Event Details

On Wednesday, Feb. 7th, come join Urban Engine as we organize participants into teams of innovators to collaborate and come up with a concept for an app that will “Change The World” using blockchain technology.

This is an event for anyone interested in learning about blockchain to solve problems and develop technology concepts.

WHEN: Wednesday February 7th, 2017 starting at 6:00pm
WHAT: A work session for teams to work on blockchain ideas and products
WHO: Anyone of any age or background. No technical skills required.
WHERE: CoWorking Night @ Huntsville West, 3001 9th Ave SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
ENTRY COST: FREE to participate

Ideas will be presented at 9pm in front of a panel of judges.

Schedule

Wednesday September 6th, 2017
6:00 pm

Arrive at CoWorking Night in the Huntsville West building off Pratt Ave.
Presentation on Blockchain Technology
Short presentation on the challenge and rules
Innovators will be split up into teams of 3-5 people

7:00 pm - 9:00pm

Teams will collaborate to work on their pitch presentation and prototype

9:00pm - 10:00pm

Teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges
Judges will Judge and declare one team a winner

Rules

Competition

Teams should consist of 2 - 5 people.
Each team must base their product on the category provided by the Event Sponsor.
Teams are encouraged to recruit, collaborate, and ask for feedback with any CoWorkers who are not participating in the event.
Work can be outsourced to remote workers, if possible.

Ownership

Teams will retain all rights and ownerships of their ideas and products.

Judging Criteria

Does it solve a problem? - 25%
Feasibility of the idea - 25%
Quality of the pitch - 25%
Is there a mockup, prototype, or some kind of model? (diagrams and drawings are acceptable) - 25%

Resources

Kickoff Presentation
Here is our presentation we used to kickoff the event

Kickoff presentation

Pitch Template
Feel free to use this Pitch Template for the presentation:

Pitch Template

Graphic Design Software
These are some of the recommend Graphic Design tools that can be used:

Prototyping Software
These are some of the recommend prototyping tools that can be used:

Urban Engine

Urban Engine is a nonprofit organization that propels the growth of North Alabama’s economy and accelerate STEAM innovation by connecting aspiring entrepreneurs and established business leadership to educational resources, talent, and community.

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We aim to propel the growth of Alabama’s economy by connecting aspiring entrepreneurs and established business leadership to educational resources, talent, and community. Since 2015, Urban Engine has thrived with the collective ambition of more than 2,500 dynamic members of the community. We are people with big dreams and contagious energy who are dedicated to the development of building startup hubs through ideation acceleration. Urban Engine activates its mission by offering over 150 free innovation education events every year, including CoWorking Night™, 32/10 Business Leadership Series™, and OpenHuntsville™ — all of which are known as free community programs that focus on supporting high-growth technology startups, professional workforce development, and innovation competitions.

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