Also, since I just realized who you are (hey!), is there any info on award categories or working in teams somewhere? Are hackathon projects expected to utilize the Restly SDK/API? If so, is there any chance of getting an API key before the event? (I did sign up for beta access.)
Hey! The categories are listed on the link. The team scenario is up to the people who attend. You can pre-organize or join a team at the event. We hope that people will utilize our API. There will also be other vendors who are providing info on their API to spark creativity, but it's not a requirement. The premise of the event though is to show what can be done when listing data is more accessible so it would be great if you did use our API. We will be releasing API Keys a little bit before hand to developers who are signed up to attend the event and then we'll be doing a broader beta release in the month following month after the event.
I'm in the southwest, so at least it's not cross-country. And I see it was originally announced October 3rd and I'm just behind the times. I'll see if I can throw together some plans. Glad I found out about it at all!