# Hack Upstate VIII

## Advancing Upstate New York's Technology Community  
October 8th and 9th, 2016  //  Syracuse, NY

# What To Expect

## Share Ideas
Bring an idea that you have and the skills you are looking for. You'll be able to pitch your idea to everyone at the event kickoff around 12:30 on Saturday.

## Form Teams
Teams tend to form organically around the pitched ideas. You can also go solo if you'd like. There is no limit to members on a team!

## Build Projects
Hack away! Work on whatever you want for the duration of the hackathon. All types of projects are encouraged.

## Win Prizes
After 24 hours of hard work, you'll present your projects to everyone. Judges will then select some winners to take home some awesome prizes.

# Sponsors

# Prizes

## Top Prize Winners

### Grand Prize
#### Red Light Bell
THREE HOLY STONE F181 RC QUADCOPTER DRONES WITH HD CAMERAS [View](https://hackassist.com/hackathons/hack-upstate-viii/projects/red-light-bell)

### First Runner Up
#### Scout
THREE CANAKIT RASPBERRY PI 3 COMPLETE STARTER KITS - 32 GB EDITION [View](https://hackassist.com/hackathons/hack-upstate-viii/projects/scout)

## Themed Prize Winners

### Euphony API Prize
#### Summary To Speech
Choice Of: AMAZON ECHO, HP PAVILION 27XW 27-IN IPS LED BACKLIT MONITOR, APPLE WATCH SERIES 2 [View](https://hackassist.com/hackathons/hack-upstate-viii/projects/summary-to-speech)

### MongoDB Prize
#### MyCart
Amazon Echo [View](https://hackassist.com/hackathons/hack-upstate-viii/projects/mycart)

# Judges

## Matt Flood
Product Owner / Lead Developer
[Optanix](https://www.optanix.com/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-flood-35a20368)

## Daniel King
Information Architect
[Optanix](https://www.optanix.com/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannyk6)

## Dan Joslin
Program Manager
[Metis Consulting Group](https://metisconsultinggroup.com/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/djos81)

## Fuz Eller
President / CEO / Founder
[Euphony, Inc.](https://euphonyinc.com/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fuz-eller-32baaa19)