This year our theme is hacking for social good. We are partnering with non-profits to develop technological solutions to their biggest challenges. Our three main tracks are Education, Health, and Accessibility. Check out our info packet here with info about logistics, workshops, mentors, and more!
The schedule for the weekend is as follows:
| Saturday, 10/1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Check-in | 9:00am-10:00am | Tishman Commons, LWC |
| Opening Keynote Ceremony | 10:00am-10:45am | Tishman Commons, LWC |
| Hacking Begins | 10:45am | Tishman Commons, LWC |
| HPE Vertica Analytics Workshop | 11:00pm-12:00pm | Room 210, LWC |
| Twitter Real-time App Workshop | 12:00pm-1:00pm | Room 415, LWC |
| Lunch | 1:00pm-2:00pm | Cow Chair Room, LWC |
| JavaScript Workshop | 2:00pm-3:00pm | Room 415, LWC |
| Rest API Workshop | 3:30pm-4:30pm | Room 210, LWC |
| UX Design Workshop | 5:00pm-6:00pm | Room 210, LWC |
| Dinner | 6:00pm-7:00pm | Cow Chair Room, LWC |
| Games | 9:00pm-10:30pm | Tishman, LWC |
| Midnight Snack | 12:00am-1:00am | Cow Chair Room, LWC |
| Sunday, 10/2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 8:00am-9:30am | Cow Chair Room, LWC |
| Hacking Ends | 11:30am | Tishman Commons, LWC |
| Lunch & Presentations | 12:00pm-2:00pm | Tishman Commons, LWC |
| Closing Awards Ceremony | 2:00pm-3:00pm | Tishman Commons, LWC |
| End | 3:00pm | Go home! |
Eligibility
All undergraduate students are eligible to apply to WHACK.
Prizes
$1,290 in prizes
Best Accessibility Hack (Office of Disability Services)
$75 Amazon.com Gift Cards
Best Health Hack (Partners in Health)
$75 Amazon.com Gift Cards
Best Education Hack (Uplift)
$75 Amazon.com Gift Cards
Overall 1st Place
MLH Medal
Overall 2nd Place
MLH Medal
Overall 3rd Place
MLH Medal
Best use of Vertica (1st place)
HP Laptops
Best use of Vertica (2nd place)
Raspberry Pi Kits
Rookie Division
Compact sleeping bags
Best use of AWS
1 TB Hard drives
Best Domain name from Domain.com
Domain.com swag bag
#HackHarassment
#HackHarassment prize
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Alex Ording
The New York Times
Cassandra Hoef
Microsoft
Catherine Dodge
Amazon
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
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Scalability
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Social Impact
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Level of Implementation
How much is the product implemented? How functional is it? Is it just a mock-up? Or a good working demo?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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