{"id":1164,"date":"2014-08-25T10:01:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T14:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2014-08-25T10:05:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T14:05:35","slug":"governor-martin-omalley-and-partners-to-award-governors-cup-for-databay-hackathon-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/2014\/08\/25\/governor-martin-omalley-and-partners-to-award-governors-cup-for-databay-hackathon-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Martin O\u2019Malley and partners to award Governor\u2019s Cup for DataBay Hackathon Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
Media Contacts:<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

Jay Apperson<\/span>
jay.apperson@maryland.gov<\/span>
Adrienne Diaczok<\/span>
adrienne.diaczok@maryland.gov<\/span>
410-537-3003<\/span><\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Governor Martin O\u2019Malley and partners to award Governor\u2019s Cup for DataBay Hackathon Challenge<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

Four finalist teams will compete for the chance to win a $4,000 cash prize<\/em><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 25, 2014<\/span><\/span>)<\/span> — An app that makes citizens aware of the actions they can take to reclaim the Chesapeake Bay; another that rewards users with incentives for their contributions to Chesapeake Bay restoration; applications using maps and crowdsourcing to bring better information to citizens, researchers, scientists and government – only one will be chosen as the winner of the first DataBay \u201cReclaim the Bay\u201d Innovation Challenge. Four teams: MyBay<\/span><\/a>, Bay Bucks<\/span><\/a>, ChesaPeaks<\/span><\/a> and EcoSleuth<\/span><\/a> will present their ideas to Governor O\u2019Malley and a panel of entrepreneurs and environmental scientists. The team whose application is chosen will win a $4,000 prize.<\/p>\n

The DataBay \u201cReclaim the Bay\u201d Innovation Challenge<\/span><\/a> brought together scientists, programmers, techies and other civic hackers to create data-driven applications that increase public engagement and aid in Chesapeake Bay restoration. The Challenge, created by Maryland Governor Martin O\u2019Malley and DataBay partners, kicked off earlier this month and featured \u00a0prominent environmental futurists who explained the Chesapeake Bay\u2019s challenges and needs.<\/p>\n

WHO:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n