University of Arkansas students! Sign up now for the Blockchain Hackathon to be held from 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28, until 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Arkansas Union.
All University of Arkansas students are welcome, but signup is limited to the first 200. Sign up at the Blockchain Hackathon page or get more information at this Newswire story.
Students from a variety of disciplines from across the university are needed to form problem-solving hackathon teams to learn the latest blockchain technology and take on business-posed challenges. No programming experience is required.
“We are pleased to invite current students from across the University of Arkansas,” said Mary Lacity, information systems professor and director of the recently announced Blockchain Center of Excellence at the Walton College. “All majors are welcome, both undergraduate and graduate, as diversity of perspectives on hackathon teams spawn innovative ideas valued by our sponsoring organizations.”
During the hackathon — which has nothing to do with malicious computer hacking but which is an event where many different disciplines involved in software development collaborate intensively on projects — teams of students will work on business challenges to help solve real-world problems through innovative uses of blockchain technologies.
Use case sponsors will pitch cases to students Friday evening. Sponsors for the event, as well as some of the providers of use-cases for study, include ArcBest Technologies, Credera, Heifer International, IBM, Idatafy, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., Microsoft, Startup Junkie, the State of Arkansas, Tyson Foods and Walmart. Additional sponsors are welcome.
