On October 12-14, IoT Hackathon for students will be held in the National Science Library of Georgia for the first time in Georgia.
IoT Hackathon organizers are
Internet Society – Georgia Chapter (ISOC – Georgia) and the
National Science Library of Georgia.
For 48 hours the participants will compete with each other to create hardware and software prototypes of useful and innovative IoT product's. The participants will receive kits of Arduino microcontroller and sensors. Besides, they will be able to use IoT LoRaWan wireless platform to connect with the internet to process the received data.
Participation in the Hackathon is allowed for students of higher education institutes. Each team should consist of 3-5 members.
Prizes:
1st Place - 600 GEL
2nd Place - 400 GEL
3rd Place - 200 GEL
In addition to the prize money, successful teams will be awarded different presents by the event partners, including:
- The National Science Library Development Foundation
-
ICT laboratory - GeoLab • ჯეოლაბი
-
International Educational Institution Specializing in Information Technology - IT Academy Step Georgia
- Red Bull will provide energy drink for the participants
The sponsors are:
Registration deadline is October 1st, till midnight.
Detailed information about the Hackathon is available
here.
In case of any questions, feel free to ask on Facebook or E-mail:
iothackathon@sciencelib.ge
Public consultations will be held in the National Science Library of Georgia on September 26th, at 4 AM. (Address: 1/2 Merab Aleksidze St #3, Tbilisi).