YEREVAN, May 24. /ARKA/. "Campathon" Startup Hackfest will take place on the shores of Lake Sevan on July 27 and 28 in "Sevan Startup Summit 2017" as part of the first startup forum in tents, the press office of Microsoft Innovation Center Armenia reports.



According to the press release, 24 hours will be given to competing teams of programmers for developing joint solutions and present them to the jury, which is made up of IT specialists, entrepreneurs and potential investors.



Two best teams will be awarded with $1,000 and $500.



Campathon will be saturated with interesting lectures presenting the product process peculiarities to contenders.



“We are happy that, as a results of cooperation with the organizers of Sevan Startup Summit 2017, we will be able to give young people a chance of self-expression and creative work in the use of technologic solutions,” said Artashes Vardanyan, head of Microsoft Innovation Center.



In his words, more than 30 teams are expected to take part in the event and they will get a chance to put their interesting ideas into reality and maybe these ideas will pave a way for launching startup projects.



The organizers hope to see innovators among Campathon participants, who will not only enjoy summer recreation on Lake Sevan coastal areas, but will also work and obtain new knowledge and business contacts.



The event is organized by Startup Armenia jointly with GlobalAM PO.



Applications for participation in the contest are already being accepted and before May 20 teams can be registered here: http://bit.ly/2mRMKBQ. --0----





15:02 24.05.2017