CHIMEHACK 3 will celebrate the power of women in technology and identify ways for disruptive technology to advance solutions for girls and women at a tipping point moment in history.

Building on the legacy of the first CHIMEHACK in 2013 and CHIMEHACK 2 in 2015, CHIME FOR CHANGE, Global Citizen, and Facebook are hosting CHIMEHACK 3, with support from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Chegg, Hearst, Gucci and Enjoy. The two-day hackathon at Facebook’s headquarters will bring together hackers along with issue experts and non-profit leaders to create tech-driven solutions focused on gender equality.

Winners will receive cash and in-kind prizes from our sponsors - Gucci, Facebook, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Chegg, Hearst and Enjoy. 

Note that this is a closed event, by application only.

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You must register your team and submit your initial pitch on this page by Saturday, August 27 at 2pm. 

The pitch template is available here. To create your pitch, please make a copy (file -> make a copy) of this template, fill in your information, and send us a link to your proposal and make sure that anyone with the link can comment on the deck ("share" button), set sharing to "Anyone with link can comment"), so that our mentors can help comment on your deck.

The final product submissions will be judged in a fair format with judges moving from table to table (you can show the judges on your computer or phone) on Sunday, August 28, 2016.  Each team should prepare a two minute pitch describing their concept and demonstrating the product.  Expect to give the pitch multiple times as teams of judges come through to see your work. Winning teams must make their products available for viewing online.  *****

Please submit via the submission button on this site

CHIMEHACK 3 will focus designing a technological solution that will address the barriers to reporting gender-based violence and will increase reporting incidents of violence against girls and women. 

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Please note that the challenges and interventions needed will be discussed during the kick-off event on August 27 which will include a panel of issue-experts. Throughout the hack, teams will be provided with access to key leaders and nonprofit organizations working in the space to help craft their solutions. 

Schedule

Note: schedule subject to change. 

Day One - Saturday, August 27

8:00am – Participants check-in, find teams, breakfast served

9:00am – Kick-off event with opening speakers

9:30am – Panel of issue experts

10:15am – Hackers find teams and begin hacking

12:30pm - Lunch served 

2:00pm - Team names and initial submissions due 

5:30pm - Dinner served 

8:00pm - Film screening: What Tomorrow Brings (Trailer)

9:30pm - Late night snacks 

Hackers hack through the night!

Note: Issue experts and mentors will be available all day to answer questions and provide guidance

Day Two - Sunday, August 28

8:00am – Breakfast served, ongoing solution development, team collaboration and hacking

12:00pm - Lunch served

12:30pm – Hacker final submissions due 

12:45pm - Judge arrival & briefing

1:00pm - Judging begins

3:00pm – Judging deliberation and happy hour for hackers 

4:00pm – Awards ceremony and closing speeches

5:00pm – Hackathon ends

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Pre-register for CHIMEHACK3 through the following EventBrite link: http://ichime.in/2av0bR6 

Hackers must present their ticket from the CHIMEHACK team to gain entrance to the event. Due to overwhelming response, this event is not open to the public and is via application only.  You will not be permitted to enter this event unless you have a ticket. 

• Girls' and Women's Focus
  Does the project identify ways for disruptive technology to advance solutions for reporting and eliminating violence against women?
• Best Product / Incubation
  Is it solving a clear problem? Is it clear who it's being built for/how they will use it? Does the solution address the problems at hand? Is it useful?
• Young Innovator
  This prize is available to students only and will identify the best solution created by college-age hackers
• Unique Concept / Originality
  Is it aesthetically appealing? Does the solution push creative boundaries? Is the product an innovative approach to unite users globally?
• Scalability & Global Impact
  Does this idea have the potential to reach many people at a large scale, worldwide? Could it be used by different people in different regions of the world?
• Connection/ Integration
  Is it an innovative take on guiding user action? Does the solution unite individuals and provide a personal connection to other people or resources?
• Global Citizenship
  Does the solution empower individuals to make a difference for others? Does the solution mobilize grassroots support? Does it make individual users feel like a part of a larger movement to create change?