During this weekend of April 13 and 14, 2013, the Gabriela Mistral Amphitheater of Casa de América de Madrid will be filled with programmers that will try to create computer applications for social purposes in the I Social Hackathon Iberoamericano. This solidarity event seeks put at the service of society the latest advances in programming and information and communication technologies.
Just by going to this programming marathon, all the participants that have been selected will take a lot of prizes both in product and in training, valued at 500 euros. The objective is that the jury, made up of reference personnel in the world of new technologies, will choose eight winners, one for each category in which this meeting is divided. All programmers on both sides of the Atlantic may wish to formalize their registration in the I Social Hackathon Iberoamericano on the page indicated below.
The categories Selected in which they will have to work are:
- Development cooperation and digital inclusion
- Sustainability and Environment
- Health
- Economy
- Education and culture
- Security and protection of minors
- E-Administration and Smartcity
- Emerging technologies, Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship.
And the Monday April 15, 2013, also in the House of America, all selected participants will be present at the awards to the winning applications.
The companies that help this event take place are: Microsoft, BlackBerry, Tuenti, Mailjet, Sonodigi, Ashoka, Kaspersky, bq, Interdominios, Betabeers, Teenvio, Tiempo BBDO, Coca Cola, CharHadas.com, elChupete, Seur Foundation and IDG Communications The Hackathon is organized by the non-profit foundation Alia2.
