On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 10:33 am, Cassie Breen wrote:
Hi Craig,
We’ve just launched three great Hackathons for students! Not only can students learn & refine skills, but they also have an opportunity to win cash, promotion and even speaking opportunities!
Could you share these opportunities with your Worcester Polytechnic Institute students? Here are the basic details you can post:
Alexa Skills Challenge: Multimodal
Build (or update) Alexa skills using Alexa Presentation Language (APL) that leverages the screen on one of the following devices: Fire TV, Echo Show, Echo Spot, and Fire Tablets.
- Prizes: Up to $150,000 in cash and prizes
- Deadline: January 22, 2019
Twitch AWS Extensions Challenge
Build Twitch Extensions for viewers, broadcasters, or both. Extensions can be in any category and any theme, as long as it uses integrates at least one AWS service.
- Prizes: Up to $26,500 in cash and prizes
- Deadline: February 26, 2019
Microsoft Graph Security Hackathon
Build or update a functioning Microsoft Graph-powered solution that leverages the Microsoft Graph Security API. (Note: Please review the complete requirements on the website)
- Prizes: Up to $15,000 in cash, promotion and a speaking opportunity at Microsoft Build 2019
- Deadline: March 1, 2019
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks,
Cassie
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New York, NY 10038
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