athens green hackathon

Athens Green Hackathon

…Some historyAnd a glimpse ahead…

Info

• December 14th – 16th, 2012• 60 registered hackers• 40 registered non-hackers• 2,5 days • 3 different venues

BIOS – Urban Culture Centre

• Kick-off Creativity Session– Data Users & Data Owners– Pitches & Interviews – Brainstorming– Group discussion– Identification of hack ideas– Team formulation

Loft2work co-working space

• Hacking Marathon– 09:00-23:00

• “Hack injections”– Success stories

• Sandwiches, pizzas, energy bars, nuts, fruits, coffee, juice, sodas…

• Hack Registration @ 21:00 • Working overnight @ home…

Athinais Cultural Centre

• Introduction – recap • Panel of Experts • Hack Presentation• Evaluation• Panel feedback • Award ceremony – Best hack, highest environmental

impact, people’s choice & best educational hack

Experts

Art

Facilitator

Team

Some of the Athenian hackers

WINNING HACKS

1. Green Fightersmobile application that supports active communities providing mobile awareness

2. SNORKELweb application showing quality of swimming waters for users to provide feedback

3. Green NavigatoriOS app that acts as a "green" navigator informing users for high polluted areas

4. Industrial Ecology Simulationsimulation game showing the impact of the pollution factor on the natural environment surrounding industrial installations

AthensAthens GreenGreen Hackathon 2013

• 8th & 9th November, 2013– Just before the Athens Classic Marathon

(Sunday – 10/11)

• Meet-ups to be used for the 1st time this year

• More data sets, made available earlier

Outcomes

• Creation of a small “green hacking community” in Athens

• Successful application of collaboration techniques for groups

• Documentation and guidelines as to how to organize a Green Hackathon

Spread the word

• www.greenhackathon.com• www.facebook.com/GreenHackathon • Twitter: @greenhackathon • Event Location: Athens, Greece• Event Capacity: – 40 hackers (coders, designers, etc)– 60 non-hackers (public)