Polkadot Championship 2023

The hackathon, led by David Pethes, Head Ambassador of Eastern Europe, and his Crypto CTF OU team, aims to improve upon last year's successful event. They're addressing past hackathon issues with innovative ideas for better event dynamics, entry requirements, judging, and team matchmaking.

Hackathons are vital for promoting innovation and advancing the Polkadot ecosystem. The ultimate goal is to set their hackathon apart by offering a superior model, as successfully tested in the previous year.

What we are focusing on:

1. Developer Engagement: We aim to attract more developers to the ecosystem by highlighting the potential of Polkadot and Substrate technologies, providing them with the tools and knowledge they need.

2. Enhanced Hackathon Experience: To make hackathons more impactful, we'll introduce innovative changes, focusing on education, practical project development, and creating a sustainable developer community.

3. Community Engagement: We'll engage the development community with challenges, podcasts, and post-event content to maintain an active and growing community.

Event overview:

• Venue: GamerLand, Budapest (https://gamerland.hu/)

• Date: December 3-5, 2023

• Expected Participants: Minimum 120, with a maximum limit of 300.

• Participant Segments:

  • 50 top players

  • 10 organizers

  • 10 judges

  • 20 mentors

  • 30 ecosystem team members

• Coding Submission Languages: Rust, ink!, JavaScript, C++, Solidity, Python (other languages accepted, but not specifically targeted)

• Challenge Proposals: Open to non-tech players for Polkadot & Kusama. Proposals will be judged by off-site pre-judges and CCTF challenge creators.

• Recommended Team Composition:

  • 2 developers

  • 1 business developer (non-tech)

  • 1 architect/project designer
    
    

• Topics: Three main topics for the competition:

  1. "Innovation" - Using Substrate or smart contracts (ink! or sol) to innovate life.

  2. "AI on Blockchain" - Exploring artificial intelligence on the blockchain.

  3. "Security" - Focusing on security-related challenges.