Amsterdam 2013. Photo courtesy Sebastiaan Burg
Please recall that you do not need to wait until February 6th to begin. You can start developing your hackathon entry (your solution) immediately. For details on what to develop, including requirements and targets (objectives), see the COMPETITOR INSTRUCTIONS below.
For details about the hackathon download and carefully review the following PDF document:
Problems or questions? Please contact hackathon@KnowledgeFound.org
Hackathon participants that compete in person should meet in the hackathon room on February 6th at 9:00 AM local time (Time Zone: Stellenbosch, South Africa). The hackathon room is in the Krotoa Building (4th floor) on the main campus of Stellenbosch University. The Krotoa building is next to Admin A and directly in front of the law faculty.
Problems? View in Google Maps directly https://maps.app.goo.gl/TaUdLw66wr175Rzm7
Hackathon participants that compete online should join the below Zoom meeting on February 6th at 9:00 AM local time (Time Zone: Stellenbosch, South Africa).
Problems with Zoom? Please review the most common Zoom problems and how to fix them.
All submissions are due by February 7th at 3:00 PM (15:00) local time (Time Zone: Stellenbosch, South Africa).
Problems? Please contact hackathon@KnowledgeFound.org
Special conference sessions address open international standards related to Knowledge Token® and blockchain in the field of education that are developed through Working Groups (WGs) and Technology Working Groups (TWGs) chaired by faculty, administrators, and researchers.
First introduced at IMMERSIVE ITALY 2017, Knowledge Tokens can be considered to be intellectual currency and, as such, may be used to pay for goods and services such as mobile phones, tablets, computers, games, textbooks, tuition and more. Sessions at Oxford provide attendees with in-depth instructions on how to utilize and distribute Knowledge Tokens with their own classes and training activities.
Grants are wholly separate from the Hackathon and are subject to terms of the DFINITY Developer Grant Program. Grant awards are not automatic or immediately guaranteed. Hackathon winners become eligible for participation in the DFINITY Developer Grant Program and entitlement to the full grant award amount is subject to meeting specified future milestones and satisfying all terms and conditions of the DFINITY Developer Grant Program. In the event that a participant wins a prize that offers them eligibility for a developer grant from the Foundation and the participant will be subject to the DFINITY DEVELOPER GRANT PROGRAM TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Titles and organizations at time of speaking
Founding Director of the Immersive Education Initiative (iED) and Boston College faculty
Asst. Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization
Director, Office of Educational Tech, U.S. Dept. of Education & Immersive Education advisor
Chief Ranger, U.S. Dept. of the Interior National Park Service (NPS) and Immersive Education club advisor
MIT Media Lab Associate Director and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Prof. of Media Arts & Sciences
Harvard Graduate School of Education Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies, Harvard University
Fellow of University College, Oxford, and Director of University College Oxford Blockchain Research Centre
Director of New Media & Technology, Smithsonian and Immersive Education Initiative Arts and Culture co-chair
Co-creator and co-director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab and Media Lab Asia
President, Federation of USA Scientists & Immersive Education advisor
Lead Researcher, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Learning Technologies
Professor of Learning Research and Director of MIT Okawa Center & Lifelong Kindergarten group
Faculty, Stanford University and Co-Chair of the Immersive Education Initiative Open File Formats TWG
Stereoscopic Supervisor, Disney Animation Studios and Academy Award®-winning film "Frozen"
Senior Principal SRE/SWE (Site Reliability Engineer and Software Engineer), Google
Futurist, Intel Corp. and professor at University of Washington & California College
