MoDevEast

The Goodness at MoDevHack 2013

admin — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:15:12 +0000

Pick your APIs and development platforms and come ready for an awesome day at the Gannett / USA TODAY Headquarters building in Mclean, Virginia, just outside DC. Developers will be competing for up to $10,000 in cash and prizes including airfare to Las Vegas for the MoDev / CEA Hackathon at CES 2013. All skill levels and mobile disciplines are welcome including developers, designers, marketers and project managers. We’ll help you get on a team if you’re flying solo and looking for a squad.
The hackathon includes continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. All this for FREE!

Rules:

– To be eligible for prizes, hacks must be built on site
– All platforms welcome, including HTML5
– Have fun!

Schedule:

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8:30AM – Check-in and continental breakfast

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9:00AM – Rules, sponsor demos & team building

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10:00AM – Start coding

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Noon – lunch served

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4:00PM – happy hour & snacks

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6:00PM – Code stop

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6:15PM – Demo’s start

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7:30PM – Awards

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7:30PM – 9:30PM Holiday party

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9:30PM – Adjourn

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Sponsors & Prizes w/ APIs

Prize: $250 for best app using the USA TODAY APIs and $150 for the runner up

Eligibility: Use of any published USA TODAY APIs

Prize: Three ASUS Windows 8 Tablets with the dock! $729 value each – 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Windows apps

Eligibility: Must be a Windows 8 app

Resources: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229512.aspx

Prize: Four awesome Patagonia backpacks with a $25 AMEX card in them and some sweet Starbucks gift cards

Eligibility: Use of the Millennial Media mobile ad platform

Resources: http://mmedia.com/resources/sdk-api/

Prize: Creative suite 6.0 to the best designed

Eligibility: Use of any Adobe products in the creation of your app

Resources: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/devices.html

Prize: A Sphero to the best app using SendGrid

Eligibility: Must use the SendGrid APIs

Resources: http://sendgrid.com/developers.html

Prize: Nexus 7 Tablet to the winning team of the hackathon

Eligibility: Must use at least one of the sponsored APIs or SDKs

Resources: http://dev.mashery.com/

Prize: $350 Amazon gift cards to the best Tout implementation

Eligibility: Use of Tout in the app

Resources: http://developer.tout.com/

Prizes: $500 best app using Appcelerator, $250 2nd place, $150 3rd

Eligibility: Apps built using any of the Appcelerator development tools

Resources: http://www.appcelerator.com/developers

Prize: $250 each for the two best apps that use the SmartRecorder API

Eligibility: Use of Smart Recorder within an app

Resources: Original app for reference: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smart-recorder-lite/id349259683?mt=8#

Sponsors & Prizes without APIs

SDK: http://www.rmdvoice.com/Roe_Mobile_Development/iOS_Smart_Recorder_SDK.html

Prize: $250 BestBuy Giftcard to the best overall app

Eligibility: Best overall app as determined by the panel of judges

Prize: $250 each for the top two finishers

Eligibility: Top two overall apps as determined by the panel of judges

Prizes: Books

Eligibility: Awarded to teams that show a lot of heart

Prize: Airfare for the winning team to Las Vegas for The 2013 International CES 2013 January 8-11 and participation in the CEA / MoDev hackathon Jan 9th

Eligibility: Best overall app

Prize: TBD

Eligibility: TBD

No Tout About It – We’ve Got a New Sponsor

knesbitt — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:27:52 +0000

Tout, a social media platform that allows users to shoot 15-second video status updates via smartphones and webcams, is the latest edition to the MoDevEast Silver sponsor assembly. Launched in 2011, Tout messages (“Touts”) can be shared via their website, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, SMS and through email contacts. Learn more at:

http://www.tout.com.

Why are Touts only 15 seconds? Tout’s 15-second videos are based on research from the Stanford Research Institute. Read more here: http://www.tout.com/faq

SendGrid – Our New Sponsor — Makes Sure Your Email Gets Delivered

knesbitt — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:38:45 +0000

Cloud-based email delivery solution provider SendGrind was developed in 2009 after it graduated from the TechStars program. They strive to solve the headache of email, and they’ve recently joined our great group of sponsors for MoDevEast. You can meet some of their team on-site at the conference and learn more on their web site: http://sendgrid.com/.

