SheHacks Boston is a 36-hour, student-run hackathon open to all female and non-binary individuals. Led by women from across Boston's universities, SheHacks is set to be the largest all-female and non-binary hackathon in the world!
The mission of SheHacks Boston is to...
- Empower women and femme non-binary individuals in technology to achieve
- Provide them with opportunities to explore the tech industry in an inspiring, encouraging, and energizing environment
- Create a community of inclusivity within the tech industry
Eligibility
To participate as a Hacker at SheHacks Boston you must...
- Identify as female or femme nonbinary
- Be at least 16 years old
To participate in a beginner challenge, you must have taken at most 2 programming courses (please use best judgement).
If you do not meet those criteria, please consider participating in SheHacks Boston as a volunteer or mentor!
Prizes
Disaster
Best hack that addresses disasters / crisis.
Each team member gets a Bose SoundSport Headphones & $250 Donation to Charity of Team's Choice.
Environmental Sustainability
Best hack for environmental sustainability.
Each team member gets an Amazon Echo Dots, $70 Sephora Gift Cards & $250 Donation to Charity of Team's Choice.
Gender Equality
Best hack for gender equality.
Each team member gets an Amazon Fire 7 Tablets with Alexa & $250 Donation to Charity of Team's Choice.
Health & Wellness
Best hack for health and wellness.
Each team member gets Fitbit Altas and $250 & donation to Charity of Team's Choice
Political Polarization
Best hack for political polarization.
Each team member gets GoPros & $250 Donation to Charity of Team's Choice
She </Smiles>
Most heartwarming hack!
Each team member gets a Polaroid Camera.
She </Learns>
Best Beginner Hack!
Each team member will receive a Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 Instant Camera sponsored by Bloomberg and $300 towards any General Assembly classes, workshops and bootcamps for each team member sponsored by GA.
She </Inspires>
Best High School Hack!
Each team member will receive an
She </Laughs>
Funniest Hack!
Each team member gets a pair of Snapchat Spectacles.
Best Open Source Hack
Sponsored by Red Hat.
Each team member gets a Backpack and Bluetooth Speaker Sets
Best hack helping the local community or environment
Sponsored by CBRE.
Each team member gets a $50 Amazon Gift Card
Empower People Through Payments
Sponsored by PayPal.
Each team member gets a $100 gift card to Sephora, $250 donation to charity of your choosing and PayPal swag
Best Use of Google Cloud Platform
Sponsored by Google.
Each team member gets a Google Home - Smart Speaker & Home Assistant
Hacking Healthcare with AI
Sponsored by IBM.
Eligible undergraduate or graduate students on the winning team will receive summer internships at IBM Research.
How do YOU make Math Work?
Sponsored by Mathworks.
Each team member will receive an amazon gift card.
MATLAB at its best
Each team member will receive an Amazon GIft Card.
Major League Hacking - AWS
Sponsored by MLH.
Each team member gets a $250 Amazon Web Services Credit
Major League Hacking - Best Domain Name from Domain.com.
Sponsored by MLH.
Each team member gets a Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit.
Best Hack that Makes the Process of a "Hospital Visit" Better.
Sponsored by Optum.
Each team member gets a Fitbit Atlas
Most Entreprenurial Hack
Sponsored by Rough Draft Ventures.
Each team gets a Rough Draft swag bag, an invite to lunch with RDV co-founders, and the opportunity to pitch Rough Draft Ventures for up to $25K in funding.
Best Hack for Housing Inequality
Sponsored by Wayfair.
Each team member gets a Sonos One Speaker and $250 Donation to Charity of Team's Choice.
Best Use of Open Source Data for Social Good
Sponsored by Two Sigma.
Each participant will receive a Two Sigma branded swag bags that include 100 dollar American express giftcards (6x).
VR/AR Impact Challenge
Sponsored by Women in the Next Realities.
Each member of the winning team will receive a VOX+ FE 3D VR headset with headphones for mobile phone and the team will be invited to present their hack at an upcoming WNR demo night.
