HackDown aims to revitalize our campus and local hacker community, especially after this period of difficulty and isolation. Above all, we wish to create a space conducive to innovation that encourages our participants to come up with big ideas and solutions. Join us for a weekend of fun where you will meet other hackers, attend some cool workshops and events, as well as win some great prizes and get free Hackathon swag! Applications are open till 11/10 and we encourage anyone and everyone to apply, regardless of coding experience. See you there!
Prizes
Best Overall Hack
Ryze Tech Tello Boost Combo - Mini Drone
Best Healthcare Hack
CiBest Mini Projector
Best Sustainability Hack
Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones
Best Social Justice Hack
Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 Instant Camera
Best Beginner Hack
ELEGOO Mega R3 Project - The Most Complete Ultimate Starter Kit
Best Random Hack
Echo Dot (4th Gen)
Best use of AssemblyAI
$100 Amazon Giftcard
Best use of Notifications using Courier
$100 Amazon Gift Card & Courier Swag pack
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Register a .tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a PowerSquare Qi wireless phone charger.
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. Each winning team member located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, pillow, journal, socks and lanyards. International winners will receive a Google branded backpack.
Most Creative Use of Twilio
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using web service APIs. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe your application needs to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any one of Twilio’s APIs for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box and GameGo Console for you and each of your teammates!
Best Space App powered by Space Force
The sky is not the limit! Try your hand at making a space-themed application for a chance to win a wireless Bluetooth speaker for you and your team from the U.S. Space Force! We’re looking for amazing solutions to any space-related problems you can imagine. For any sci-fi enthusiast, this is the perfect opportunity to push the limits of your creativity by building the technology of tomorrow, today. We can’t wait to see the solutions you build!
Please note: the majority of your team members must be located in the United States to qualify.
Best use of CockroachDB
Build your hackathon project on CockroachDB's open source and indestructible SQL database. Utilize CockroachDB in your hack for a chance to win a 3D printing pen for each team member. What's more, All US residents that submit CockroachDB enabled projects will receive a free t-shirt while supplies last!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
John Kuiphoff
Uddipan Das
John DeGood
Joshua Fishburn
Eugene Cho
Mark Russo
Judging Criteria
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Stack Ranking
Stack ranking is a system where judges pick their top (three, usually) teams, and those teams are awarded points to bubble up the best projects. You can run stack ranking several times to reach your final group of teams.
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