MEDEV

School of Medical Sciences Education Development

Student app development day

Date: 2 day event - 14-15 Jun 2012

Introduction

WIN up to £900 at a 24hr Student App Development Day, 14-15 June,
Newcastle

Elsevier need your help to create new applications to access their text
book content online. They have sponsored the PublishOER 24hr Student App Development Day at a leading hotel in Newcastle on 14th-15th June where you could win a cash prize!

Aims

The event is free to attend and includes overnight accommodation, food and
lots of fun! You will need to bring a portable with your favourite
software set-up with you, and will be asked to sign a consent form.
Winners will be invited to licence their code to Elsevier for up to 5 years.

Activities

<strong>Starting from 11am on 14 June ending at 15:00 on 15 June</strong>. Please ask at reception for the room details on arrival. You may not be able to check into the hotel until after 14:00 but you are welcome to bring overnight bags to the App Dev room.

• Work with Elsevier tech-heads

• Meet other students and share knowledge

• Develop new applications using text book content

• Program in your language of choice

• Mashup content and positively disrupt educational app development

• Work in a team or alone

Proposed outcomes

• First Prize = £500 (cash)

• 2 x runner-up prizes of £200 (cash)

Facilitators & Speakers

• Suzanne Hardy - Facilitator
• Megan Quentin-Baxter - Co-facilitator
• Raul Balescu - Facilitator
• Graham Isaacs - Co-facilitator

Facilitator background

The PublishOER team and Elsevier staff will facilitate the 24hour event.

Target audience

This event would benefit third year or postgraduate students who can create apps.

Book a place

Use the booking link on the right hand side or email victor@medev.ac.uk or enquiries@medev.ac.uk

Venue & Location

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* MEDEV will be arranging accommodation for this event.