Spectra is an all women and non-binary hackathon in the west coast!
This is a unique event bringing together college students and professionals from all around the world. Spectra offers participants a safe and inviting environment for women to experiment with technology at any experience level.
Every person should have the opportunity to have an impact in computer science and strengthen their technical abilities.
IMPORTANT: Winners will have to demo live and be ready for Q & A session.
Eligibility
Participants:
- Anyone who identifies as female or non-binary and is at least 18 years old can register to hack!
- Teams between 1 to 4 people are allowed.
Requirements
Please have ONE teammate sign up your team to enter for prizes!
Prizes
Judges Favorites
Surprise gifts including lululemon, and books!
Most Educational Idea
Each person will win a Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro!
Most Creative and Confident
Come up with an idea to teach the next generation about how confidence is key!
- Each person will win a Benefit Cosmetics Swag Bag!
Best Use of Google Cloud Platform
Use the Google Cloud Platform in your project!
Don't know how to incorporate GCP? Go to the workshop on how to use their APIs!
- Each team member will win a Google Home Mini AND a Google Chrome Cast
Most Active Idea
How do we encourage health & fitness?
- Each person will win a Fitbit Alta HR!
Best Use of mLab
Each person on the team will win a Potensic Drone with HD Camera, F181DH RC Drone Quadcopter RTF Altitude Hold UFO with Stepless-speed Function, 2MP Camera& 5.8Ghz FPV LCD Screen Monitor & Drone Carrying Case - Blue
Best Use Typeform API
Team of 3 will win $50 Amazon gift cards!
Crowd's Favorite
Get the crowd's vote after pitching!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
You must be present during the hackathon and the end to receive your prize!
- Have 1 person in your team enter your project into Dev Post
- Create a DevPost profile for your project and submit at July 28th at 10PM.
- Be sure to "opt-in" for the prizes your project qualifies for so judges can find you during the expo
- include screenshots of your project.
Judges
Jen Aprahamian
Timirah James
Shriya Nevatia
Judging Criteria
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Technical Difficulty
What kind of logic was implemented? What kind of technologies did you work with? -
Originality
Is this project new and exciting? Is it innovatively solving a problem and making others say “WOW!” ? -
Impact
Is this hack dependable? How impactful is this project to its target audience? -
Polish
How complete is your hack? Are you just getting started or are you almost there? We’d love to see you at the finish line!
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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