Founder and Chair
Sana Odeh Affiliated Faculty, NYU Abu Dhabi and Faculty Liaison for Global Programs of Computer Science at NYU New York Computer Science Department
When
Thursday, October 28 – Sunday, October 30, 2011
Location
New York University Abu Dhabi Downtown Campus, Abu Dhabi | Map
Sponsorship
NYUAD Institute
Description
We are pleased to announce the 2011 NYUAD International Hackathon* for the Social Good in the Arab World. The exciting 3-day event is a collaboration aimed at bringing together computer science students, academics, and technology experts, from around the Arab world, US and Europe to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship in computer science.
This inaugural event will take place from October 28-30 at the NYUAD Downtown Campus. Small teams of students, headed by a team leader drawn from accomplished representatives of regional and international startups, academics, professional developers, will compete by creating mobile and web applications dedicated to the Social Good in the Arab World. On the final evening, teams will present their applications before a panel of distinguished judges and guests.
Goal
The goal of the NYUAD Hackathon is to promote collaboration and innovation in computer science, entrepreneurship, and the development of solution-based technology for social good. This event will provide an opportunity for students in the Arab world to explore and experience the full cycle of creating a tech startup (sharing knowledge, generating ideas, pitching ideas, learning new platforms and new programming languages, designing and developing mobile and web applications, collaboration and teamwork). Aside from learning top practices in software development, students will also get a rare opportunity to be mentored by top academic and technology experts, founders of successful startups, and to interact with international and regional venture capitalists.