Random Hacks of Kindness

What to expect at Random Hacks of Kindness?

Bengaluru, IndiaJune 4 – 5, 2011

We are a team of volunteers who drummed up this event for you. For two days, we will brain and hack on humanitarian aid, climate change and disaster risk reduction problems. We are a satellite event, so we got funding from local sponsors. The event counts on each of you to help us make it great.

So, really, YOU are the event : )

RHoK Bengaluru

RHoK

How to…

All hackers need to sign up at rhokbangalore.eventbrite.com

Add your name, some basic details. WHY?

Get to know people who you might hack with Everyone else knows about your expertise /

skill set

Sign up …

New problem definitions are being added to the RHoK site <www.rhok.org> daily. Check out the definitions Start brainstorming Ask the organizers questions

[email protected]@gmail.com

Review the problem definitions

If you can’t attend, please email [email protected] or [email protected]

We can give your spot to someone else.

Can’t Attend?

RHoK Bangalore will provide you with: Lunch, Tea/Coffee, T-shirt, stickers, some swag and prizes for winning hacks.

RHoK Bangalore thanks our amazing sponsors: Jaaga Intuit Yahoo Labs Esri

The Main event

Your Laptop, power bar, power strips, demo equipment, dongle

Camera, webcam, headphones Smile and an open mind Water bottles: drinking water is available @ the

venue, but we will not pollute mother earth by using plastic/paper cups, so your own bottle will help!

Pocketful of chewing gums, coffee sweets to give you constant supply of glucose, caffeine & ideas!

What to bring?

Jaaga – Creative Common GroundNo. 16/1, Rhenius StreetOff Richmond RoadOpposite Hockey StadiumShanthinagarBangalore - 560025. INDIA

Questions? [email protected] +91 9893 627 684

Where is RHoK Bangalore?

8:30 am Arrive, help us set-up and Register

9:00 -9:30 Introduction to RHoK

9:30 Keynote speaker Dr. J. Srinivasan (IISc)

10:30 Tea / Coffee served

10:40 Presenetation by Venketesh on ‘txtweb’ a platform for future of SMS data handling.

Then pick your problem definitions and teams. Start brainstorming

Coding, doing, brainstorming

1:30 Lunch Break

Coding, doing, brainstorming

6:00 – 6:30 Quick Discussion about your team’s work

7:00 ongoing (Optional to stay late. Otherwise, we’ll see you the next day)

Saturday Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 am Arrive, Help us set up

8:30 – 10:00 am More coding

10:00 – 10:30 am Keynote by Mr. Bala Girisaballa, Yahoo Labs

11:00 am Tea/Coffee served

More coding & testing

1:00 Meals served

More coding & testing

4:00 pm Demo and prizes

6:00pm End of event

Sunday Schedule

RHoK Bangalore has four judges:

Mr. Vijayakumar Ivaturi – CTO, WIPRO Mr. Bala Girisaballa – Director, Yahoo Labs Prof. Rajagopalan – IIITB, Bangalore Sreekandh Balakrishnan – Open Source

Consultant

Who are the judges?

For RHoK events we recommend the following criteria when local judges assess and rank projects presented at their event creativity / innovative / unique:utility, can it be used in the field?applicable, does it solve a problemimpact, local or globalprogress (on existing work, or starting from nothing)usabilityother...

How does Judging Work?

Thanks!

See you on Saturday morning!We may have few last moment

announcement then!

WISH YOU LUCK!!!