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The Polkadot Hackathons – Going Global, starting in Asia Pacific

Harish Kotra (he/him) — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 18:52:19 +0000

The Polkadot Hackathon Global series will bring the cutting edge of blockchain to your region, kicking off in Asia Pacific (APAC) on October 22nd. In association with Polkadot, this eight-week hackathon is your chance to build a blockchain or hack to your heart’s content. And for lovers of words and order, we’ve included a Docathon where you can illustrate your tech writing talent. Sharpen your skills and be in with a chance to win from a prize pool of $30,000 USD.

Created by Ethereum co-founder and former CTO Gavin Wood, Polkadot is a next-generation network that is on track to deliver the most robust blockchain platform for security, scalability and innovation. Like its wild and fast-moving “cousin” Kusama, Polkadot is built with Substrate, a modular blockchain-building framework that makes it easy to build a blockchain optimized for your needs.

How to participate

Follow the three steps outlined below and you will be off to a great start:

The hackathon officially begins on October 22nd and is open for submissions until December 12th, 2021. During the hackathon, you can participate in office hours to get your questions answered as well as attend weekly workshops that will cover specific topics.

Categories and prizes

Submissions for the Polkadot Hackathon APAC are invited in three categories.

Category 1: Build a blockchain

Substrate is created for building blockchains, so get going! Whether your goal is to add color to the world with an NFT chain or decentralize with a DAO, Substrate’s modular framework has everything you need. The sky’s the limit!

First prize:

US$8,000
Four (4) Polkadot engraved Ledger devices
Feature in Polkadot social media
Expedited pitch session for Substrate Builders Program (if applicable)
50% discount for the Substrate Runtime Developer Academy for the whole team
Polkadot Swag

Second prize:

US$5,000
Two (2) Polkadot engraved Ledger devices
Feature in Polkadot social media
Expedited pitch session for Substrate Builders Program (if applicable)
50% discount for the Substrate Runtime Developer Academy for the whole team
Polkadot Swag

Third prize:

US$2,000
One (1) Polkadot engraved Ledger device
Feature in Polkadot social media
Expedited pitch session for Substrate Builders Program (if applicable)
50% discount for the Substrate Runtime Developer Academy for the whole team
Polkadot Swag

Public’s choice:

US$1,000
Feature in Polkadot social media
50% discount for the Substrate Runtime Developer Academy for the whole team
Polkadot Swag

Category 2: Open hack

Thinking about tooling? Wild about wallets? Got governance on the brain? Let your imagination go wild and bring your ideas to reality.

First prize:

US$4,000
Four (4) Polkadot engraved Ledger devices
Feature in Polkadot social media
Expedited pitch session for Substrate Builders Program (if applicable)
50% discount for the Substrate Runtime Developer Academy for the whole team
Polkadot Swag

Public’s choice:

US$1,000
Feature in Polkadot social media
50% discount for the Substrate Runtime Developer Academy for the whole team
Polkadot Swag

Category 3: Docathon

You know how to do it, now make it easier for others! Submissions can include any kind of documentation, tutorials, explainers or guides in video or text format for your submission, any other current Hackathon submission, or any Polkadot-related project.

Prize:

US$2,000 each for the top five submissions
One (1) Polkadot engraved Ledger device each for the top five submissions
Feature in Polkadot social media
50% discount for the Substrate Runtime Developer Academy for the whole team
Polkadot Swag

Check out the submission requirements and judging criteria for each category in the official Participation Agreement .

Opening Ceremony

Mercury Hackathon 2021: All About NFTs

Harish Kotra (he/him) — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:06:27 +0000

Join us for a 6-week virtual blockchain hackathon that brings together some of the most talented creators around the world to innovate and redefine boundaries. With up to USD $120,000 worth of FIL & FLOW tokens to be given out and 14 prize categories, participants can choose to build and develop projects spanning across NFTs and decentralized storage services.

Wish to experience web3.storage, Estuary, Slate or nft.storage and beyond? Strap on, suit up & let's get building.

May the force be with you. 💪🏼

🗓 20/9 - 31/10

*🙋🏼‍♂️ Register here: https://ahack.link/HK-Outreach *

Hackathon Opening Ceremony

Flowwow Demo: NFT Pet Marketplace Built on Flow & NFT Storage | Mercury Hackathon 2021

*🙋🏼‍♂️ Register here: https://ahack.link/HK-Outreach *

Announcing the Build with Astra DB Series!

Harish Kotra (he/him) — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 04:49:06 +0000

Build a Modern Data App is a virtual hackathon powered by DataStax. To help the participants and enthusiasts understand the technology behind Astra DB we’re launching a series of workshops for 5 weekends.

Your takeaways are going to be:

Quickly learn the basics of Apache Cassandra and Astra DB
To show case how easy it is to get started with Astra DB
Learn to build highly available and scalable apps

Why should I attend these workshops?

If you are not familiar about Apache Cassandra and Astra DB, here is your opportunity to learn how companies like Netflix, Yelp, Venmo are using Cassandra and NoSQL as their back-end. You can also learn how to quickly take a database to production and access it using any programming language that you are familiar with using a REST APIs.

