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This week-long celebration of all things tech features workshops, speaker panels, and a hackathon to end all hackathons. Whether you're just getting started in the world of programming or you're a seasoned pro, DevFest has something for you.

Come join us and learn new skills, discover cutting-edge technologies, and build amazing projects.

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Prizes

$2,200 in prizes
First Place Award (General)
1 winner

Nintendo Switch (1 per member)

Runner-up Award (General)
1 winner

Airpods 4 (1 per member)

Best Project (Emerging Technologies Track)
1 winner

Mini Drone (1 per member)

Best Project (Health & Accessibility Track)
1 winner

HydroFlask (1 per member)

Best Project (Nutrition & Sustainability)
1 winner

SodaStream (1 per member)

Best Project (Data Analysis)
1 winner

Poker Set (1 per member)

Best Project (Software Dev/Design) (Sponsored by Warp)
1 winner

Sponsored by WARP (TBA)

Popular Vote Award
1 winner

Amazon Echo Pop (1 per member)

Rules: Only DevFest participants eligible to vote!

Best Beginner Project Award
1 winner

Anker Portable Charger (1 per member)

Rules: Beginner teams are defined as teams where at least 50% of team members have never participated in a hackathon before.

“But I’m not a (W)rapper” (Sponsored by Modal Labs)
1 winner

Llama body pillow + $1000 Modal Labs credits. Projects are required to use Modal Labs' API.

Best Use of Verbwire (Sponsored by Verbwire)
1 winner

Sponsored by Verbwire (TBA)

Projects are required to use Verbwire's API. Full rules: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NsbsX5bFCCwGRPy_3fC2vbblVFDY7Zs4/view?usp=sharing

Best AI Agent Project (Sponsored by Anote)
1 winner

Logitech AI Mice (1 per member)

In order to be considered for this track, your project must either: 1. Use AI agents in development, 2. Build an AI agent, 3. Build a tool to help with AI agents

Best Use of Groq (Sponsored by Groq)
1 winner

Sponsored by Groq (TBA)

Projects are required to use Groq's API (further details https://console.groq.com/docs/quickstart)

Best use of Memenome API (Sponsored by Memenome)
1 winner

Sponsored by Memenome API (TBA)

Goofy ahh product (Sponsored by Memenome)
1 winner

Provided by Memenome

Sauce Labs Hot Sauce Raffle
1 winner

Sauce Labs Swag Bag

Sauce Labs empowers you to develop, test, and deliver top-tier web and mobile apps quickly and efficiently. Their unified platform makes automated testing and error monitoring easy to do, enabling you to save time building your hackathon project! Let Sauce Labs help resolve any issues with your code so you can get back to building an award winning hack. Make sure your project is hackathon-tested by signing up for a Sauce Labs account!

To spice things up even more, we're running the Sauce Labs Hot Sauce naming raffle and selecting up to 4 individual winners at this event. To qualify come up with a cool hot sauce name and submit it to the Sauce Labs raffle form for a chance to win a cool prize!

Form Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-8rbqiVv3XTVNplBDGZlu3YCcevLUWiN4tWWmg51iWl7fuw/viewform

Best Use of Streamlit
1 winner

Arduino Tiny ML Kit (1 per member)

Want to take your Python skills to the next level? Streamlit is an open-source Python library that makes it easy to share and build custom web apps for machine learning, data science, and more. Instead of writing Python scripts without a UI, you can create a beautiful web app, complete with widgets and data visualizations, and deploy it for free to the Streamlit Community Cloud. You can even build a fully functional LLM-powered app with just 25 lines of code! Hack with Streamlit this weekend for your chance to win an Arduino Tiny ML Kit for you and each member of your team.

Best Use of Midnight
1 winner

JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Headphones (1 per member)

Midnight is a data protection blockchain that offers programmable data protection capabilities powered by zero-knowledge technology to address the delicate balance between data protection, ownership, and utilization. This ensures that developers can leverage blockchain technology without exposing confidential information or losing control over their data.

To build on Midnight, all you need is familiarity with TypeScript or a similar JavaScript based library. The service is free to use and their developer documentation has all the information you need to get started. Build a DApp using Midnight this weekend for a chance to win wireless headphones for you and each of your team mates!

Best Use of Gen AI
1 winner

Mechanical Keyboard & Fitbit (1 per member)

Generative AI is rapidly changing the landscape of software development. This category challenges you to build novel applications that leverage the power of Generative AI APIs. Think outside the box and integrate cutting-edge AI models to create innovative solutions with real-world impact.

To participate, utilize publicly available Generative AI APIs (like those from OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, Llama, IBM Watson, or Google Gemini) to develop a unique and functional application. This could include:
AI-powered creative tools: Design an app that allows users to generate unique marketing copy, translate languages in real-time, or create personalized learning experiences.
Intelligent assistants and automation: Build a chatbot that can provide insightful customer support, or a system that automates complex tasks using natural language processing.
Next-generation content creation platforms: Develop a platform that empowers users to generate high-quality images, write different kinds of creative text formats, or compose original music with AI assistance.
This is your chance to get hands on with cutting edge tech, put your skills on display, and of course, win some awesome prizes!

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 some amazing prizes!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Morgan Young

Morgan Young
Founder & CEO @ That Linkedin Girl & innovateHer.io, APM @ Shopify

Rian Corcino

Rian Corcino
Founder @ Synergy

Nikita Chepuri

Nikita Chepuri
Product Manager @ Microsoft

Ellen Guo

Ellen Guo
Quant Trader @ Jane Street

Dhwani Khatter

Dhwani Khatter
National Channel Systems Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks

Lily Ke

Lily Ke
Software Engineer @ Meta

Abhishek Chaudhary

Abhishek Chaudhary
ML Research Engineer @ S&P Global

Dimple Bhanushali

Dimple Bhanushali
Director of Operations

Ciara Cade

Ciara Cade
Founder @ The Tech Cadets

Natan Vidra

Natan Vidra
Founder & CEO @ Anote

Judging Criteria

  • Completeness
    The extent to which the hack has been tangibly created. Hacks with working webpages, GitHub repositories, and (if needed) prototypes are strongly favored.
  • Capability of solving a real-world problem
    How feasible is the hack in solving the problem it is targeting, and how well does it do so?
  • Creativity
    How original is the solution compared to other hacks and products available on the market?

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