When:<\/b> \u00a0Sunday, April 21, 2013, 3:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony<\/p>\n
Where:<\/b>\u00a0 iHub, 4th<\/sup> Floor Bishop Magua Center on George Padimore Road, Nairobi<\/p>\n The International Space Apps Challenge \u2013 a global effort led by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) \u2013 is a two-day technology development event that brings together techies across the world to address current challenges relevant to both space exploration and social need.\u00a0 The International Space Apps Challenge takes place on all seven continents and in space April 20-21, 2013.\u00a0 NASA believes mass collaboration is critical to creating and discovering state-of-the-art technology.\u00a0 A U.S. Embassy official will judge the Challenge alongside other tech experts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the second year, iHub will host Nairobi\u2019s hackathon-style event alongside m:lab East Africa. The 2013 challenge will focus on improving life on Earth and life in space in the areas of open source software, open hardware, data visualization, and citizen science.\u00a0 Participation is open to individuals with a broad range of skills, including engineers, technologists, scientists, designers, artists, educators, students, and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n Last year\u2019s inaugural NASA International Space Apps Challenge brought together programmers, hackers, and tech enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds.\u00a0 In addition to winning the \u201cPeople\u2019s Choice category\u201d on the international NASA Challenge platform, one of the participating teams, Bit Harvester, went on to be incorporated by Access:energy for the maintenance of wind powered electricity in rural Kenyan communities through electronic data mining.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n