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Thu Mar 27 11:36:40 EDT 2014

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Subject: 	Join us for the 24HoursOfGood Hackathon at Google Ann Arbor! 
(Sign up closes April 2nd!)
Date: 	Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:03:51 -0400
From: 	Eric Schendel <erstech at gmail.com>
To: 	mutka at cse.msu.edu, esfahanian at cse.msu.edu, davison at cse.msu.edu

Google is looking for teams from MSU to participate in a 24 Hour 
Hackathon! Please feel free to send the message below to any students or 
groups you feel may be interested, and reach out to me at 
erstech at gmail.com <mailto:erstech at gmail.com> if you have any questions!

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Google Ann Arbor has a challenge for you! *C*an you make the web a safer 
place?

Staying safe online can be a tricky task -- for every vulnerability, 
good or bad habits will make you safer or more at risk. Yet the "best 
practices" are no mystery; for example, you can see one compilation of 
these practices at g.co/SecurityGuide2013 
<http://g.co/SecurityGuide2013>. And there is a growing philosophy of 
teaching these practices in fun, interactive ways that get through to 
people without feeling like work -- check out this interactive game 
<https://www.staysecureonline.com/staying-safe-online/quiz/>for one 
example of that philosophy in action.

We are cordially inviting you to participate in our second annual 
'24HoursOfGood' Hackathonat Google's Ann Arbor office. This year, we 
will be partnering with Google Ideas 
<http://www.google.com/ideas/about/>, our internal 'Think/Do' tank that 
works on solving large global challenges.

Our goal in this hackathon is to develop new, fun, straightforward games 
that teach people how to stay safe and secure on the web. In 24 hours, 
teams will choose a project from the menu of options, come up with a 
basic game concept, and implement a simple prototype that puts the user 
"in the driver's seat" and makes abstract cybersecurity principles real 
in a visceral way. Outputs will be judged based on creativity, 
usability, polish, and likelihood of actually changing the habits of the 
player.

So here's how it will work.Student teams of between 4-5 participants 
will join forces to select a project - you will rank your top three a 
few days before the event. You'll come to Google Ann Arbor ready to 
roll, and after dinner and a few API talks, get started on building the 
solution to your chosen problem statement.

Google Engineers and technical staff will be on hand at the hackathon to 
get you started, and to help out throughout the day/night.  We will be 
providing lots of food, drinks, snacks and most importantly caffeine to 
keep you going and making the most progress against internet evil-doers,.

In addition, the top three winning teams will each receive some great 
prizes (Nexus 7's for first place, Chromecasts for second and third 
place), as well as lots of great swag for everyone. We know you want to 
hack for GOOD, so here are the details:

What:24HoursOfGood Hackathon

Who: Computer science (and related fields) students in teams of 4-5

When:Friday, April 11th at 4pm through Saturday, April 12th at 4pm

Where: Google Ann Arbor, 201 S. Division St (Division between Liberty 
and Washington)

Why:Hone your hacking skills, do good for the Web and the world, meet 
fellow tri-state computer scientists......as well as FOOD, FUN, and PRIZES!

If you're interested in participating, please fill out this form 
<https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?usp=drive_web&formkey=dEFlTW1nZnNpRGpzeFBhM0pkVGl6MWc6MA#gid=0>to 
sign up by Wednesday, April 2nd.Shortly after we confirm teams, Google 
will contact you to inform you of your project, as well as give you a 
list of recommended technologies to familiarize yourself with so you can 
hit the ground running (coding) the day of the hackathon.

We're looking forward to seeing you in April to hack for 24HoursOfGood!

Cheers,

Your Google Ann Arbor 24HoursOfGood team

MSU Contact:

*Eric Schendel*

erstech at gmail.com <mailto:erstech at gmail.com>

Complete Information at: www.24hoursofGood.com 
<http://www.24hoursofgood.com/> _(Website to be updated shortly)_

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