Hack The Climate Manila Winners Celebrate
MANILA,
PHILIPPINES--Media OutReach--JUNE 26, 2014 --
'THE INSTIGATORS' comprising of Mic
Gutierrez (Center, Holding Sign), Dominic Tuazon (right), and Louis Michael
Concepcion (left), winner of June 6-8 first annual Hack-The-Climate competition,
celebrated winning a Macbook Pro for developing an app called "Tanaw." Meaning
'to see' in Filipino, Tanaw is a location based game that tracks ecological
hotspots and reforestation sites, while helping local communities through
eco-tourism. This record breaking 58-hour competition drew more than 150 participants,
both students and professionals, the majority of whom were hackathon
first-timers. The event was organized by Princeton University juniors Mike
Lachanski and Jacob Scheer as well as Diego Jose Ramos of RIPPLRZ and was
hosted by De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. This event was notable for its
broad focus, allowing developers to build apps related to climate change
mitigation, adaptation, resilience, conservation or awareness. Environmental
NGOs like Greenpeace, Climate Reality Project and Conservation International
sent representatives to help the developers maximize the environmental impact
of their apps. Companies like Huawei, SMART, and Microsoft provided hi speed
wi-fi, free flowing food and developer tools to create an atmosphere conducive
to creative, collaborative coding for a cause.
THE INSTIGATORS' comprising of Mic Gutierrez (Center, Holding Sign), Dominic Tuazon (right), and Louis Michael Concepcion (left), winner of June 6-8 first annual Hack-The-Climate competition
ImageTHE INSTIGATORS' comprising winner of June 6-8 first annual Hack-The-Climate competitionhttp://release.media-outreach.com/i/Download/1864
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