Milan

The SpaceApps Challenge returns to Milano in 2019!

Upload your projectshere before Sunday 20th, 14:00!

CHECK YOUR GROUP NUMBERHERE!

Important information on the presentations

Please take the following into account when preparing your presentations

1. Make sure all the files you need for the presentations are inthis folder by 2pm today, Sunday 20th!
2. Each presentation will be at most 4 minute long. There are a lot teams, so this bound will be strict. After 4 minutes you will not be able to continue.
3. The presentations can be done by as many members of the team you want, but make sure you can fit all interventions within the 4 min upper bound.
4. The Jury will mainly rely on what they see in the presentation itself.
5. In case your team was selected as finalist, you will have to present again your solution to the challenge again in front of the jury again, the vice chancellor of PoliMi and the US consule in Carassa e Dadda.

Opening Event

The presentations by Marco Molina and by the Organizing Committee are available in this folder.

Program of the Closing Event

NASA SpaceApps Challenge 2019 Milano

Sunday October 20th 2019

Aula Carassa e Dadda

6 pm: Institutional Regards

Camilla Colombo, Associate Professor, Dep. of Aerospace Science and Technology Politecnico di Milano,

Giuseppe Sala, Head, Department of Aerospace Science and Technology, Politecnico di Milano

6.15 pm: Speech

Donatella Sciuto, Executive Vice Rector, Politecnico di Milano

Elizabeth Lee Martinez, Consul General, Us Consulates in Milan

6.30 pm: Regards

Roberto Vittori, Scientific officer and aerospace analyst of the Embassy of Italy in Washington

6.40 pm: Awards
Introduction by President of the Jury

Update October 18th 2019!

The following are the members of the jury:

1. Andrea Bellanca, Telematic Solutions
2. Franco Bernelli Zazzera, Politecnico di Milano,
3. Vittoria Castagna, Consulente di Comunicazione
4. Roberto Colombo, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca
5. Annalisa Dominoni Politecnico di Milano,
6. Riccardo Freddi, OHB Italia
7. Michèle Lavagna, Politecnico di Milano
8. Gianantonio Magnani, Fondazione Politecnico
9. Massimo Maronati, E-Levelcom
10. Silvia Elvira Maria Piardi, Politecnico di Milano
11. Cristina Rossi, Politecnico di Milano
12. Giuseppe Sala, Politecnico di Milano
13. Stefano Tubaro, Politecnico di Milano

Registrations to the Milan venue online are CLOSED!

You can still participate, registering tomorrow in Edificio BL27

The registration on the day of the event, Saturday 19th, will start at 8:00 am! Recall to bring

1. A valid ID to check you are at least 18 years old, and
2. The regulations document, filled and signed

Update October 17th 2019!

REGISTRATION to the MILAN VENUE will close on Friday 18th, 11:59 am!

If you could not register but still want to participate, registrations will be done directly at the venue.

Below you will find the definitive version of the schedule that include the two activities announced on October 16th. Check it out!

Update October 16th 2019!

Dear participants, we are only 2 days to go! Here comes some info that may be of your interest

Concerning the Opening Event

1. Marco Molina will be our special guest for the opening of the event on Saturday 19th!
2. After this, there will be a teleconference with Nagin Cox, Systems Engineer at JPL! There will be chance to ask her some questions. If you are interested, please fill this form. We will choose some among them all and you will be able to ask the question yourself!

Concerning Awards:

1. The local event in Milano will grant prizes to the best 3 projects, chosen by the jury of the event. These prizes are funded by the Consolato Generale USA a Milano, and they will be
   1. First team: €1.300
   2. Second team: €1.000
   3. Third team: €700
2. Among these, the first and second teams will participate in the global call, and there will be a prize in each of the following categories:
   1. Best Use of Data: The solution that best makes data accessible, or leverages it to a unique application.
   2. Best Use of Hardware: The solution that exemplifies the most innovative use of hardware.
   3. Best Mission Concept: The solution with the most plausible solution concept and design.
   4. Galactic Impact: The solution with the most potential to improve life on Earth or in the universe.
   5. Most Inspirational: The solution that captures our hearts.
   6. Best Use of Science: The solution that makes the best and most valid use of science and/or the scientific method.

We are looking forward to the event this Saturday!

Remember to follow us in Twitter, at @AppsMilano and @COMPASS_ERC. Information during the event will be provided through this channel!

Update October 10th 2019!

Dear participants, the date of the NASASpaceApps hackathon is approaching! Here comes some information on the formation of teams that may be useful:

1. Participants may start to form their project teams at the venue, or even before! You will also be able to add members or join already formed teams on the day of the event. There will be a dedicated space in the venue to meet with other participants to form new teams.
2. The allowed number of members ranges from 1 to a maximum of 7, but the sweet spot for teams is typically 4 to 5 people.
3. We strongly encourage you to take a look to thechallenges before the event!

Please check this link for further info on teams and projects!

If you have any further questions, you can contact us via email at spaceappchallengemilano@polimi.it or via twitter direct message at the location account @AppsMilano !

Update October 4th 2019!

1. The challenges for the 2019 edition of the NASA SpaceApps Challenge are finally out! Check them out here!
2. We have important information for participants about
   • Location of the event: as last year, the venue will be the Edificio BL.27 of the Bovisa Campus of Politecnico di Milano.
   • You can check what you will need for the event here!
   • The regulations for the event are available at this link. Please make sure you read it and bring it signed on the day of the event.

All the updates for the event and further information are available in this folder, where you will also find material for the presentations and offers from partners (e.g. computing clusters, satellite data, etc).

NASA International Space Apps Challenge is an international hackathon that will take place during 48 consecutive hours among October 18th-20th, 2019 in cities all around the globe at the same time. Coders, scientists, engineers, designers, authors, creators, constructors, technicians and other enthusiasts will gather to solve the current challenges related to the Earth and Space sciences.

The final result of the event will be the creation of Apps and proposals of answers to challenges posed by NASA, that can be found in this link. The results of the hackathon are going to be open access.

Your proposed result can be either a code, an app, a project idea, a result of a brain storming, a product, or a design. So it is not really important how to solve the challenge completely in two days but what interest is your idea and how, in two days, you can preliminary demonstrate it.

At the end of the two days you will be required to give a five-minute presentation that will serve as evaluating the projects. At the end of the event, a jury will select the winner teams. These will participate in the global judging, competing at international level with the winners of other local hackathons.

To have an idea of the goals and aims of the event, we invite you to check the sites of the past editions, 2018, 2017 and 2016. Teams of 4 to 5 people are encouraged.

The Department of Aerospace Science and Technology of Politecnico di Milano is going to be the location of the event in Milan, with the support and sponsorship of the General Consulate of the United States of America of Milan that will promote the initiative, and also the patronage of Comune di Milano.

We strongly encourage you to participate in this event!