Causathon: Team Information Packet

On behalf of Brand Knew, General Assembly, Propper Daley and Fisherman Labs thank you for your participation in this years Causathon. We hope you will enjoy and find the next 24 hours to

be challenging, thought provoking and meaningful.

The following information should help guide you through the Causathon.

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Get Set Up: General Assembly WiFi:

Account: GA_Guest Password: yellowpencil

Get Social: Visit our Social Press Kit and spread the love:

http://thesocialpresskit.com/causathon #HackforaCause

{Make sure to tag your location on Instagram}

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Kick Off Perks:

Thanks to AWS, make sure to redeem your promotional credit by July 27th. AWS Promotional

Credit is good for $100 worth of AWS services until July 28, 2015. http://aws.amazon.com/activate/event/causathon/

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https://get.uber.com/go/causathon

Thanks to Mailjet, redeem your 1 month premium subscription for free by using the following

promo code: {Will be provided in person}

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HACKATHON Schedule: Cause Selection: 7:15pm Clock Starts: 8:00pm Tech Talk from Mashery: 9:30pm Tech Talk from Mailjet: 10:30pm

NOTE: There are prizes for the best products to use the Mashery API & Mailjet API Midnight Yoga Product Submissions are due by: 7:59pm Sunday. Pitches Begin: 8:00pm Final Judging & Prizes: 9:15pm Roaming Advisors: The following individuals are here to assist you during the event. Creative ideas, UI/UX assistance and any brainstorming you may need. Dont be shy. Zach Suchin

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Jason Schutzbank Russell Meyerowitz Ali Torre Maurice Martineau Laura Day Colette Robinson + Anyone wearing a name tag that has the color code: RED Judges: This is the panel you will be presenting to on Sunday night. Visit http://www.hackforacause.com/ to view their bios. Greg Goodfried, UTA Rick Sorkin, CAA Jordan Hudson, UpFront Ventures Sam Teller, Launchpad LA Scott Lamb, BuzzFeed Paras Maniar, WPS Challenger Matt Pohlson, Omaze Garrett Reim, Built in LA Look for their GREEN Name Tags Project Submission Rules & Guidelines: a. Submissions must be submitted, no later than July 27th at 7:59pm. b. You will be making your submission via an online portal. Event staff will help you with this. c. Your submission must consist of the following:

i. In 250 Words or less: the approach you took & why ii. Your teams code base of the project iii. Any supplemental materials such as wireframes OR design templates iv. A demoable ready application

d. One person from your team will be making the pitch.

Rules & Regulations:

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To view the rules, please see: http://www.hackforacause.com/rules/ Prizes: Here is whats on the table to take home. 1st Place Team: 2 Desks for 3 months at Brand Knew {Timing of 3 months begins July 28th} $150 Class Credits to General Assembly 5 Custom Pairs of Glasses from MADE Eyewear NOTE: Judging criteria will be based on a scoring system of a variety of topics the judges will be scoring your team on. API Integration Winners: Mailjet: Parrot Quadcopter Mashery: Ace C720 Chromebook Raffled Items: 5 Karma Hotspots Pure Fix Bicycle An Arduino Kit

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Any overall event questions can be directed to:

Russell Meyerowitz (after 10:30pm Saturday night) OR

Ali Torre

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We would love to hear your feedback after the Causathon. Feel free to email us at: info@brand-knew.com

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