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M A K E W A V E S M A K E W A V E S

If you've never seen a hackathon before, visualize hundreds of

diverse coders on a 36 hour mission to learn, experiment, and

solve unique problems. Coders of all skill levels work together to

cement their understanding of modern coding techniques, and the

programming basics that recruiting companies are looking for.

Hackers get a chance to bounce their wildest ideas off of peers

and mentors from industry. It's not about making the next big start

up, but fostering the start up mentality of creating a new project

that everyone involved can't wait to use. We want every

hackathon attendee to have an experience of learning and

creating that they will never forget, and even more, bring back to

their local coding communities.

SO WHY SANTA BARBARA?

THE PARTNERSHIP

SB Hacks is an incredible opportunity that will bring a pool of quality,

self-motivated developers directly to you, our sponsors. As a partner

you will be able mentor the sharpest minds from all around the country

throughout the competition and even present your own personal

challenges. SB Hacks is also a fantastic opportunity for you to proudly

display your company’s brand and products. You truly are the heart and

soul of this entire operation. All of the donations will go towards

ensuring that we have the absolute best venue, food, transportation,

prizes, and entertainment possible. The following page displays the

various donation packages but any and all donations are appreciated,

so please reach out to us if you would like to be involved in whichever

way you can. This event is sure to make some major waves and you

don’t want to miss the ride.

At UC Santa Barbara, we foster an environment that is warm and

friendly. Our environment is important, because ideas are fragile.

People sometimes come up with outlandish ideas, but because

others are afraid to venture into the unknown, those ideas are shot

down. At SB Hacks, our supportive environment encourages hackers

to try out their ideas, to experiment and make mistakes, so that they

cultivate and grow their idea.  Moreover, the numerous SB tech

startups as well as the TMP program on campus are creating a

growing tech culture both on and off campus.  These growing

communities of people who work hard and play hard are what make

SB Hacks special.

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Q & AIS THERE A THEME? DO HACKERS HAVE TO WORK ON

ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR?

Hackers can work on any project with any technology they like.

The only restriction is that they can’t have any pre-written lines of

code, and any third-party API used must be available to all other

hackers as well.

WHAT KINDS OF PEOPLE ATTEND HACKATHONS?

SB Hacks will be a temporary home for passionate and talented

college students who enjoy perfecting their craft by independently

coding and getting involved in great projects. Over the course of

the weekend you will be able to work with and evaluate a quality

pool of engineers and entrepreneurs to see what they can

accomplish in short window of time as well as how they work in

teams.

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WHERE DO WE SHIP THE SWAG?

Sponsors are encouraged to distribute marketing

materials such as t-shirts, bags, pens, sunglasses

and other cool items. If you would like to ship your

materials ahead of time, then please send them to

the following address and let us know that they are

on the way.

Ryan Luo

6587 Cordoba Rd.

Unit C

Goleta, CA 93117

626-475-4968

Q & AWHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A MENTOR?

Mentors are sent by sponsors to help hackers with their projects,

particularly with respect to working with any API’s you may have

opened up. By helping hackers work and develop projects over the

course of the event, you can help them create even better projects

showing the capabilities of your API’s, as well as show them by

example what it’s like to work with developers at your company.

WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED AND BE A SPONSOR,

BUT WE DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY. IS THERE ANYTHING

ELSE WE CAN DO?

Yes! Planning a hackathon like this is a complicated event with

many moving parts, so if you could provide anything, it would be

greatly appreciated. Things like food and drinks, some forms of

entertainment, or assistance with the Wi-Fi such as providing

routers/modems. Additionally, anything the company can offer

exclusively (access to API, free use of company products, etc..)

would be of great value.

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Q & AWHAT EXACTLY IS AN API/BRAND PRIZE?

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitateto reach out to us via email. We would love to chat!

Companies are strongly encouraged to provide API or Branded

Prizes. Prizes are an excellent way to drive students to interact

with your company and do work relevant to your company's

domain. Prizes can be monetary, however things like paid trips to

the company's office, or consumer electronics, have been wildly

popular among attendees at past hackathons.

The prize itself is to be provided by the sponsor and the criteria for

winning (i.e. best use of a company's API) is up to the sponsor to

determine. The details of the prize should be provided to us no

later than January 14th.

Representatives from the company will have the opportunity to

interact with the students and their projects at the end of the event

during the project expo. Judging is left to the representatives of

the company giving the pr ize. Al l Branded Prizes wi l l be

announced during the closing ceremony.

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