App Camp is the biggest mobile application development event in the Nordics and Baltics where new mobile businesses are created from idea to life within 48 hours over a weekend. Previous App Camp events have resulted in over 27 new mobile apps developed, with over 200 participants and 100 developers across 40 teams. The next App Camp event will take place in November 2011 in Vilnius and aims to have over 300 participants developing mobile apps across various platforms over 3 days, with mentors and prizes for the top prototypes.
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1.
2. What is App Camp?
App Camp is the biggest
mobile application
development event in
Nordics and Baltics
New mobile businesses are
born here from idea to life
during the weekend within
48 hours
3. Facts about previous App Camp
events (1)
First App Camp event in
the Baltics has been
organized by Omnitel in
December 2010
4. Facts about previous App Camp
events (2)
27 new mobile apps have been
developed
All results:
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- Apps developed 27+
- Participants 200+
- Developers 100+
- Ideas 70+
- Teams 40+
TV Gidas Teatrai.lt Taksi.lt
- Mentors 15+
- Downloads 30K +
5. App Camp Description and Goals
Next App Camp will take place on 11th November, 2011 at
National Art Gallery in Vilnius
Description
Event would be 3 days long and participants would develop
mobile applications for smartphones with all major operating
systems Android, iOS, Symbian, BlackBerry, Bada, WP7, others.
All applications created during the event will have special logo’s
e.g. ‘launched at App Camp’
Goals
300+ participants from Nordics and Baltics
70+ ideas for mobile apps and startups
30+ mobile app prototypes created during the event
15+ mentors supporting teams throughout the event
6. App Camp Values
• Supporting development and growth for new mobile businesses;
• Inspiring and awarding participants;
• Educating the market about mobile apps;
• Creating conditions for new mobile businesses growth: All
applications will be marketed via Omnitel channels;
• Growing businesses might create new job positions (reduce
unemployment);
• Promoting Lithuania;
• Lots of media coverage
7. App Camp Timeline
• Registration via web confirmation
Before event Before event the event
• Guidelines for
• Inspiration speech by guest speaker
• Idea pitches (strict 60sec.) without voting
Friday • Pre-party / Networkking (to relax, interact, form teams)
• Venue closure at 23:00
• Team registration (open at 9:00)
• App development
• Office hours: mentors and IT cunsultants (FB, Linked in, Foursquare APIs)
Saturday
• Special keynotes (Samsung on Bada, Fund about investment, etc.)
• Venue closure at 23:00
• Submit prototypes
• Preparation for the pitches
• Final Pitches (strict 60sec.)
Sunday
• Break / Jury decision
• Awards and After party at Soul Box (music club in Vilnius)
• Finalize apps
After event Before event appstores (with logo’s ‘launched at App Camp’)
• Submit to an
• Promote apps / event
8. Preliminary prizes for App Camp
winners
Investment prize
This time App Camp winners should get an invenstment prize,
which would be dedicated for their project completion. The
sum should be higher than last year!
App Camp winners should be also awarded with a trip to a
European conference or Startup event.
Promotion prize
In addition all launched apps will be promoted via Omnitel and
TeliaSonera marketing channels. There should be also lots of
smartphones and tablets!
Please note: all prizes are under negotiation yet and might change due to unexpected
circumstances.
9. Join the event
• App Camp Challenges
- During the event there will be smaller competition for developing
a specific application for particular companies or anyone
- Anyone can become part of App Camp Challenges
• How it works?
- Describe idea for your application
- Give a separate prize for developers for creating your application
- Submit idea and prize via email t.dirvonskas@omnitel.net until
29th September (the earlier, the better)
- Best challenges will be selected and presented to participants on
appcamp.lt since 3rd October
• Benefits
- Get your app done over the weekend for relatively small investment
- Get publicity and media coverage
10. Contacts
More information could be found:
-On fb.com/appcamplithuania
-Appcamp.lt (since 3rd October)
Contacts:
Tomas Dirvonskas
Co-founder, App Camp event
t.dirvonskas@omnitel.net
+370 613 13700