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AngelHack Athens 2015

“Thoughts Become Things”

Take a second to think about what distinguishes you, as a hacker. Is it your impressive ability to stay (semi) functional for 24 hours on end? Maybe your unmatched ability to maintain a sense of humor, even when the Gods of Code decide to pick on you that day? Or is it your ability to easily process immense amounts of Red Bull?

While all of these things are impressive (seriously, props for the no sleep thing), what really distinguishes you hackers from others, is your unparalleled PASSION for what you do. A passion that is derived from a single feeling, and is guided by your need to see that feeling turn into a thought, the thought turn into an idea, and the idea come to life!

Welcome to the Eighth season of AngelHack, where Thoughts Become Things!

What makes AngelHack the best hackathon series on the planet, nay, the universe?

Well, if you’ve been to any of our events before, then you already know the answer to this. But if you haven’t, here’s a glimpse of why:

  • Hundreds of the world’s most talented hackers for you to mingle & work with

  • $100,000’s in sponsor prizes

  • The opportunity to gain an exclusive invite to our HACKcelerator program for the winners of each hackathon

  • Mandatory Demos, code reviews, and banning of slide decks to ensure fairness and equal opportunity

  • Games, games, and more games to keep you PUMPED! (Nerf war anyone?)

  • Awesome food, and LOTS of it.

  • Coding through the night (because you never know when inspiration might strike, right?)

  • Sponsor awards, breakout sessions, and post-event parties!

  • Swag on swag on swag!

Prizes

At AngelHack, we believe in generous rewards to those who prove themselves worthy. So each year we team up with our sponsors to bring you the best prizes ever. Drumroll please:

Sponsor Prizes:

  • Amazon Web Services
    • Prize: $100 AWS Credits + AWS Technical Training ($600) + $80 credit for self-places labs + 1 month AWS support ($100) for all participants.
  • Clusterpoint
    • Challenge: Build any web or mobile applications, which uses Clusterpoint Cloud as back-end database solution.
    • Prize: Clusterpoint Global Competition – $10,000 will be awarded to the best team that utilizes the Clusterpoint Cloud as a backend database in their project built during an AngelHack hackathon. Winners will be announced within 1 week after the series end. Additionally, any participant who signs up for Clusterpoint will receive $2500 in Clusterpoint Cloud credits.
  • Autodesk
    • Challenge: Create an app using 3D
    • Prize: 1 Samsung Gear II Watch per winning team member
  • Pebble
    • Challenge: Create an awesome hack using a Pebble smartwatch. This is typically in the form of a Pebble app alone but can also be integrated in other IoT projects.
    • PRIZE: Pebble watches

So gear up, hold that thought, and get ready to bring your ‘A’ game hackers! Your hardwork and dedication will not go unrecognized!

AngelHack

angelhack.com/hackathon/athens-2015/

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