Travel&Tourism Hackathon Call for applications

2016-11-01


What does Kyrgyzstan need to attract tourists from all over the world and stand out on the world map? How should you position yourself so that lovers of tourism, sports, adventure and travel know about the beautiful nature and magical hospitality of our country?

Contrary to the generally accepted opinion that the main thing is to build luxury roads and a large number of five-star hotels, Kyrgyzstan needs innovative technologies, availability of detailed information about the country on the Internet and convenient resources to give all opportunities for tourists to discover a genuine Kyrgyzstan, to ensure safety and adventure!

This is exactly what the participants of Travel & Tourism Hackathon, which will take place on December 2-4 at the American University of Central Asia, will be engaged.

Hackaton is an event where participants join teams in order to develop innovative products (start-ups, mobile applications, websites, etc.). Usually, the team consists of professionals in various areas: project manager, programmers, designer, marketer, expert in tourism and travel.

The goal of each team in 54 hours to develop a ready working prototype of the product (site, application, etc.) and present it to the jury members who will choose the winner!

Valuable prizes and excellent opportunities to continue work on the start-up are provided!

FOR WHOM?
Software developers: full stack, back-end, front-end, iOS / Android;
Specialists in marketing, project management;
Specialists from the sphere of tourism and travel;
Designers (web designers, graphic artists), usability specialists;

THE TERMS OF PARTICIPATION

You need to register via the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17u-3-uuRWKhsF9IVkIa3hImvIwUGaLdDeccPYP50zIc/edit

And also to purchase tickets in coffee shops “Sierra” on Manas / Kievskaya and in the “Tashrabat” shopping center or at the event itself. The ticket price is 1000 soms per participant. The number of tickets is limited (120 pieces)

CONTACT DETAILS

For more information, contact Diana Durusbek gizi, coordinator of the project “Hackathon Travel and Tourism” by email. Address: dianadurusbekkyzy@gmail.com.
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INFORMATION ABOUT ORGANIZERS, PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
Organizers of the event:
KG Labs Public Foundation, whose mission is to promote technological entrepreneurship in the Kyrgyz Republic; American University in Central Asia is the leading innovation university in Central Asia; And start-up-incubator “Ideagrad”.
Partners of the project: Business Association of Young Entrepreneurs “JIA”, as well as the Tourism Department of the Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic.
This project is supported by the Democratic Commission of the US Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic and the USAID Business Development Initiative.