Welcome!

Welcome to SheHacks+ 8, Canada’s largest 36-hour hackathon for female and non-binary students!

On January 13th, 2024, join 250 women and non-binary people across the country to bring your innovative ideas to life online.

SheHacks is one of Canada’s largest All-Women and Non-Binary’s Hackathons, hosted by Western University’s Women in Technology Society. Our focus is preparing women+ to thrive in the technology industry regardless of gender identity, background, major, or experience. SheHacks makes technology accessible for all, attracting hundreds of diverse attendees and corporate leaders at the forefront of progress.

Our Mission

We equip women+ with the skills, connections, and inspiration necessary to grow as innovators, minimizing the gender gap from the ground up and leveling the playing field.

We strive to support each attendee in working to ideate, build, and pitch their own unique tech solutions. Direct from industry experts and our partnered sponsors, attendees learn skills crucial to the tech sector today such as intro to Python, UX/UI Design, Machine Learning, and more. Delivered through workshops and keynotes, these learnings support the ability of women to break into technology roles. More than just technical skills, our teams leave with genuine industry connections, a fortified sense of community, and inspiration to lead!

Requirements

What to Submit

When submitting your hack, please include a good representation of your work. This could be a link to your code (GitHub, BitBucket), screenshots of the project, or a video walking through how your project works.

All members of the hackathon team must have registered and been accepted by SheHacks+, and a hacker is only allowed to work on a single team.

Projects must be submitted by 10AM EST on January 14th, 2024. Make sure to choose the prize categories you want to be judged on. We encourage you to pick multiple prize categories, even if your project is incomplete. This hackathon is focused on being a learning experience; we'd love to see what you've learned!

A 3-minute video is optional, however, please submit your code and thumbnail for your submission!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$CAD 9,676 in prizes
Best SheHacks+ Overall
1 winner

Best SheHacks+ project overall. Each team member will win an iPad 10th Generation 10.9", 64GB.

Second SheHacks+ Overall
1 winner

Second best SheHacks+ project overall. Each team member will win a Ninja double-compartment air fryer.

Third SheHacks+ Overall
1 winner

Third best SheHacks+ project overall. Each team member will win a portable projector.

Best Hardware Hack
1 winner

Awarded for best use of hardware in a project. Each team member will win a $50 cash prize.

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

Don't have much technical coding experience? No problem! We're here to support individuals who may be attending their first hackathon. If this is your first hack or you have no technical components submitted, this challenge is perfect to select!

Each team member will win a $20 SkipTheDishes gift card.

NOTE: each team member must be a beginner to be eligible for this prize (competed in 0-1 hackathons previously).

Best Hacker Olympics Overall
1 winner

Best Hacker Olympics project overall. Each team member will receive a nutribullet blender.

NOTE: This prize will be awarded separately through Hacker Olympics.

Second Hacker Olympics Overall
1 winner

Second best Hacker Olympic project overall. Each team member will win a Fuji film super bundle.

NOTE: This prize will be awarded separately through Hacker Olympics.

Third Hacker Olympics Overall
1 winner

Third best Hacker Olympics project overall. Each team member will win a multi-use portable charger.

NOTE: This prize will be awarded separately through Hacker Olympics.

Passport Prize
2 winners

Interested in expanding your skills during SheHacks+? Visit our workshops and get them checked off your SheHacks+ passport! Two individuals who complete their passports this weekend will win a Fitbit Versa 4!

NOTE: This prize will be awarded separately throughout the weekend.

