Yahoo! India R&D brings Open Hack Day to Bangalore

Yahoo! India R&D brings Open Hack Day to Bangalore

· On 5th & 6th Oct’07 at The Taj Residency, Bangalore

· Inviting developers to participate

BANGALORE, September 18, 2007: Following the tremendous success of Open Hack Day in the US and London, Yahoo! plans to hold another Open Hack Day in Bangalore on the 5th and 6th of October, 2007.

Yahoo! India R&D plans to invite developers to register & attend the event, which will begin with hack-related presentations from some of the Web’s most respected developers. After that it will dive into 24 hours of hacking on a very nice collection of tools, APIs, and data, and end with awards from the plus bragging rights until the end of eternity or the next Hack Day, whichever comes first.

The Events starts at -

14:30 on the 5th October ‘07 until 23:00 on the 6th October ‘07

Where?

The Taj Residency, MG Road, Bangalore

More Info @

http://hackday.org

Sign Up @

http://hackdayindia.eventwax.com/hack-day-india/register

Book your place now!

Due to the limited size of the venue, Yahoo! will be reviewing applications for attendance and giving preferences to those who will best be able to contribute to the development of a hack at the event.

To support your application, please enter information (such as a link to your blog or other online presence) in the “Special Requirements” section on the third page of the application form.

If you have any queries, please write to Joe Arnold (jarnold {at} yahoo-inc(.)com)

The action can be followed as the day unfolds online at http://hackday.org/ , this Flickr group, and this Facebook Group.

What do you need to know?

The Yahoo Developer Network is at developer.yahoo.net, which also includes information about Yahoo!’s APIs including Flickr’s services, Upcoming, del.icio.us and more.

About Yahoo! India Research and Development

Yahoo! India R&D (http://bangalore.yahoo.com) was established with a mission to deliver software solutions based on product and technology innovation to create a significant business impact for Yahoo! Inc. globally. The company’s operations are divided into Yahoo! R&D India and Yahoo! Engineering Services India. The R&D group creates technologies and products that cater to our everyday needs on the Internet and help achieve sustained visible impact on a global scale. The Engineering Services group provides quality assurance services, monitors and supports all the Yahoo! applications deployed worldwide.

About Yahoo!

Yahoo! Inc. is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination worldwide. Yahoo! provides online products and services essential to consumers’ lives, and offers a full range of tools and marketing solutions for businesses to connect with Internet users around the world. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.