GirlCode Hackathon 2019
Sat Aug 3, 08:00 - Sun Aug 4, 15:00
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ABOUT
On the occasion of Women's Month, we are calling all women software developers to indulge in the 6th annual GirlCode hackathon, which is basically 30 hours of non-stop programming. The hackathon is open to all females, who will work collaboratively to create a website, game, or mobile app that addresses a selected real world challenge. You can participate in teams of minimum 2 and maximum 4.
NB: The level of developers that can enter are unemployed female graduates, university/college students or interns/juniors in a company
This year we are in 3 cities:
Saturday, 3 August (08h00) to Sunday, 4 August (15h00)
Cape Town - Workshop17
Pretoria - The Innovation Hub
The primary goal of this event is to raise awareness of female technical talent and foster a competitive, yet cooperative, and congenial culture for talented female techies.
PRIZES:
Grand prize 1st winners
Grand prize 2nd winners
Grand Prize 3rd winners
2nd runner ups prize
3rd runner ups prize
Throughout the weekend, we will be running social media competitions and giving away several spot prizes incl. Devices, Data, Tickets to industry events.
Don't Miss out on this amazing event to showcase your skills, network and WIN!
Hackathon Themes: This years’ Hackathon will require the participants to develop a solution that talks to technology as an enabler to tackle the UN Sustainability goals.
To read more about the UN Sustainability Goals click here
Check out all the fun from last years hackathon.