About HackUB
Get ready for HackUB!
Mongolia is a developing country with 3 million people living on the 35th largest land in the world. The untouched, wild nature from the desert to steppe to the mountains, the nomadic lifestyle inherited from the era of Genghis Khan, the minerals including gold, copper and coals and the unique lifestyle of nearly 70% of the population living in the capital city Ulaanbaatar and the humanitarian and development needs attract hundreds of thousands of tourists, social workers, expats, repats, investors and businesses from all over the world every year.
These people are living in the era of information technology, where data is making people’s life better and easier. Data has transformed the way we live in the following 3 phases:
- Data existed.
People had to talk to ask around to search for information. - Data was collected, structured and became accessible systematically. (CSA data) People began to search for information on their computers and smartphones.
- Data is processed, analyzed and presented.
AI, ML and Recommendation are changing the way people make decisions in their life on a regular basis. People are relying on data to make decisions for them proactively more and more.
It is human nature to be able to have access to data so that they can make smart and informed decisions in their life. It exists in every part of our life and every segment of society. Therefore, the world is trending in the direction of data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Data exists in Mongolia but it is not collected, structured and easily accessible today. Lack of such CSA data becomes a significant constraint in our daily life. We shouldn’t have to spend minutes and hours to find a nearby coffee shop that has fast internet and is open late night nor should we have to find a good Italian restaurant that is good for family. We shouldn’t have to spend hours in traffic only to know that the grocery store is closed, nor should we have to become victim of bad products and services because we simply didn’t know about it upfront. We shouldn’t have to keep repeating the same information over and over again, when we could simply store it one place and make it easily accessible. We want to have access to the information we need within a matter of milliseconds, compare different options and make a decision right away. If we are impressed with something, we want to share it with the others. These are some of the very common problems faced by locals, businesses, expats, repats and tourists in Mongolia today. Lack of such CSA data is complemented by social media posts asking for information and recommendation, word of mouth and trial and error. There is no feedback loop on experiences and impressions back to the general public to help others have access to that same information. To describe this situation in a simple term, we came up with: “black-box-data effect”. One of the factors of developing a country based on economy is having insight into the people. The way to have that insight is by having good data. And the way to get that data is the CSA phase.
We strongly believe the people who are faced with the aforementioned problems are the ones who know the situation best and can think of creative ways to get us to CSA phase. And we believe we need to hear from as many people as possible on how we can solve the problem. A key to CSA’ing data is - technology. Therefore, we are proposing to organize a hackathon among students, working professionals, permanent and temporary residents in Mongolia to come up with an innovative way to solve the problem, implement it and experiment it in real world by engaging users.
In the center of brainstorming, organizing, engaging and helping the users (expats, tourists, repats, locals and businesses) through this hackathon, what we are doing perfectly matches with the definition of the word: “hub”. Therefore, we call our hackathon: “HUB”. It can also be interpreted as the: “Hack UB”.
HUB is a hackathon that we are proposing to organize in summer of 2017 to address the challenge of the black-box-data effect in Mongolia based on some of the latest and greatest technologies. This will help expats, tourists, repats, locals and businesses connect with each other, providing more data insights and better development and business opportunities. We aim to proactively remove all obstacles concerning administration, logistics, communication, technologies and platform so that participants in the HUB only need to worry about implementing their wildest imaginations and creativities and solve a real-world problem. Our utmost goal of this hackathon is to spot an i-smart (innovative, specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused and time-bound) solution and a group of talents that can take on the project beyond the hackathon and turn it into a real-world product. The following are the details of the HUB.
What is a HackUB?
HackUB is a techie hackathon. This will help expats, tourists, repats, locals and businesses connect with each other, providing more data insights and better development and business opportunities.
Who is eligible?
You're good as long as you're at least 18 years old. Prior experience isn't required although it would make the hackathon more fun. Teams can be up to 7 members - you can register with your team now or create a team at the event. Of course it's free.
What should I bring?
Bring your laptop, headphones, and anything else you need to hack comfortably but we'll supply provide you with balanced meals and snacks that’ll leave you feeling full and energetic.
Can I use past projects?
The universe discourages it because it’s an illusion of true innovation. Well maybe, but it also just takes away all the fun in hacking! However, you’re more than welcome to use open-source libraries as well as existing platforms and services.
Teams
Speakers
Mentors
User engagement
Tech Advisers
Meet the Tech Advisers.

