What is hackGSU?
hackGSU is the inaugural Hackathon hosted by the GSU Computer Science Department's ACM & IEEE student organizations. 100% free of charge, Lots of Food, $$ Prizes $$ This year, hackGSU will be a 300+ participant event taking place from March 25th-27th.
Who can participate?
All university students! You do not have to be a computer science major to participate in the competition! If you're someone who is willing to learn and wants to take a shot at changing the world, no matter what your field is, you definitely belong here.
Where will it be held?
Georgia State University, Aderhold Learning Center
60 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA 30303
Schedule
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Friday, March 25
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Saturday, March 26
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Sunday, March 27
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I have a question ...
Please feel free to email us at [email protected] for any questions you have!
Eligibility
Who can participate?
All university students! You do not have to be a computer science major to participate in the competition! If you're someone who is willing to learn and wants to take a shot at changing the world, no matter what your field is, you definitely belong here.
Prizes
1st Place Overall - MLH
MLH powered by Dell and Intel Medals and Dell Tablets
2nd Place Overall - MLH
MLH powered by Dell and Intel Medals
3rd Place Overall - MLH
MLH powered by Dell and Intel Medals
Best Security Hack
Best Security Related Hack: Ionic Security Prize Pack
Best Use of AWS
External Hard Drives
Best Domain Name - Domain.com
Domain.com Prize Packs
Best Developer Tool - Github
Github Octocat Statue
Makes Me Hungry
$100 Gift Certificate to Chipotle
Harman 1st Place - Best Hack Using Harman Speakers
1 Pulse Speaker, 1 Omni 10 Speaker per teammate
State Farm - Best 1st Time Hackers
Portable bluetooth speakers for the entire team
GE - Best IOT Hack
GE will offer full paid internships at their New Orleans office this summer to all members of the winning team
Organizers Choice
$100 Gift Certificate and Other prizes
State Farm - Favorite Hack
Outdoor Bluetooth speakers
.Tech Prize - Best Hack on a .Tech domain
$50 per team member
Harman 2nd Place - Best Hack Using Harman Speakers
One Pulse Speaker and AKG Y50 Headphones per teammate
Most Rediculous
$100
Best Hardware Hack
Midnight Madness - Macy's
$500 and Internships for every member of the team
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
HackGSU March 25 -27, 2016! 100% free of charge, Lots of Food, $$ Prizes $$ Register now! :) http://hackgsu.com
Judges
TBD
Gene Chorba
Software Engineer - Ionic Security
Judging Criteria
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TBD
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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