Organized and brought to you by Tampa Hackerspace, this event will feature hardware integration and much more. We're looking to go beyond phone apps and websites! Join us at SofWerx for 48 hours of hacking with NASA's vast data archive.

For the event, dress comfortably. We'll include a few essentials and many great surprises in the swag bags. Parking will be in the Cuban Club lot. We'll provide a parking pass upon check in. SofWerx is at the corner of 19th Ave and 13th St in historic Ybor City, one block south of the Cuban Club.

Once the projects are pitched on Sunday, the judges will deliberate. We'll offer prizes in as many categories as we can based on prize sponsorships. The top three projects will be submitted to the Global Challenge Judges for consideration in the International Contest. Regardless of awards, projects may be eligible and nominated to move on to NASA's Startup Incubator Track.

Prizes (we'll update this list as they become available)

Oculus Rift 2 (Donated by Fluid and Reason, LLC)

Friday, Apr 22

5 p.m. Registration Opens

5-7 p.m. Meet and Greet

7 p.m. Opening. Schedule and logistics announcements

7:15 p.m. NASA Keynote Speaker: William Little, NASA IT directorate. He is currently involved in research and technology development (R&TD) in the areas of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and the Natural User Interface (NUI).

7:30 p.m. Subject Matter Expert Briefing

8 p.m. Begin Developing

Saturday, Apr 23

7-9 a.m. Breakfast

9 a.m. Continue developing

12:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Continue developing

4:30 p.m. Progress briefings

6:30 p.m. Dinner

8:00 p.m. Continue developing

Sunday, Apr 24

7-9 a.m. Breakfast

9 a.m. Logistics briefing and updates

10:30 a.m. Continue developing

12 p.m. Submission deadline

12 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Presentations

3 p.m. Judges voting

3:30 p.m. Awards

4:00 p.m. Close