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Beijing, Tsinghua Science Park

May 24th & 25th 2012

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The CHINICT Hackathon is China’s elite competition for developers & designers, joining forces to produce – within 3 days – the best applications running on the world’s leading and rising platforms. Fully integrated into the CHINICT conference and co-organized with Trilogy VC, the CHINICT Hackathon takes place at the prestigious Tsinghua Science Parks from May 23rd to May 25th 2012.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.

Fully integrated into the CHINICT conference and co-organized with Trilogy VC, the CHINICT Hackathon takes place at the prestigious Tsinghua Science Parks from May 23rd to May 25th 2012 and 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 (Watch why entrepreneurs, investors & leaders love the CHINICT conference);
  • Obtain outstanding communication opportunities with over 100 leading media from China and the West covering the CHINICT conference;
  • Win the prestigious CHINICT Award as well as high-value prizes;
  • Turn their killer application into a company － funded by some of the high profile investors attending CHINICT;
  • Be invited free of charge to join the CHINICT Award ceremony and closing cocktail – gathering most of the key players in the China tech innovation & entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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 (Applying early is recommended as space is limited – and selection of the best developers & designers has already started).

BENEFITS FOR DEVELOPERS & DESIGNERS

  • Three days of coding, fun, networking and learning from peers and platforms’ partners.
  • On-stage showcase of 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 (see last edition) & 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 category (see list of past CHINICT Rising Stars’ Awardees here); the winners’ selection is made through a mix decision process involving the on-site audience (15%), online audience (15%) and the committee of high profile investors & luminaries (70 %).
  • 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.
  • A free ticket to attend CHINICT Award ceremony and closing cocktail (value: 1995 Euros).
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 (Applying early is recommended as space is limited – and selection of the best developers & designers has already started).

BENEFITS FOR PLATFORMS’ PROVIDERS

  • 10-15 minute presentation of your development platform and tools directly to the elite developers & designers part of the CHINICT Hackathon.
  • 3 day evangelizing 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).
  • 5 passes to attend the whole CHINICT conference (each pass is worth 1995 euros).
To become an official partner of the CHINICT Hackathon and enjoy the mentioned benefits, please contact: hackathon (at) chinict (dot) org (Joining early is recommended as space is limited)