- A chance to feature one high profile representative of your company for an on-stage interview at the CHINICT conference (subject to availability and speaker’s profile; see past on-stage interviews at CHINICT).
- Passes to attend the whole CHINICT conference (each pass is worth 1995 euros).
- A chance to co-brand some of the CHINICT Awards rewarding the winning teams of the CHINICT Hackathon.
- A booth.
- Organization of interviews with the press.
To become an official partner – as a Mentor/Early-Stage Investor of the CHINICT Hackathon – and enjoy the mentioned benefits, please contact: hackathon (at) chinict (dot) org (Joining early is recommended as space is limited)