If your team is accepted, Conservation X Labs will support the registration for the IMCC5 conference & Make for the Planet, as well as lodging for 2 team members per room at The Waterfront Hotel Kuching (arriving June 24 and departing June 29). Teams may fundraise or seek sponsorships to cover the remaining associated costs. 

 

Conservation X Labs will invite 15 teams of 4 to compete in-person at Make for the Planet Borneo. Conservation X Labs encourages the participation of multidisciplinary teams from multiple countries in the greater SE Asia region. We will give priority to teams comprised of residents of: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Brunei, South Korea, India, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia. Teams do not need to be comprised of single nationalities.

You will become part of a growing community of conservation technologists!

  • At least two teams will win cash prizes.
  • All participating teams will receive at least one consulting session from Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab (SZOIL) to continue to refine their prototypes and solutions after Make for the Planet: https://www.szoil.org/
  • One team will receive a 6-month hot bench membership to Maker Bay in Hong Kong: https://www.makerbay.org/ 
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Hackathon participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the hackathon without a refund (if applicable) at the discretion of the hackathon organisers.