Contact:
Steve Lundin
BIGfrontier Communications Group
+1 312.391.8007
slundin@bigfrontier.com
Chicago, Ill. - May 22, 2012: Do you consider yourself a hacker? Bring your game to three sessions during the course of two days with one objective: create the world’s first killer M2M app! Fame, fortune, and energy drinks are the rewards for creativity and coding skills: June 11-13 during the Connected World Conference, just west of Chicago.
Connected World Conference will provide the drinks, snacks, developer kits, and the room to code—all day and all night—to see what emerges from this magic cyber stew. The winners will receive not only cash, but a secure place in the history of hacking—guaranteed by a cover story in the nationally distributed Connected World magazine.
Rewards:
1st place: $3,000, and inclusion in an upcoming cover story in Connected World magazine
2nd place: $1,500
3rd place: the new iPad
4th place: a cellular signal booster
Work solo or in teams (limit three members). A winner or a winning team from each Hackathon will be selected to show off their coding ability, closing the Connected World Conference.
Schedule:
The fun starts during the Opening Night Gadget Giveaway event, June 11 from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Grab some food, drinks, and your developer kit to get started. Hackers may participate in one or all three Hackathon sessions.
Hackathon Sessions:
Tuesday, June 12 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This session will be led by Exosite, which provides a one-stop shop for remote-monitoring needs to product developers, system integrators, and facility managers.
Tuesday, June 12 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ILS Technology, provider of an off-the-shelf cloud platform to connect enterprise IT systems to the devices and machines on which businesses depend, will lead this session.
Wednesday, June 13 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This session will be led by OSIsoft, which delivers the PI System for management of realtime data and events. The OSIsoft PI System is used in manufacturing, energy, utilities, life sciences, and process industries, among others.
Team entry or individual entry: $225 per person with admission to the show (value $1,300)
Join the Hackathon
Register today to be a part of one (or all three) of the Connected World Conference Hackathons—space is limited.
About the Connected World Conference:
The 2012 Connected World Conference sets the stage for what’s next in M2M and connected devices. Bringing together technology-conscious consumers and upwardly mobile entrepreneurs with tech-minded professionals, it is the industry event for individuals looking to either create or consume the latest emerging devices and technologies. While uncovering the latest connected gadgets on the market today, see what's in store for the next generation of the connected car, home health, fitness devices, connected home, and how they will be used in our everyday lives. www.connectedworldmag.com/conference
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