PyConZA 2013: "Google Cloud Developer Challenge" by Hiren Patel

An overview of the Google Cloud Developer Challenge

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2. http://www.google. com/about/datacenters/inside/streetview/
3. Open Sep 4 Open submissions 1st round Oct 22 Semi finals announced Dec 5 Semi finals submissions Jan 5 Winning apps decided Jan 28 Close submissions Nov 21 Now You have 6.5 weeks to submit..
4. Google Cloud Developer Challenge Awards (all prizes are in USD) • First Round ◦ Android devices for First Round winners ◦ Diversity and Educational Prizes: ▪ $2000 for every all-female team that scale 1st Round ▪ $1000 for every all-student that scale 1st Round • 2nd Round/Finals: ◦ 1st prize in each category in each region is $20,000. A total of 12 grand prize winners. ◦ Any winning team from a university in any of the categories, wins their department $18,000. Up to 6 mentors (one from each region) will win an all expense paid trip to a major developer conference anywhere in the world to the tune of $5,000.
5. Google Cloud Developer Challenge Competition Regions: • Sub-Saharan Africa • Middle East and North Africa • India • South East Asia • Latin America • United States, Europe and rest of world
6. Google Cloud Developer Challenge Entry Categories: • Enterprise/Small Business Solutions , Education, Not for Profit. • Social / Personal Productivity/Games / Fun
7. Google Cloud Developer Challenge Criteria • All submissions must have an appspot.com domain with a url in the following format: gcdc2013-<app-name>.appspot.com. • Effective Use of Google App Engine (Compulsory) ◦ All submissions must have an appspot.com domain • Originality of Concept • Relevance to Region • Polish and Appeal • Usability on multiple screen sizes • Accessibility • Indispensability: Is the application compelling and/or essential? • Amount of user interactions on their app (comments, +1s, FB Likes etc) • Google+ Sign-In / Integration (Not compulsory:Bonus Points) • Creative use of Youtube and Google Maps APIs (Not compulsory: Bonus Points) • Use of other Google platforms/APIs (Not compulsory:Bonus Points)
8. Google Cloud Developer Challenge Support/Information Channels • gcdc2013@googlegroups.com • http://www.google.com/events/gcdc2013/ • Google+ hashtags #gcdc and #gcdcwisdom • #gcdc Hangouts on Air! • https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gcdc2013 • GDG Cape Town
9. Google Cloud Developer Challenge Hot links https://cloud.google.com/products/app-engine https://developers.google.com/appengine/ https://developers.google.com/+/ https://developers.google.com/youtube/ https://developers.google.com/maps/ https://cloud.google.com/resources/starterpack/