Hackathon innovative ideas contest to be held in Armenia with Beeline support

YEREVAN, August 25. /ARKA/. Microsoft Innovation Center in Armenia, in cooperation with Beeline Telecommunication Company, will conduct Hackathon innovative ideas contest in Yerevan on October 1, the press office of Beeline reported on Thursday.  

Contenders will develop within 12 hours pilot versions of different telecommunication solutions, which will be rated by specialists.

Two teams will be chosen by the jurors as winners.  The winners will receive money prices - $1000 and $500.

Information meetings will be held on September 16 and 17 for all those wanting to take part in the competition for presenting key telecommunication segments for which teams will offer solutions.  

Mentors will offer master classes as part of the contest, and founders of Armenia’s flagship startups will tell the story of their success.

Hackathon [YAN] is in its sixth year in Armenia. This contest gathers young specialists for exchange of ideas and digital technologies. Some of ideas appeared in the course of the contests have already become startup technologies which are successfully applied at the market. ---0----

ArmenTel (Beeline brand is entirely owned by VimpelCom. It provides fixed and mobile telephony services as well as high-speed Internet and IPTV. ---0----

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18:27 08/25/2016