What is SWEhacks?

SWEHacks is a female and non-binary hackathon hosted by the Society of Women Engineers at the University of Washington. The event strives to encourage participants to make an active impact in their community through innovation.

Our goal is to create an environment for women to network, learn, develop, and create amongst each other. By providing a safe, supportive, and collaborative space where participants of all skill levels are inspired to “hack,” our mission of making an impact is accomplished.

Theme: Communication Tracks:
  • Education track

    • How can we better communicate and teach through tech?

  • Safety track

    • Expanding communication on staying safe in certain types of disasters, if something were to happen to you making tech that makes it easier to communicate that

    • Better connection to understanding symptoms, connectivity to healthcare opportunities, expanding healthcare, mental health opportunities

  • Networks track

    • How can we connect people across languages, borders, and cultures?

    • How can small businesses better communicate to their audience across different regions?

Requirements

What to Build

Any technological solution of your choice! This can be a figma design for an application, a website, chrome extension, etc.

What to Submit

Make sure to complete a devpost submission for your project. Include a demo/pictures, a description, and a link to your solution.

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

6 non-cash prizes
1st Place Education
1 winner

2nd Place Education
1 winner

1st Place Safety
1 winner

2nd Place Safety
1 winner

1st Place Networks
1 winner

2nd Place Networks
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Thevina Dokka

Thevina Dokka
SWEHacks Director

Simran Malhi

Simran Malhi
SWEHacks Director

Judging Criteria

  • Idea (15 pts)
    Did it address the Prompt?
  • Creativity (15 pts)
    How creative is the solution?
  • Approach (10 pts)
    Did the project convey their objectives?
  • Design (10pts)
    Did the team put thought into the user experience?
  • Presentation (5 pts)
    Did the project address the problem and solution?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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