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# Site settings
title: Space Apps NYC
email: organizers@spaceapps.nyc
description: The NYC chapter of NASA's International Space Apps Challenge
baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/
url: "https://spaceapps.nyc" # the base hostname & protocol for your site

twitter_username: spaceappsnyc
github_username: spaceappsnyc
patreon_username: spaceappsnyc
meetup_username: Space-Apps-NYC

registrationIsOpen: false
registration_link: https://2019.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/new-york-city-ny/
livestreamIsOpen: true
livestream_link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYfTWedddxo
dates:
  - header: Begins
    timestamp: October_19_2019
  - header: Ends
    timestamp: October_20_2019
details:
  locations:
    - map: https://goo.gl/maps/s2ChbaFyHX4jcb3DA
      addressLine1: 46 E 70th St
      addressLine2: New York, NY 10021
      logo: images/explorers_club_logo.jpg
    - map: https://goo.gl/maps/aSRTvCAVD9tkSMfA7
      addressLine1: 215 Moore St
      addressLine2: Brooklyn, NY 11206
      logo: images/bushwick_generator_logo.jpg
year: 2019
member_count: 3000

# Build settings
markdown: kramdown
exclude:
  - vendor
  - archive
plugins:
  - github-pages

# Development
host: 0.0.0.0

# Event Schedule
bootcamps:
  - name: Space Apps Challenge Data Bootcamp
    image: /images/bootcamp.png
    location:
      name: SAP Next-Gen
      addressLine1: 10 Hudson Yards
      addressLine2: New York, NY 10001
    date: October_17_2018
    info:
      - Join us for the 2019 NASA Space Apps Data Bootcamp where we will explore using Postman tooling to discover and engage with open NASA datasets and APIs.
      - Kin Lane, Chief Evangelist at Postman, will give an introduction to APIs, how you interact with them, how you can use them for your Space Apps Challenge projects, and how Postman can speed up the process.
    schedule:
      - time: 6:00pm
        name: Doors open
      - time: 6:30pm
        name: Using Postman with NASA APIs
      - time: 7:00pm
        name: Intro to Data Science
      - time: 7:30pm
        name: Networking
    register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-space-apps-bootcamp-tickets-76590968649

judges:
  - name: Analisa Balares
    title: CEO & Chief Innovation Officer
    organization: Womensphere
    photo: Analisa Balares.jpeg
    bio:
      - Analisa Leonor Balares is Founder, CEO, and Chief Innovation Officer of Womensphere, a global platform for empowering women and girls to use STEAM, leadership, and innovation to create the future and help achieve the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Analisa curates the Womensphere Summits & Festivals, and leads building the Womensphere Innovation Leadership Lab, Womensphere Incubator Network, and Womensphere Foundation. Previously, Analisa worked in Wall Street for Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Milestone Capital, and in technology and social media for Microsoft and 85 Broads (now Ellevate). She is an alumna of Harvard Business School, Mount Holyoke College, and Lester Pearson United World College,
      - Analisa is also a NASA Datanaut, and an organizer of the NASA Space Apps Global Challenge for NYC. She serves as a Commissioner of the Women’s Refugee Commission, Advisory Board Member of Music Beyond, Member of Women’s Forum of New York and International Women’s Forum, and Academy Member of the Global Teacher Prize. She also served as a Member of the Harvard Women’s Leadership Board, and L'Oreal's global advisory board for sustainability and social impact.
      - Analisa has been recognized as a UBS Global Visionary, Young Global Leader (by the World Economic Forum), and 100 Most Influential Filipinas of the World (by FWN). She has been honored with the Madam C.J. Walker Leadership Award by US National Minority Business Council, and Distinguished Leader Award by UN Women New York Chapter.

