APPETIZER HACKATHON - An Opportunity to Use Various Korean APIs
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APPETIZER HACKATHON, held for the first time this year under the theme of ‘New Normal in the Post-COVID-19 - The Beginning of Innovation using Cloud’ - 1st team to receive a total of $5,000 in prize money and about $17,000 in credits from Naver Cloud.

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2. APPETIZER HACKATHON News Release
1. Outline
○ Name of Event: APPETIZER HACKATHON
○ Participation Eligibility:
(Eligibility): Undergraduate, graduate students, developer, and engineer in South-East Asia region
(Quota): Form a group of 1 to 5 people to apply, a total of 30 teams will be selected after document screening
○ Major Details: 30 teams that made into the main HACKATHON round will participate in idea development hackathon which uses various API from 10 Korean companies and they will be able to receive various technical support and feedbacks through mentoring sessions with Korean companies. 8 teams with most outstanding ideas will be chosen to make final presentations and give awards.
○ Total Prize: Total of $27,000
- Grand prize (1 team): $5,000 / 1st runner-up (2 teams): $3,000 each / 2nd runner-up (5 teams): $1,000 each.
- Each of 22 teams that will not win awards will be given participation award of $500 each.
○ Main Benefits for Participating Teams
- Provides Naver Cloud credits worth about $2,500 to 30 teams that made to the main round.
- Provides 1-year Naver Cloud credits worth about $17,000 to the Grand Prize Team.
○ Registration Period: December 6, 2021 (Monday) 09:00 am to December 23, 2021 (Thursday) 15:00 pm (Korean Standard Time)
○ Registration Method: Online application (www.api-appetizer.com)
- Applications will be acknowledged only if Idea Development Plan, Pledge of Participation, and Consent Form for Collection, Use, Provision and ThirdParty Provision of Personal Information are completely uploaded.
- APPLE related gifts will be given to only 15 teams who register during 12/6 ~ 12/10 and participate all hackathon programs by the end of the January, 2022.
○ Organizer / Host / Supporter: Naver Cloud / Korea Software Industry Association / Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Korea Foundation for Cooperation of Large&Small Business, Rural Affairs
2. Main Schedule (Korean Standard Time)
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Dates |
Schedule |
Details |
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Dec. 06, 2021 (Mon) 09:00 am ~ Dec 23, 2021 (Thu) 15:00 pm |
Registration |
· Register online via Hackathon webpage (api-appetizer.com) · Submit team member list and idea plan |
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Dec. 28, 2021 (Tue) ~ Dec. 29, 2021 (Wed) |
Document Screening |
· Document screening to select 30 teams that will advance into main round |
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Dec. 30, 2021 (Thu) 17:00 pm |
Main Round Participants Announcement |
· Announce 30 teams that advanced into the main round |
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Jan. 03, 2022 (Mon) ~ Jan. 04, 2022 (Tue) |
Final API Selection |
· Final API selection to use in idea development hackathon |
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Jan 05. 2022 (Wed) |
Orientation and Webinar |
· Orientation and webinar (Zoom) for 30 teams |
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Jan. 06, 2022 (Thu) 09:00 am ~ Jan. 07, 2022 (Fri) 11:00 am |
Mentoring Application |
· Mentoring application for the teams that wish to participate in mentoring with participating API companies |
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Jan. 07, 2022 (Fri) 17:00 pm |
Mentoring Schedule Announcement |
· Share final mentoring schedule with participants |
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Jan. 10, 2022. (Mon) ~ Jan. 14, 2022 (Fri) |
Online Mentoring |
· Online mentoring session between teams that wish to participate in mentoring and the participating companies |
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Jan. 10, 2022 (Mon) ~ Jan. 19, 2022 (Wed) |
API Utilization Period |
· Deliver API KEY to participants |
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Jan. 17, 2022 (Mon) 09:00 am ~ Jan. 18, 2022 (Tue) 17:00 pm |
Submit PreRecorded Presentation Video |
· 30 teams that participate in hackathon program to submit pre-recorded presentation video |
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Jan. 20, 2022 (Thu) ~ Jan. 21, 2022 (Fri) |
Presentation Video Evaluation |
· Evaluate presentation videos from 30 teams and select 30 teams that will advance into the Finals |
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Jan. 24, 2022 (Mon) 17:00 pm |
Finalists Announcement |
· Announce final 8 teams that will make final announcement |
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Jan. 27, 2022 (Thu) |
Final Presentation and Award Ceremony |
· Live presentation of 8 finalist teams · Final rank announcement and award ceremony · Select Grand Prize (1 team), 1st runner-up (2 teams), and 2nd runner- up (5 teams) |
3. Inquiries: Secretariat of APPETIZER HACKATHON
E-Mail: yr@prime-c.co.kr
* Please inquire through the email, inquiry menu on the website, or through WhatsApp.