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  • Alameda County Apps Challenge 2015 at James Logan High School, Union City, CA, USA – Pictures

    Alameda County Apps Challenge 2015 at James Logan High School, Union City, CA, USA
    Alameda County Apps Challenge 2015 at James Logan High School, Union City, CA, USA

    Calling all residents! Are you a Promoter, Developer, Marketer, Collaborator, and/ or Observer? It does not matter what role you fill. Your skills, passion, and enthusiasm are what they need to make a difference for the residents of Alameda County.

    Join them on April 25th, form a team, join a team or come alone. The choice is yours. Use technology, open data, participate, and collaborate to create your ACApp.

    Create a concept, web and/or mobile app that:
    * Will benefit Alameda County residents, businesses and/or visitors and…
    * Uses at least one of the data sets from Alameda County Open Data or create data about Alameda County
    * Yes, you can improve your local government and your community. You can make a difference!

    8:30-9:30 Breakfast and sign in
    9:30-10:00 Welcome, overview, introductions
    10:00-10:15 Keynote
    10:20-10:55 Introductions and Pitches
    11:00-11:25 Form teams
    11:30 Hacking starts
    12:00-1:00 Lunch Available
    1:00-4:30 Hacking continues
    4:30-6:00 Hack team presentations (3 minutes each)
    6:00-6:15 Judges deliberate, wrap-up talk, closing comments
    6:15-7:00 Winners announced, prizes awarded

    ఆశ్చర్యం మరియు అద్భుతం. చూడండి ఉన్నత పాఠశాల విద్యార్ధులు, వారి కంప్యూటర్ యాప్(ప్రోగ్రాం) తెలివితేటలతో ఎంత బహుమతులు గెల్చుకున్నారో – 3000, 1500, 500 డాలర్లు ఒక్క రోజులో జిల్లా గవర్నమెంట్ పోటీలలో. వారి యాప్స్ జిల్లాకు కూడా ఉపయోగపడతాయి. వారు ఏ ఏ యాప్స్ వివరించారో ఫోటోలలో చూడండి.

    Keynotes :
    Susan S. Muranishi, County Administrator
    Richard Valle, Supervisor District 2
    Amy McNamara, Principal

    Honorable mention to Cyber Sense and On The Go.
    3rd place..Let’s Play.
    2nd place…Disaster Preparedness.
    Congratulations to Tech Pride for their 1st place app AC Smart Eco Drive.

    Please click on the image for more pictures.

  • Alameda County Apps Challenge 2014.1 at Dublin High School, Dublin, CA, USA – Pictures

    Alameda County Apps Challenge 2014.1 at Dublin High School, Dublin, CA, USA
    Alameda County Apps Challenge 2014.1 at Dublin High School, Dublin, CA, USA

    This event happend on Saturday, May 3, 2014 – 8.30 AM to 7 PM.
    Dublin High School, 8151 Village Parkway, Dublin, CA.

    On December 8th 2012, the first ever Alameda County Apps Challenge or Hackathon #1 kicked off without a hitch at the Castro Valley Library. With 120 participants, 24 apps, and 3 awesome winners they all agreed ACApps Challenge 2012 was a huge success.

    Because they received so much positive feedback and to continue the positive momentum of citizen participation and collaboration through the use of open data and technology that began in 2012, county decided to start a series of hackathons. Apps Challenge 2013.1 took place on April 27th, 2013.

    Apps Challenge 2014.1 is the third in the series.

    THE CHALLENGE – Use technology to improve local government. Tap into community pride and your activist spirit, bring your ideas and your technological know-how and take the Challenge. Showcase your own ideas or collaborate with others in your community to see how quickly and accurately you can design and create a software app or concept that addresses a community need in Alameda County.

    THE GOAL – Learn about local government and the services that are provided and determine how you can make a difference.

    * Join your peer designers, software developers, and innovators and participate in a day of fun, food, and technology.
    * Using Alameda County datasets, Build, Design, Create, and Share new concepts and apps that will benefit local govt/people.
    * Submitted apps can run on the web, or on mobile devices.
    * Take home one of many awesome prizes for creating the best app and/or innovative concept.