mentors:
  - name: Noreen Whysel
    photo: noreen_whysel_photo.jpg
    bio:
      - Noreen Whysel is a frequent attendee at hackathons and design challenges in New York City. This year, she has mentored at the MD5 Mass Evacuation Hackathon at Galvanize and Essteem’s Equalithon cosponsored by CapitalOne and Nasdaq. Previously, she co-chaired the Unite for Humanity Hackathon at the UN, among other design and coding hacks. She is a startup founder, UX researcher and information architect and works in the financial and media literacy space. Her background is linked data, data visualization, user experience, GIS, startup entrepreneurship, library science/research and communication. She sits on the Board of the Big Data Certificate program at Rutgers and GISMO, a local chapter of the NYC GIS association, where she recently won an Individual Contribution to the Profession Award. She also advises and mentors at Technology Transfer Days (a joint program with NYU, Microsoft and Dept of Defense). She teaches web and design classes at City Tech and General Assembly.
      - Noreen volunteered at the Times Square NASA Space Apps event this summer and has been a lifelong NASA fan. Read about the star show she made at AMNH - <a href="http://whysel.com/2016/04/06/driving-the-dome/">http://whysel.com/2016/04/06/driving-the-dome/</a>
  - name: Joseph Spens
    photo: producers/JoeSpens_Headshot.png
    bio:
      - Joseph Spens is the Executive Director of Space Apps NYC — a non-profit grassroots organization which hosts the annual NASA Space Apps Challenge in New York.
      - By organizing events at the intersection of space science and creativity, Space Apps NYC promotes STEAM initiatives in New York communities underrepresented in those fields. Space Apps NYC is a founding location — and recurring main stage — for NASA’s Global Space Apps Challenge, innovating the new space industry over a weekend of extreme problem solving.
      - In addition to volunteering for the NYC space community, Joseph is a full time software engineer and has a background in architecting web applications. He has been immersed as a technology leader in Silicon Alley, working as a systems architect and technical lead for e-commerce and health technology startups in New York City.
      - He was a hacker in 2015 and now organizes the hackathon. He has various proficiencies in JavaScript, Java, Ruby, SQL, Postgres, PHP, Python, CSS, Typescript, React, Rails, Express, Git, Bash, Docker, APIs, Github, and some other stuff.

saturday:
  - time: 9:00 AM
    name: Doors Open
  - time: 9:30 AM
    name: Hacking Begins!
  - time: 10:00 AM
    name: Brunch
  - time: 4:00 PM
    name: Lunch / Dinner
sunday:
  - time: 9:00 AM
    name: Doors Open
  - time: 10:00 AM
    name: Brunch
  - time: 12:00 PM
    name: Project Submissions
  - time: 1:00 PM
    name: Project Presentations
  - time: 5:00 PM
    name: Judging
  - time: 5:30 PM
    name: Award Presentations
  - time: 5:45 PM
    name: Closing Remarks

awards:
  - name: Global Nominee
    globalNominee: true
    winners:
      - link: https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/volcanoes-icebergs-and-asteroids-oh-my/dont-forget-can-opener/teams/smsafety/project
        challenge: Don't Forget the Can Opener!
        name: SMSafety
  - name: Global Nominee
    globalNominee: true
    winners:
      - link: https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/what-world-needs-now/health-makes-wealth/teams/instaco2/project
        challenge: Health Makes Wealth
        name: InstaC02
  - name: Best Mission Concept
    winners:
      - link: https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/universe-beauty-and-wonder/virtual-space-exploration/teams/stage-one/project
        challenge: Virtual Space Exploration
        name: Stage One
  - name: Galactic Impact
    winners:
      - link: https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/what-world-needs-now/land-where-displaced-people-settle/teams/demeter/project
        challenge: The Land Where Displaced People Settle
        name: Demeter
  - name: Most Inspirational Hack
    winners:
      - link: https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/volcanoes-icebergs-and-asteroids-oh-my/real-time-fire-app/teams/firecloud/project
        challenge: Spot That Fire!
        name: Firecloud
      - link: https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/universe-beauty-and-wonder/virtual-space-exploration/teams/babblenauts/project
        challenge: Virtual Space Exploration
        name: Babbelnauts
  - name: Best Use of Hardware
    winners:
      - link: https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/can-you-build/make-sense-out-mars/teams/absolute/project
        challenge: Make Sense Out Of Mars
        name: Absolute
  - name: Best Use of Data
    winners:
      - link: https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/icy-glare/recycle-polar-opposites/teams/arctic-reality/project
        challenge: Polar Opposites
        name: Arctic Reality
  - name: Best Use of Science
    winners:
      - link: https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/volcanoes-icebergs-and-asteroids-oh-my/real-time-fire-app/teams/this-team-is-on-fire/project
        challenge: Spot That Fire!
        name: This Team Is On Fire

