Contest Rules

Eligibility

The contest is open to ALL full-time UNM and CNM students, individually or in teams. Students must be registered for the Academic Year (Fall 2015 - Spring 2016). Students who are graduating the Fall 2015 semester are still eligible to register as well.

Application Focus Area

Mobile applications developed in this contest should be focused to benefit technology, science, health, or education. Build your app with responsive HTML 5 design or in a native application mobile operating system. After you've registered, we will contact you to specify the platform for the mobile application you are developing. Mobile apps can be coded anywhere; from your own home, UNM's campus, Quelab, and the STEMulus Center (CNM).

Extra points will be given to those who use data from UNM's Open Data Repository or City of Albuquerque's Open Data Repository.

Mentors

We require that you have a mentor. You may contact one of the individuals below or attend the first meetup scheduled on October 12, 2015 in the LoboLab Training Center, UNM Student Union Building. If you do not choose a mentor, one will be assigned to you by November 10, 2015.

Name	Email
David Beach, PhD	dbeach@cnm.edu
Tuan Bui	tbui@unm.edu
Garth Colasurdo	colanut@unm.edu
Nick Flor, PhD	nickflor@unm.edu
Randy Johnson	rjhons16@unm.edu
Patrick Kelley, PhD	pgk@unm.edu
Rochelle Lewis	rlewis37@cnm.edu
Dylan McDonald	dmcdonald21@cnm.edu
Skyler Rexroad	srexroad@cnm.edu

Meetups & Workshops

You will be required to attend at least one meetup. There will be six meetups scheduled monthly at varying locations on UNM and CNM campuses. Check Calendar for a list of currently scheduled meetups.

Scoring Parameters

The scoring is performed in several categories including:

UI/UX Design - Design of the User Interface (colors, fonts etc).
Relevance - Originality of the concept.
Professionalism - Packaging of the app and presentation (i.e. icon, look-and-feel, and demo of the application).
Usability & Technical Performance - Providing useful information to users.
Usage of Open Data.

Judging & Winners

Judging and awards will occur at the end of the contest. When your application is ready, provide a link to your working app, a public code repository, or an app store. You will be required to present & demo your application to the judges on April 11, 2016 4:00 - 6:00pm in the HSC Domenici Center West Building (Bldg. 200) (Map). Food and refreshments will be served.

Winners are selected on the basis of overall score obtained from each judge. The scores from each of the categories are summed to obtain the overall score. Winners will be notified by email before the public release of the contest results. Prizes to be awarded at a public event on April 22, 2016 in the UNM Student Union Building.

Need Help?

Please visit the resources page for contest contacts, data sources, and teaching tools.