Bayarsaikhan Volodya
Product manager @ Dell
Buyandelger Batsaikhan
CEO & Founder @ Metawise Solutions
Barbayar Dashzeveg
Software engineer @ GREE
Khongor Enkhbold
Software Engineer @ Facebook
Amarbat Pashka
Software Development Director @ Progate LLC
Luvsansharav Altangerel
DevOps Engineer @ Amazon
Batjargal Batbold
Software Engineer @ Quartzy
Nara Bayarsaihan
Software Engineer @ IBM
Temuge Enkhbaatar
Software Engineer @ Yext
Tserenchimed Badarch
Software Engineer @ MicrosoftSpeakers
Meet the Speakers.

Otgonbayar
CEO @ Asterisk Technologies LLC - Project Management
Battulga
Senior Staff Engineer @ Google
Burte-Ujin
Founder & Managing Director at Bee Happy LLC
Bazarragchaa
CEO & Co-founder @ National Startup Fund
Barbayar
Software engineer @ GREE - BUILDING A SCALABLE SYSTEM
Surendra Kumar
Entrepreneur
Amarbayar
DevOps Engineer, Amazon - The black-box-data effect in Mongolia
Undral
Co-Founder at Unread.today
Froit VanderHarst
EiM
Gochoo
CEO & Founder at Od Innovation LLC
Enkhbold
Software Engineer @ Bright Power - AGILE/SCRUM
Joe Flasher
Open Geospatial Data Lead at Amazon Web ServicesGuest Mentor
Meet the Guest Mentors.

Battulga
Senior Staff Engineer @ Google
Dulmandakh
Co-founder of Huur.mn
Ider-Od
Entrepreneur, Comedian
Shagai
Senior Development Engineer at Amazon
Erdenebat
CEO @ Startup Mongolia, Co-founder @ iHotelJudges
Meet the Judges.

Tergel
Designer @ Apple Inc.
Suvdmaa
Senior Product Manager @ Adobe
Ehab Eltayeb
Entrepreneur @3E_Solutions_Mongolia, @PromotionCraftTeam
Meet the HUB organizing team.

Ochir Sanjaadorj
Sr Web Developer, Arcane Strategies
Amarbayar Amarsanaa
DevOps Engineer, Amazon
Gereltuya Bayanmunkh
Undergraduate student at NUM, Manager at Nomadic Method
Ganzorig Ganbat
CEO at Devsor
Orkhon Amgalan
Designer at Devsor
Ochirgarid Chinzorig
Union of Mongolian youth programmers NGO leader
Tuguldur Ulam-Undrakh
Freelancer Web Developer
Nasanbayar
GAP Student at Tomujin Academy, Intern @ Unread.todayProcess
Prepare yourself
1. Bootcamp
Hear expats, tourists and local business share their experience, learn from tech industry leaders and business experts
1. Hack
Brain storm, build and launch a robust, scalable solution using the latest cutting edge technologies including AWS services.
3. Promote
Launch and promote your solution. Engage minimum of 20 businesses and 200 users and collect their feedback.
Organizers
Our Sponsors
Interested in sponsoring? Email us at hackubmn@gmail.com! We'd love to have you.
Schedule
It will take 7 days journey

Amazing Prizes
You will win these prizes

Amazon Echo

$100-ийн эрх бүх оролцогчдод

3 сар оффис хэрэглэх эрх
FAQ
Learn more about HACKUB
Absolutely! We want every brain that can help solve the black-box-data effect problem in Mongolia. The hackathon is open to anyone as long as the participants are physically in UB during the hackathon. Form your team, register and prepare to make a difference!
Please contact us via:
Phone: 95024414, 97070767
Email: hackubmn@gmail.com
Website: http://www.hackub.com
We would love to get support with the following. If you and/or your organization can help us with any of the below, please let us know.
- Venue to run the 7 day hackathon
- Meals to provide to participants
- T-Shirts to provide to participants
- News and article coverage on TV, newspaper, social media
- Sponsorship (logistics expense, prize for winners...etc)
- Volunteers
Please contact us via:
Phone: 95024414, 97070767
Email: hackubmn@gmail.com
Website: http://www.hackub.com
Please contact us via:
Phone: 95024414, 97070767
Email: hackubmn@gmail.com
Website: http://www.hackub.com
Please contact us via:
Phone: 95024414, 97070767
Email: hackubmn@gmail.com
Website: http://www.hackub.com
Please go to our website and register as a beta business user in "Interested in Sponsoring" menu.
Please go to our website and register as a beta tester. Website: http://www.hackub.com
How to register?
Registration will begin on 1st July to 1st August. If you interested email us at hackubmn@gmail.com
Interested in Sponsoring?
Interested in sponsoring? Email us at hackubmn@gmail.com
Thoughts from HackUB team
We will post about hackathon advice and some rules.
Telephone
97070767, 95024414
Website
hackub.com
Address
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
hackubmn@gmail.com
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