DCWEEK 2011

Who?

Developers. Developers. Developers. Limited to 150 attendees.

Note: while we love entreprenuers and social media stragists, this event is not for you.

What?

The DCWEEK Hackathon + Dev Days are a chance for DCWEEK devs to learn from one another, and work on passion projects/new ideas. Hack, hang, teach, learn...whatever.

What are the prizes and give-aways?

• A $20,000 prize pool has just been announced thanks to the SBA's Apps for Entrepreneurs challenge!Full details are here.

• Another $10,000 prize pool is up for grabs that day for those building Windows Mobile apps.
• Apps for Entrepreneurs is also providing 100 free Gold Badges to DCWEEK for developers at the hackathon. You'll get the badge code on 11/6 - if you've bought a badge already this one can be used for someone else.
• MoDevEast mobile development & strategy conference and hackathon takes place Dec 2-3 at the Gannett Conference Center in Mclean, VA. Conference organizers will be awarding 15 conference passes worth $200 each as spot prizes to developers at the DCWeek Hackathon. To learn more about the conference visit, www.modeveast.com

What's the schedule?

8:00am - Doors open for coffee/bagels

9:00am - Quick welcome by DCWEEK and quick agenda building (you propose a topic)

10:00am - Session 1: Chose from 3 sessions proposed morning of by attendees

11:00am - Session 2: Chose From 3 sessions proposed morning of by attendees (one will focus on Apps for Entrepreneurs)

12:00pm - Lunch break then open hacking till 6pm

When?

Sunday 11/6 from 9am to 6pm 

Where?

We're taking over the full floor of Microsofts Chevy Chase HQ.

AT&T Fast Pitch runs as a series of 15 minute pitches by startups. The companies will be pitching to a panel of relevant CTO / CMO executives from AT&T and local VCs.

How to Apply:

1. Fill out the form here
2. You'll receive an invite to present by 11/1

VCs and Startup companies can expect following results:

1. Very compelling technology / solutions get taken up as a joint project (at AT&T Foundry and through other AT&T orgs as needed – with expectations of 30/60/90 days sprint cycles for proof of concepts)
2. If technology / solution is relevant to AT&Ts ongoing projects then AT&T bring it in to those projects directly
3. For heavy network elements (e.g. routers, eNodeB, RAN gear etc.) technologies AT&T generally seeks 3 way collaborative project with one of their network domain providers and startup
4. In case we don’t see immediate synergy, we provide immediate constructive startup companies

And some common FAQs about the Foundries are here: http://developer.att.com/developer/forward.jsp?passedItemId=4300010

Lastly, here is a link to the network services API catalogue: http://developer.att.com/developer/forward.jsp?passedItemId=2400388

After a full day of DCWEEK's Core Conference, we'll watch a dozen or so local early stage startups demo their latest innovations for us while enjoying some cocktails.  Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, investors, bloggers and entrepreneurs as we showcase these young technology companies - the last Tech Cocktail in DC for 2011!

Helping Startups Get Exposure – Tech Cocktail offers a handful of startups an opportunity to show off in an expo-style to the rest of the DC entrepreneurial community for FREE and get their startup written about on TechCocktail.com.  Selected startups will be announced soon!

NOTE: Venue changed! We are now hosting this event at the top of the Key Bridge Marriott giving everyone a spectacular view of Washington DC.