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UNESCO Hackathon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Join UNESCO Hackathon in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct 13 -14, 2018 to learn about climate change and environmental challenges in Vietnam, meet regional sustainable development experts and listen to their successful startup stories by doing sustainable and green businesses. There is no restriction of age or backgrounds of participants. Students, NGOs reps, journalists, bloggers, developers and all open source contributors are invited to join! The hackathon is open for all and awesome prizes are waiting for you! The objective of the hackathon is to propose innovative solutions that help journalists to monitor and report on climate change and sustainable development issues in Asia and the Pacific. The participants will be introduced to UNESCO’s Guidebook for Journalists Reporting on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific which includes information and knowledge on climate science, related international and regional treaties and policy frameworks including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development, and tips for journalists for finding and telling stories. Time and Location Time: Saturday October 13 - Sunday October 14, 2018 Location: Officience Vietnam, 16A Le Hong Phong, Ward 12, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City Why should I participate? Learn how to create a chatbot within an hour with SUSI.AI Carry out experiment with electronic devices PSlab.io Update yourselves with knowledge of technology and sustainable development in Vietnam Meet special guest speakers from the UNESCO, Embassy of Sweden and many more. Improve your language skills, presentation skills and build up your leadership abilities Receive certificates from UNESCO, T-shirts, swags, and special prizes from the sponsors How do I know if I am qualified to join? The hackathon is open for everyone, especially for those: Curious and willing to learn new things Interested in technology and sustainable development Like to make new friends and expand their networks Able to communicate in English No prior coding skill is required How do I sign up? Get your ticket to the Event on eventyay.com Sign up on Devpost as you will need to submit your final hack there. Join the Gitter channel at https://gitter.im/fossasia/hackathon (requires login with Github). Find team members and form a team with at least 2 members and maximum 4 contributors. You are also welcome to sign up and then wait until the Presentation of Ideas on Saturday before deciding to join a team, however we’d encourage you to form/join a team in advance if you already have an idea that you’d like to work on. Join the event at the Officience Vietnam on Saturday, Oct 13 at the opening at 8.30am until 9.00pm and on Sunday, Oct 14 from 8.00am until 5.00pm. Visit the website at unesco.sciencehack.asia and stay connected, join the event on Facebook and follow FOSSASIA on Twitter. Prizes All participants will receive a gift bag (Tshirt, sticker, wristband and lanyard) and a certificate from UNESCO for participating in the hacking. Each winner of the three top teams will be awarded special gift package including: A Pocket Science Lab - hardware device by FOSSASIA Special…

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UNESCO Hackathon at FOSSASIA Summit in Singapore

Join the UNESCO Open Data Hackathon at the FOSSASIA Summit, create open source apps and games that tackle climate change, environment and sustainable development challenges, and win awesome prizes! The hackathon takes place from Saturday 24 March to Sunday 25 March 2018 at the Lifelong Learning Institute in Singapore. We are specifically interested in applications and games that set an example for others who could replicate solutions in other countries, and in particular in the Mekong countries, to tackle the sustainable development challenges. It is our goal to engage the developer community to develop innovative applications in open source by leveraging the open data and knowledge available. We are inviting developers, designers, open source contributors, bloggers, journalists and all FOSSASIA community members to be part of the UNESCO Hackathon. We are especially encouraging applications from the Mekong region to join the contest. The hackathon is open for all and awesome prizes are waiting for you! For participants from outside of Singapore we have the possibility to host them in a Singapore hostel. Please apply here. The number is limited. UNESCO encourages the application of women and girls. How do I sign up? 1. Get your ticket to the Event on eventyay.com. 2. Sign up on Devpost. 3. Join the Gitter channel at https://gitter.im/fossasia/hackathon (requires login with Github). 4. Find team members and create your team preferably at least 3 members and maximum 5 contributors. You are also welcome to sign up and then wait until the Presentation of Ideas on Saturday before deciding to join a team, however we'd encourage you to form/join a team in advance if you already have an idea that you'd like to work on. 5. Join the event at the Lifelong Learning Institute on Saturday, March 24 at the opening at 2.00 pm until 10.00 pm and on Sunday, March 25 from 9.00 am until 5.00 pm. Visit the website at unesco.sciencehack.asia and stay connected, join the event on Facebook and Meetup and follow FOSSASIA on Twitter. UNESCO Hackathon Schedule Hackathon Opening: March 24, 2018 12.00 Registration Opens 14:00 Opening 14.10 Intro of Background, Rules and Prizes 14:20 Presentation of Ideas, Teams and Team Building Activities 15:00 Begin of Hacking Activities 19.30 Dinner 22:00 Closing of Space Hackday: March 25, 2018 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast 09:00 - 13:00 Hack Activities Continue 13:00 - 13:30 Lunch 13:30 - 15:00 Hacking Continues 14:00 Submission Form Closes 15:15 - 16:00 Presentation of Outcome 16:00 Judges Withdraw for Consultation 16:30 Award Announcement and Ceremony 17:00 Summit Closing Location/Venue Lifelong Learning Institute Address: 11 Eunos Road 8, Singapore 408601 Prizes Prizes are awarded for three teams, and each team prize with a value of 1000 SGD. Win cool gear, hardware, raspis, Arduinos and more! Project Submission Requirements For the expected outcome of the hack, the applications or games shall be open source and use open data to tackle the climate change, environment and sustainable development challenges. They shall address one or several of the following requirements: Respond to pressing environmental challenges…

