February 14, 2012
9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (14:00 - 17:00 GMT)
http://live.worldbank.org/expert-help-desk-apps-climate-competition
The World Bank Apps for Climate competition is underway and the submission deadline of March 16, 2012 is quickly approaching. This is your chance to ask World Bank experts questions about the competition, how to use the climate data APIs, the recently released climate change data, or general questions about climate change. The expert help desk "live chat" will be held online so that everyone can see both the questions and responses, and the complete transcript will be available immediately after the event.
Experts:
- Ana Bucher, Climate Change Specialist
- Habiba Gitay, Senior Environmental Specialist
- Tim Herzog, Apps for Climate Coordinator
- Sup Lee, Senior Information Officer
Background information:
The World Bank Apps for Climate Competition aims to bring together the best ideas from scientists, application developers, civil society organizations, and development practitioners to create innovative apps using World Bank data. The competition challenges participants to develop software applications related to climate change. The apps could serve to raise awareness, measure progress, or help address development challenges of climate change. The app must also use one or more datasets from the World Bank Data Catalog available at data.worldbank.org or the Climate Change Knowledge Portal available at climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Applications will be selected and awarded as follows:
First Prize - $15,000 USD
Second Prize - $10,000 USD
Third Prize - $5,000 USD
Honorable Mentions (10) - $2,000 USD each
Popular Choice Award (1) - $5,000 USD
Large Organization Recognition Award (public acknowledgement)
For more information:
Visit www.worldbank.org/appsforclimate or watch this video |
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