EOS Hackathon: San Francisco

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<P><SPAN>The EOS Global Hackathon series is a first-of-its-kind event in the world of blockchain, with the continued goal of supporting a decentralized global community from the ground up.</SPAN><SPAN><BR CLASS="kix-line-break"></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>Get involved and you will be joining hackers, product developers, marketers, and business leaders in creating a new wave of blockchain dApps that secure life, liberty, and property. </SPAN><SPAN><BR CLASS="kix-line-break"></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>From June through the end of 2018, Block.one will be hosting a series of initiatives designed to find and give a platform to the most visionary architects of decentralization out there. </SPAN><SPAN><BR CLASS="kix-line-break"></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>Four in-person events will be followed by a Grand Finale Pitch Competition that puts the best applications under the spotlight.  </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>EOSIO: The Most Powerful Infrastructure for Decentralized Applications</SPAN></P>
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<H5><SPAN> (All prizes are in USD)</SPAN></H5>
<P><SPAN>Those placing 1st - 3rd in the SF event will receive $2,000 USD per winning team member for travel and lodging to the Grand Finale in Cape Town.</SPAN></P>
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<LI><STRONG>1st Place: </STRONG> $100,000 (Cash + Travel)</LI>
<LI><STRONG>2nd Place:</STRONG> $25,000 (Cash + Travel)</LI>
<LI><STRONG>3rd Place: </STRONG>$10,000 (Cash + Travel)</LI>
<LI><STRONG>Superlative: </STRONG>Three (3) $3,000 cash prizes delivered to superlative winners</LI>
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<P>The Hackathon Challenge will be released on the day of the event to ensure a level playing field for all participating! In the mean time, start getting familiar with documentation on the <A HREF="https://developers.eos.io/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EOSIO Developer Portal</A> and get involved with the community through our EOSIO social channels and Telegram groups.</P>
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<DIV><STRONG>EOSIO Version 1.0 <A HREF="https://block.one/news/eosio-1-0-release/)" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Has Arrived.</A></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Block.one released version 1.0 of their open source EOSIO blockchain software on June 2nd 2018. This software enables businesses to rapidly build and deploy high-performance and high-security blockchain-based applications.</DIV>
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<DIV>EOSIO is designed to include:</DIV>
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<DIV>Free Rate Limited Transactions</DIV>
<DIV>Low Latency Block confirmation (0.5 seconds)</DIV>
<DIV>Low-overhead Byzantine Fault Tolerant Finality</DIV>
<DIV>Optional high-overhead, low-latency BFT finality</DIV>
<DIV>Smart contract platform powered by Web Assembly</DIV>
<DIV>Designed for Sparse Header Light Client Validation</DIV>
<DIV>Scheduled Recurring Transactions</DIV>
<DIV>Time Delay Security</DIV>
<DIV>Hierarchical Role Based Permissions</DIV>
<DIV>Support for Biometric Hardware Secured Keys (e.g. Apple Secure Enclave)</DIV>
<DIV>Parallel Execution of Context Free Validation Logic</DIV>
<DIV>Inter Blockchain Communication</DIV>
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<H5><SPAN>*Schedule is subject to change</SPAN></H5>
<H3><SPAN>Wednesday, November 7th</SPAN></H3>
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<LI>18:30<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> - </SPAN>20:00 |EOSIO Global Hackathon Virtual Session via Zoom</LI>
<LI>Webinar Link: <A CLASS="AP8Kec" HREF="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fj%2F502434540" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://zoom.us/j/502434540</A></LI>
<LI>Meeting Number: <SPAN>502 434 540</SPAN></LI>
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<H3>Saturday, November 10th</H3>
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<LI>08:30 - 10:00 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Doors Open & Breakfast Served</LI>
<LI>10:00 - 11:00 | Opening Ceremony/Presentations from Partners</LI>
<LI>11:00 | Coding Begins</LI>
<LI>12:00 | Lunch Served</LI>
<LI>12:00 | Breakout Session 1 - Technical Breakout (C++)</LI>
<LI>13:00 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Breakout Session 2 - Technical Breakout (Web/UX)</LI>
<LI>14:00 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Breakout Session 3 - Entrepreneurial</LI>
<LI>18:00 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Dinner Served</LI>
<LI>20:00<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> - </SPAN>20:30 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> Breakout Session 4 - </SPAN>Pitch Workshop</LI>
<LI>24:00<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> | </SPAN>Midnight Snack / Hack through the Night*</LI>
<LI>*The venue will be open and staffed overnight if you’d like to hack through the night.</LI>
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<H3>Sunday, November 11th</H3>
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<LI>07:30 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Breakfast Served</LI>
<LI>09:00 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Breakout Session 5 - Pitch Practice</LI>
<LI>12:00<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>|<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Lunch Served</LI>
<LI>13:00 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Submission Deadline</LI>
<LI>14:00 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> Round 1 </SPAN>Judging (3 min pitches)</LI>
<LI>16:00 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Doors Open for Individuals with <STRONG>Spectator Ticket</STRONG></LI>
<LI>16:30 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Closing Ceremony & Top 10 teams announced</LI>
<LI>16:45 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Round 2 Judging</LI>
<LI>18:15 |<SPAN CLASS="Apple-tab-span"> </SPAN>Winners announced</LI>
<LI>18:30 | Networking Drinks & Dinner</LI>
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<P>Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria, with a minimum score of 0 and the maximum score of 20 points, and the final score being the average of the judges’ scores:</P>
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<LI><STRONG>Utilization of Blockchain Technology (5 points):</STRONG> <SPAN>How well suited is the concept for blockchain? Is there a clear need for a token, smart contract, and distributed ledger technology? Was an EOSIO smart contract successfully implemented?</SPAN></LI>
<LI><STRONG>Creativity (5 points):</STRONG> How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge? Is the idea defensible or unique?</LI>
<LI><STRONG>Impact (5 points):</STRONG> Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact? Is the idea feasible / if pursued could it actually work in the real world?</LI>
<LI><STRONG>Scalability (5 points):</STRONG> What is the growth potential of this application?  What impact can it have on the world as a whole?</LI>
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<P><SPAN>Teams of up to 5 participants are allowed. All team members must have completed the participation agreement to compete.</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN>You may not begin your project until the competition officially begins. Please don’t come in and build on top of previous projects if you want to win.  </SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN>Teams have full ownership of everything they build and are free to do with it as they wish whether they win or not.</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN>Winning teams will be subject to a code-review at some point following the event or immediately before the competition ends.</SPAN></P>
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