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1.) Hit the APPLY button — 2.) Log in or Register to POZI — 3.) See your mailbox for confirmation and confirm your registration by hitting the activation button — 4.) Choose the “Competiton” menu — 5.) Choose NFT DEB Hackathon — 6.) Hit APPLY

Your hackathon experience

We cordially invite you to take part in our program. You would work in a group of scientists and creatives lead by a pioneer digital artist. During weekly meetings and an intense day of the finale, you will be developing solutions to the global avian migratory crises through an art project with an actual visual outcome. The work will be minted on a blockchain as a collective creation, exhibited, and auctioned at a later project stage. Our campaign will gain worldwide visibility due to the sheer nature of the subject and by the generous support of leading institutions and organizations.

Birds that migrate through the African-Eurasian Flyway compose three main groups: Waterbirds, Landbirds, and Raptors. These birds face various threats throughout their migration, from habitat loss to illegal killing, most of them being anthropogenic such as pollution or collision course. Change of avian migratory behavior is one of the best-studied phenomena presumably associated with recent climate change, yet to what degree these behavioral changes represent responses to climate warming is still controversial. NFT DEB Generative Dimensions invites scientists, engineers, and artists to the Hortobágy Natural Reserve, the most frequently visited Central-European site by migratory fowl species. We aim to provide original solutions to a large-scale climatic issue by studying the natural phenomena of avian migration. The hackathon will challenge participants to invent creative and sustainable use of NFTs for social and ecological causes. The hackathon, jointly sponsored by the Modern Art Museum and the City of Debrecen, attempts to critically examine collected data of avian migratory behaviors and provide a comprehensive solution with the help of artificial neural networks and blockchain technology.

Your hackathon commitment

The hackathon requires one hour of consultation weekly starting at the end of October and 2x4h presence to create the outcome on 26, 27. November 2021. The cross-industry jury will decide, and the closing ceremony will be held at the MODEM (Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Debrecen). All the finalist work will appear on digital billboards in the vibrant urban landscape of Debrecen, Hungary. Besides, each piece will take the form of an NFT and will be placed in private and public collections.

Your hackathon benefits

• Free access to the conference

• NFT artwork, made in collaboration with professionals and a leading digital artist

• MODEM + City of Debrecen exhibition

• Mentorship consultation

• Alumni Pass in the coming three years events