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WelcomeDirector, Samantha Caby

Opening RemarksDean Vijay Kumar, Penn Engineering

So You Think You Can Internet

Rules

● You can use the internet● The 3 sections of the audience are the three teams● Everyone can work individually or together● The first person that we hear scream out the correct

answer gets a point for their team● We can give you a hint if nobody gets the answer within

the first minute

Hooli Example

ad infinitum, et ultra

Answer

To Infinity and Beyond Toy Story

Hooli One

Where would you find Connor with a Kanien'keha?

Answer

Kanien'keha = MohawkConnor + Mohawk = Assassin’s Creed (3)

Hooli Two

Scenic is a VR studio based in New York. What font would you guess they prefer?

Answer

Scenic VR’s Founder created the famous documentary, Helvetica

Hooli Three

Which NASCAR driver was sponsored by Skittles in 1998?

AnswerUsing the Internet

Archive, you can go back to the Skittles

Website from 1998 to find Derrike Cope

API Fun

Exploring the APIs offered by our sponsors

Hooli Four

A recipient of this award is famous for suggesting a penguin be the mascot for Linux. This award is his most recent acquisition in a

long line of awards. Who won this award in 2016?

Answer

The man in question is the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds. He won the IEEE Computer Society Pioneer

Award in 2014. E. Grady Booch won in 2016

Hooli Five

What song was Jack Dorsey Listening to when he tweeted “Good Morning” on July 23rd, 2013?

AnswerUsing Twitter

Advanced Search

Hooli Six

Which famous actor has The West Los Angeles Children’s Choir worked with on a song?

Important StuffLike, really important stuff, so put the fun on hold

Serious Stuff

● Please be respectful to other hackers! ● Code of Conduct : pennapps.com/policies/conduct● If there is anything that will make you uncomfortable

e-mail conduct@pennapps.com or talk to a volunteer● Do not leave your stuff unattended● No alcohol, drugs, tobacco, e-cigarettes, fires

Hardware

● List of hardware at hardware.pennapps.com ● Parts checkout : 8 PM in Moore 100 ● 3D Printing and laser cutting : Saturday 10AM - 10PM ● Soldering starts at 8 AM - tomorrow

Slack

● Should have been added at check-in● If not - email mentoring@pennapps.com● #announcements channel for updates throughout the

weekend!● Resources/instructions are pinned in #announcements

Mentorship

● Can request help from a mentor by direct messaging MentorBot on the Slack or by going to the Engineering Cafe

● Team Formation : 8:00 PM in Towne 100● Want to mentor? Come to Engineering Cafe.● Resources :

○ ~20 workshops○ mentoring.pennapps.com○ pennapps.com/resources

Routes● Can only submit to AT MOST 1 Route! ● Route Lounges on 3rd Floor of Towne Building and

Workshops!○ Hardware: 8pm-12am today in Detkin Lab○ Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality: 11am tomorrow in Towne

100○ Health: 5pm tomorrow in Wu & Chen○ Education: 9pm today in Wu & Chen○ Social & Civic Hacking: 9pm today in Towne 337

Behavioral HealthPresented by SAMHSA

Wifi

● Wifi codes are posted around engineering

C-JSFXULUY C-CTOTYWYW C-DRPAMBGV

● You can also find WiFi codes, Maps in the Program at pennapps.com/program

● Please limit the number of devices you have connected● Do not start a hotspot on your phone● You will need to reset your DNS settings to automatic

Food

● There’s a lot of it - plenty for everyone ○ Please be patient and listen to volunteers while

you’re waiting ○ You don’t need to be first in line - we promise food

won’t run out

Travel

● Travel desk open : 11 AM to 7 PM ● Domestic students can be reimbursed

through Venmo!● Otherwise please try to have your forms

filled out before you get in line

Submission

● Submit your hack to Devpost by 8:00 AM Sunday ● Make an account on pennapps-xv.devpost.com ASAP● That means make an account and a submission right

now, you can update it all weekend● Maximum 4 people to a team● WARNING : Your hack cannot be judged if it is not on

Devpost!

Social Media / Updates

● Twitter : @PennApps● pennapps.com/live● Humans of PennApps ● PennApps Admirers

Other Fun

● Hackenger Hunt : hackenger.pennapps.com● High School Hackers Meetup - Saturday 2:00 PM in Berger

Auditorium● Women Hackers Meetup - Saturday 4PM in Wu & Chen● 5K - Saturday 4PM at Shoemaker Green● ICE SKATING AND A FIRE PIT AND S’MORES TONIGHT! - 12

AM at the Ice Skating Rink

Hooli 3rd from last

The University of Central Florida’s Music, Technology, & Education course this spring requires a textbook from

what fruit-themed author?

AnswerV.J.Mango

Hooli 2nd from last

What’s the 2017th prime number?

Answer

17,539

Hooli Final Question

What one word was the theme of the January 2011 PennApps (a.k.a. PennApps Mobile)?

AnswerUsing the Internet

Archive, Serendipity

Happy Hacking!Dinner and hacking start at 8 PM

Drone photo: Don McCullough (Flickr). Any resemblance to real search companies in this presentation is purely coincidental.