Welcome to the first ever Botathon 1.0!
Bots have become the latest paradigm for content distribution and e-commerce on messaging platforms. Some say that bots are the new apps. The purpose of this two day Botathon , a hackathon for building bots, is to educate, inspire collaboration and team building, and to develop innovative use cases within a conversational interface. We are very grateful to have partnered with LA’s BEST to help us organize this event at the Impact Hub located in the Arts District of Downtown LA. Saturday Oct 8th: (9am-6pm) 9:00-10:00 — Coffee + Snacks 10:00-10:10 — Opening Remarks By Todd Terrazas 10:10-10:40 — Keynote by Dr. Julie Albright 10:45-11:15 — Surprise Speaker 11:20-12:00 — Microsoft Workshop 12:00-1:00 — Lunch 1:00-1:30 — Pitch Ideas 1:30-2:30 — Form teams 2:30-6:00 — Work on projects, mentors will be availableSunday Oct 9th: (12pm-6pm)12:00-2:00 — Lunch 2:00 — Project Submissions 3:00 — Team Presentations 5:00 — Judging + PrizesPRIZESOculus RiftDJI Phantom Quadcopter4 BLE SpeakersVisa Gift CardsFree Consultation from Norwest Venture PartnersFree Consultation from Amplify.laThank you to our Sponsors + Community Partners: Microsoft, Kik, Sensay, Brainitch, Commerce.io, O'Reilly Media, Slack, Twilio, Norwest Venture Partners, Amplify.LA, Fritzi, Arts District Brewery