Space Apps Rome was held on April 29th & 30th. Thank you to the 272 people who joined the International Space Apps Challenge at this location. The local results, including the work of 16 teams, can be found below!
Thanks Rome!
Local People's Choice Winner
The people have spoken! This is the project that captured our hearts.
Global Nominees
We wish our global nominees the best of luck!
NasaSpace Apps Challengeisa hackathon happening simultaneously in over 170 cities all over theworld organized with the goal to help collaboratively developinnovative solutions for global problems by producing open-sourceresults to challenges that are relevant to both life on Earth andlife in space.
TheRome event is organized by the European Space Agency, the United States Embassy and La Sapienza Universitywith the sponsorship of the Italian Space Agency, Bic Lazio, FabSpace 2.0, CloudSigma, Orange Business Services, Logica Informatica, Meta-Group, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Capgemini Italy and Microsoft.
Forreal-time information about the event, please join our telegramchannel by scanning the QR code below with your phone orclicking thislink.
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ComePartecipare
Lapartecipazione, completamente gratuita, è aperta a tutti gliappassionati di qualsiasi background ed età. L’evento inizia lamattina di Sabato 29 Aprile alle ore 8:30 e si conclude il pomeriggiodi Domenica 30 Aprile alle ore 19:00 con l’annuncio dei vincitorilocali di quest’anno. Non dimenticare di registrarti su questapagina relativa all'evento di Roma.
Team
Puoicreare un team in qualsiasi momento a partire da adesso fino algiorno stesso dell’evento sfruttando il Telegram Bot che verràmesso a disposizione a breve. Il tuo team dovrà scegliere unachallenge tra quelle disponibili su2017.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges. Sarà inoltrenecessario che almeno una persona del tuo team abbia una buonaconoscenza dell’inglese, lingua in cui troverai tutte leinformazioni sulle challenge e che dovrà essere usata domenicamattina per la presentazione finale del progetto.
Informazionigenerali
Per lavorare non dimenticare di portare il tuo laptop, una ciabatta e qualsiasi altro materiale necessario.
Dalpranzo di sabato 29 al pranzo di domenica 30, tutti i pasti verrannoofferti ai partecipanti nella mensa dell’università.
Sevuoi fermarti per dormire o lavorare durante la notte, porta un saccoa pelo e uno stuoino: si dorme letteralmente sul pavimento!
ToParticipate
Participationis completely free and open to all enthusiasts no matter theirbackground or age. The event starts Saturday morning at 8:30 AM andends Sunday afternoon at 7:00 PM with the announcement of this year’slocal winners. Don’t forget to register on this page if you want toparticipate from the Rome location.
Team
Youcan create your team anytime from right now to the day of the eventby using the Telegram Bot that will be made available soon. Your teamwill need to choose a challenge among the ones available at 2017.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges.
Generalinformation
Don't forget to bring your own laptop, a power strip and anything else you might need.
Allmeals are offered in the university canteen from Saturday’s lunchto Sunday’s lunch.
Ifyou want to work all night bring your own bed sack and pad: you willsleep on the floor!
Schedule
Saturday, April 29th
Registrations
Registrationcloses.All participants gather in AULA 1.
Prof. Paolo Gaudenzi, Director of the Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Department, La Sapienza, welcomes guests and participants and gives the floor to SKY journalist Marta Meli.
SteveLabensky, U.S. Embassy Cultural Attachè.
Blake Garcia, Second Muse (Space Apps’ U.S.-based organizingagency).
TimothyTawney, NASA Europe Representative (with slides).
Brief salute from Naples and Vicenza via Skype
2016 Winners "ICE Cream Team"
Melicloses and gives the floor to Maryline Lengert, Headof the IT Security and Specialised Services Division at EuropeanSpace Agency and Space Apps Lead, for the programoverview.
Hackathonbegins
LunchBreak until 2:00 pm
WORKSHOP to provideparticipants with tools and guidance for the Sunday afternoonpresentation (silavora sull'impostazione generale della presentazione di domenicapomeriggio)
"Howto pitch"Ing. Alessandra Pacilli, Ph.D, Business Consultant;
“Hands-on”AldoPërgjergji,IT Specialist
Dinner until 8:30 pm
Sunday, April 30th
Breakfast until 9:00 am
Lunch until 2:00 pm
Chiusuradei lavori – consegna presentazioni
Wrap up – turn in your presentation
Pitches
Shortpresentations by BIC Lazio and Capgemini
“Nonfinisce qui! Le opportunità per le future start-up digitali EO based”
Roberto Giuliani – ESA BIC Lazio Programme Manager
Annunciodei vincitori! – Winnersare announced!
