Competitions and prizes at dev8D
There are two competitions running on the 10th and 11th of February at dev8D. One competition will be based around developing code, the other will reward those who provide the most support to their fellow delegates. So if you are coming to the event as a blogger, a lurker or are just hoping to learn then there will still be an opportunity for you to have an impact on the event and win a prize.
The individual medley competition will seek to reward collaboration and mutual support between dev8D participants. Each delegate will be given 5 tokens when they arrive at the event. These tokens are a currency for thanking fellow delegates when they provide a useful service such as advice, tips, feedback or some code. The delegate with the most tokens by 8pm on Wednesday 11th of February will win the competition.
Entrants to the individual medley competition could win a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with Ubuntu installed. Full details of the individual medley competition can be read here
The other competition is the Developer Decathlon. This is a coding competition and will focus on the creation of prototypes that show the future of software for university users. There will be 10 university users at the event who will present their problems and be available to answer questions and provide feedback. Submissions will be judged on relevance to the problems that these users describe.
The first prize for the Developer Decathlon is £5000 GBP. The second prize is £2000 GBP. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges from UK HE and will be announced within 30 days of the close of dev8D. Full details can be read here.