organizers:
  - image: images/producers/JoeSpens_Headshot.png
    name: Joseph Spens
    title: Executive Director
    twitter: joespens
  - image: images/producers/DominiqueMorris_Headshot.jpg
    name: Dominique Morris
    title: Director
    linkedin: dominiquemorris1
  - image: images/producers/KatelynHertel_Headshot.jpg
    name: Katelyn Hertel
    title: Communications, Social Media Liason
    twitter: Katers_Potaters
  - image: images/producers/AnalisaBalares_Headshot.jpg
    name: Analisa Balares
    title: Strategic Partnerships
    twitter: analisabalares
  - image: images/producers/JolyMacfie_Headshot.jpg
    name: Joly MacFie
    title: Livestream
    linkedin: punkcast
  - image: images/producers/MikeCaprio_Headshot.jpg
    name: Mike Caprio
    title: Advisor
    twitter: mik3cap
pastOrganizers:
  - image: images/producers/AnitaCampbell_Headshot.jpg
    name: Anita Campbell
    title: Organizer
    twitter: anitanoodlesoup
  - image: images/producers/AliciaNoel_Headshot.jpg
    name: Alicia Noel
    title: Organizer
    twitter: aventureralicia
  - image: images/producers/CameraWalrond_Headshot.jpg
    name: Camera Walrond
    title: Conference
    twitter: camerawalrond
  - image: images/producers/RobertCarlsen_Headshot.jpg
    name: Robert Carlsen
    title: Operations
    website: robertcarlsen.net
  - image: images/producers/AmandaGhanooni_Headshot.jpg
    name: Amanda Ghanooni
    title: Organizer
    twitter: ghanooni
  - image: images/producers/AndrewLeung_Headshot.jpg
    name: Andrew Leung
    title: Sponsorship
    twitter: acl777
  - image: images/producers/WillVanWart_Headshot.jpg
    name: Will Van Wart
    title: Organizer
    twitter: will_van_wart
  - image: images/producers/AureliaMoser_Headshot.jpg
    name: Aurelia Moser
    title: Space Apps Brooklyn
    twitter: auremoser
  - image: images/producers/BrianRevak_Headshot.jpg
    name: Brian Revak
    title: Sponsorship
    twitter: brianrevak
  - image: images/producers/CarleenPan_Headshot.jpg
    name: Carleen Pan
    title: Organizer
    twitter: carleenlikes
  - image: images/producers/Kennedy_Headshot.jpg
    name: Christopher Kennedy
    title: Security
    twitter: kennedysgarage
  - image: images/producers/KatieO_Headshot.png
    name: Katie O
    title: Social Media
    twitter: redprotist
  - image: images/producers/GeorgeSivulka_Headshot.jpg
    name: George Sivulka
    title: Space Apps Next Gen
    twitter: astro_siv
organizingPartners:
  - url: womensphere.com
    logo: images/womensphere.jpg
    content:
      - Womensphere empowers women and girls to boldly envision, create brighter futures, and transform our world through innovative initiatives, impact-driven collaborations, and inspiring communities.
      - Founded in 2007, they invest in closing gender gaps and in empowering women and girls to create the future through leadership, innovation, sustainability, entrepreneurship, education, public leadership, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts & design, mathematics). They foster communities of global and local change-makers, innovators, scientists, creators, entrepreneurs, educators, public leaders, and emerging leaders. They collaborate with great men, women, and institutions that champion gender equality and invest in women and girls.
  - url: empirespace.nyc
    logo: images/esl.png
    content:
      - Empire Space Labs accelerates technology startups that create space applications. We provide expert mentorship, starting resources, partner introductions and strategic relationships, business model advice and business development - all to help fledgling companies overcome the challenges of starting a business in the commercial space sector.
