T9Hacks is a 24-hour women and non-binary hackathon held on February 9-10, held in the ATLAS Institute on the University of Colorado Boulder's campus.
Eligibility
Must be a participant at the T9Hacks hackathon.
Prizes
Best UI/UX
This prize goes to the team who builds a project with that is the most well designed and usable.
Most Creative Use of the Color Purple
The prize goes to the team who uses the color purple the in the most creative and interesting way.
Best Beginner Project
This prize will go the team of beginners who created the best hack. To qualify, every team member must have been coding for one (1) year or less.
Best Community Project
Build a project that solves a problem facing our community.
Best Creative Technology
This prize will go the team who uses technology or software in the most creative or interesting way.
Best Entrepreneurship Project
Build a project that is focused on entrepreneurship.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Must register for the hackathon. Online registration is at http://t9hacks.org/, walk-in registrations are welcome.
Judges
T9Hacks Sponsors, Mentors, and Team
Judging Criteria
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IMPACT
This directly derives from one of our core values. We want hackers to contribute back to the field they’re in, so that their work can better benefit the community in the future. -
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
Hacks can easily have a variety of ranges of difficulty. We want to reward hackers who demonstrate a large amount of technical prowess in the projects created. -
INNOVATION
Reinventing the wheel, no matter how awesome the wheel is, is quite banal. Exploration of ideas is a value that we want all hackers to pursue. We are looking for novel hacks engineered from the minds of our awesome hackers. -
CREATIVITY
We are looking for our hackers to solve problems creativity and uniquely. This also requires creative and critical thought in planning out the hack. -
VIABILITY
We are looking for hacks that are well-built and could easily be continued to become a viable product. The hack should be more than just a pitch. -
USABILITY
We are looking for hacks that are not only functional, but are designed well. -
KNOWLEDGE GAINED
We want to see what you've learned. T9hacks is about learning and exploring technology, soshow us where you came into the competition and show us what you've learned in the last 24-hours. -
TOP SCORES
This is awarded automatically to those who have the top score in Project Ares. -
"IT" FACTOR
There are certain hacks that just cause you to say “WOW.” It is up to the discretion of the judges to identify this intangible quality of a hack that just amazes people.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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