The Great Indian HP Code Off @ GIDS
Terms & Conditions
a) Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these conditions of entry.
b) Eligibility Criteria:
1. All legal residents of India over the age of 18, who are NOT working for Public Sector or any
local, state or national Government body, are eligible to participate.
2. Hewlett-Packard employees or contractors may enter this hackathon but are not eligible to win a
prize.
3. Contestants may only enter the hackathon with one team and one application. Duplicate
submissions will not be accepted.
4. Each entrant is eligible to win no more than one prize.
5. Participation in the hackathon does not grant access to Great Indian Developer Summit (GIDS)
activities, although a discount code will be provided upon registration if participants choose to
also attend GIDS. Participants should register for the conference on their own. Registering for
the conference is not a requirement to participate in this hackathon.
6. Only active participants forming part of a team are eligible to win prizes in this hackathon.
7. Hackathon commences April 21, 2015 at 5:00 pm (IST) and closes on April 24, 2015 at 5:00 pm
(IST) in Bangalore, India. All submissions are due by 10:00 AM (IST) on April 24, 2015.
8. Late, lost, misdirected or indecipherable entries will not be accepted and no responsibility will be
assumed for them by the competition organizers.
9. Entrants may not begin work on their submissions until after the hackathon begins. Entries from
prior Hewlett-Packard sponsored hackathons or promotions will not be accepted.
10. Use of Open Source code is permitted, but must be declared as part of the submission and clearly
commented in the code, including links to the source code repository. Compliance with Open
Source license obligations and restrictions is the responsibility of the developer, and improper use
of Open Source code will disqualify the entry.
c) Requirements:
1. The goal of the hackathon is for teams to produce working applications utilizing APIs from HP Haven
OnDemand (accessed via [Link] and deployed on the HP Helion Development
Platform. Entrants can build applications for any theme or function they would like.
2. Each team member must have their own unique, activated Haven OnDemand account. New accounts
can be created on [Link] For the purposes of the app demonstration, only one team
member needs to use their API key.
3. Eligible language for entries is English only
4. Application code must be submitted by 10:00 AM IST April 24, 2015 in the format specified at the
contest website.
d) Judging & Selection Criteria:
1. Participants will be judged by a selection committee of three or more judges.
2. The decision made by the judges are final and binding in all manner and no appeals shall be
entertained for any reason whatsoever.
3. Entries will be judging based on the following criteria:
a. Use of HP Helion Development Platform:
i. Create and push your selected app to the Helion Dev Platform (max 2 points)
ii. Set-up a Github code repository open to the judges (max 3 points)
iii. Creativity of the code solution (max 15 points)
iv. Incorporation of the below:
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Agile continuous integration / build automation / test automation / DevOps
methodology (max 5 points)
o Documentation of the project, theme or concept for build, deploy, usage
(max 5 points)
Use of the HP Haven OnDemand platform:
i. Extent to which the functionality of each API is used, and also how APIs are
combined and used together (max 15 points)
ii. Creativity of how the APIs were used to enable the hero feature(s) of the application
(max 15 points)
Application Idea: Evaluation of the application and use case for uniqueness, efficiency,
applicability, business sense and viral/adoption potential. (max 15 points).
Social Media Communication: All must be published and presented on or before April 24 th,
2015 to be included in the judging criteria.
i. Teams using Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook to talk about their experience with the
GIDS Code Off will receive extra points (max 5 points)
ii. Teams who write and publish a single or multiple Blog post(s) on their experience
during the Code Off will receive extra points (max 5 points)
Presentation / Graphical User Interface
i. Creation of a visually appealing interface via HTML, CSS or other technology will
be awarded points (max 5 points)
ii. Compatibility of the interface on mobile devices such as iPhone, Android etc. will
gain extra points (max 5 points)
iii. Presentation or document with 1-5 screenshots that showcases the workflow and key
capabilities of the application, including use of the Helion Dev Platform and the
functionality powered by Haven OnDemand, supported by a description of the use
case/application/hero functionality, including confirmation of the APIs used (max 5
points) this will be used as part of the judges review, for the onstage presentations,
and for follow-up social media, blog posts, and PR
Category
Points
HP Helion Development Platform
30
HP Haven OnDemand
30
Idea
15
Social Media Communication
10
Presentation / Graphical User Interface
15
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE
100
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e) Prizes:
1. There will be awards given to a winning team and a runner up.
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Each winning team member will receive an economy class roundtrip ticket from a major
metropolis in India to San Francisco, California to attend an HP sponsored event, or the
equivalent of $1,000 USD (maximum 5 tickets valued at $5,000 per team), pursuant to HP
policies and local laws.
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Each runner up team member will receive an economy class roundtrip ticket to Goa from a
major metropolis in India or the equivalent of $500 USD (maximum 5 tickets valued at
$2,500 per team), pursuant to HP policies and local laws.
2. Prizes will be treated as compensation. The winners will be responsible for securing medical and
travel insurance, and also any state, local or other Government taxes, duties or fees, as applicable in
their geography of employment or residence. Tax treatment may vary for non-India jurisdictions
based on local requirements.
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3. Winners will be announced at the end of the event reception by no later than 9 pm (IST). Exact time
to be decided. All submissions must be submitted to our hackathon portal here by the dates defined in
the Eligibility Criteria above.
4. Travel documents such as passports and visas will be the sole responsibility of the winner.
5. Prizes are not transferable, and may not be exchanged for cash. If the prize winner is unable to travel
for any reason whatsoever, the prize will be forfeited.
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The organizers make no warranty, either expressed or implied, regarding the registration website or any of
its content, including but not limited to, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The organizers
do not warrant that the content and delivery of this website shall be free from errors, bugs or viruses,
uninterrupted, or repairable if damaged or impaired.
The organizers shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including, without
limitation, indirect or consequential loss), or for personal injury suffered or sustained, as a result of
entering the contest or taking any of the prizes, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
Entry constitutes agreement to these terms and conditions, as well as the organizers judgment.
All entries become the property of HP. By entering the hackathon, the entrant irrevocably consents to the
use of all or partial information contained within the entry, including the application source code, for
marketing or any other purposes by HP. HP retains and reserves the copyright on all entries.
Any photographs or videos taken during the hackathon and conference become the property of HP. By
registering and participating, entrants give consent to Hewlett-Packard Company, its representatives,
affiliates, and employees (HP) the right to copyright, use, distribute, record, publish, prepare derivative
works, display, and reproduce, any photographs, images and videos of me in any form or medium with or
without my name and for any lawful purpose, including but not limited to, internal and external purposes
such as publicity, illustration, promotion, packaging and advertising.
False, plagiarized and/or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants ineligible. Entries will be reviewed
by a panel of judges for accuracy, quality, relevance and originality.
Governing Law: These terms and conditions shall be construed in accordance with the law of the
Republic of India and the courts of Bangalore will have exclusive jurisdiction.
The organizers of this contest are HP Cloud business unit, 1140 Enterprise Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94089,
USA. Questions or comments should be directed to [Link]@[Link].
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