DIS@mediahackday – Take part as participant, API-partner or Sponsor on 15th/16th November 2014
DIS@mediahackday is a two day international competition that brings together creative programmers, designers, tech-savvy journalists and product visionaries from Germany, Europe and beyond to create prototypes and business models for companies in the media ecosystem. DIS@mediahackday is a serial event that takes place on the weekends before the established conferences VDZ Tech Summit 2014 and the Digital Innovators Summit 2015. The 1st DIS@mediahackday took place in March 2014 and was a great success – take a look at the video and the official DIS@mediahackday website 2014 mediahackday.com.
We would like to invite you to take part in the upcoming Hackathon 2014.
NEXT HACKATHON
On the weekend 15th and 16th November, 2014, at Axel Springer Plug & Play in Berlin, alongside the event VDZ Tech Summit on 20th November in Hamburg.
TOPIC
This year’s focus will be VIDEO, a content area of growing importance for both increasing engagement with audiences in new ways but also providing a vital revenue stream. The world of publishing is changing. Rapid advances in technology and spirit of innovation have transformed almost all aspects of newspapers and news media. And online is not just the translation for print. Therefore we want you to explore the possibilities of online video for publishing.
There are several options to take part in this event, either as a participant, an API-Partner or as a Sponsor.
PARTICIPANTS
Join our Media Hack Day and find new ways to reinvent and reengineer video content for the digital age. Join us if you are an individual developer, designer, journalist or established hackathon team. Around 100 participants will team up and use APIs provided by the participating companies to come up with disruptive products that aim to provide an edge in the market. The teams will have only 24 hours to develop and to present something extraordinary.
Developers, designers, journalists can join this event free of charge.
For information and registration please take a look at our website: mediahackday.com
API-PARTNERS
Take part in this special event as an API-partner and benefit from the advantages:
• Build and strengthen your network to the tech-/developer-ecosystem
• Get new inspirations about potential usage of your existing API/ database
• Appear as an official API-partner to the event
Attached please find an outline for participating in the event as an API-partner including needs and benefits.
Please return the attached registration form by Oct 27th, 2014.
Email: a.mumm(at)vdz.de
SPONSORS
For sponsoring options please contact:
Berlin:
Birgit Altstoetter
c/o zanetti altstoetter und team
Novalisstraße 10
10115 Berlin
Phone: 030/ 246294-37
Email: altstoetter(at)z-a-t.com
CONTACT
In case of further questions please feel free to contact us anytime.
Email: s.behrens(at)vdz.de
Email: a.mumm(at)vdz.de