sponsorships:
  - name: Galactic
    sponsors:
      - logo: images/postman_logo.svg
        url: https://www.getpostman.com/
partners:
  - url: http://www.nss.com/
    logo: images/nss.jpg
    name: National Space Society
  - url: https://www.nyspacealliance.org/
    logo: images/NYSA.png
    name: New York Space Alliance
  - url: http://www.secondmuse.com/
    logo: images/secondmuse_lrg.png
    name: SecondMuse
  - url: http://go.sap.com/training-certification/university-alliances.html
    logo: images/sap.png
    name: SAP Next-Gen
  - url: http://www.amnh.org/
    logo: images/AMNH_clear.png
    name: American Museum of Natural History
  - url: http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/adults/bridgeup-stem
    logo: images/bridgeupamnh_clear.png
    name: "AMNH BridgeUp: STEM"
  - url: http://stickermule.com/supports/nasanyc19-sponsorship
    logo: images/sticker_mule_logo.png
    name: "Sticker Mule"
  - url: https://www.isoc-ny.org
    logo: images/ISOCNY_Logo.png
    name: Internet Society NY
  - url: http://levinriegner.com/
    logo: images/LR_Black.png
    name: L&R
  - url: https://odsc.com
    logo: images/ODSC.png
    name: Open Data Science Conference
  - url: https://aldrinfoundation.org/
    logo: images/Aldrin Family Foundation.png
    name: Aldrin Family Foundation
  - url: http://www.sciencepartnershipfund.org/
    logo: images/spf.png
    name: Science Partnership Fund
  - url: http://www.siliconharlem.net/
    logo: images/silicon_harlem.png
    name: Silicon Harlem
  - url: https://nycfirst.org
    logo: images/NYC FIRST.jpg
    name: NYC FIRST
videos:
  - name: 2018 Bootcamp & Demos
    url: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTP4bRgnFNn3K3aGJSv4ziFWf7GNhrqPT
  - name: 2018 Promotion
    url: https://vimeo.com/258707552
  - name: 2017 Conference &amp; Demos
    url: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTP4bRgnFNn2uwkUjIzrkRGrMq9oG9xRO
  - name: 2016 Conference &amp; Demos
    url: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTP4bRgnFNn1IkKzd9cxHg2328oOvcqgv
  - name: 2015 Conference &amp; Demos
    url: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTP4bRgnFNn3hezhb0DNqE65T6-PJM9L2
  - name: 2014 Bootcamp &amp; Demos
    url: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL009Ccd_L9NkqsV3oeje3mEDNmztcr2JJ
  - name: 2014 Promotion
    url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJkjtfTTfRI&feature=youtu.be
  - name: 2013 Hackathon
    url: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL009Ccd_L9NmGk94htU0ujhY5tHiabwQ7
press:
  - name: Forbes
    url: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chadorzel/2016/05/27/commercialization-of-space-three-cheers-for-the-mundane/#501139132f31
  - name: Space.com
    url: https://www.space.com/25456-nasa-space-apps-challenge-preview.html
  - name: Popular Mechanics
    url: https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/how-to/a11066/how-to-make-nasa-cool-again-17087616/
  - name: Rebranding by Levin Riegner
    url: https://levinriegner.news/2017/04/26/lr-launches-space-apps-nyc-into-the-future-with-brand-redesign-ahead-of-hackathon-weekend/
  - name: NewSpace People
    url: http://www.newspacepeople.com/newspace/company-updates/newspace-people-interview-with-space-apps-nyc
  - name: Space Apps NYC Next Gen on Medium
    url: https://medium.com/@jmfbrooks/space-apps-nyc-next-gen-a-high-school-hackathon-out-of-this-world-d689acbd4b71