A programming contest for
young people in Europe
Do you want to create something cool? Something useful? Something that shows your skills and makes people go "wow"?
We are looking for technically talented people under the age of 18 to take on the HackNow development challenge. You can create a web application, an iPhone hack, a Facebook app, a graphics demo or the smallest Linux distro yet – anything you have made yourself and are proud to show to the world. You can program in any language you want. The acceptable platforms are Windows (XP and higher), Mac OS X, iOS, Android, Linux and of course web browsers.
Participation in the contest is free and you retain the rights to your work. The first prize is
Innovativeness
This can be anything from tech to the UI or the idea. Surprise us.Usefulness
Can the entry be put to good use?Technical merit
How well is it made, and how well is it coded?- // You are allowed to use any public APIs,
- // open-source components or creative
- // commons material according to their
- // licenses of agreement.
- // You must submit your application to us by
- // August 15th by filling in the following form.
- // The contest is open to residents of the EU,
- // Norway, Iceland & Switzerland.
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The jury
The jury consists of industry leaders, tech advocates and founders with a special interest in fostering the emerging talent in Europe. They will select the winning entries by the beginning of September.
Mike Butcher
Editor,
TechCrunch EU
Lars Hinrichs
Founder,
HackFwd
Dave McClure
Founder,
500 Startups
Jean-Paul Schmetz
Founder,
Cliqz
Joanna Shields
VP EMEA,
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