Name: CivHacks
Start: 2021-04-23T20:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2021-04-25T16:00:00.000-04:00
Location: CivHacks

***IMPORTANT: You must attend the welcoming ceremony at 3:30 Today (Friday, April 23rd) to be considered for a submission and to be eligible for the raffle! If you miss the ceremony and still want to submit a project, please contact an organizer on discord!" ***

*** Discord Link: https://discord.gg/Zb4FPZrs ***

CivHacks is a virtual hackathon hosted by the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC), the officially recognized student association at the University of California, Berkeley taking place on the weekend of April 23-25, 2021. In the span of 48 hours, CivHacks gives our participants the opportunity to create new applications, websites, or software projects.

Our focus is on providing a welcoming, engaging, and creative environment to support social good in tech culture. Attendees will form teams to help tackle issues affecting sustainability, civics, student success, and other societal issues. We pride ourselves in helping both beginners and experienced hackers explore technology and develop their skills—with a conscience.

We have 5 different tracks that students will build solutions for: Beginner, Civics, Student Success, Health, Sustainability, all of whose descriptions you can see on our website: civhacks.com

Our tentative schedule, detail on prizes, speakers, judges, and more can be found on our (very detailed) Notion page!

If you are a student, please register for the event here!

Follow our social media!

Instagram: @civhacks or instagram.com/civhacks/

Facebook: facebook.com/civhacks2021

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at optech@asuc.org!

Eligibility

CivHacks is open to all U̶C̶ ̶B̶e̶r̶k̶e̶l̶e̶y̶ college students (undergrad/grad/etc).
Beginner teams: >50% team members must be first-time attendees (CivHacks would be their first hackathon).

Requirements

Proposed tangible deliverables for all tracks include but are not limited to:

A mobile app, a web app, a design prototype/wireframe, a CAD model, a game, an ML prediction model, or even a realistic drawing/sketch of your solution. Your end-product will be dependent on the type of project you are tackling and the type of solution you want to create!

You will be able to demo/explain your deliverable through:

A detailed description of the project
A <5 minute video, explaining the problem and presenting your solution
A GitHub link to any code written (if applicable)

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$13,400 in prizes

Best Beginner Hack

1 winner

- $250 for the winning team towards gift cards of your choice
- $50 to charity/research institution of your choice
- $100 in credits to Digital Ocean for each team member

Best Civics Hack

1 winner

- $500 for the winning team
--> 75% towards gift cards of your choice
--> 25% towards TBD
- $100 to charity/research institution of your choice
- One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
- One-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
- $100 in credits to Digital Ocean for each team member

Best Health Hack

1 winner

Best Sustainability Hack

1 winner

Best Student Success Hack

1 winner

Best OCTO Student Life Hack

1 winner

- Patagonia backpacks for the winning team!

Best EchoAR Hack

1 winner

- $50 Amazon gift card for the winning team
- 3-month free Business Tier access per team member
- Selected projects will be featured on EchoAR's "Inspiration" Page!