"The SheHacks Connector": build a resource aggregator and people connector for Boston area women in tech
Sponsored by BU Spark.
Each team member will receive a Google Daydream.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
We will be accepting registrations on a rolling basis up until January 26, 2018. Here join SheHacks Boston, please complete this brief Registration Form.
Judges
Eliana Alba
Program Coordinator, StartUP FIU
Lily Barrett
Software Developer, EF Education First
Shreya, Bandit*
Software Engineer, Software and Application Innovation Lab
Sebastien Bertrand
Student
Rohit Bhardwaj
Principal Software Architect, Kronos
Anselm Blumer
Associate Professor, Tufts University
Ivy Chenyao
Student, Purdue University
Wonyl Choi
Ph.D Student, Boston University
Valentin Churavy
Graduate Student, MIT
David Cox
Associate Professor, Harvard University
Ziba Cranmer
Director, BU Spark!
Mark Crovella
CS Department Chair, Boston University
Patrick DeKelly
Freelance Programmer
Fahad Dogar
Assistant Professor, Tufts University
Perry Donham
Professor, Boston University
Craig Einstein
Ph.D. Student, Boston University
Wenxin Feng
Ph.D. Student, Boston University
Dany Fu
Software Engineer, Boston University
Peter Gacs
Professor, Boston University
Lance Galletti
Masters Student, Boston University
Karen Elliott Greisdorf
Creative Director, Karen Elliott Greisdorf Photography
Sam Hammar
Director of Digital Engagement, Office of the Treasury at Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Robin Healey
Chief Information Officer, Massachusetts State Treasury
Igor Gilitschenski
Senior Postdoctoral Associate, MIT
Erica Greene
Engineer, Google Jigsaw
Ethan Heilman
Researcher, Boston University
Ben Hescott
Professor, Northeastern University
Christina Inge
Founder, Thoughtlight
Frederick Jansen
Senior Software Engineer, BU Software & Application Innovation Lab
Ajjen Joshi
Ph.D. student, Boston University
Kevin Liu
Student, Harvard University
Hanna King
Data Analysis Lead, Panjiva
Lawrence Luo
Software Engineering & Product Development Student, Boston University
Aanchal Malhotra
Graduate student, Boston University
Abraham Matta
Professor, Boston University
Amma Marfo
Speaker/Facilitator, Fun Enterprises
Charalampos Mavroforakis
Ph.D. Student, Boston University
James Mickens
Associate Professor, Harvard University
Rob Miller
Professor, MIT
Brooke Mullen
Student, Boston University
Stefanie Mueller
Assistant Professor, MIT
Nada Naji
Professor, Northeastern University
Anton Njavro
Student, Boston University
Richard Rauscher
Assistant Professor
Alexander Rush
Assistant Professor, Harvard
Rasesh Saraiya
UX Designer, Bose Corporation
Christopher Scranton
Collaborative Technology Partnerships, Jobcase, Inc.
Amit Shesh
Associate Teaching Professor, Northeastern University
Jose Sierra
Associate Professor, MIT
David Sprague
Lecturer, Northeastern University
Jennifer Stacy
Associate Director, Mass Open Cloud
Bryan Stevenson
CIO, Catalant Technologies
Tyler Teng
Freelance Web Developer
Jameson Toole
CEO, Fritz
Michelle Wedge
Software Developer, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Michael Weintraub
Professor
Bill Whittington
Consulting, Tata Consultancy Services
Audrey Whittington
Vice President, Move Inc
Laura Wright
Associate Interaction Designer, Red Hat
Sophia Yakoubov
Researcher, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Judging Criteria
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Technical
Does the technology work? Does it make use of impressive technology? -
Relevance
Does the hack attack the problem? Does the hack provide a clear solution? -
Creativity
Is the solution completely innovative or does it rely on an existing concept/technology Does the application approach a new problem, or look at an old problem in a new way? -
Polish
Is it aesthetically appealing? How creative is the design? Is it user-friendly?
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