Google Cloud Developer Challenge 2013 The Google Cloud Developer Challenge is a contest designed to motivate and reward entrants who develop applications that are based on Google’s Cloud Platform that are original and relevant to the region in which they live and it is open to developers worldwide, except for those in the following countries/regions: Quebec, Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, and Sudan. Developers in 6 regions (Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, India, South East Asia, Latin America, United States, Europe and rest of world) will win prizes that include Android devices and up to $20,000 USD. All you have to do is build and submit an amazing application in one of these categories: • Enterprise/Small Business Solutions, Education, Not for Profit • Social/Personal Productivity/Games/Fun A winner will be chosen for each category, in each region - 12 prizes in total. Eligibility: Locations: The Google Apps Developer Challenge is open to developers worldwide, except for those in the following countries/regions Quebec, Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, and Sudan Submissions: • All submissions must have an appspot domain with a url in the followin format: gcdc2013-.appspot • The Google Cloud Developer Challenge contest is open only to applications that have not been made publicly available through the Google Apps Marketplace, Chrome Web Store or any other website prior to June 1, 2013. Additionally, applications that were entered into other developer app contests are ineligible for the contest, regardless whether they were winning apps. Similarly, updated versions of applications entered in other developer contests are ineligible. • When you enter an application in the Google Cloud Developer Challenge by submitting the URL to the application, access details to the application and a 400 word manual that describes how to use your application we will make it available to all contest judges for free, exclusively for the purposes of judging. If you intend to sell your application after the conclusion of the contest, you must make available a "trial" version of the application for judging. We recommend that your trial version include full functionality, but with a timed expiration, rather than including limited functionality with no expiration. Judges will evaluate your application based only on the functionality accessible to them, so it makes sense to provide the fullest range of capabilities possible in your contest app. Teams: Teams can be no more than 3 people. All team members’ names must be listed when submitting the application for the Google Cloud Developer Challenge. Judging & Awards: • First Round: By November 21st, all apps entering the competition must be submitted for judging. At most 10 apps from each of the 2 categories in all 6 regions (at most 20 apps total per region) will move to the semi-finals. Applications will be evaluated and ranked by a team of Google-selected internal and external judges. On December 5th, the apps moving to the semi-finals in each region will be announced. • Semi-Finals: Those developers whose applications are selected for the semi-finals will have about one month to improve their applications (add features, improve stability, performance, etc). By January 5th, developers in the semi-finals will submit the final versions of their apps for judging via this website. At the end of the judging period, all applications in each region and category will be evaluated and ranked by a team of Google-selected judges and announced on January 28th. Awards: Prizes will be distributed as follows; all prizes are in USD: • Round One: All teams that make it to the semi-finals in each category in each region will be awarded Android devices. • Round One: In order to encourage participation from women and highlight innovations from women in the developing markets, we are adding an additional prize. If a Semi-Finalist happens to be an individual or a team consisting solely of women, that team will be awarded an additional prize of $2000 USD. • Round One: Any university team made up entirely of student or staff of a university (identified by the university domain email address) that makes it to the semi-finals will get $1,000. • Semi-Finals: 1st prize in each category in each region will receive $20,000. This means that there will be a total of 12 grand prize winners • Semi-Finals: If any team from a university wins the competition in any of the categories, the department to which the members of the team belong will win $18,000. • At most 6 mentors (one from each region) will win an all expense paid trip to a major developer conference anywhere in the world to the tune of $5,000. Competition Timelines • September 4th: Competition begins • October 22nd: Submissions window opens • November 21st: First round submissions due • December 5th: Semi-Finalists announced • January 5th: Updated Semi-Final Apps re-submitted • January 28th: Winners announced You must go through these FAQs (goo.gl/Ng0lbJ) And you can start submitting your apps (only web apps not Android apps) by October 22. The last day to submit your apps for the first round is November 21, 2013 For more details, visit goo.gl/7kFDu5 There is no initial registration. You enter into the contest by submitting an entry. You can however opt in for updates on the competition timelines and other information by filling this form (goo.gl/wN8nQD) You can submit your application on the competition website and clicking on the submit link to access the submission form. The form will only be available from the start of the submission period that is October 22, 2013. EduInfo
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