Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov
Elizabeth Sabet
Random Hacks of Kindness, New York
646-249-3888
elizabeth.sabet@secondmuse.com
RELEASE: 11-149
NASA AND TECH PARTNERS ENCOURAGE INFORMATION EXCHANGE
WASHINGTON -- NASA, Google, HP, Microsoft, The World Bank and Yahoo!
are inviting software developers, independent computer experts and
students to participate in the Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) event
on June 4 and 5 at several worldwide locations.
RHoK is a "hackathon" that brings together the best hackers from
around the world to use their skills to make the world a better place
by building a community of innovation. They volunteer their time to
develop new approaches to disaster relief challenges.
"NASA encourages RHoK developers to use open data sets to create
cutting edge applications that can help solve global challenges,"
said NASA's Chief Information Officer Linda Cureton. "We are excited
to support RHoK and explore new ways NASA data can help the world."
RHoK also is an opportunity to meet and work with top software
developers and experts, create new applications and win prizes.
Events are planned in Hartford, Conn., Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle
and Silicon Valley. International venues are in Berlin; Toronto;
Aarhus, Denmark; Basel, Switzerland; Bangalore, India; Buenos Aires;
Kampala, Uganda; Lusaka, Zambia; Melbourne, Australia; Nairobi,
Kenya; Trento, Italy; and Santiago, Chile.
During past events, participants worked on applications that are
already making an impact. "I'm OK," a service that lets people inform
their families about their status, was used during the earthquakes in
Haiti and Chile in 2010. The World Bank is piloting software for
visualizing landslide risk in the Caribbean. Other apps have received
support and interest from government and non-government organizations
around the world.
For more information about the RHoK, the event and registration,
visit:
For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
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