What is CodeQuantum?
CodeQuantum is San Antonio's first 24-hour hackathon geared towards marginalized genders to promote inclusivity and diversity! Organized by the ACM-W chapter at UTSA, CodeQuantum is dedicated to creating a safe hacking space for students in the tech field.
Who we are!
We are the Association of Computing Machinery - Women's Chapter at the University of Texas at San Antonio is an all-inclusive organization focused on creating an engaging academic, professional, and social network for women and minorities in technology. Our purpose is to connect students with leaders and encourage them to pursue career opportunities in computing fields and mentor them for academic and professional success.
Requirements
Your Pick
Choose from our Beginner or Intermediate tracks for your skill level! You also have a choice to submit your project to as many of our challenges too. Basically, if you're project fits in the challenges, submit it there!
Submissions
You can use whatever medium to present such as, but not limited to, powerpoint, demoing your code, prezi, word/google docs, etc.
It doesn't have to be perfect, just do your best to show off your project and what you’ve learned, just remember to keep it around **3 MINUTES**!
You can submit a project that has been strictly worked on over the weekend. The project must be submitted to only CodeQuantum 2022 an no other hackathon this weekend or your project will be disqualified.
Things to Submit
- A GitHub repository including the source code for the project (make sure your repository is set to 'public').
- Any links to deployed versions of your project submitted to Devpost.
- A summary on your project's gallery page describing the challenges you faced and which tracks you chose!
Prizes
1st Intermediate
2nd Intermediate
1st Beginner
2nd Beginner
Best Sustainability Hack
Do you have an idea that can help better the environment? This challenge is for anyone who wants to create a project that has an environmental focus.
Best Transition & Change Hack
Fall is all about the changing of the seasons and big transitions in life. Create a hack that implements some sort of change or transitionary aspect. The challenge is broad, so interpret it as you will and be creative!
Best use of Google Cloud
Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Winners located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, Android pillow, journal, socks & lanyards. Winners outside of the US will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack.
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!
Most Creative Use of Twilio - MLH
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console ! Get started with $50 in free credit
Most Creative Use of GitHub
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 Best 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!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Dr. Dutta
UTSA Factuly
Dr. Long
UTSA Factuly
Garrett Griffin
H-E-B
Megan Tannahill
H-E-B
Zaquariah Holland
CQ Organizer
Joshua Lazaro
CQ Organizer
Judging Criteria
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Value to Businesses
Does your project have an excellent idea for improving productivity? Something that can be of interest to businesses that are looking to streamline their workflow. Is there a way to improve the consumer experience? -
Creativity
Attention to aesthetics, interaction, and user interface. -
Technical Proficiency
Engineering skill demonstrated & quality code. -
Level of Innovation
How was your problem solved? What are the ways in which you have solved your problem? -
Learning & Understanding
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? Which technologies/APIs/products/methods did you use, that you didn't know before? -
Uniqueness
Is your idea original? Did you find something niche that someone hasn't thought to solve yet?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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