Each of 5 finalist teams will be awarded a seat at the 2015 LODLAM Summit and up to USD$2,000 in travel funds to come to Sydney. The five finalists will pitch their project in a Challenge lightning round at the Summit and to a panel of judges who will choose winning teams for the following prizes:
2015 LODLAM Open Data Prize - A winner will be awarded this USD$1,000 prize where making cultural heritage material openly available has been a core aspect of a linked open data project. The prize has been created with the support of Synaptica.
2015 LODLAM Grand Prize - The grand prize is a USD$2,000 cash prize.
For full details please visit the challenge page on the LODLAM website: http://summit2015.lodlam.net/challenge/
Good luck!
Richard Lehane
(on behalf of the 2015 Organizing Committee)