{"id":93,"date":"2014-11-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/msr_er\/2014\/11\/14\/third-international-womens-hackathon-continues-into-december\/"},"modified":"2016-07-20T07:29:37","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T14:29:37","slug":"third-international-womens-hackathon-continues-into-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/blog\/third-international-womens-hackathon-continues-into-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Third International Women\u2019s Hackathon continues into December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 496px; height: 372px; overflow: hidden; border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/apps\/video\/ifVideo.aspx?id=230919\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">The <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/events\/womens-hackathon2014-october\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Third International Women&rsquo;s Hackathon<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> is now in full swing, having launched on October 11, 2014. A unique crowdsourcing event designed to empower young women leaders in computer science, the hackathon provides a fun and safe environment in which participants explore computing as a means of solving real-world problems. This year&rsquo;s hackathon should draw more participants than ever, because, in response to requests from several universities, worldwide local events can participate through December 12, 2014. This means that groups who couldn&rsquo;t join the virtual event on October 11 can still get in on the action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Code for a cause and change the world\" href=\"http:\/\/technetevents.com\/iwh2014\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/MSDNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.msdn.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/01\/32\/81\/7750.IWH.png\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/resized-image.ashx\/__size\/300x0\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-01-32-81\/7750.IWH.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">This year, hackers are devising solutions for two worthy challenges&mdash;the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-US\/events\/womens-hackathon2014-october\/climate-data-challenge2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Climate Data Challenge<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;(PDF, 291 KB) and the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-US\/events\/womens-hackathon2014-october\/disaster-response-challenge2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Disaster Response Challenge<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;(PDF, 291 KB)&mdash;sponsored, respectively, by the nonprofit organizations The Nature Conservancy and Direct Relief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">At the hackathon kickoff (which took place in Phoenix, Arizona, during the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/gracehopper.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">2014 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>), participants around the world worked on these challenges, connecting virtually with one another. Those of us in Arizona were excited to link up with female hackers in India, Japan, Nepal, England, South Africa, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Kenya, and Trinidad & Tobago. (You can see the conversations on our <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IWHack?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">I was extremely impressed by the solutions produced by our local winners in Phoenix&mdash;Team Recovery and Team Cosmos.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><strong>In response to the Disaster Response Challenge<\/strong>, Team Recovery created a quiz to help disaster-relief volunteers understand such roles as fundraising and coordinating with government and nonprofit agencies. The team intends to develop this solution into an interactive game for their final entry in December.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><strong>In response to the Climate Data Challenge<\/strong>, Team Cosmos built a story game that walked users through the climate data wizard from Nature Conservancy, helping users understand what the data really means. Their goal is to help users make sense of climate change and to recognize what they can do to help preserve planet Earth for future generations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\">Other teams around the world came up with equally impressive solutions, and now, with the extended deadline, we look forward to even more innovative ideas from women hackers worldwide. We encourage you to <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/challengepost.com\/discover?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search=international+womens+hackathon&challenge_type=all&sort_by=Recently+Added\" target=\"_blank\">find an event near you<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> or <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/surveys.research.microsoft.com\/s3\/International-Women-Hackathon\" target=\"_blank\">start an event of your own<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. As an added benefit, hackathon participants can now submit their finished solutions to the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginecup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Imagine Cup<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> World Citizenship or Gaming challenges.&nbsp;If you have any questions, feel free to contact <a href=\"mailto:MSRWIC%40microsoft.com?subject=\" target=\"_self\">Microsoft Research diversity<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\"><em>&mdash;<\/em><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/people\/ranej\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Rane Johnson-Stempson<\/em><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><em>, Principal Research Director, Microsoft Research<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/events\/womens-hackathon2014-october\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Third International Women&rsquo;s Hackathon<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/apps\/video\/default.aspx?id=230919\" target=\"_blank\">Third International Women&rsquo;s Hackathon Overview<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (video)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/collaboration\/focus\/womenincomputing\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Women in Computing at Microsoft<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/gracehopper.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">2014 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/events\/women-in-computing2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Research at the Grace Hopper Celebration<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/apps\/video\/default.aspx?id=210728\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Big Dream<\/em> trailer<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (video)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Third International Women&rsquo;s Hackathon is now in full swing, having launched on October 11, 2014. 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