Join us at the MWNW ConFoo Hackathon!

On February 25th to 26th, the Make Web Not War team will be hosting a hackathon at ConFoo.

You’ll be getting Breakfast & Lunch, drinks, expert training & advice, great networking – all so that you can:

• Turn an idea into an app. We can help you get started!
• Have an existing or a near-complete app or an existing app? We’ll show you how to get it finished and published. Learn how to scale your app, leverage the cloud, and add it to the Windows 8 Market.
• Get expert advice in app, mobile, and cloud development. We will provide the training to get you going!
• Meet other developers and designers.
• Get some awesome prizes!

The details:

When: Feb 25th and Feb 26th (2 days, 9AM to 5PM each day)

Where: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure

Price: $10 which is donated to charity (you don’t need a ConFoo conference ticket to attend the hackathon)

Prizing: Xbox 360s & Microsoft Surfaces

Target Audience: all developers welcome (students, professional, hobbyists)

Meals: Food is provided, including breakfast, lunch, and beverages

Language: English & French

Day 1

09h00 - Welcome + instructions for the hackathon

09h15 - Windows 8 platform introduction (opportunities + features for apps)

09h45 - Windows Azure Mobile Services

10h15 - Break/snack time

10h30 - Coding time

11h45 - Open Data in Montreal & Quebec: Stéphane Guidoin, OpenNorth

12h00 - Lunch

13h00 - Windows Azure Blob Storage

13h15 - Windows 8 snap view

13h30 - Coding time

15h00 - Break/snack time

15h15 - Coding time

17h00 - End of day 1

Day 2

09h00 - Welcome & coding time

10h15 - Break/snack time

10h30 - Windows 8 contracts

10h45 - Windows Azure Web Sites

11h00 - Coding time

11h45 - Open Data in Ottawa: Rob Giggey, City of Ottawa

12h00 - Lunch

13h00 - Windows Azure Table Storage

13h15 - Coding time

15h15 - Break/snack time

15h30 - App presentation (2 mins per app)

16h30 - Judges deliberation + winners announcement

17h00 - End of the hackathon