Howdy, Friends!

 

Join us for TechTogether’s International Day of the Girl themed hackathon! During the event, we will be hosting a series of special panels in addition to our normal mini-events to help inspire your social impact hacks.

 

TechTogether hackathons are designed for people of marginalized genders. Come give hackathons a try in this safe and empowering environment!

 

At this hackathon, you’ll get access to:

- Technical Workshops to Build Your Skills

- Social Impact Panels to Deepen Your Knowledge of Gender Issues

- Fun Challenges to Win Prizes & Swag

 

What are people of marginalized genders?

Our definition includes cisgender women, transgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals, and any gender identity that has been underrepresented in technology.

Requirements

  • TechTogether events are exclusively for people of marginalized genders. Read our Gender Inclusivity Policy for details.
  • We require all teams to submit a 2 minute or less demo video.
  • Your code must be available in some sort of public repository. 
  • Your code and video must remain public post event if you want to continue being eligible for prizes. If your repo and video are not public we will select new winners. 
  • Your demo video must state the name of the hackathon at the beginning of the video. 
    • Ex. "Hey I'm Sam and this is my demo for Hardware Hackfest."
  • You must have completed all the registration steps on Devpost. 
    • Note that Hosted by MLH events require registration and check-in on MLH's event page.
    • Your email on all check in and registration platforms must match.
  • Your video must be created the weekend of the hackathon. 
  • We don't allow you to submit your project to other hackathons.
  • You can no longer submit project that include prior work.
  • There is no maximum or minimum team size but we've noticed that teams perform best when they have a maximum of 4 hackers.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

5 non-cash prizes
First Overall
1 winner

USB Microphone

Second Overall
1 winner

Streaming Webcam

Third Overall
1 winner

Gaming Mouse

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

This best first time hacker challenge is made to welcome new hackers (and those who work with beginners)! You are eligible for this category if at least half of your team is made of 1st time hackers. Winners take home smart plugs!

Best Use of Data
1 winner

Awarded to the team that makes the most effective use of data in their solution, whether it be through data analysis, machine learning, or some other means. Winners take home nodemcu IoT device.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Major League Hacking

Major League Hacking

Judging Criteria

  • Completion
    Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted?
  • Originality
    Has this project been done before at hackathons in the past? How creative is their project in solving the problem at hand?
  • Adherence to Theme
    Does the hack adhere to the event's theme? Does it implement that theme fully or just partially?
  • Learning
    Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before?
  • Design
    Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface?
  • Technology
    How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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