TADHack Orlando Hackathon

$4k cash prize pot Orlando,

$48k cash prize pot globally.

Friday, October 14th, 5 pm - 10 pm &

Saturday, October 15th, 8 am - 9 pm.

Do you like the idea of building awesome applications, collaborating with great people, enjoying delicious (free!) food, learning new technologies, and having a really good shot at winning large cash prizes? Cisco Spark, Tropo and Catalyst bring you TadHack Global: a global hackathon event focused on adding communications to applications. Everyone is welcome -- app developers in all formats and industries, enterprise project leaders, tech vendors, non-coders with a kick ass idea, or people who just want to learn. Join together to build a project that pushes the envelope in telecom app development, with a total of $4,000 allocated specifically for Orlando and the potential to tap into the $48,000 cash prize pot for TADHack Global!





Here’s what you can expect from the event:

Get educated on the power of telecom APIs

Work with experts and share best practices

Get your innovative service / platform / idea promoted and presented to industry leaders

Learn how to translate your ideas into reality

Meet an international community of telecom innovators

Learn about Tropo, Spark, WebRTC, PaaS, SaaS, and cloud communications

Leverage the technology the sponsors have provided for use during the hackathon -- platform info, support pages, how-to videos, and other useful info can be found in our dedicated developer resources section

You bring:

Your laptop, skills, experience, talent, and ideas

We supply:

Mentors and educators to help guide you along and provide tips and advice

Delicious food to keep you going

Caffeine to keep you awake

What is telecom app development?

Telecom apps are applications that use voice calls or SMS (text messaging) as part of their functionality

Examples of telecom app development include:

An app that texts you at 5 pm every Mon-Fri about happy hour specials in your area

An app that sends you alert text messages when a hurricane is about to hit

A app that calls a list of opt-in phone numbers and lets them know there's an amazing sale going on

So, what exactly does a “Hackathon” entail?



Hackathons are competitions during which individuals and/or teams build apps/solutions over a 48-hour period. The apps are pitched to judges, and prizes are awarded for the most impressive solutions. TADHack is a great opportunity to learn new technologies, make awesome friends and contacts, enjoy delicious food, and most importantly, to have fun!







Event Schedule:

Friday, October 14:

5-5:30pm

Check in

5:30

Opening Greetings from Host – Play video for all sponsors info.

6-7:00

Dinner and answering of Questions on API’s and Hacking

7-7:45

Optional help/instructions for new hackers

7-10

Begin Hacking

10:00

End of evening, Hackers leave and return following morning

Saturday, October 15:

8-9am

Check in and Breakfast

9:00

Welcome Back from Host

9:15-10:00

Review of any questions/API information

10-12:00

Hacking

12-1:00

Lunch

1-6:00

Hacking Continues

6-7:00

Dinner

7-8:30

Presentations from Hackers

8:30-9:00

Judging and announcement of winner

9:00

Event ends

What is TADHack?

The Telecom Application Developer initiative was started in 2013 as a grassroots effort to build an ecosystem focused on telecom application development. Our mission is to bring together businesses, developers, non-coders…really anyone who is interested in using telecom capabilities in their applications, services, or business processes.



TADHack is focused on developers, technology, and creativity. It is currently the largest telecoms-focused hackathon worldwide, attracting 2000 registrations in 2015. Our sister event TADSummit focuses on the business aspects of making / saving money from telecom application development.



You can learn a ton about TADHack at the blog.

Questions?

Read the FAQs, and if you still have questions, email us.

Additionally, we highly recommend that you read Tim Panton’s How to Approach Hackathons so that you can get the most out of the weekend.



