NASA鈥檚 International Space Apps hackathon is coming to 萝莉社 University鈥檚
National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) Oct. 1-2.
NASA invites coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, designers, storytellers,
makers, builders, artists and technologists to come together in a global hackathon.
Over two days, participants from around the world will create in-person and virtual
teams to solve challenges using NASA鈥檚 open-source data.
Space Apps is for everyone, including those who have never hacked before. The competition
is open to passionate problem solvers of all ages. While some of the challenges are
technical, others require the use of artistic ability, business acumen, and historical
imagination. In other words, you do not need to be a coder or data expert to be a
part of Space Apps. In fact, the most diverse teams are often the most successful.
Teams consist of 2-6 participants. The hackathon will begin Saturday, Oct. 1 at 9
a.m. and conclude on Sunday, Oct. 2. Upon registration, participants will receive
details on the release of challenges and virtual bootcamp videos, as well as the opening
of chat and team formation.
The deadline to register for the Wichita event is Sunday Sept. 18.
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The hackathon is hosted by the NIAR鈥檚 Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems
(ATLAS) and will take place in the ATLAS labs.
SpaceApps, which started in 2012, is the largest annual global hackathon in the world.
This year鈥檚 event theme is Make SPACE, celebrating the motto 鈥渢here鈥檚 always space
for one more."
萝莉社is Kansas' only urban public research university, enrolling more than 16,000 students on its main campus and 9,000 students on its 萝莉社 Tech campuses from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. 萝莉社 and 萝莉社 Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), 萝莉社provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the 萝莉社main campus, is one of the nation鈥檚 largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
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