Open to beginners! Current college students are invited for Syracuse University's first 24 hour hackathon starting at 11:30AM on Saturday, April 21st. Create anything from applications to websites. Work with a team or solo, and present your project the next day for the chance to win cool prizes!

 

SCHEDULE

Saturday, April 21:

 

10:00 am - 11:30 am Check-in Registration -ATRIUM

 

11: 30 am - 12:15 pm Opening Ceremonies - LSB 001

 

 

12:15 pm - 12:30 pm Team Formation - LSB 105

 

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm Intro to Hackathons - LSB 105

 

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch -ATRIUM

 

 

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Introduction to Arduino - SCIETCH 4-201

 

 

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Google Session - LSB 105

 

 

3:00 - 3:45 Computer Vision 101 - SCITECH 4-201

 

 

 

4:00 - 5:00 SRC Session - LSB 105

 

5:00 - 6:00  Ladies Storms Hackathons! - LSB 100

 

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Dinner -ATRIUM

 

7:00 - 9:00 pm MLH intro to graphql - SCITECH 1-019

 

8:00 - 9:00 pm MLH !Light Mini-Event - SCITECH 4-201

 

 

10:00 - 10:45 pm IBM Watson Workshop - LSB 100

 

 

10:00 - 12:00am MLH Intro to Docker - SCITECH 4-201

 

 

Sunday, April 22nd:

 

1:00 - 2:00 am MLH Cup Stacking - LSB 105

 

7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast -ATRIUM

 

8:00 am - 10:30 am highschool workshops - SCITECH 3rd FLOOR COMPUTER LOUNGE



8:00 am - 11:00 am Apple Ipad programming for middle school

 

10:00 am PROJECT SUBMISSION DUE

 

10:00 am - 11:20 pm Expo -ATRIUM

 

12:00 - 1:00 pm Closing Ceremonies - LSB 001/ATRIUM

Eligibility

  • open to all current college students 
  • no previous coding experience is required
  • teams can be up to 3-4 members, or you can work alone

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Prizes

8 non-cash prizes
1st Place
4 winners

1st Choice of Drone, Echo Dot, Hard Drive

2nd Place
4 winners

2nd Choice of Drone, Echo Dot, Hard Drive

3rd Place
4 winners

3rd Choice of Drone, Echo Dot, Hard Drive

Best Education, Diversity or Inclusion Hack
4 winners

Waterproof Compact JBL Speakers

Best Hardware Hack
4 winners

Raspberry Pis

Best Rookie Hack
4 winners

Laptop Stand

Best Presentation
4 winners

DIY Cardboard Projector

SRC's Best Innovation
4 winners

VR Headset + SRC Gift Bags

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

click here to apply!

Judges

TBD

TBD

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Complexity
    How high-tech/technically intricate is your project?
  • Creativity/Originality
    How inventive is your project?
  • Design
    How organized/aesthetically pleasing is your project?
  • Impact
    How does your project stand out next to others'?

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