FAQ
Symbioticon will revolutionise itself once again in 2020 and become a purely digital hackathon and tech festival. We are happy that you are taking part!
As who are you going to start?
First steps
THIS IS HOW YOU JOIN
THIS IS HOW YOU JOIN
Profile
SHARE SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF
Create your profile and show the partners and other teams who you are and what skills you and your team have. If you are still looking for a team, you can show why people can celebrate success with you.
Teamspirit
SOLO OR ALREADY TAKEN?
You are still looking for companions? No problem! Choose one of the existing teams and knock on the door to join.
Tracks & Partners
CHOOSE YOUR TRACK
You decide for your team which problem you want to work on. There is a total of seven tracks to choose from. For the hackathon you will be assigned a track expert as a sparring partner for the development of your idea.
Developer Portal
Use the best technology!
The Sparkassen Developer Portal is the central contact point for information about the APIs of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. Use released data from the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe and other banks for new services and applications.
Level up!
INTERACT TO COLLECT POINTS!
Jump from level to level to Symbioticon triumph! Your team collects points from the jury, from the online crowd and through won badges. Through regular updates of your project status in the newsfeed, you can inspire the audience!
Communication
SLACK, SLACK, SLACK!
Connect and communicate with your teammates about slack. Get know-how and advice from your partners and share your hackathon idea online.
Profile
Share something about yourself!
Share something about yourself!
Profile
Far more than a hackathon
Create your profile and show the partners and other teams who you are and what skills you and your team bring to the table. If you are still looking for a team, you can show why people can celebrate success with you.
Teams & Tracks
Support the teams!
While the teams decide on the problems they are working on, they wait for your support. Get an overview in the six tracks and support your favourite teams with feedback.
Far more than a hackathon
Theme days
As in previous years, Symbioticon 2020 goes far beyond the mere hackathon format. We offer a comprehensive supporting programme on the three core topics TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS, SUSTAINABLE FINANCE and NEW WORK. For a detailed overview please have a look at the programme page.
Voting
Find your favourite team
Du entscheidest welche Teams in das nächste Level kommen. Vote mit deiner Stimme und vergebe Punkte für die besten Ideen. Es stehen insgesamt sechs Tracks zur Auswahl.;
Save the Date
Don't miss any date
To avoid missing any information, save the most important dates in your calendar.
Profile
Share something about yourself
Create your profile and show the partners and other teams who you are and what skills you and your team have. If you are still looking for a team, you can show why people can celebrate success with you.
Expert Feedback
Your knowledge is required
Support the teams with valuable expertise and the latest technology to make the innovations perfect. Via Slack or the platform, you can get in direct contact with the teams.
Voting
Your opinion counts
As a jury, you will have a decisive influence on the further development of the ideas. With your vote, the best teams move on to the next level.
You miss information?
Choose an area for more details
Profile
So that the teams know your skills and can assess whether they can use your skills. It also helps us and all the other participants to get to know you better and your partners and team members know exactly who they are dealing with.
Every Symbioticon participant who is registered on the platform.
We need your profile picture in the ratio 1:1 - it must have at least 600x600 pixels and may be max. 5 MB in size.
The following applies to your header: Ratio approx. 7:2, min. 1920 x 548 pixels and max. 5 MB image size.
Teamspirit
There are various options available to you for this. Either you register with a team from your network or you use the filter for "Search for members" on the overview page. This will show you all teams that still need support in individual disciplines.
Via Slack you can make a request to your desired team. If it fits, you will receive a code from the team to join it.
The searching teams make a list on their team page of all the skills they still need in the team. Just look around on the team pages and write to the teams about Slack.
There is no limit - but our recommendation is that there should be at least one expert from each of the areas UI, UX, developers and business developers.
From 10 October you will be in the warm-up phase. Here you will have time to create your profiles, get together in teams and decide on a track or partner. This should all have taken place by 05.11., as Level 1 starts on 06. November and then the idea development starts.
Tracks & Partner
The track is the subject area in which you will move. The challenge is the concrete task you are asked to solve.
A list of the challenges with their requirements can be found in the playbook.
No, with the track selection you also decide on the corresponding partner and vice versa.
The requirements are optional, not mandatory. BUT: If you stick to them, you have a better chance of convincing the jury of your idea and getting to the heart of the task.
Like all other Symbioticon participants, you can reach the track partners via the Slack Workspace.
Tools
Sign up with Slack and join the Symbioticon Channel. Here you can communicate with all Symbioticon participants. You can find the link to our Channel/Slack here:
If you haven't already done so, download the slack app. Log in to our workspace with it: https://join.slack.com/t/symbioticon2020/shared_invite/zt-i3iy1f4j-~s7xhMis1bbgNrzL7DeXnw
All available APIs can be found via the Sparkassen Developer Portal
Entertainment
No, the events are voluntary.
We will organize exciting additional events around Symbioticon. Stay tuned!
Yes, everyone who is registered on Symbioticon can attend the events free of charge.
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