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> From: Brigid Shea <[email protected]> > Subject: Hackathon details: Developers, Programmers, Coders- we want YOU! > Date: September 26, 2012 11:23:44 AM CDT > To: <snip> > > > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > > > > > We are looking for a few good developers, programmers, and coders for next > week! Please see our request below, thanks! -Robin Murphy > > Developers, Programmers, Coders- we want YOU! > > The SXSW Eco Hackathon is looking for individuals or teams that want to > change the way we think about energy by hacking a new tool in 24 hours. > Co-sponsored by the Department of Energy we are looking for developers, > programmers, coders and geeks of all kind to create a usable app (or 2) using > the data provided by the DOE. The final product will allow all users to make > smarter energy decisions in their everyday life. The parameters and the > design will be up to you, and it should be a lot of fun. > > Every hacker will receive a complimentary registration to SXSW Eco, and the > most popular application will be promoted by the Department of Energy across > the web. > > This is a great chance to meet other sustainability minded hackers, build a > portfolio, team-build next to other industry leaders and have a fun time! > There will be food and drinks along with experts in energy and technology to > guide the way. Interested? Sign up here! > > > About the Hackathon > > The SXSW Eco Hackathon provides a unique opportunity to create a useful > energy tool from public data released to SXSW Eco from the U.S. Department of > Energy. As a bonus, the most popular energy tool created will be promoted by > the Department of Energy through various forms of media. Participants in the > Hackathon will receive a complimentary SXSW Eco registration as our thanks > for working to create new and usable tools for smarter energy choices. > > More about SXSW Eco can be found here: http://schedule.sxsweco.com/ > > In just 24 hours teams of hackers will work to use public and open data to > make new tools to be shared with the general public. With the help the U.S. > Department of Energy's, Energy Data Initiative there are now vast and > valuable datasets open to the public, which cover all parts of life from > appliances and cars to electricity rates and CO2 emissions. However, people, > businesses, non-profits and government all need new tools to use those data > for more effective energy choices. That's where you come in, with the help of > Cleanweb Worldwide's Hackathon expertise, you and your team will work > together to create a new tool every registrant at SXSW Eco can use. For more > information check out our Hackathon FAQ or email [email protected] to > sign up. > > We need your brains, stamina and expertise to make this a success, so please > contact us with any questions, suggestions or to sign up and we hope to see > you at the SXSW ECO/DOE Hackathon! > > Best, > > Rachael Mardegian > SXSW Eco > [email protected] > > > Forward this email > > This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] | > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | > Privacy Policy. > Austin Technology Incubator | 3925 W Braker Ln | Austin | TX | 78759 > > > > > -- -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
