Eligibility

All student participants must be full-time or part-time university or college students during Spring 2019 except where permission is explicitly given in writing by the Directors of HackIllinois. Student participation is closed to family of judges and HackIllinois team members.

Teams

Teams must submit a list of members, including mentors, upon submitting their project by Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 11 am. Any modifications after that must be approved by the organizers. Single-person teams are allowed, but we encourage you to work in groups! There are no team size limits!

Submissions

Each team is permitted one submission that must be received by Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 11 am. Submissions must be produced at HackIllinois between the starting time on Friday, February 22, 2019 and the submission deadline. Non-trivial contributions to the submission must be done by the team members. Please list any resources you used in your submission and be clear about the nature and scope of the contribution made. By submitting a project, you and your team grant HackIllinois the unrestricted and irrevocable right to use your submission material, at no cost, for promotional purposes of future HackIllinois events.

Safety

Participants will respect the equipment and hardware provided. The use of power tools, high voltage and/or high current equipment is prohibited except in labs that are approved for this use. By participating in HackIllinois and its activities, you agree to abide by the HackIllinois Code of Conduct.

Hardware

Participants may bring hardware to use in their projects, but may not bring external monitors and desktop computers. HackIllinois will also provide a Hardware Hut as a working space for hardware projects and to check out certain hardware. If you have any questions about permitted hardware usage, please send us an email at [email protected].

Judging

Participants will be judged based on the open source contributions that they make during the 36 hours of HackIllinois. Specific judging criteria will be released closer to the event.