Overview
The AT&T Civic App Challenge - New Jersey is a two-month
virtual hackathon in which innovative thinkers, designers, artists,
developers, and entrepreneurs are encouraged to build and deliver
apps and services that serve community needs with a particular focus
on veterans and their families; connect and engage citizens with
their governments; and demonstrate how mobile technologies can lead
to the next generation of tech jobs and investment and showcase
innovation in the Garden State.
The challenge will kick-off with an event hosted by JuiceTank on September 16, 2015 at 11 a.m. JuiceTank is located at
Davidson Ave, Franklin Township, NJ 08873. The contest concludes Friday,
November 13, at 11:59 p.m.
Winners will be announced and apps will be demoed on December 4,
2015 at Rowan University. Regional prizes: 3 @ $3,000 each, and one
grand prize: $10,000.
The three regions* are:
Northern Region: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris,
Passaic, Sussex, and Warren counties
Central Region: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex,
Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset, and Union counties
Southern Region: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden,
Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties
*Counties for each region were identified based upon a NJ
Department of Transportation map.