Any plans for App/nRF Contest?

[Matthew K]

Hi there. I'm Matthew!

I noticed that there were contests sponsored by Nordic in the past, such as

Startup Weekend, June 15-17, 2012

The Nordic Semiconductor App contest

Other vendors like TI or ST are still running these type of contests.

Are there any plans from Nordic to open a contest like this?

I'm hoping of free development kit (limited 200 kits and first come, first served) for participants (University teams / Companies from Asia, Europe, etc) to submit the idea using that kit!

Will Nordic provide such chance like this in the future? :D

[RK]

doubt they'll comment. If you go to one of the tech tours however they usually hand out some kind of development board. 2 years ago it was the nrf52832 dev board, on the current one they're handing out thingys.

[Matthew K]

Hi there! I do see the Nordic Tech Tour 2017 banner on the right and it says it will give a free Nordic Thingy52.

Actually, getting a free board or not is not my main concern.

I was hoping to get a chance to submit my idea to Nordic if Nordic has a plan to open such contest!

Anyways, thanks for your time :D

[Joakim Jakobsen]

Hi MatthewKYEO!

Thank you for the suggestion. I have forwarded your request internally, and it will be considered in the future.

I would also recommend you to follow Nordic Semiconductor on social media, where we regularly post both giveaways and contests.
You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Youtube.
My guess is that there is a good chance to get some nice prizes in the months before christmas.

And as RK said, you can sign up for one of the Nordic Tech Tour locations and get a free Nordic Thing:52.

Best regards,
Joakim.

[Matthew K]

Sweet! Hope many members in the devzone are interested!

Thanks for the internal request!

[Joakim Jakobsen]

No problem!
We are happy to get suggestions like this.
Best regards.