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Rural Michigan Appathon
Help us Design content for the MI Healthy Mom (MI MOM) App

What is an Appathon?

An appathon is an event where people work on designing an app together for a dedicated period of time.  

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  • The rural Appathon is a virtual event for Michigan residents that live in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula (Southern boundary: Midland)

  • No coding or programming skills are necessary, just familiarity and access to a computer with stable internet.

  • Teams can work on their content for 6 weeks.

  • Software training and expert consultations will be available to help. 

  • Grading will be done by (1) a panel of expert judges and (2) a group of volunteer testers. 

 

Prizes

​The winning team will split $5000.

All other participants who submit content for judging will receive a small gift. 

JOIN OUR WAITLIST

More information about the rural Appathon will be available soon. Interested in participating? Join our waitlist below! Someone from our team will reach out with more details.

Appathon Timeline

Team Registration

Deadline

Information Session

Work Time

Latecomer Registration

Deadline

Submission

Deadline​

​Judging

Closing Event

TBD

5:30-7:30pm​

TBD

11:59pm

TBD

11:59pm

Training

TBD, various times​

TBD

11:59pm​

TBD

5:30-7:30pm

Tech & Expert Consultations

At Request

Requirements

  1. Participants must be 18 or older and live in northern, rural Michigan. This is the area north of Mt Pleasant and Midland in the lower peninsula and all of the upper peninsula, including the larger northern cities (Traverse City, Marquette, etc.). Please contact the study team if you are unsure if you qualify. 

  2. Teams must include 2 or more people. We strongly encourage including someone with first- or second-hand pregnancy experience.

  3. Two or more of the team members must attend (1) the informational session and (2) a total of two software training sessions.

Want to Compete?

  1. Attend the Information Session

    • ​At least half of your team is required to attend. Latecomers can view an online session. 

    • While you're there, you can network to find a team if you don't have one, register your team, and ask questions.

  2. Register Your Team

    • Pick a team lead and have them complete the team registration form.​​

    • Registration will be available during and after the Information Session, on this website. 

    • The deadline to register your team is TBD, 2024 at 11:59pm. Latecomers can register by TBD, 2024 at 11:59pm. 

  3. Attend Software Training Sessions

    • Each team must attend two software training sessions to learn CIAS, an easy-to-use program to design the app. 

    • These sessions require a computer. Joining by cell phone is not allowed.

    • Troubleshooting and additional support will be available throughout the competition.

  4. Compete to Win

    • ​The appathon runs from TBD - TBD, 2024.

    • Keep an eye on your inbox. We will send materials and weekly announcements to teams via email. 

Please contact us with any questions. 

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