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SXSW GUIDEBOOK 2017 4 4 SXSW CONFERENCE SXSW HACKATHON HACKERS Who run the world? (sorry Bey) If you're planning a hackathon, growing your developer network, or hiring, Devpost can help you reach more software developers. We've powered over 2,000 hackathons and we know what developers are looking for. (Hint: it's not just ping pong and free beer) Talk to us at SXSW's Music Hackathon or visit sxswhackathon.devpost.com PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF TECH The SXSW Hackathon (formerly the SXSW Music Hackathon) is 24 straight hours of buzzing, high-tech creativity. Hackers and creators will compete in three categories—music, VR/AR and film—using their programming knowledge and our collection of music, visual APIs and coding assets to develop their industry- changing prototypes and compete for cash prizes, awarded by our panel of celebrity judges. The Hackathon Demo Day and Awards ceremony is open to all badge holders. SPONSORS: Mapquest, SOCAN, Verizon ThingSpace, Sonos, IBM, Even, Cloudinary, Wolfram, PubNub, Synq.fm, Amper Music, Twitter, Devpost, and Microdose VR. SXSW HACKATHON Participating Hackers Only Tuesday–Wednesday, March 14-15 | 1:00pm – 1:00pm (24 hours) TechSpace Austin DEMO DAY & AWARDS All Badgeholders Wednesday, March 15 | 2:00pm | Hilton, Salon C RANDY & JACKIE SMITH RANDY & JACKIE SMITH