Technology continues to have a growing impact on every person and organization. Yet gender and minority gaps continue to exist in the tech industry, limiting the potential for more inclusive innovations. To drive a change, Microsoft in collaboration with iTrain Asia and Girls in Tech APAC is launching its Code; Without Barriers Hackathon program to foster more diversity and inclusion in the developer community and beyond. A month long Hackathon for women in Asia Pacific region that will upskill them and ultimately gain hands-on experience solving real-life problems that matter globally. The Hackathon is supported by Code; Without Barriers partner companies. The program provides a platform to enable female developers, coders, and other technical talent to contribute towards inclusive economic growth, encourage innovation and better reflect the societal makeup of their region. This is an individual hackathon and no teams are required. HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
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MAIN CONTENT
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Info Session
Get all your questions answered in the launch event, watch recording here
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Registration
In Devpost, click the “Register” button and create an account.
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Personal Information Submission
Fill out the following form to submit your information to the organizers for communication - Code; Without Barriers Form
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Join Discord Workspace
Join the Discord Workspace: Code; Without Barriers Hackathon and introduce yourself in the #general channel!
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Join Problem Statement Group
Join the Partner provided Problem Statement Group in Discord
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Review rules and challenges
Review the rules and guidelines on Devpost and challenge project ideas: Code; Without Barriers Hackathon
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Prototype, build, and test!
Work on your challenge project and submit via Devpost. It is highly recommended to use Discord to communicate with the partners
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Submit!
Submit your completed project by the Sprint deadline of May 16, 2022
HACKATHON SCHEDULE:
DATE (all times in SGT)
Registration
March 8 - April 12
Info Session
April 5, 4pm - 5pm
Submissions
April 12 - May 16
GBDi Problem Statement Session
April 12, 5pm-5.30pm
General Problem Statement Session
April 12, 5.30pm-6pm
Just Analytics Statement Session
April 12, 7pm-7.30pm
CIMB Problem Statement Session
April 13, 5pm-5.30pm
Accenture Problem Statement Session
April 14, 5pm-5.30pm
HCL Problem Statement Session
April 14, 7pm-7.30pm
Technical Mentoring by Renganathan Palanisamy
April 20, 5pm-7pm
Technical Mentoring by Dr. Cher Han Lau
May 5, 5pm-6pm
Presentation and Pitching Skills Program
May 10, 5pm-6pm
Submission Support Session
May 14, 11am-12pm
Final Submission Day
May 16
Judging Period
May 17 - May 27
Grand Final - Winner Announcement
June 1 10am - 12pm
April 12, 2022 - May 16, 2022
Girls in Tech
Online
$2,500