To empower young engineers and entrepreneurs in Hong Kong, ImagineHack is a 24-hour event which provides cutting-edge technologies from Microsoft, unleashing the power of creativity and intelligence. It is your chance to win a Surface Pro 4 and an exclusive nomination to Semi-Final Round of Imagine Cup! The HK Final of Imagine Cup will be representing HK to Seattle for USD 100K Awards! WIN BOTH CHANCES! More information about Imagine Cup 2017: https://compete.imagine.microsoft.com/en-us/country/details/hk
Come and learn new skills, make connections and do something awesome with the sharing from peers and experienced entrepreneurs.
Useful materials- How to use ImagineHack Devpost?
- The official survival guide for ImagineHack 2017
- Microsoft Azure
- Cognitive Services APIs
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Day 1
10:30 - Registration
11:00 - Opening Ceremony
11:30 - Team Formation
12:00 - Lunch
13:00 - Team Hacking
15:00 - Tea Break
16:00 - Finalized Team Forming at Devpost
19:00 - Dinner
21:00 - Debriefing and Overnight Coding
Day 2
09:30 - Breakfast
13:00 - End of Hacking (All Devpost details MUST be finalized) and Lunch
14:00 - Team Presentation
16:00 - Break
17:00 - Prize Presentation and Closing Ceremony
18:00 - Photo Taking
Eligibility
Eligibility of participants:
- No more than 3 students in one group, individual attendees are welcomed as well
- You are at least 16 years of age as of July 31 2016 and are actively enrolled as a student at an accredited educational institution that grants high-school or college/university (or equivalent) degrees (including home schools) at any time between 1 January 2016 and 31 May 2017
- Each group has 3 minute presentation and 2 minute Q&A session in the final presentation
Please ensure your project meet the basic requirement of implementing this on Azure.
Prizes
$33,500 in prizes
Overall 1st Place
Nomination to Imagine Cup Semi-final
1 Surface Pro 4 (~HK$8,000)
Overall 2nd Place
Nomination to Imagine Cup Semi-final
Fitbit x 3 (~HK$6,000 in total)
Overall 3rd Place
$1,500 cash +
Nomination to Imagine Cup Semi-final
The Most Popular Awards
(3)
FinTech: Fitbit x 1 (~HK$2,000)
HealthTech: Fitbit x 1 (~HK$2,000)
Social Innovation: Fitbit x 1 (~HK$2,000)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Registeration via Eventbrite page of ImagineHack 2017:
Judges

Albert Au
Director/Founder, AcesoBee Limited

Sammy Fung
President, Open Source Hong Kong

Brian Tang
Founder, Young Makers & ChangeMakers

Delon Yau
Technical Evangelist in the Developer Experience Group, Microsoft Hong Kong
Judging Criteria
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Technology
Does the project make effective and appropriate use of the major features of its chosen platform(s)? Does the project include innovations in technical design and/or implementation? -
Innovation
Does the project create a new category of product or service? Does the project clearly and meaningfully innovate beyond existing products or services? -
Concept
Does the project have a clear target market or audience? Does the project address a clear need, problem, or opportunity and is the solution clearly explained? Is the project’s purpose and basic functionality easily understood? -
Feasibility
Does the team have a credible plan for getting their project to market in terms of business model, any required partnerships, or other factors? -
Hack Spirit and Teamwork
This is a 24-hour event which may requires your team to stay in the venue overnight. Does your team can keep working to solve technical problems overnight? Your overnight hack spirit will also be evaluated!
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