Welcome to the one and only Local Space Apps Event in Ireland!
NASA International SpaceApps Challenge Limerick 2021 is brought to you by the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Limerick.
This local event (Limerick) is a 48 Hour International hackathon that will take place virtually from Oct 1st to Oct 3rd, 2021
Make your Mark!
Your ideas and your skills can change the world! (Yes, even if you are exceptionally weak at math!). Don't let the 'Apps' part put you off, the Best teams are often the most diverse, in terms of age, skills, and experience.
We have seen innovative projects made entirely out of cardboard!
For this year's hackathon, we'd like to welcome our new Space Agency partners: CSA, CNES, JAXA, and ESA. These space agencies along with NASA, will share free and open data and resources, subject-matter experts, and more!
Are you ready to impress them? Register Now!
Winners take it All!
Space Apps 2021 winners will be featured on the Space Apps website and social media.
They will be invited to present their projects to NASA personnel (and space agency partners, if applicable).
Our Limerick Champions will receive local event prizes (stay tuned for more on this!).
If travel is deemed safe, the winners will also be invited to visit a NASA site with the Space Apps Global Organizing (GO) Team to view a spacecraft launch. Each member of each winning team and one guest will be invited and will be responsible for covering their own costs for their personal travel, meals and incidental expenses, and accommodation expenses. Winners typically conduct fundraising activities to cover the costs of their trips.
Do you have what it takes to transcend beyond space? Sign up!
Networking and Collaboration Opportunities
Connect with internationally renowned mentors and specialists from the fields of space and tech.
Network and collaborate with other creative minds such as yourself! Build important future connections from global communities for life.
Be sure to make full use of this opportunity to drive up your career trajectory.
Meet the Space Apps Limerick Team!
Mitrashi Das (https://in.linkedin.com/in/mitrashi-das)
Arpita Dhir (https://in.linkedin.com/in/arpita-dhir2110)
Saleena Qureshi (https://in.linkedin.com/in/saleenaqureshi)
Eleanor Brennan (https://ie.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-brennan3)
Romina Beltrame (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rominabeltrame)
Prashant Chauhan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcuk07)
Divyansh Rawat (https://www.linkedin.com/in/divyansh-rawat-472596200?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BHKWraLGTQK2QVmAF2hLq0A%3D%3D)
Lucia Rotari (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucia-rotari-773511b0/)
Mehmet Turkmen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmet-t%C3%BCrkmen1/)
Roy Shapera (https://www.linkedin.com/in/terungwa-roy-shaapera-32b857170/)
Peace Eze (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peace-eze-%F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%A7%F0%9F%87%B3%F0%9F%87%AC-96730b159/)
Shreyash Sharma (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyashs/)
Arka Das (https://www.linkedin.com/in/arka-das-b36750123/)
Andreea Guralic (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreea-g-57bb2a8b/)
Sifat Tanzila Aziz (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sifat-tanzila-aziz-016a43183/)
Sahil Trivedi (https://www.linkedin.com/in/trivedi-sahil/)
About CSIS
The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS) is a part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Limerick. Our teaching and research activities focus on a wide variety of digital disciplines including human-centered computing, music technology, digital arts, games, software engineering, software localisation, and bio-inspired intelligent systems.
Reach Out
If you are interested in serving as a mentor for this event, please contact us today.
For any inquiries, feel free to reach out to spaceappslimerick@gmail.com
Connect with the Space Apps Limerick Community:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/spaceapps_ul/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/spaceapps_ul
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/spaceapps.ul
Schedule (All times Europe/Dublin)
Friday, October 1st
Pre-hackathon brief
All the Registered Participants will acknowledge their presence.Some important rules, links and resources of the competition will be discussed.
HACK101
NASA SpaceApps 2021 would be explained and problem statements would be introduced to the participants, again (this time in some detail).All the participants would be introduced to NASA Open Data and the judging criteria.
PITCH101 and Pitches
First it is explained, how to give a pitch, for which each participant will be given a maximum of 30 seconds.
Everyone is welcome to get in a queue and one by one pitch own idea to this competition's audience. This is a good way to lookout for skilled team mates.Ice-Breaking Sessions using virtual and timed breakout rooms
This time slot aims to involve some team building exercises which would be helpful for the participants to network with individuals from diverse backgrounds and find potential teammates.
Hacking Begins...
Participants are expected to get a sense of problem statements by now and by now they are expected to start brainstorming with their teams to hack the chosen problem.Take a break.
If you haven't had dinner, fuel up.39 hours to go for the final presentations, about 34 till most people can take their first nap.
This is called endurance in the world of rapid prototyping and creating overnight marvels.
Saturday, October 2nd
Open Mentor Hours
Mentors from diverse backgrounds would be accessible to all the participants through an appointment system and breakout room visitations.11:00 to 11:30 am - Q&A with Mentor Jonathan Chesney
Resume Hacking
Meeting - Let's ALL connect again
Mid Night munchies (drop down to UL courtyard for some coffee, sandwiches and sleep deprived yet socially distanced networking)
10 hours to go for the submission
Sunday, October 3rd
Team Acknowledgement
Final Team List would be prepared for scheduling the presentations, it will be made available on the page resources.
Messages will be sent to the team rep for their presentation slot.Finalize your presentations
This is when you submit a PDF which will be reviewed by the judges as the submission while the presentation is going on.
People who who did not sleep should rest now, ideally your team mates should step up and work on the presentation. The presenter is recommended a good night's sleep.Practice Presentations
Time will be given to better help the hackers with their own mock presentation.Final Presentations
The time for the participants to Show Off their hard work done during the SpaceAppsChallenge!Judges Deliberation and Feedback Session
Participants will be reminded to focus on giving kind, specific and helpful feedback.Closing Ceremony and Results
The most awaited moment! The winners are announced, along with the next steps.
