The VMworld Hackathon in Barcelona is under TWO weeks away!
For those attending (or thinking of attending) please carefully read the below information before you go!
Confirm registration & join a team
We are 96% full on registration for the Hackathon! If you aren’t registered yet, make sure to go to here to add the Hackathon to your schedule builder [CODEHACK]
Once you’ve registered on schedule builder, join a team and see our themes and judges for this year’s Hackathon! There are already lots of great ideas out there, all you have to do is find one that interests you and “join team”. Don’t know anyone? Don’t worry! We WANT you to network and meet new people and have a good time :). Join a team here!
Join the Slack channel
If you haven’t done so already, please:
- Sign up for the VMware {code} program.
- Join the #vmworld-hackathon Slack channel.
By joining the slack channel you can discuss potential topic ideas with other attendees and find the right team for you as well as create a channel for yourself and teammates to communicate leading up to the event!
Shuttle buses
- At 6.30pm: our two 54-seater buses will be on standby outside Fira (Carrer del Alumini) and will arrive at our location by 7PM
- Midnight: Bus departures from Esferic to two stops, Plaza Catalunya and Plaza Espanya
Venue
Esferic, Plaça de Dante, 08038 Barcelona, Spain
http://www.esferic.es/
Don’t forget!
PLEASE make sure to bring adaptors as well as any necessary adaptors or chargers you may need for the evening!
Schedule
| From | To | Duration | Agenda item | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:30pm | 07:00pm | 00:30 | Transportation | Shuttles bring attendees to the venue |
| 07:00pm | 07:30pm | 00:30 | Networking | Welcome and Introductions |
| 07:30pm | 11:00pm | 03:30 | Team work | Judges will walk around and speak with teams while assessing work |
| 11:00pm | 11:45pm | 00:45 | Teams pitch presentations | Teams will give 5-8 minute presentations of their work |
| 11:45pm | 12:00am | 00:15 | Winners are announced, team photos | Attendees will be shuttled back to the two drop off points |
Please come fully prepared and join a team so you can maximize learning and coding time the day of!
Scoring rubric
TWO categories of judging: Best month long project & Best “day of” completion.
ONE overall winner!
As with last year, we want to continue to emphasize collaborating and learning with the community. Performance will be evaluated against the following five criteria:
- Creativity
- Usefulness
- Presentation/pitch
- Team collaboration
- Fun/learning
All participants will receive swag, regardless of “placing”! We want everyone to have a great time, meet new people, and learn!
Judges
Judges info can be found here
Judging process
Judges will be asked to interact with the teams throughout the evening to understand what problems are being solved and how, assess team collaboration and prepare for the final scoring later in the evening.
In other words, your teams will be evaluated throughout the evening, so it’s not just the pitch presentation that counts.
Prizes
It’s a surprise 😉
If you have more questions please reach out to [email protected]
As always, a special thanks to William Lam and Alan Renouf for supporting the {code} program, developing a foundation for events and encouraging collaboration within the community
