WiseHacks 2017 will give college students (18+) the opportunity to showcase their technical skills and passion for building innovative software applications and hardware hacks. Participants will spend 24 hours learning about new technology, networking with professional mentors and working to solve a problem of their choosing. Whether building a website, mobile app or hardware hack, the goal is to start from scratch and end with a usable prototype to demo in front of our panel of judges.
WiseHacks is a non-profit event that is free to all participants! Our hackers will have the opportunity to pick up awesome swag from our sponsor tables, get to know professional mentors from the tech industry, work with cool hardware from the MLH lab, and learn about today’s technology in one of our featured tech talks. Hackers will also have the chance to participate in fun mini-games like cup stacking and corn hole and win sweet door prizes from our sponsors. All of our participants will receive a free WiseHacks 2017 t-shirt and plenty of free food and energy drinks to help make it through the weekend!
Learn more about WiseHacks 2017 by visiting our website: wisehacks.swcenter.edu.
Eligibility
Students 18 and older who are currently enrolled at a college or university are eligible to participate as hackers. College graduates who have graduated within 1 year of the event are also eligible to participate
Requirements
Build whatever you can imagine, as long as it abides by the MLH Code of Conduct and as long as you've built it from scratch.
For your final submission, please be sure to include a description of your project and a list of the technologies you used as well as a list of teammates. Videos are not required, but definitely encouraged!
Prizes
1st
Each member of the winning team (up to 4) will win: GoPro Hero 5 Session ($300), Quaker Steak & Lube Gift Card ($25) and 1 Year Subscription to TurboFunder Platform thru Early Stage Subscription ($150)
2nd
Each member of the winning team (up to 4) will win: Google Home ($129), Singlenest Eno Hammock ($60), Marquee Cinemas Movie Ticket ($10) and 1 Year Subscription to TurboFunder Platform thru Seed Stage Subscription ($100)
3rd
Each member of the winning team (up to 4) will win: Fitbit Flex ($100), Buffalo Wild Wings Gift Card ($20), Cinemark Movie Ticket ($6) and 1 year Subscription to TurboFunder Platform thru Seed Stage Subscription ($100)
Best Use of Watson Io T Platform on Bluemix from IBM
Each member of the winning team (up to 4) will receive Beats Headphones. Each member of the second place winning team (up to 4) will receive Raspberry Pi.
Best Use of Radix Domain Extension
Each member of the winning team (up to 4) will receive an Amazon Echo Dot.
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
$250 Amazon Web Services Credit (US ONLY) or $30 Amazon Gift Card
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Domain.com Swag Bags
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Pre-registration is required and can be completed at Eventbrite via this link: wisehacks.eventbrite.com. You must register by 1 p.m. on Friday, March 17 in order to participate in WiseHacks 2017.
Judges
Andrew May
Co-Founder/CEO CodeTank Labs; President CodeStock Board
Anthony "Tony" Lettich
Managing Director The Angel Roundtable; Co-Founder/President/CEO Funding Sage
Scott Shinn
Founder/CTO Atomicorp
Judging Criteria
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Technical Difficulty
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Creativity
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Business Viability
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Presentation
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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