General Motors Prize
1 winner

At GM we are transforming the diverse world of automotive software features. It is through this mission, we pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters – and at the top of that list, is EVeryone's safety.
Today's SheHacks+ VIII problem statement challenges your team to consider the many ways that safety-related features can improve our customers’ lives. Some examples of safety touchpoints involve the following user experiences:
· Living on campus, in urban and rural areas, both during the day and at night
· Having peace of mind that vulnerable members of the family and their neighbourhood are looked after
· Situations that threaten psychological safety
· Threats while alone or in new places
· Accidents while in a vehicle, ride-sharing service, or out biking, as well as during recreational activities or in weather-related incidents.
Identifying, avoiding, and/or mitigating threats or potential hazards in parking lots, parked on the side of a street, parking garages, in your driveway

Prize:

30-minute 1-on-1 coffee chat for each winning team member with GM Canada’s Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner to discuss anything you would like (ex. resume critique, Co-Op/Internship opportunities, careers at GM, etc). Also, guaranteed Co-Op/Intern interviews for all winners and of your choosing (that you meet the required qualifications) for Summer or Fall 2024, 2025, or future consideration!

MLH – Most Creative Use of GitHub
1 winner

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!

MLH – Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry
1 winner

GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains wireless earbuds, blue light glasses, selfie ring light and a pouch for easy transport

MLH – Best Use of Circle
1 winner

With Circle, you can embed secure wallets into your app in just minutes. Circle Web3 wallets are compatible with multiple blockchains and are supported by over a dozen programming language SDKs. Circle’s programmable wallets will enable you to add secure transactions to your hackathon project using RESTful APIs, with options for both user and developer controlled transactions. If your hackathon idea involves in-app purchases, user to user payments, app to user payments, or all of the above, integrating Circle programmable wallets to your Web2 or Web3 tech-stack may be the perfect solution. Sign up for a developer account and start using Circle’s APIs today, for a chance to win a Circle Branded Hardware Wallet for you and each of your teammates! 

MLH – Most Creative Use of Redis Cloud
1 winner

Redis Cloud is the easiest way to build and scale real-time applications - Period! It includes Redis Stack, adding indexing, querying, full-text search, JSON, time-series, and probabilistic data structures to the already-rich set of features of Redis. Redis Stack works with all of your favorite programming languages and can be added to any existing application. It’s the easiest way to build real-time applications that scale and perform. Show us how you’ve used Redis Cloud in a way that showcases your unique and specific data structure needs and each member of your team could win a personal, portable Redis Stack server IOT hardware unit to keep developing on the go. Find out why Stack Overflow Developers have voted Redis their “most loved and admired” noSQL database for years-running by rolling Redis into your MLH Hackathon project. Sign up for your free Redis Cloud account, and head over to the MLH jump off page on Redis University for more info and docs links. Enter coupon code MLHFall2023 to claim your Redis Cloud credits and get started for free!

MLH – Best Use of Starknet
1 winner

Starknet is a general-purpose network where you can write and deploy your own smart contracts and interact with other contracts just like Ethereum. Build your application around Starknet using Rust or Python for your backend infrastructure, Starknet DSL for smart contract development, and React / JavaScript for your front end user interface. There are several SDKs available for you to choose from, making integrating Starknet into your hackathon project a breeze. Use Starknet in your project this weekend for a chance to win a Starknet care package, including a backpack, socks, water bottle, cushion pillow, and a ticket to a Starknet sponsored Web3 conference of your choice! 

MLH – Best AI Application Built with Cloudflare
1 winner

Cloudflare is one of the world’s largest networks enabling hackers like you to build, deploy, and deliver trusted applications, no matter where you are! With Cloudflare, you’ll have all the building blocks to create a full-stack application; from C3 instance deployment to object storage. You can even run machine learning models in the cloud and leverage your AI functionality via API requests using Cloudlfare’s Workers AI! Enjoy Cloudflare’’s generous free tier to get started at no cost! This weekend, we want you to build an AI Application utilizing Cloudflare’s numerous services for a chance to win Arduino Student Kits for you and your team! 

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Roberto Lopes

Roberto Lopes
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Clare Xue

Clare Xue
CPP Investments

Yuan Xue

Yuan Xue
Lead Engineering at CPPIB

Greeshma Veeravelli

Greeshma Veeravelli
Software Engineer at PointClickCare

Hailey Hubbard

Hailey Hubbard
Process Engineer at PointClickCare

Hilary McGee

Hilary McGee
Software Engineer at PointClickCare

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
  • Technical Depth
  • Design
  • Applicability

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