{"id":53288,"date":"2017-05-22T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-south-floridas-top-startups-and-coders-to-compete-at-emerge-americas-2017-hackathon\/"},"modified":"2017-05-22T11:11:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T15:11:00","slug":"english-south-floridas-top-startups-and-coders-to-compete-at-emerge-americas-2017-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/english-south-floridas-top-startups-and-coders-to-compete-at-emerge-americas-2017-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida&#8217;s Top Startups And Coders To Compete At eMerge Americas 2017 Hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 22, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Leading up to the event, eMerge Americas, the technology conference connecting revolutionary startups, cutting-edge ideas, and global industry leaders and investors from <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, announced that the Hackathon will be back during its fourth edition to highlight some of the brightest tech talent and most promising startups in <span class=\"xn-location\">South Florida<\/span>. The official eMerge Americas Hackathon is scheduled to start on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday, June 10<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">8:00 a.m.<\/span> until <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sunday, June 11th<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">2 pm<\/span>. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg5519left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg5519left\" title=\"Inspiration, Innovation, and a Nod to the Future Take Center Stage at eMERGE Americas 2016\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Inspiration, Innovation, and a Nod to the Future Take Center Stage at eMERGE Americas 2016\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/357556\/eMERGE_2016_Logo.jpg \"\/><\/div>\n<p>This mind-stimulating, adrenaline-fueled event, sponsored by Visa Inc. and Celebrity Cruises, attracted more than 125 coders last year and is expected to be even more exciting this year. The Hackathon presents a wonderful opportunity for computer programmers and other software development professionals to openly collaborate in a creatively-fueled environment. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;eMerge Americas is proud to team up with Wyncode, the coding bootcamp in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span> that teaches business acumen, for the 2017 Hackathon. Our goal for this year is to showcase the local talent in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">South Florida<\/span>,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Xavier Gonzalez<\/span>, CEO of eMerge Americas. We are also excited to announce that teams can now register, which will allow more businesses and startups to promote their talent and create something innovative and cutting-edge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There will be two types of teams; company organized teams, and team made up of individuals. The top scoring teams will receive up to <span class=\"xn-money\">$6,000<\/span> in cash and prizes. The VISA Grand prize winner will earn <span class=\"xn-money\">$2500<\/span> in cash, as well as a meet and greet with Apple Co-Founder, <span class=\"xn-person\">Steve Wozniak<\/span>. All Hackathon participants will be awarded a Tech Pass to the eMerge Conference \u2013 a $400+ value.<\/p>\n<p>Hackathon participants will have 24 hours (from <span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> to 10. a.m.) to tackle complex challenges, build projects and present demos to a panel of judges. Several factors will be considered, such as innovation, user experience, implementation and others.<\/p>\n<p>Registration for\u00a0eMerge\u00a0Americas hackathon is now open at emergeamericas.com\/hackathon\/<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/emergeamericas.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">emergeamericas.com<\/a>. For the latest\u00a0eMerge Americas news, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter (@eMergeAmericas), Instagram (@emergeamericas) and LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p><b>About\u00a0eMerge\u00a0Americas<br \/><\/b>eMerge\u00a0Americas serves as the preeminent innovative thought exchange transforming <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span> into the technological hub of the Americas. By connecting global industry leaders and investors with America&#8217;s top business executives, IT decision-makers, and entrepreneurs, partnerships are forged that spur visionary innovation and technological advancements for the betterment of business and society.\u00a0eMerge&#8217;s\u00a0founding partners include: Medina Capital, A Rod Corporation, Greenberg\u00a0Traurig, Knight Foundation, <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami-Dade County<\/span>, and\u00a0the\u00a0Miami Herald. For more information about\u00a0eMerge Americas, please visit: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/emergeamericas.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">emergeamericas.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/357556\/eMERGE_2016_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/357556\/eMERGE_2016_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  eMerge Americas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 22, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Leading up to the event, eMerge Americas, the technology conference connecting revolutionary startups, cutting-edge ideas, and global industry leaders and investors from <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, announced that the Hackathon will be back during its fourth edition to highlight some of the brightest tech talent and most promising startups&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internet-y-tecnologia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}