Welcome to the Odyssey (www.Join-Odyssey.com) Hackathon for Underrepresented Undergraduate and Graduate Students, sponsored by Goldman Sachs engineering, Klaviyo, Epsilon, and some more soon to be confirmed :)
Students can connect with recruiters, attend workshops, meet professionals and other students, and enjoy building a project that could win prizes up to $2,000!
You must be registered at the link above and join our Slack channel for full eligibility!
Prompt : Odyssey is about helping students make the connections they need to find their dream jobs. There are plenty of professionals out there who are willing to help students, but the problem is often they don’t know what students to help, how to connect with the students, or how to best help the students. Your task is to develop a prototype solution that helps solve one or multiple parts of this problem - improving the amount of, or quality of connections between professionals who want to help, and students who need the help!
Agenda
Friday Dec 17th:
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5:00-5:30PM EST : Hopin : Odyssey Hackathon Kickoff
- Learn the Hackathon prompt and how to make the most out of the event, with a Q&A.
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5:30-6:00PM EST : Slack & Devpost : Team Building
- Use slack's #hackathon-team-formation and Devpost search to form your team if you don't have one.
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7:00-7:50PM EST : Hopin : How to Prepare for a Technical Assessment, presented by Klaviyo
- A workshop on how to prepare and approach technical assessments; plus an overview of Klaviyo, a deep dive into some of the exciting work and open intern and new grad opportunities available on the engineering team.
Saturday Dec 18th
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10:00-10:50AM EST : Hopin - Sessions : Cloud Software Development, presented by Goldman Sachs :
- Host Pawan Katharikuppam, Vice President, Cloud Enablement, will explore cloud software development with focus on the value proposition, key industry trends, Goldman Sachs’ ambitions and suggestions on how the participants can start their own cloud journey!
- 12:00-2:00PM EST : Hopin : Live Virtual Booth Hours : Head to Hopin's expo-area to meet recruiters! Stop in each booth to say hello, learn more, register interest, & more!
- 4:00PM EST : Devpost : Hackathon Deadline : Teams must make their submissions by this deadline!
- 4:00-6:00PM EST : Devpost & Slack : Judging Window : Vote for your favorite project on Devpost and connect with fellow hackers on Slack while the judges deliberate.
- 6:00-6:30PM EST : Hopin : Closing Ceremony : Join us as we announce the winners and wrap up the event :)
- 6:30-7:00PM EST : Slack : Social Hour : Connect and share your info on Slack with everyone you've met - Have a great night!
Requirements
Submissions:
- We are only looking for a prototype, it may be working or not working (a mock-up where you lay out how your solution would work), and can come in virtually any format.
- Submissions can include one or more of the following: link to working or not working application, slide-show presentation (PowerPoint or Google Slides), video of a presentation (either a file or link to YouTube; not more than 5-minutes in length).
- Submissions should explain : what part(s) of the problem are you solving and why do you think your prototype will work in solving that?
Guidelines:
- You may work individually but we encourage teams of up-to 5 students.
- We recommend a mix of talents and roles for students on the team
- This must be an entirely new solution that the students have not worked on prior to the prompt announcement during the Hackathon’s kickoff.
- Submissions must be made on Devpost by the stated deadline.
Prizes
People's Choice
The project with the most votes from participants will win this cash prize!
First Place
The project deemed to win by our judges.
Second Place
The project deemed runner-up by our judges.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Brian Keenan
Founder @ Odyssey
Muf Tayebaly
CTO @ Odyssey
Maya Nigrin
Software Engineer @ Klaviyo
Amol Patil
Vice President, Financial Risk Data Engineering
Judging Criteria
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Social Impact
What kind of a difference would this project make in the lives of individuals? -
Creative
How much does this demonstrate creative, out-of-the-box thinking by the participants? -
Execution
How well did the participants execute on their creation of the prototype given difficulty level? -
Presentation
How compelling of a story did the presentation tell?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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