Makers

Think.. Learn.. Make

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Introduction What is Makers? Who are Makers attendees? Mission : Makers Team Makers Partners Makers Riyadh Makers Dammam

I.Introduction What is Makers?

Makers are 6 days -long, hands-on experiences where student, entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if startup ideas are viable. Attendees bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over the week teams will learn new technologies provided by Google & Microsoft where this tools could help them to build their apps or site also team will go deeply in the business side by learning how focus on customer development, validating their ideas, team building, practicing LEAN Startup Methodologies and building a minimal viable product , On the final day teams demo their prototypes and receive valuable feedback from a panel of experts. Throw this week all the attendees will try new experience by : Learning: Makers is all about learning through the act of creating. During this week you will be attending a lot of intensive session in both technical & business Building new networks: The Makers week attracts your communitys best makers and do-ers. By spending all week working and learning, you will build long-lasting relationships and possibly walk away with a job . Learn a new skill: With a whole week dedicated to letting your creative juices flow, it's a good opportunities to work on a new platform, learn a new programming language, or just try something different. Get face time with thought leaders: Local tech and startup leaders participate in as speaker and judges. Get some one-on-one time with the movers and shakers in your community. And Its all FREE !

Who are Makers attendees?

Female between the age of 16- 35 , among them Student , entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs to be , business women and every female looking for learning new technology .

Mission:
Our mission is to create an inspirational environment for all those who desire to be the future entrepreneurs. Our Slogan: Think, Learn , Make

Makers Team
Makers cover three aspect Google , Microsoft and Business

Hazwa AlDossari Information Technology Student , Google Student Ambassador , eMarketing and Ecommerce specialist with experience in Startup and business development gained by participating in many international project , Member of AOU student council and the president of the Tech club at Arab open university

Sara Tuza Arwa AlAtass Lamya Bafaqer

Khulood Al Yafei AOU fellow Business Administration . Co-founder of Arab Business club Noha Aljifri Abeer Omar

Makers Partners
Google Student Ambassador Program Microsoft Student Partner Program Arab Business Club ( ABC)

What is MAKERS Competition?

While MAKERS workshops help the attendees to motivate their thought with teach how to interpret their ideas into projects, the competition seeks to let them MAKE their projects. Its a chance to implement what theyve learned during MKERS workshops. The participants will compete on the First Place of three different categories: Best Business Idea, Best Microsoft Technology, and Best Google Technology. In addition, the participants should conclude a technical business idea that is based on one of Microsoft or Google technologies. During MAKERS days (5 days), the participants will build their teams and work on their projects to be represented at the final day in front of a judge committee who will evaluate the competing projects according to specified standards.

Accession conditions of the competition:

1. Participating projects should involve a technical solution that is based on one of Microsoft or Google technologies. 2. Startup of the projects should be from MAKERS 2013 Dammam. 3. The project idea should be innovated at the targeted area or market.

Standards of the evaluation:

Each category will consist of two competing teams, at least. Also, proportions are differentiated according to each category. The standards are: 1. Creativity of the idea. 2. Usability and effectiveness (design and customer experience). 3. Presentation. 4. Business plan and profitability. 5. Excellence of the prototype that is based on one of Microsoft or Google technologies.

The following tables are illustrating the percentages distribution for each categorys standards
1.

Best Business Idea

percentage
15% 15% 10% 40%

Standard 1 2 3 4 5
Creativity of the idea Usability and effectiveness (design and customer experience) Presentation Business plan and profitability Excellence of the prototype that is based on one of Microsoft or Google technologies

Evaluation Grade

20%

Total

100%

2. Best Google Technology

Standard 1 2 3 4 5
Creativity of the idea Usability and effectiveness (design and customer experience) Presentation Business plan and profitability Excellence of the prototype that is based on one of Google technologies
Android apps , Google API , App Engine , HTML5 , Google site , Google business solutions

percentage Evaluation Grade

15% 15% 10% 20% 40%

Total

100%

3. Best Microsoft Technology

Standard 1 2 3 4 5
Creativity of the idea Usability and effectiveness (design and customer experience) Presentation Business plan and profitability Excellence of the prototype that is based on one of Microsoft technologies

percentage
15% 15% 10% 20% 40%

Evaluation Grade

ASP.net, Windows Phone, Windows Form

Total 100%

The Competition Agenda

day 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th description beginning of recording the ideas Ending of ideas recording (ideas will represented during the break) and start recording the teams. Ending of teams recording

Projects submitting (submitting will be closed at 5:00 p.m.) and the winners announcement.

Makers Riyadh
March 9, 2013 At N2V headquarter in Riyadh the makers first event were launched with more than 1200 female attendance and 25 team and new project , we covered some of the university in Riyadh , from arab open university and king saud university to high school , female student with all different background . The event last for 9 days including 6 day intensive session and 3 day for the makers competition were the finalist team worked in their project .

Speaker
15 Hours Microsoft workshop hosted by Microsoft Student Partners 12 Hours Google workshop hosted by Google Ambassadors and Google developers 6 Hour Business workshop hosted by talented experienced women in the business field and from Arab Business club

Riyadh Judge
Muna AbuSulayman Deemah AlYahya Wessam AlBassam Hailah AlShetwi Nouf Alashawi Nour Khouja

For more information pleas visit our site : makrs.org

Makers Dammam
Attendance
Young female interested in startup and technology , college student in Arab Open university , Dammam University and Prince Mohammad university Expected attendance 200 - 300 daily .

Duration
6 days from 20 - 26 April 2013

Agenda & Speakers:

15 Hours Microsoft workshop hosted by Microsoft Student Partners 12 Hours Google workshop hosted by Google Ambassadors and Google developers 6 Hour Business workshop hosted by talented experienced women in the business field and from Arab Business club

Judge
Soon Suggested list for judge (not confirmed yet !) : Noor Alabdulkarim HanaAlzuhair Mona albaoud Fida AlSager Wessam AlBassam