Patana Development Bank
Techathon
Upcoming Techathons
Techathon 2022
Event Information
Introduction to the techathon
The techathon is a two-day coding competition where participants will work in teams of up to 5 or individually. Participants can choose one of three difficulties; beginner, intermediate and advanced.
For the beginner-level programmers, we will send out a document of a list of problems to be completed using a programming language called Scratch (Scratch 3.0 should be used).
For the intermediate-level programmers, we will send out a document of a list of problems to be completed using any programming language that participants wish to use (such as C++, Java, Python, etc.).
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Beginner and intermediate-level participants are expected to solve as many of the problems on the document as possible. Intermediate participants should clearly comment their code and both levels must follow a submission template that will be introduced at the beginning of the event. Each challenge will have an assigned number of points and the number of points gained will determine the winners of the beginner and intermediate levels as well as the podium finishers.
Advanced-level programmers have to choose a problem that they would like to solve and create a coded project (such as an application or website) to solve the problem; the project must have a GUI, coded logic in any programming language, and participants should also market the program to the judges. The project will need to be submitted to the judging panel so they can assess the project; we strongly urge advanced-level participants to come up with an idea of the project that they want to code prior to the techathon. Participants are instructed to submit their projects as a screencast going over all these different aspects of their project for judging. The judging panel will judge the projects using a marking rubric that will be shared with advanced-level participants after they sign up.
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In addition to these challenges, participants may get the opportunity to interact with sponsors in the tech industry to get a better idea of the products and merchandise they offer, as well as how different firms in the tech industry function.
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At the end of the techathon, winners of each difficulty level will receive great prizes.
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How the event will be held
Techathon 2022 will be held through Microsoft Teams due to possible future disturbances from COVID-19
Event Dates
The techathon will be held on March 5th and 6th, 2022
Entry Fee
The entry fee for the techathon will be 500 baht
See the handout for additional details:
Use this form to register:
Prizes
The prizes will be 14000 baht per team for the advanced level, 8000 baht per team for the intermediate level, and 3000 baht per team for the beginner level
Our sponsors
Move Ahead Media
Odd-e
Supernap
About PDB
Patana Development Bank is a non-profit organization run by a team of students from Bangkok Patana School, which is located in Bangkok, Thailand.
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PDB aims to deal with the issue of financial exclusion; according to the World Bank's latest report, 1.7 billion people worldwide do not have access to financial services.
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We work with Kiva, a non-profit organization, to help provide 0% interest loans to underprivileged borrowers.
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All profits from the techathon will be transferred into our KIVA account to provide more microfinance loans for the underprivileged.
Contact Us
We welcome any questions about the upcoming event. We request you to send these questions to any of the following e-mail addresses.