Code::XtremeApps::2009 – 24 Hour Marathon Programming

code::XtremeApps:: is the annual 24-hour, round-the-clock computer programming/code jam competition organised by the Information Technology Standards Committee (ITSC), an industry partnership supported by IDA Singapore and SPRING Singapore. This year’s code:XtremeApps is held in partnership with the Health Promotion Board (HPB) and the Singapore Anti-tuberculosis Association (SATA).

This year’s competition theme is Healthcare and there are 2 Categories:

- Open Category, 24-hour competition and the
- Junior Category for children aged 12 years and below.

Prizes:
Open: Top 3 prizes including 1st prize of up to S$9,000 per team (S$3000, per member)
Junior: Top 3 prizes including 1st prize Nintendo Wii

Team registration ends on 25th May 2009.

You can visit the ITSC website to find out about the timeline for the competition and download more details regarding each competition category. Or check out their Facebook page.

About The Author

Gwendolyn Regina T - Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief

Apart from SGE, Gwen is also a Partner at Thymos Capital, where she focuses on early stage investments in technology firms. She has had two exits out of her investments via the firm, one of which is iHipo. A frequent judge for business competitions both locally and overseas, she graduated from the National University of Singapore. Gwen also spent some time in Silicon Valley and studied in Stanford University under the NUS Overseas College programme. Gwen is a mentor at Spanish incubator Tetuan Valley, Polish incubator Gamma Rebels, the Singapore Ambassador for the Sandbox network and the Singapore curator for StartupDigest. She enjoys languages, travelling, dance and adventure sports. Gwen can be found on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Find more jobs at Triple Point Jobs