Europe’s best designers, coders, architects and urban planners (with and without refugee status) are gathering to discover how technology can improve living conditions for displaced people around the world. We are opening up our six-story building in the center of Berlin and partnering with best in class technology and social activist organizations across Europe to take on real challenges migrants face in their journey. You will have 24 hours to prototype and pitch your ideas for the chance to win some amazing prizes.
The Refugee Journey:
There are many points along a refugee’s journey where space negatively affects their goals. Along with our partners we are working with people who have made this journey and asking them to share their stories and pain points anonymously so we can come up with real solutions together. These stories will be discussed by hackathon participants on our Facebook Event page.
Are you an asylum-seeker, aid worker or expert who has any story, big or small, to tell about a frustration you’ve faced on this journey? Share it with us below.
#HACKERSWELCOME
Your Travel Costs Are On Us!
Thanks to our partners at Welcome and Startup Europe we have the opportunity to fly you here for the event. We’ll be choosing the coolest designers, developers, makers and innovators from around Europe to join in the competition.
Application deadline extended until May 24th!
(but hurry as travel is booked on a first-come first-served basis)
PRIZES
1x Pitch your project on stage of the Startup Europe Summit
1x Presentation at the Berlin Web Week press conference on June 6th
1x Tickets to Heureka for the winning team
2x Kahuna Longboard Skateboard (from Heroku)
3x Senic Nuimo
20x Kontakt.io developer kits
Stay tuned as we announce other fantastic prizes provided by our partners.
All Participants Will Receive
Free breakfast, lunch and dinner
Unlimited water, juice, soft drinks, coffee and beer
High speed internet
SCHEDULE
June 4th
9:30
Coffee, breakfast & registration
10:00
API and Partner demos
11:30
Idea pitching and team assembly
12:00
Lunch
13:30
Hacking!
19:00
Dinner
All through the night
Hacking!
June 5th
9:00
Coffee & Breakfast
12:00
Final hack demo times announced
13:00
Lunch
14:30
Project Demos (open to the public)
17:00
Winner announcement & prizes
MEDIA PARTNERS
Our partners will be sending photographers, journalists and TV camera crews to cover the event.
Stay tuned as we announce other great API and hardware sponsors.
If you would like to partner with us for this event, please write us at contact@factory.co
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