hacker games information packet

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LinkedIn Presents the Fourth Annual Open HackDay,

July 11th to July 12th, 2014

Mountain View, California


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EVENTOVERVIEW

LinkedIn is hosting an open hackday competition on July

11th - 12th, 2014 and all interns from any tech companyin the Bay Area are welcome to participate and compete

with the best and brightest of Silicon Valley.

You and your team will have the opportunity to create,

innovate, and disrupt on any project while we provide the

food, drinks, and swag. The best teams will then show-case their project to our panel of judges for a chance to

win killer prizes.

This brief packet will guide you through the essentials of

how to prepare for the hackathon and have the best ex-

perience possible this year.

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PACKETCONTENTS

THINGS TO KNOW

LOCATION &TRANSPORTATION

SCHEDULE

J UDGES & AWARDS

HACKDAY EVENTPARTICIPATION WAIVER

LINKEDIN LIABILITYRELEASE WAIVER


Please Note: In order to participate in this event, pleasebring completed copies of the waivers to registration.

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THINGSTO KNOW


WHAT TO BRING:

MEALS & SNACKS:

Completed Waivers

Identifcation

Laptop

Laptop Charger

Towel (showers will be available from 6:00 - 9:30 AM)

Sleeping Bag

Extra clothes

Ideas!

A CAN-DO Attitude

Do not bring illegal substances, alcohol, frearms, or any weapons.


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LOCATION &

TRANSPORTATION


LOCATION: LinkedIn Headquarters2051 Stierlin Court,Mountain View, CA 94043


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LOCATION &

TRANSPORTATION[Continued]


CALTRAIN SHUTTLE SERVICE:

Shuttle Pick-up Schedule & Location: Friday, July 11th

Shuttle Drop-off Schedule: Saturday, July 12th

Linkedin will provide a shuttle service between the Mountain View Caltain station andthe LinkedIn Mountain View campus prior to the event on Friday and after the close ofthe event on Saturday.

The yellow line represents thepick-up location.

Please plan to be at the pick-uplocation 5 minutes prior to thetime listed in the table above.

The red line indicates that theCaltrain shuttle will be picking upon the OUTTER RING.

Following the event, transportation from LinkedIns campus tothe Caltrain station at the following times: 5:30 PM and 6:00 PM.

The times highlighted in yellow are the approximateshuttle pick-up times.

The shuttle will have a LinkedIn sign on the windshieldthat reads, MTV CAL-TRAIN.


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SCHEDULE


6:00 - 7:00 PM

12:00 - 2:00 AM

11:00 - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

1:15 - 3:30 PM

3:30 - 4:30 PM

4:30 - 5:00 PM

7:00 - 7:30 PM

7:00 - 8:00 AM

7:30 PM

9:00 PM

7:00 - 9:30 AM

Registration/ Check-In

Happy Hacker Games!

Listed below are activities that will be available for you to enjoy at your leisure, but

they are not mandatory. Registration is mandatory during the time listed below

FRIDAYAll-Day Activity:

SATURDAYAll-Day Activity:

Midnight Food Trucks

Lunch

Hacks Due

Preliminary Judging

Final Judging

Awards Ceremony

Formal Kick-Off

Yoga Class

Hacking Begins/Dinner

Team Registration Cutoff

Breakfast

TIME

TIME

EVENT

EVENT

FRIDAY, July 11th

SATURDAY, July 12th

Archery Tag7:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Rock Climbing7:00 AM - 3:30 PM


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J UDGES& AWARDS


Gayle McDowellFounder, Engineer, Author

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaylemcd

Deep NisharSVP, Products and User Experience at LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepnishar

Liz Walker

Director of Nike+ Platformhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lizreaveswalker

PARTICIPATING JUDGES:

AWARDS:

First place:

Second place:

Third place:

iPad (16GB White)

$10,000 Scholarship

Apple Gift Card

**iPad and Gift cards will be presented to winning teams up to teams of 5.


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