over 4 years ago

Check our our new SASE Game Jam! Also join our Summer Learning Path: webinar happening today @7PM ET

Learn more about DEI issues, gaming technology, & the SASE Game Jam competition at https://saseconnect.org/game-jam

  Join us today to learn how immersive studio artists quickly build a scene and make VR/AR/XR assets - starting @ 7 PM ET on Aug 5th.   https://bahmeet.webex.com/meet/sasegamejam   They will also introduce the Unity Asset Store and other platforms, explain how to use them for both free and for-purchase assets, and share tips on how to integrate assets into a Unity scene. The speakers from Booz Allen Immersive Studios Mena Valley, Jackson Barnes, and Thomas J. Codrick have experiences ranging across the immersive…

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over 5 years ago

Feedback and BONUS~

Hello Hackers!

Thank you so much for attending and supporting SASEhack 2020! We want you to know that this year's SASEhack has received it's highest number of participation yet and that wouldn't have been possible without you! <3

Please take several minutes to provide your honest feedback on our hackathon. This was our first virtual SASEhack and we know it was not perfect, so we would like to use your input to improve next year's event and any other virtual SASEhack event to come!

SASEhack 2020 Feedback Survey

ALSO, by participating in SASEhack, you have earned the code to apply…

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over 5 years ago

SASEhack Welcome Slide Deck

Here are our Welcome Slides for reference of the information we covered!

over 5 years ago

Challenge Topics Reveal!

Theme: Health Technology

*You may select up to 1 challenge topic. You do not have to have a solution that covers both topics.

Challenge Topics:

Contact Tracing:

How can we better identify people who may have come into contact with an infected person? Use open data sources to develop a solution that would improve contact tracing efforts to help prevent or slow the spread of a virus. Consider how data and technology may be used to help the public community stay safe or help health officials further limit potential exposures. 

Remote Healthcare:

How can we make health services more accessible…

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over 5 years ago

Book a Mentor!

There are multiple ways that you can reach out to our mentors if you need assistance or have questions on your hack!

For simple questions or concerns,

-> Use Slack and join the need-a-mentor channel if you have not already! Then direct your questions to the channel or @ a specific mentor who you think will be able to answer your question.

-> Use Devpost to start discussions in the Discussion tab! If you think your question may be able to help other hackers, share it! We are all learning here :) Not only our mentors, but also other hackers…

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over 5 years ago

Hackathon Resouces

Challenging our Topics?

Contact Tracing

Exposure Notifcation API resources - GitHub links provided below

Links and Data Sets to Help You Get Started

First Time Hacker? Or want to learn something new? We got you covered! Check out the resources below to help you get started!

Version Control

Learn to Code (free)

Practice Coding

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over 5 years ago

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Please review the following questions below before reaching out to us! If you have additional questions or concerns, you may email us at sasehack@saseconnect.org.

 

1. Can I still participate in SASEhack if I didn’t attend the kickoff?

  • Yes, you can! The kickoff was largely an informative session on SASEhack and a team formation event. We will be reiterating the same information and MORE during the SASEhack opening remarks.

2. How many team members can be in a team?

  • We heard you, and have answered! We have bumped up the maximum amount of team members a team can have…

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over 5 years ago

SASEhack 2020 Guest Speaker

Howdy Hackers!

SASEhack 2020 presents a Guest Speaker Presentation from Dave Chen on "Using Technology to Help Public Authorities Fight COVID-19"

Dave Chen is a Director of Engineering on Google Play and Google Play Services and has worked in tech for 20 years. He leads a tooling and infrastructure team to improve engineering productivity and increase quality for 2+ billion users.

Dave is passionate about coaching and training the next generation of leaders and is a faculty member of the Google School for Leaders. He has filed several patents.

Prior to Google, Dave has held positions at Yahoo!, Lockheed Martin,…

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over 5 years ago

Theme and Zoom Invitations

Hello Hackers!

We are 1 week away from SASEhack and so we are announcing this year's SASEhack Theme!

The 2020 SASEhack Theme is Health Technology.

Now knowing what the theme is, you have an idea of what challenge topics are in store for SASEhack and can get the ball rolling on some possible ideas. There will be two challenge topics related to this theme, and they will be announced on the day of the hack! 

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Date Reminders:

  • Thursday, October 1st: Pre-Hack Kickoff
    • 7:30pm - 9:00pm ET
  • Saturday, October 3rd: SASEhack
    • 11:00am (Sat.) - 12:00am (Sun.) ET

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How…

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