Sustainability Expo 2023 or SX2023  is being held for the fourth consecutive year under the theme of "Sufficiency for Sustainability" with its objective to create sustainability to yourself and our world. As well as opening up space for all sectors to gather together and expand the network to foreign countries, it still adheres to the model and sufficiency economy philosophy of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, King Rama IX as a guideline for organizing the event and inspiration to apply in various fields for sustainability in the context of Thai society.

Therefore, we would like invite students aged between 15 - 25 to take part in the competition in order to find the most suitable team of innovators who can use their knowledge to solve inequalities in the society. From the creativity of the new generation, innovations and opportunities are created under the topic "Innovation for Social Inclusion". This innovative idea must be practical. The participating teams have a chance to win prizes worth up to 50,000 baht, for a total prize of over 100,000 baht

Qualifications
• Students aged between 15 - 25 years old
• Fore the team competition: a minimum of 3 to 4 members 
• The team candidates are required to have at least 1 ability in these 3 areas; Business, Design and Technology
• Send 1 member as a representative to fill in the information online
• Shortlisted candidate teams can participate in the project activities on the specified date and time as detailed below.

Recruitment
Now - Friday, 8 September 2023 at 8.00 p.m.

Qualifiers
14 September 2023: Announcement of 15 teams entering the Case Pitching round 

Case Pitching Round
• 16 September 2023: Orientation: Competition, challenges and performance expectations
• 23 September 2023: Case Pitching 
• 24 September 2023: Announcement of 7 teams qualifying for the Final Pitching

Final Pitching Round at SX 2023, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center 
• 5-6 October 2023:  Hackathon
• 7 October 2023: Final Pitching
• 14 September 2023: Submission of 3-min speech video
• 21 September 2023: Announcement of finalists on Sustainability Expo fanpage
• 7 October 2023: Final round onsite at SX 2023,  Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), Bangkok, and online based on their location

Scoring Criteria
• The problem to be solved must affect a large group of people.
• The innovations have positive impacts to create equality among people in the society.
• The innovations have positive impacts on physical and mental health.
• It can show quantitative effects.

Reward
• Grand Prize 50,000 Baht
• 1st Prize 30,000 Baht
• 2nd Prize  10,000 Baht
• 4 consolation prizes of 3,000 baht each

SX2023 Hackathon
1. The applicant team must submit the details of the project according to the format, channel and time specified by the organizer.
    - 1.1 The applicant team must provide details such as name-surname, age, address, educational institution or organization name
    - 1.2 Details of problems and solutions that lead to create harmony and opportunities for sustainable society 

2. After the applicant has submitted the information to the organizer, the Organiser may contact the Candidate Team through the provided channels to request more information for further consideration. 

3. The Applicant Team confirms that it has the intellectual property rights of the Ideas and/or Proposed Projects. The Ideas and/or Proposed Projects have no obligation with any other company.

4. The team of applicants who have qualified for Case Pitching must attend the orientation and present the project plan to the committee. The team shall be responsible for their own expenses such as food, transportation, accommodation, material, equipment, and living expenses. 

5. The Final Pitching candidate team must participate in the Hackathon and present the project plan to the committee on the specified date. The organizer will support 500 baht per person per day, for 3 days. The team shall be responsible for expenses such as material, equipment, and living expenses.

6. Selection and judging of candidates shall be at the sole discretion of the Organizers and it shall be final. Participants have no rights to dispute. 

7. Participants must cooperate with the Organizer in various activities or submit documents and additional details of the projects within the specified period upon requested. 

8. Participants agree that the Organizer has the sole right and discretion to consider the Participant to receive the Prize Funding. Participants have no right to dispute the organizer's decision.

9. Participants agree to allow the organizer to record motion pictures, images, and sound of project participants throughout the project both during the participation, interviews or project plan presentation to the Board of Directors (Pitching). Participants also agree to allow the organizer to bring out the motion pictures, images, and sound of project participants including symbols, marks, trade names, trademarks (whether registered or unregistered) to be published in the organizer's media without any additional costs to give to the participants.

10. If a participant provides false information or fails to comply with the conditions stipulated in the terms and conditions of participation in the program as mentioned above, or the conditions subsequently established by the organizer which the organizer has notified, the participant agrees that the Organizer has the rights to suspend or revoke them in any event, training or any rights granted by the Participant. If the organizer exercises the right under this clause, the participants are obligated to return any winnings and any amounts received from the organizer including compensation for the damages (if any) to the organizer, within 45 (forty-five) days from the date on which the organizer has exercised the right to revoke or suspend the right under this clause.

Details the SX2023 Hackathon candidate team must be completed in the online form via the following the QR code below.

1. Team Name

2. Team members

3. Name-surname and nickname of the team representative in the application

4. Name-Surname of the Team Advisor

5. The educational institution and faculty that the team member is studying, or the name of the organization

6. Mobile phone numbers and alternate contact numbers

7. Lind ID

8. Email Address

9. Please specify the idea title the team intends to present

10. Please describe the problem or pain point and identify the target group found and needed to be solved. 

11. In what ways does the idea of innovation or solution of the candidate team affect society?

12. VDO introduces innovation and team (up to 3 minutes in length, size not over 1 GB)

If the file cannot be attached, please enter the URL link for the next upload (if any).

Privacy Policy
The SX2023 Hackathon - Innovation for Social Inclusion (here referred to as the “Project”), organized by the team of Sustainability Expo 2023 or SX2023 (“Organizer”), offers students aged 15 to 25 years the opportunity to participate in the competition to search for the best innovator team between August and October 2023.

Please read and accept the Terms and Conditions of Participation before submitting the SX2023 Hackathon entry form. 

The applicant team and participants agree to allow the organizer to collect, use and disclose personal information as follows:

1. Name - surname and nickname

2. Nationality, religion

3. Date of birth and age

4. Address

5. Mobile number and email address

6. Educational institutions or organization name

7. Education level

8. Picture and ID card number

9. Photos, motion pictures, images

The applicant team and participants agree and acknowledge that the collection, use and disclosure of personal information is for the following purposes:

1. Database preparation, analysis and statistical data process of applicants and project participants

2. Publish photos, images, motion picture (videos), interviews for dissemination via virtual platforms, public relations media, social media platforms such as websites, Facebook, Instagram, or any location which is a medium for communicating with society. It also includes offline media such as books, print media.

3. For safety or suspension of danger to life, body or health of a person and the compliance with the law and/or any other necessary grounds for the legitimate interests of the Organizers

4. For other purposes as authorized by law for collection, use or disclose of personal information without the consent of the personal information subject

The organizer team will collect, use and disclose personal information only for the purposes mentioned above and will not collect, use and disclose personal data other purposes unless obtaining prior written permission of the applicant and program participant 

In the case that the applicant team or project participant refuses that the organizer collect, use or disclose their personal information and the applicant team, they shall no longer a part of the Project. And the Organizer has the rights to terminate or revoke their right to receive funding or participating in any activity in the project, without prior notice.

For more information and contact the organizer at the following email sxhackathon@gmail.com