Below is the complete schedule of these workshops

Workshop 1

Build with Astra DB: Intro to Cassandra and Astra DB by DataStax
Date & Time: July 31, 2021 09:30 AM ET | 7pm UTC +5.30 | 9.30pm UTC +8
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6EYzPaRvRTm-2pJ7Z0XxSQ

Workshop 2

Build with Astra DB: Fireside Chat, Getting Started & Learn to create a Netflix Clone
Date & Time: August 7, 2021 09:30 AM ET | 7pm UTC +5.30 | 9.30pm UTC +8
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vQAC_amFRI-KaePLJeEkiQ

Workshop 3

Build with Astra DB: Fireside Chat, Getting Started & Learn to create a TikTok Clone Date & Time: August 14, 2021 09:30 AM ET | 7pm UTC +5.30 | 9.30pm UTC +8
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fECMWQ_TQEm-okSr_ax0gg

Workshop 4

Build with Astra DB: How to scale with DataStax’s Astra DB with Apache Cassandra
Date & Time: August 21, 2021 09:30 AM ET | 7pm UTC +5.30 | 9.30pm UTC +8
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ejzFGempQna4-uyfWsQ5mg

Workshop 5

Build with Astra DB: How to Create an Award-wining Startup
Date & Time: August 27, 2021 09:30 AM ET | 7pm UTC +5.30 | 9.30pm UTC +8
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qNF-DCdgTo-SLsA8lrsHIA

Familiar with Apache Cassandra & NoSQL?

Great! Join us at the Build a Modern Data App – Powered by DataStax hackathon happening from September 3-5, 2021. Click here to know more and register. This virtual hackathon also has 26,000 USD worth prizes up for grabs!

Why should you attend Build a Modern Data App hackathon?

Harish Kotra (he/him) — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:36:01 +0000

Companies like Yelp, Netflix, Venmo, FedEx and more use DataStax’s Astra DB which is a Cassandra-as-a-Service without any operational overhead. DataStax is running a virtual hackathon with prizes worth USD 26K are up for grabs. In this article, we’re going to outline all information related to Apache Cassandra, Astra DB, how to participate in the hackathon and more!

What is NoSQL?

NoSQL databases are designed to support cloud application requirements and overcome the scale, performance, data model and data distribution limitations of traditional relational databases (RDBMS’s).

Unbounded by Dell - Hackathon from May 14-16, 2021

Harish Kotra (he/him) — Thu, 06 May 2021 04:30:56 +0000

This three day virtual hackathon aims to bring together developers, designers and entrepreneurs to solve challenges using Pravega, an open-source storage system that exposes stream as the main primitive for continuous and unbounded data.

Join us to test your creativity, network with like minds, and collaborate on real-world solutions incorporating durable, elastic, append-only, unbounded technology from Pravega.

COVID-19 Gameathon in India from Feb 12 - Mar 12, 2021

Harish Kotra (he/him) — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:47:22 +0000

Imagine building something that solve the issues faced by people during the pandemic. A GAME that changes how people fight and overcome COVID.

AngelHack and HEART Hyderabad are hosting the biggest virtual Gameathon, sponsored by the US Consulate at Hyderabad, to enable you to join hands and build innovative games that battles the issues faced by the everyone during this pandemic.

Register now and make a team of 3-5 members to build a game that acts as an effective and accessible tool to the public in raising awareness and helping people to stay safe.

CHALLENGES you'll solve

Raising Awareness

Combating misinformation and sharing important knowledge made public by scientists and doctors around the world

Frontline Scenarios

Identifying solutions in effect all over the world and their varying degree of effectiveness can help distinguish between the rights and wrongs

Prevention Measures

Showcasing preventive measures and how they work. Explaining the idea can get more people on board

Spread and Control

Visualization of the spread of the virus and the effectiveness of various measures undertaken to control it can provide novel insight into government rules

DETAILS

Virtual hackathon: You could be located anywhere across India
Event Dates: February 12th - March 12th, 2021

PRIZES

1st Place: Rs. 1,00,000
2nd Place: Rs. 75,000
3rd Place: Rs. 50,000
HEART Choice Award: Rs. 50,000

Jina X Hackathon | Sep. 18 - 20, 2020

Harish Kotra (he/him) — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 18:44:49 +0000

This three day virtual hackathon aims to bring together developers, designers and entrepreneurs to solve challenges using Jina, an easier way to do neural search in the cloud.

Join us to test your creativity, network with like minds, and collaborate on real-world solutions incorporating state-of-the-art AI and deep learning technology from Jina.

Unleash your curiosity and happy searching!

Challenge

Build creative neural search solutions and apps that could solve real world problems or create better user experiences.

To help you with the hackathon, here are some topics that are possible with Jina. Take inspiration and build your own AI solutions using our platform.

Examples:

Use Jina to find memes or gifs by typing in description (image search with text)
Find a music clip by recording your own voice and searching yourself singing (audio search with audio)
Find similar paintings (snap a selfie posed as an artwork and see if you match!)
Product recommendation engine

Hackathon Website: https://jinaxhackathon.ai