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Participate in the #OpenTechNights Program today and Win a Free Stay during the FOSSASIA Summit 2018 from the Open Source Initiative and UNESCO

The FOSSASIA Summit 2018 takes place in Singapore from Thursday, March 22 – Sunday, March 25. Open Source contributors can now apply for a free ticket to the event, and accommodation throughout the conference. In addition, you’ll be eligible to participate in: Featured cloud workshops, the UNESCO hackathon, and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Open Source Initiative. All you have to do is convince us, that you are an awesome Open Source contributor and book your trip to Singapore! About #OpenTechNights Developers from all over the world are joining the FOSSASIA Summit. We want to connect established and new Open Tech contributors alike. With the support of UNESCO, the Open Source Initiative, and other partners, we are inviting Free and Open Source Software contributors to join us. Winners will receive free lodging at a shared accommodation in the centre of Singapore, and a free ticket to the conference. Winners are expected to join the summit each day, to participate in the workshops, and the Hackathon on Saturday/Sunday, March 24/25. We would also hope you can support the Open Source Initiative at their booth. How do I sign up? Step 1: Please fill in our form here before February 28, 2018. Step 2: We will notify all winners within three days of their submission, however judging will begin immediately, and continue until all open spots are filled, so the earlier you apply, the higher your chances to win. Please note, winners will receive free accommodations in Singapore. Flight and other travel costs are not included and are the responsibility of the attendee. Step 3: Selected applicants must confirm their itinerary and tickets before March 1st to insure their free stay in Singapore. Earliest check-in possible is Wednesday March 21, latest check-out is Monday, March 26. Please indicate your arrival and departure times in the application form. Expectations of Participants – Share what you learn Attendees support volunteers, speakers and participants at the event, and take a shift at the Open Source Initiative’s booth. Let’s bring the spirit of sharing Open Technologies and learning together! Please confirm your participation at the opening event at 12PM, Thursday, March 22, 2018 and participate in the specially featured cloud workshops on Friday, March 23, 2018 from 9.00 AM – 5.00PM. Attendees participate in the UNESCO Hackathon on Saturday, March 24 (2.00 PM - 10.00PM) and on Sunday, March 25 (9.00 AM - 5.00PM). Attendees help reach out to community members who cannot join us at the event, make tweets, share what you learn on social media, publish photos and put up blog post about the summit. Apply Now Apply for a free stay with #FOSSASIA #OpenTechNights supported by the Open Source Initiative and the UNESCO and participate in the FOSSASIA Summit 2018 now here! More Information More updates, tickets and information on speakers on our website: https://2018.fossasia.org Links Open Source Initiative: https://opensource.org UNESCO: http://unesco.org

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UNESCO Youth Mobile Workshop in Paris with FOSSASIA

The 1st YouthMobile Experts Meeting took place at the UNESCO headquarters on 19th and 20th March 2014 with participation of FOSSASIA. UNESCO has conducted a global search for the best, existing mobile applications training initiatives with openly-licensed training materials, and invited a selected group of training providers and app development tools makers. Objectives of the Meeting: 1. Facilitate the sharing of best-practices between the training providers; and 2. Further select the best providers to enter into partnerships for up-scaling and integration into teaching and learning environments.I had the chance to meet David Ascher and Geoffrey MacDougall from Mozilla and Bobby Richter the developer of Mozilla Appmaker. Andrew F. Mckinney is the manager and developer of MIT App Inventor.The UNESCO seeks to extensively promote very high-quality, multi-lingual, comprehensive training materials for developing mobile apps. Openly-licensed, the training materials identified will allow for adaptations including translation, localization, and innovations. The YouthMobile experts meeting is part of UNESCO’s contribution to the 2014 celebrations for Open Education Week.   Organisations and Presentations   m:Lab East Africa / eMobilis Kenya Presentation   |      Video   Nairobi Dev School Kenya Presentation   The MASH Project India Presentation   FOSSASIA Vietnam Presentation   Technovation USA Presentation   Apps For Good England Presentation   Esprit Tunisia Presentation AllDevCamp Cote d’Ivoire Presentation Mozilla / Appmaker USA Presentation   Orange France Presentation   MIT App Inventor Project USA Presentation   FOSSFA  France Presentation   Intel Software Academic Program France Presentation   UNESCO guest speaker    Irmgarda KasinskaiteUNESCO guest speaker    Maria Kypriotou France Presentation LinksUNESCO Youth Mobile Program http://en.unesco.org/youthmobile Youth Mobile http://www.youthmobile.org

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