Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Welcome to NASA Space Apps Challenge 2019 in Cluj-Napoca!

Cluj-Napoca takes part in the largest global hackathon for the fourth year! Join us on October 19-20 (SAT-SUN) for the 2019 International Space Apps Challenge!

What is NASA Space Apps Challenge?

Now in its 8th year, Space Apps is a 48 hours global hackathon, engaging thousands of problem solvers in cities around the world. The event embraces collaborative problem solving with a goal of producing relevant open-source solutions to address global needs applicable to both life on Earth and life in space.

Space Apps 2018 included over 18,000 participants at 200 events in 75 countries. More about last year's event here.

Who can participate in the hackathon?

Coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists, students, engineers, entrepreneurs, artists, and problem-solvers of all types, everyone enthusiastic about space, this event is for you!

The event is free and open to the public. Participation is limited to a number of 100 participants so make sure to sign up once registration opens.

Gather a team of people with a diverse background, choose your challenge, and register. Over 48 hours you will engage with NASA’s free and open data and work together to develop an innovative solution to your challenge (be it a website, a mobile app, a concept or a hardware prototype). Your team will present the solution to an audience and a jury that will be announced soon. The best solutions will then compete on a global level!

Here are some of thereasons why you should participate. Come Join in this Collaborative, Problem-Solving, Open Innovation Competition!

What are we going to do this year?

This year's 5 challenge categories and the 25 challenges are:

Earth’s Oceans

1. Internet on the Ocean
2. Rising Water
3. Trash Cleanup

Our Moon

1. Dust Yourself Off
2. Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Sample!
3. The Art Side of the Moon

Planets Near And Far

1. Build a Planet
2. Out of This World!
3. The Memory-Maker
4. Chasers of the Lost Data

To The Stars

1. Fly-by-Wireless
2. Orbital Scrap Metal — The Video Game
3. The Trans-Neptunian Spaceway
4. Up, Out, and Away!

Living In Our World

1. 1UP for NASA Earth
2. Rise to Resilience!
3. From Curious Minds Come Helping Hands
4. Set Your Sights High!
5. Show the World the Data!
6. Smash your SDGs!
7. Spot That Fire V2.0
8. Surface-to-Air (Quality) Mission
9. To Bloom or Not to Bloom
10. Warming Planet, Cool Ideas
11. Where the Tall Things Are Found

Invent Your Own Challenge

The event is brought to you at the national level byDigital Transformers, with the local support ofClujHub andDifine PR.

Location details:

ClujHub (one of the largest coworking spaces in Romania) is located on the 3rd floor ofCentral Commercial Center. Please take the elevator or the stairs near the Carrefour cash point (Str. Tipografiei entrance) as the elevator that goes to Klausen Burger does not stop at the 3rd floor.

Please bring your laptop and charger, mouse and mouse-pad, notebook, pen and pencils, comfortable clothes, headphones and music, glasses and medication if necessary, whatever else you might need to complete your project including installed software. Optionally you can bring an extension cord and a Wi-Fi dongle.

Please make sure to read carefully theTerms and Conditions, including, but not limited to Participation, Intelectual Property Rights and Third Party Materials.

Our jury:

Oana Iamandi - Delivery Project Manager @IBM

Sebastian Timofte - Software Architect @IBM

Philip Choban - CEO @Telios

Paul Zoicaș - Innovation Lead @ Digital Transformers

The Mentors:

Andrada Doduț - Java Developer @IBM (Java and architecture)

Vlad Iancu - Android Developer @IBM (Android)

Peter Huba - Java  Developer @IBM (Java)

Sebastian Timofte - Software Architect @IBM (frontend and architecture)

Victor Dinică - Co-founder @CNEO (business and marketing)

Răzvan Crețu - Embedded Developer @CNEO (Embedded Technologies)

Our Partners and Supporters:

Main Partners:

IBM

Armadacollection byNemira

FruFru

Food Panda

All Promotion

Techcelerator

Media partners and Bloggers:

Asociația Română pentru Smart City

Cluj.com

parsec.ro

Revista Știință și Tehnică

Community Partners:

Apex Code

Romanian Space Agency ROSA

Școala Informală de IT

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

If you have any questions you can contact us at this email address.

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Join us on October 19-20 for the fourth NASA Space Apps challenge in Cluj-Napoca!