The Hack

Build a working demo of something cool with AWS. This can be anything you want, e.g. a web or mobile app, interactive UI, website feature, traffic driver, big data tool.

The Rules

• Form a team of 2 - 4 hackers.
• Each team has 20 hours to go from idea to working code.
• All teams must present a 3-minute working demo on Saturday.
• Anarchy rules – No limit on API, language or ideas. Come up with something awe-inspiring!

Agenda

What to bring

• A personal laptop.
• There will be constant snacks n’ drinks available. Amazon will do a pizza run on Friday evening and provide breakfast Saturday morning. However bring a couple of Euros for ice cream and lunch on Friday; this is going to be a hard day’s night.
• Do your best boy/girl scout impression and bring some spare clothes alongside a spruce kit, or at least a stick of deodorant and some gum. Old school pens and a pad might not go amiss either.
• Some music to code to and a machine to play it. Alternatively, headphones to cut out ambient music/noise.
• Ideas! Brains will be stormed on the day, but think about what lights your fire – remember the aim is to build a working demo of something cool with AWS.

What to win!

• 1st Place: $ 1.000 AWS credit to continue on your projects
• 2nd Place: A Kindle for each member of your team
• 3rd Place: An Arduino Starter Kit for each team member to continue hacking

Location

Amazon Berlin Office
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 5
10178 Berlin, Germany