On the Map: SendGrid has offices is Boulder and Denver, CO, Orange County, CA Frankfurt, Germany and London!

CTIA – The Wireless Association® — Sponsors Up a Storm

knesbitt — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:36:28 +0000

Nonprofit membership org CTIA has been representing wireless carriers and their suppliers, provides and manufacturers of wireless data services and products since 1984, and they’ve recently jumped on board as a sponsor for MoDevEast. For more information about CTIA, please visit: http://www.ctia.org/.

Did you know? CTIA President and CEO Steve Largent was a record setting wide receiver with the Seattle Seahawks for 14 years. Learn more about Steve: http://www.ctia.org/aboutCTIA/president/

Optime Software Founder Jon Schlegal to Give the Closing Keynote

knesbitt — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:35:26 +0000

When your mobile games have 125 million downloads and counting, you’re doing something very right. That’s why we’re anxious to hear Jon’s thoughts on breaking the 100 million-download barrier and the cross-platform trends he’s discovered in the process. You can introduce yourself at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jschlegel or visit his company at http://www.optimesoftware.com/

TenPearls – The AppDev Outsourcing Company – Joins Our Sponsorship Squad

knesbitt — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:19:39 +0000

Big thanks to application development outsourcing company TenPearls, one of our newest sponsors for MoDevEast. When start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures need solutions for mobile, enterprise, web, and social media & games, they often call on TenPearls and its fearless leader Imran Aftab (who previously served as the Director of AOL’s Global Outsourcing). Be sure to check them out on-site and at http://www.tenpearls.com/.

Fun fact: The company chose the name “TenPearls” to bring together two accepted symbols of perfection: the number ten and pearls. Read the full story: http://www.tenpearls.com/company/our-name

Gannett Digital’s Mobile VP Matt de Ganon to Open the Show

knesbitt — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:17:36 +0000

Who better to kick things off at MoDevEast this year than Gannett Digital’s VP of Mobile Matt de Ganon? With Gannett Digital websites reaching over 50 million unique visitors and over 1.2 billion page views, we’re thrilled to get Matt’s take on the rise of mobile development in advertising and marketing. Can’t wait until the 30th for his remarks? Introduce yourself at http://www.linkedin.com/in/deganon or visit http://gannettdigital.com/.

3Pillar Global: Our Newest Gold Sponsor

knesbitt — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:02:59 +0000

3Pillar Global is redefining the role of software product development companies and that spirit of innovation is what we love at MoDevEast. We welcome 3Pillar Global, a product development partner that accelerates revenue growth by rapidly bringing innovative software solutions to market, as our newest Gold Sponsor. Be sure to check them out at www.3pillarglobal.com.

Millennial Media, Savvy Apps and ACT join MoDevEast!

admin — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:44:48 +0000

If we have to be judged by the company we keep then we’re very happy to announce three more outstanding mobile players among our top sponsors ranks. Millennial Media is the leading independent mobile advertising and data platform powering the app economy. At MoDevEast, they will be delivering fresh content with a featured speaking slot, teaching a workshop on mobile monetization and supporting hackers at the second annual MoDevEast hackathon. Savvy Apps is a no-nonsense, mobile agency based in Washington, D.C. who’s work has resulted in successful apps for national brands such as PBS, NFL, and Safari Books Online. Founder Ken Yarmosh will deliver one of his provocative talks on mobile on the main stage on Friday. The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT, actonline.org) is an international grassroots advocacy and education organization representing more than 5,000 small and mid-size app developers and information technology firms. They have played a key role in protecting the needs of independent and major mobile developers as policies and regulations are mobile continue to evolve at a dizzying pace. Their executive director, Morgan Reed, will deliver a talk on the main stage on the latest issues affecting the mobile industry that all developers will want to hear.

Welcome Millennial Media, Savvy Apps and ACT!

Sponsorships at MoDevEast

admin — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:21:09 +0000

Sponsors at MoDevEast are in for an awesome experience. Whether the goal is business development, marketing, recruiting or thought leadership, we design our packages to meet our sponsors specific objectives. Our event culture is cutting edge reflected in our content, speakers and the MoDevLounge, an area where our sponsors call home and our attendees feel at home while networking and grabbing a drink or snack. So come be a part of something cool and get great work done in the process.