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DECEMBER 3RD - 18TH

ABOUT THE HACKATHON

Been dreaming of innovation? Now is your chance! 


Sign up for the FIRST EVER 

IPG MBDT Product and Engineering Virtual Hackathon - open to all MBDT Product and Engineering employees and affiliated partners. 


You'll have a chance to form a team, tinker with new technologies, and break away from your day-to-day.

YOUR CHALLENGES

ADBLOCKERS

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DATA CURATION

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DATA MATCHING

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UNITY VISUALIZATION

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UNITY DASHBOARD

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UNITY PARTNER APPLICATIONS

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SLACK

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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THE FUTURE OF PRIVACY

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CLONE

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COMPETITOR SPEND

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SMARTS

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BLOCKCHAIN

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USAGE

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AGENDA

To best cover all global IPG MBDT Product and Engineering locations, all-hands events like the kickoff and technology webinars will be identical and will be held twice – once at 8am PT and once at 5pm PT. Please join whichever fits your work/life schedule best. 

Kickoff + Ideation

December 3rd - 10th

Teams are Formed

December 10th

Hackathon

December 17th and 18th

STEP 1

Kickoff 1

Kickoff 2

12/3 - 8am PT

12/3 -  5pm PT

30min: Opening presentations from BeMyApp and Mediabrands

30min: How to Win a Hackathon by BeMyApp

1-2 hours ideation and team formation

STEP 2

Ideation and Team Formation 12/4 - 12/16

Team leaders and idea pitchers publish projects to hackathon platform and invite team members to join. Anyone looking to join a team can apply virtually through the hackathon platform. 

Teams are Finalized

 5pm PT on 12/16

STEP 3

Webinars

12/4, 12/5 and 12/6 - 8am and 9am PT

Each mentor will give a webinar covering an overview of each of their challenges, along with potential technologies that can be used to take on the challenges. 

STEP 4

Hackathon Day 1

Monday 12/17 from 9am to 5pm (local)

9am and 5pm PT 12/17: Opening presentation by 

BeMyApp + Media Brands

 

9am-5pm (local): Hacking time

Hackathon Day 2

Tuesday 12/18 from 9am to 5pm (local)

11:59pm (Pacific Time) 12/18: Video Submissions / Project Pages due

STEP 5

Judging and Winner's Announcement

12/19 - 12/20: Vote on projects + official judging 

12/21: Winners announced via email

OPEN TO ALL IPG MBDT PRODUCT AND ENGINEERING EMPLOYEESAND AFFILIATED PARTNERS

SAN FRANCISCO

LOS ANGELES

MALAYSIA

UKRAINE

COLOMBIA

NEW YORK

PARIS

INDIA

ARGENTINA