Application Details
Applicant Qualifications
To ensure you are eligible to win, you must:
- Have an idea for a new BlackBerry® application that incorporates BBM
- Have the capability to build a BlackBerry smartphone app with your idea
- Have a laptop with all the software, accessories and equipment needed to build your app including a laptop loaded with BlackBerry® Webworks™ or BlackBerry® Java®
- Understand that the event will be filmed and that by participating in the BBM Apps Hackathon Contest, consent to the filming of your developer story and the use of your image
- Read the Official Rules for complete detail
Timeline
| BBM Apps Hackathon Event | Application Deadline | Notification of Potential Winners | Workshop Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | September 27, 2011 | September 27, 2011 | September 28-29, 2011 |
| Toronto | October 2, 2011 | October 3, 2011 | October 6-7, 2011 |
| San Francisco | October 9, 2011 | October 10-11, 2011 | October 16-17, 2011 |
| Boston | November 1, 2011 | November 2, 2011 | November 3-4, 2011 |
| Jakarta | November 10, 2011 | November 12, 2011 | November 14-15, 2011 |
| Bangkok | November 14, 2011 | November 15, 2011 | November 17-18, 2011 |
| Amsterdam | November 22, 2011 | November 23, 2011 | November 24-25, 2011 |
| London UK | November 24, 2011 | November 25, 2011 | November 28-29, 2011 |