UW SWE Hacks is the annual all day (10-hour) collegiate hackathon hosted at the University of Washington, Seattle by the Society of Women in Engineering UW Chapter! We strive to achieve equality through innovation. This year is our 2nd annual hackathon! No experience required, come join us for a day full of fun, food, and prizes :)
For more information, visit: https://www.uwswe.com/swe-hacks
To view our detailed schedule, please visit: http://bit.ly/2v4BzaO
Eligibility
- Participants: Individuals currently enrolled at The University of Washington.
Requirements
- Please include the following information in the description for your submission:
- The inspiration for your submission
- What your submission does
- How you built it
- Challenges you ran into, and how you overcame them
- Accomplishments you're proud of
- What's next for your product and what did you learn?
Prizes
Best Hack for the Local Community
Awarded to the team with the best project in the Local Community Category. Each team member will receive a Polaroid Instax Mini Instant Camera.
Best Hack for Gender Equality in the Workforce
Awarded to the team with the best project which promotes Gender Equality in the Workforce. Each team member will receive an Amazon Echo Dot.
Best Hack in the General Category
Awarded to the team with the best project in the general category.
Each member on the winning team will receive a raspberry pi zero starter kit.
Google Company Favorite
Awarded to Google's favorite team!
Each member on each of the winning teams will receive a gift card for a free single scoop with a waffle cone to Molly Moon's Ice Cream (http://www.mollymoon.com/).
Bazean Company Favorite
Awarded to Bazean's favorite team!
Each member on each of the winning teams will receive a gift card for a free single scoop with a waffle cone to Molly Moon's Ice Cream (http://www.mollymoon.com/).
Facebook Company Favorite
Awarded to Facebook's favorite team!
Each member on each of the winning teams will receive a gift card for a free single scoop with a waffle cone to Molly Moon's Ice Cream (http://www.mollymoon.com/).
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
- The event will be hosted at the UW Intellectual House. Registration is now closed.
Judges
Lauren Bricker
Lecturer, Paul G. Allen School for Computer Science & Engineering at UW
Irini Spyridakis
Lecturer, Human Centered Design & Engineering at UW
Justin Hsia
Lecturer, Paul G. Allen School for Computer Science & Engineering at UW
Tyler Fox
Lecturer, Human Centered Design & Engineering at UW
Judging Criteria
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Creativity/Innovation
Did the team develop an original, new, and unique implementation in solving the desired problem? Did they push the boundary on what has done before and experiment with different processes/methods? -
Purpose
Did the group produce a solution which clearly answers the prompt? Is the team's solution thoroughly thought out? Is the team's solution realistically capable of being able to be used in real life - i.e. does it have a market it appeals too? -
Implementation
Did the team utilize a variety of skills/methods within the project which are technically impressive? Did the group produce a minimum viable product which is testable? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? Is the project simple to use and understand from a non-technical standpoint? -
Bonus
Did the team go above and beyond?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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