Women Techmakers KC Hackathon

Google Developer Group (GDG) Kansas Cityis a nonprofit technology user group that meets regularly to discuss the latest technologies, tools, SDKs, and APIs related to Google. This includes discussions of the technologies from a number of angles (start ups, corporations, and individuals).Women Techmakers (WTM) Kansas Cityis a program that provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology. The focus is on empowering women in their careers by providing access to curated resources and events, as well as information and tools from GDG Kansas City, Google, our partners, and the global tech ecosystem.Here are a few of the topics that we have covered so far:Android, AngularJS, Google App Engine, Google Maps, Dart, Google Apps Script, Google Cloud Platform, Firebase, and lots more!The group is free to attend and open to all who are interested in discussing and learning more about software development with Google Tools and Technologies.If you would like to stay up to date with events and activities of the group, please follow us on Google+. If you would like to take part in discussions about the group, future events, and future content, feel free to direct message us and/or visit with us at our monthly meetups.Disclaimer:GDG Kansas City is an independent group; our activities and the opinions expressed here should in no way be linked to Google, the corporation.

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The First Annual Women Techmakers KC Hackathon will focus on virtual assistants, specifically interactions for the Google Assistant. These interactions can be used on compatible devices like Google Home, Android devices, iPhones and any other device where the Google Assistant is available.
A basic interaction for the Google Assistant requires no code and both technical and non-technical attendees can build interactions! To build these, we will be using <A HREF="https://dialogflow.com/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Dialogflow" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dialogflow</A> (formerly known as API.ai) and <A HREF="https://developers.google.com/actions/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Actions on Google" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Actions on Google</A>.
 
<H2>Schedule</H2>
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Check-in and Networking at 9:00a
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Event Starts: 9:30a
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TechTalk on the tools
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Codelab for guided hands-on experience
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Lunch and networking
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Hackathon where you'll create your vision for the Google Assistant!
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<H2>The Technologies</H2>
 
<IMG ALT="Actions on Google logo" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/45014405/image1.png">
 
Our interactions will use <A HREF="https://developers.google.com/actions/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Actions on Google</A>, the platform provided by Google to communicate with the Google Assistant. This is the public API to the Google Assistant.
 
<IMG ALT="Dialogflow logo" SRC="https://dialogflow.com/_static/907a9d4ef3/images/dialogflow/lockup.svg">
<A HREF="https://dialogflow.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dialogflow</A> (formerly known as API.ai) is one of the most common conversational language processing platforms used when creating applications and interactions for the Google Assistant. It supports other conversational platforms as well, including Facebook Messenger and Slack. Dialogflow isn't required when building for the Google Assistant although it provides a simplified interface and best of all, it's free.
<H3>Get a head start!</H3>
We will cover all the basics of these services during the event but if you'd like to look at these services ahead of time, here are a few places to start. 
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<A HREF="https://developers.google.com/actions/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://developers.google.com/actions/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://developers.google.com/actions/</A>
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<A HREF="https://dialogflow.com/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Dialogflow" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://dialogflow.com/</A>
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<H2>Teamwork</H2>
While it’s not required, we definitely recommend working in a team, especially for the hackathon portion of the day. You are able show up without one and find teammates the day of, but if you want to try to find teammates ahead of time, signup for our Slack at <A HREF="https://slack.gdgkc.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://slack.gdgkc.org/</A> and start talking on #women-techmakers channel.
Work better alone? That's ok, too!
 
<H2>Questions</H2>
Have any questions? Send us an email at <A HREF="mailto:wtm@gdgkc.org" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="wtm@gdgkc.org" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">wtm@gdgkc.org</A>.

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