ABOUT THE HACKATHON
With our global strategy CASE: Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric, we are on a journey to shape the future of mobility. We value the power of community to innovate together.
If you have a passion for building products that challenge the status-quo, we'd like you to join us in this 2-day hacking weekend.
We believe that product development is a team sport; therefore we welcome all makers with different talents; developers, designers, product enthusiasts or even if you are a newbie with a passion in building things.
SCHEDULE
Warm Up
November 30, Friday
17:30 — 19:00
Registration
19:00 — 20:00
Dinner
20:00 — 21:30
Hackathon introduction
Mercedes-Benz SDC Introduction
21:30 — 23:00
Ice-breaker & Networking
Day #1
December 01, Saturday
07:30 — 08:30
Breakfast
08:30 — 09:30
Arrival to Mercedes-Benz Head Office
10:00 — 11:00
Keynotes
11:00 — 13:00
Ideation & Lunch
13:00
Start Hacking
18:00 — 19:00
Checkpoint
19:00 — 20:00
Dinner
20:00 — 00:00
Continue hacking
00:00 —
Hack night
Day #2
December 02, Sunday
08:00 — 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 — 11:30
Continue hacking
11:30 — 13:00
Hacking wrap-up
13:00
Finish Hacking & Code Freeze
13:00 — 14:00
Lunch
14:00 — 15:00
Project Expo
15:00 — 17:00
Presentations & Evaluation
17:00 — 17:30
Finalist Ceremony
THE PROCESS
27 October - 19 November 2018
Online Application and Evaluation
20 November 2018 Evening
Brown-Bag Session
30 November - 02 December 2018
HACK.ISTANBUL*
04 December 2018
Awards Ceremony
PRIZE
DETAYLAR
I’m not a developer, can I still join?
Yes. Creating new ideas requires diverse skills. We encourage teams to have designers, business majors, content creators and other members relevant skills. Hack.Istanbul is open for university students, graduates, young professionals and professionals. In short, for everybody. :)
How many participants can be on a team?
Teams can have at minimum 3 and at most 5 members. We encourage people to apply as teams but we also accept individual applications and will help in teaming up. Every member on a team needs to register individually though, where team name can be specified in the application form.
What’s the brown-bag session for?
Brown-bag session will be organized as a pre-meeting with the hackathon participants where Q&A, code of conduct principles and technology approach will be covered. This will also be an opportunity for the teams and individuals to get together and team-up.
Do you provide the accomodation?
Yes, we will provide hotel accomodation for Friday evening. During Saturday hack night, participants will stay in the hackathon space, where we provide quiet spaces for napping. We will provide transportation with our buses from the hotel to the hack area.
Do I have to bring anything?
Yes, we expect you to bring your own laptop and smart phone with you.
