Atlanta

RHoK #3
RHoK #3 Atlanta will take place over 24 hours from 12 p.m. Friday, June 3rd to 12 p.m. Saturday, June 4th. We need you to share your creativity & enthusiasm to make the world a better place. Grab your friends & reserve your place today at Georgia Tech in midtown Atlanta.

Focused on mobile development, RHOK Atlanta offers 24 hours of hacking, collaboration, prizes & fun! Form your team in advance or form a team on Friday. Everyone is welcome. Pick a problem from the RHOK problem challenge list or bring your own. The idea is to crowd source problems around disaster relief or social problems that typically don’t attract a lot of attention, bringing fresh perspective, energy & innovative solutions. Who knows you might even start a company around your idea!  If you have ever wanted to give back and haven’t found just the right volunteer activity, now is the time to jump in for 24 hours of intensity & challenge.
Registration Deadline: 
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Hackathon Location: 
Centergy Building - ATDC 75th Street, NW 2nd Floor Atlanta, GA 30308 5th and Spring Street in Midtown Atlanta
Hackathon Details: 
What to bring: Laptop, pen and paper, snacks, and if you plan to stay all night, sleeping bag, pillow, night light, etc.
Event Leads: 
Robert.Delano
Problems We Are Working On: 
OneCrisis
KitTrack
Message Carrier: Messages Without Connectivity
Disaster Alerts - Browser & Mobile
Related Sponsors: 

Event Updates

Jul 7

RHoK #3 Atlanta

Published by Random Hacks of...

Building on the success of RHoK #2 Atlanta in December, 2010, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and the Advanced Technology Development Centre (ATDC) at Georgia Tech hosted Atlanta's second RHoK event in June. Some incredible applications were built during the 24-hour marathon of hacking. This video is a just snapshot of all the excitement and activity at RHoK #3 Atlanta. We look forward to seeing the impact of these great hacks!

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Jun 4

Random Hacks of Kindness RHoKs ATDC

Published by Robert.Delano

ATDC and the Georgia Tech Research Institute are co-sponsoring Random Hacks of Kindness Atlanta going on today at the ATDC. Over 40 developers, designers, project managers and subject matter experts convened on Friday. Seven pitches were made to the group for hacks to benefit humanity. Six of the projects were picked up and are all well underway and on track to be ready by the end of the 24-hour hackathon. Here are the projects being developed:

Good Samaritan
A mobile app for people who need help. Not for life threatening situation, but if you have a flat tire, get lost or an injury. Notifies people nearby you that you need help.

DisasterAlert.org
Email alert to people in advance of an impending disaster such as a tornado, fire or earthquake. Adds a layer on top of existing emergency notifications. Includes instructions to people on how best to protect themselves.

Message Carrier
A web app to transmit messages out of a disaster area when phone and internet connectivity is lost. Works by passing and aggregating messages person-to-person until someone reaches a connection and can upload the messages to be sent.

OneCrisis.org
A place for people to volunteer to help after a disaster occurs.

KitTracker.org
Tracking system for relief supplies. Confirms delivery of supplies to those who need it.

WGACA
Happens Developing a platform on which game developers can create games teaching people how to survive natural disasters. The first game will focus on how to survive when water supplies are impacted.

Thanks to everyone who is here committing their time to helping. And to our sponsors of the event – Bright Whistle, Twilio, Cool Blue, Urjanet, Salestrakr, Tickle.me and Soneter. And thanks to everyone who brought in all the awesome schwag – Twilio, Code Guard, OpenStudy, Mailchimp and Damballa.

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Jun 4

Random Hacks of Kindness RHoKs ATDC

Published by Robert.Delano

ATDC and the Georgia Tech Research Institute are co-sponsoring Random Hacks of Kindness Atlanta going on today at the ATDC. Over 40 developers, designers, project managers and subject matter experts convened on Friday. Seven pitches were made to the group for hacks to benefit humanity. Six of the projects were picked up and are all well underway and on track to be ready by the end of the 24-hour hackathon.

Here are the projects being developed:

Good Samaritan
A mobile app for people who need help. Not for life threatening situation, but if you have a flat tire, get lost or an injury. Notifies people nearby you that you need help.

DisasterAlert.org
Email alert to people in advance of an impending disaster such as a tornado, fire or earthquake. Adds a layer on top of existing emergency notifications. Includes instructions to people on how best to protect themselves.

Message Carrier
A web app to transmit messages out of a disaster area when phone and internet connectivity is lost. Works by passing and aggregating messages person-to-person until someone reaches a connection and can upload the messages to be sent.

OneCrisis.org
A place for people to volunteer to help after a disaster occurs.

KitTracker.org
Tracking system for relief supplies. Confirms delivery of supplies to those who need it.

WGACA Happens
Developing a platform on which game developers can create games teaching people how to survive natural disasters. The first game will focus on how to survive when water supplies are impacted.

Thanks to everyone who is here committing their time to helping. And to our sponsors of the event – Bright Whistle, Twilio, Cool Blue, Urjanet, Salestrakr, Tickle.me and Soneter. And thanks to everyone who brought in all the awesome schwag – Twilio, Code Guard, OpenStudy, Mailchimp and Damballa.

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