Featured Event

MakeOHI/O 2026

March 7-8, 2026 | Learn More >

 
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OHI/O

The OHl/O Program fosters a tech culture at Ohio State and its surrounding communities, ultimately providing students the opportunity to learn and build with real technologies outside of the classroom. Through the platform, OHl/O better connects students to real world problems and opportunities by engaging with the community and industry partners.

Cornerstone Events

OHI/O Presented Large Scale Events Celebrating Tech

Software Focused Innovation
October 25 – 25, 2025
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Hardware Focused Marathon
March 7-8, 2026
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Tech Entrepreneurship Showcase
April 17, 2026
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Hackathon for High School
November 23, 2025
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Focus Events

Events Led By OHI/O Partners With Our Support And Enthusiasm

Data I/O

Data I/O

  • Date February 7, 2026

  • Location The Ohio State University (Pomerene Hall)

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Bio-Hack

  • Date February 7 – 8, 2026
  • Location The Ohio State University, Fontana Labs
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Game Dev I/O Logo

Game I/O

  • Date February 17 – March 3, 2026

  • Location The Ohio State University (Fontana Labs)

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Hack AI

Hack AI

  • Date February 21-22nd 2026

  • Location The Ohio State University (TBD)

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Buckeye Fintech Hackathon

  • Date February 28 – March 1, 2026
  • Location The Ohio State University, Fontana Labs
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CodeI/O

  • Date April 18, 2026

  • Location The Ohio State University (TBD)

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OCRI Capture The Flag Competition

  • Date Saturday, April 11, 2026

  • Location TBD

  • Time 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

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Construct Ohio

Construct I/O: The Builder’s Summit

  • Date October 23, 2025

  • Location Ohio Union
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BuckeyeCTF 2025

  • Date Friday, Nov 7, 8:00 PM EST – Sunday, Nov 9, 8:00 PM EST

  • Location The Ohio State University, Pomerene Hall
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World Language Appathon

  • Date November 21, 2025

  • Location Ohio State Main Campus

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Meet Past Winners

Community Events

Events On Campus And Beyond That Support Our Tech Community

Welding Engineering Open House

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RocketHacks

RocketHacks is a 24-hour hackathon hosted by the University of Toledo that brings together students from across the Midwest and beyond to innovate, collaborate, and create. The event welcomes participants of all skill levels—from first-time [...]

Love Data Week @ OSU

Where’s the Data? The Research Commons and our campus partners are teaming up to host a week of exciting events from February 9–13 as part of a global celebration of research data. This year’s theme, [...]

AI4ALL Ignite: Summer 2026 AI Career Accelerator

Wondering how you can get your start into an AI career? AI4All Ignite is cutting-edge, two-semester career accelerator program developed by leaders in AI that helps U.S. undergraduate students majoring in computer science, data science, [...]

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Student Organization Spotlight: OHI/O

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ASEE 2025

OHI/O Showcases Emerging Research on Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning at ASEE 2025 The OHI/O Program was proud to be featured at the 2025 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference in Montréal, [...]

What Ohio State’s entrepreneurs are working on

Entrepreneurs at Ohio State have a prolific portfolio when it comes to making big investments pay off, benefiting people and communities near and far. And today, those current and future innovators got a massive boost [...]