Blockchain Slides and Hackathon Information

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Hi Hackers!

The slides for last night's presentation can be accessed here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PiUIzeffhV935EqRM1Nme5FgNnriZls5/view?usp=sharing

Additionally, there are two security-related hackathons coming up. We already sent out a message about ITP's one-day hackathon on March 10, and you can still sign up here: bit.ly/ITPCISCO. Additionally, MD5 recently announced their own hackathon on the weekend of April 6 where they're giving $15,000 to the winning projects! The full details are below:

Mark your calendars!  MD5 will hold one of Colorado's biggest hackathons of the year on the weekend of April 6, at CU's Idea Forge.  We'll invest $15K in up to four winning teams, awarding those who can help the state of Colorado with new concepts in critical infrastructure protection, resilience, and physical cybersecurity.  Flyer attached; news blip from our recent Hack at MIT here; registration website here!   

This will be a hackathon unlike any other you've participated in. This isn't just coding, although traditional hackers will find plenty.  This is engineers, business students, hackers, and folks of all stripes working together on both digital and physical concepts, solving real-world problems.  We've spent the last few months interviewing senior leaders and practitioners in cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, Homeland Security, utilities and hospitals, first responders, and the Colorado National Guard, to find out what keeps them up at night.  We'll present their challenges to you, and you'll be hacking on pressing, real-world problems, for real-world sponsors, to win real-world investment.  

Expect an amazing weekend, from beginners to experts. Come as a team, a pair, or an individual.  Come to have fun, eat free food, see cool tech and meet cool people, or come to win.  Teams from CU Boulder will be competing against teams from Nebraska, via live link. We'll have mentors in technology, business, cybersecurity, and first response on site, so that you can sharpen your concept in response to real-world customer demand.  We'll have senior leaders from these communities to judge your concept, and choose winners.  

The Deets:

Who: You! And your closest set of intelligent friends.

What:  MD5 Physical Cybersecurity Hackathon.

Where:  CU's Idea Forge, and University of Nebraska NARI

When:  April 6-8. Orientation will be Friday evening, and hacking will go through midday Sunday.

Why: The state of Colorado needs help in the cybersecurity and physical resilience of critical infrastructure. You need to win a $15K investment and a great resume bullet; eat free food and network with cool people; see cool tech; and beat Nebraska.

Hope to see you there!

Lloyd

Lloyd Thrall

Director, Rocky Mountain Region

MD5 National Security Technology Accelerator

It looks like a blast, and we already have a few people singed up. If you want to know who's signed up or prepare for the event, we've got a "competitions" channel on the Slack!

Best,

EH