Hacks, we have room for 5 more journalists at this weekend's Independent Media Mobile Hackathon. That's Oct. 9-10 at the ITA Clubhouse in downtown Chicago.

Ideal participants work full-time with an independent media outlet in the Chicagoland area. Email me your name, place of employment, and a sentence detailing why you want to attend the hackathon to RSVP (erin@themediaconsortium.com). Check out the agenda here: http://bit.ly/hackage....

The Independent Media Mobile Hackathon promises top-notch networking opportunities and the potential to create a game-changing mobile application. A $1,000 cash prize will be distributed to developers behind the winning application. BigDoor Media is also contributing Xbox 360s for members of the winning team. (Journos are ineligible for the cash, but can win a game system).

This is a great opportunity to get your work noticed by local and national media outlets—and score some sweet prizes including cash, ebooks, t-shirts, XKCD comics, merch from Mozilla, and more. Judges include:

* Brad Flora, of The Windy Citizen and Knight News Challenge winner
* Brant Houston, Knight Chair in Investigative and Enterprise Reporting at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign
* Shinji Kuwayama, lead developer at Groupon

Remember, we only have room for 5 more journalists! Email me ASAP for details.

Best,
Erin