February 12, 2016 —  The United States Department of State has asked Saving Seafood to distribute this information regarding their “Fishackathon 2016” for which they are seeking judges from the fishing industry and related academic disciplines. For more information go to: Fishackathon.co, and if you are interested in being a judge please contact: Erika Crowell at CrowellE@state.gov

Fishackathon 2016

On Earth Day 2016, the U.S. Department of State will hold the third annual Fishackathon. Fishackathon is a public-private partnership that aims to capitalize on the expansion of mobile phone and internet use across the developing world to address sustainable fishery challenges. Volunteer coders, technologists, and designers will spend the weekend of April 22-24 developing usable solutions to problem statements solicited from fisheries experts around the world. At the end of the hackathons, teams will present their work and an expert panel of judges will nominate a winner from each site, eligible for worldwide grand prizes.
Here are the US/Canada Sites:

United States/Canada

1. Atlanta, GA (Georgia Aquarium)
2. Charleston, SC (South Carolina Aquarium)
3. Dallas, TX (Earth Day Dallas)
4. Long Beach, CA (Aquarium of the Pacific)
5. Monterey Bay, CA (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
6. New York City, NY (Patagonia)
7. Portland, OR (Uncorked Studios)
8. San Francisco, CA (Many Labs)
9. Seattle, WA (Impact Hub)
10. Tampa, FL (The Florida Aquarium)
11. Toronto, Canada
12. Vancouver, Canada (Vancouver Aquarium)
13. Washington, DC (Impact Hub)
14. Worcester, MA (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

Get involved!

Fishackathon host sites are seeking fisheries and technology experts to participate in the hackathon as:

Panel Judge – Panel Judges will serve to judge host site creations and chose one host site winner eligible for world -wide grand prizes on Sunday, April 24. Judges will be provided with a list of criteria to rate the host site presentations and submissions.

On-Site Consultant – Consultants will serve to provide subject matter/technical assistance, answer questions, and provide feedback to coders. We’re also seeking “on call” experts who can answer questions and provide feedback to teams around the world via Skype or E-mail throughout the weekend.

Team Member – Join a Team! Everyone is welcome to participate in a local or virtual team.

For more information go to: Fishackathon.co