Developers, Mentors, Judges,
and Student Invitations now open
for 2017’s AppDev Season
ATLANTA, GA (bdpatoday)—National BDPA announces 2016 winners of its annual National Mobile App Showcase competitions. Approved Mobile App Showcase projects submitted this year were assessed by a panel of industry judges and partners during BDPAConnect16.
Monetary awards powered by State Farm Insurance were given to the top Android and iOS collegiate and high school developers. This year’s winners include:
- Kareem Dasilva
First Place Collegiate | $7500
University of Memphis
Sponsored by National BDPA’s Middle Tennessee Chapter - Michael Brown
Second Place Collegiate
Jackson State University
Sponsored by National BDPA’s Central Illinois Chapter - Mayesha Awal
First Place High School Mobile App Showcase | $3500
Georgetown University (entering Fall 2016)
Sponsored by National BDPA’s Indianapolis Chapter - Justin Rice
Second Place High School
Sponsored by National BDPA’s Indianapolis Chapter
About National BDPA Mobile App Showcase
The National BDPA Mobile App Showcase, powered by McDonald’s, State Farm Insurance, and WWT (World Wide Technology, Inc.), allows student application developers an opportunity to participate in a competition to test their talents against their peers while developing a working, functional mobile application. Applications showcased represent three primary AppDev competition categories (business, personal productivity, and gaming). Each category has stringent requirements that must be met well in advance of regional and national showcases.
College and high school students had the opportunity to participate in this 2-day event in conjunction with the 2016 National BDPA Technology Conference recently held in Atlanta, GA. The focus of this event included development on Android and iOS smartphone operating systems.
Student Requirements
In order to participate in the Mobile App Showcase, students must complete the requirements below. The mobile application trainers and mentors will work with each student to help them develop their project. This team will make the final recommendation on the student’s participation after their application is completed, verification with their chapter and a brief project charter is submitted. High school and college students are eligible to apply.
- Must be a high school or full-time undergraduate college student
(maximum age of 25) - Complete National BDPA’s online Mobile App Showcase registration form stating one’s interest to participate in the program
- Once contacted by National BDPA’s Mobile Application Showcase program, student members submit project charters outlining which type of applications are to be developed (usually a one [1] page single spaced project charter document)
- Each participant must be sponsored by their respective local BDPA Chapter in order to participate in the Mobile App Showcase, students must complete the showcase’s program requirements.
Mobile application coaches, trainers, and mentors work with each student member participant to help them develop their project. This leadership team makes final recommendations on the student’s participation after their applications are completed. Verification and validation with sponsoring BDPA Chapters accompany above listed project charters with official submissions.
All high school and college students are eligible, are encouraged to join a local BDPA Chapter (BDPA.org), and apply to participate in 2017’s Mobile App Showcase. Sponsors and mission partners may email corpsales@bdpa.org and fedsales@bdpadc.org to actively participate with Mobile App Showcase student members and BDPA’s AppDev interns.
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