HackSMU IV
HackSMU IV is SMU's 4th annual 36-hour educational Hackathon. This event combines a tech-conference, a career fair, and a startup-competition all into one! Win prizes, network with recruiters, build fun projects, and participate in our fun workshops and events!
Itinerary
Friday, September 16th
Note: No dinner is served for Friday! Eat beforehand or pack a snack.
5:00 PM Doors open for Check in @ Hughes Triggs Lower Level
6:00 PM Teambuilding @ Hughes Triggs Ballroom
7:00 PM Opening ceremony, Hacking begins @ Hughes Triggs Ballroom
9:00 PM Super Smash Bros Tournament @ Hughes Triggs Ballroom
9:00 PM Typing Race @ Hughes Triggs Conference Room
10:30 PM Gartic Phone @ Hughes Triggs Conference Room
Saturday, September 17th
6:30 AM Sunrise over Dallas Hall
9:00 AM Cybersecurity Workshop @ The Chamber
10:00 AM Breakfast
11:00 AM CBRE Sponsor Mini-Event @ Hughes Triggs Ballroom
11:30 AM Improving Sponsor Mini-Event @ Hughes Triggs Ballroom
12:00 PM Introduction to Natural Language Processing Workshop @ The Chamber
1:00 PM MLH Capture the Flag @ Hughes Triggs Ballroom
1:00 PM Introduction to Python Workshop @ The Chamber
2:00 PM Introduction to Web Development Workshop @ The Chamber
3:00 PM Skribbl.io @ Hughes Triggs Conference Room
4:00 PM Introduction to Firebase Workshop @ The Chamber
5:00 PM Bob Ross Painting @ Hughes Triggs Conference Room
6:00 PM Dinner @ Outside the Varsity
7:00 PM Prompt Engineering for AI Workshop @ The Chamber
9:00 PM Jackbox TV @ The Chamber
10:00 PM Among Us @ Hughes Triggs Ball Room
Sunday, September 18th
7:00 AM Hacking Ends! Submit on Devpost
7:00 AM Breakfast @ The Varsity
12:00 PM Closing Ceremony @ Hughes Triggs Ballroom
Prizes
1st Prize: 4 G915 TKL Keyboards
A Mechanical Keyboard for each member of the First Prize team!
2nd Prize: 4 Razer Viper Mice
A Gaming Mouse for each member of the Second Prize team!
3rd Prize: 4 SteelSeries Arctis 3 Headsets
A Headset for each member of the Third Prize team!
Best First Time: 4 Anker Portable Charger
An Anker Portable Charger for each member of the Best First time hacker team!
Best Pitch: 4 Anker Portable Charger
An Anker Portable Charger for each member of the Best Pitch hacker team!
MLH Challenge Prize : Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Prize: Domain.com Branded Backpack
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!
More information: https://hack.mlh.io/prizes
MLH Challenge Prize : Most Creative Use of Twilio
Prize: Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!
More information: https://hack.mlh.io/prizes
MLH Challenge Prize : Best Blockchain Project Using Hedera
Prize: Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboard
Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!
More information: https://hack.mlh.io/prizes
MLH Challenge Prize : Best Use of Microsoft Cloud for Social Impact
Prize: LinkedIn Premium 12-Month voucher and Xbox Ultimate 3-Month Game Pass voucher
Bring your idea to life using the Microsoft Cloud - automatically build and deploy a full stack web app from a code repository, create and train a Machine Learning model, develop business applications with little to no code using Power Platform, and more! View our recommended popular solutions in the Education Hub at https://aka.ms/startedu.
Hack to solve some of today’s most pressing local and global challenges and ultimately affect positive change for our world - whether that’s climate change and agriculture, education, healthcare, accessibility, or another issue where you’re passionate.The future of technology is filled with endless possibilities, and now is your chance to take part and implement ideas that can change the world.
More information: https://hack.mlh.io/prizes
MLH Challenge Prize : Best Sustainability Hack sponsored by Avanade
Prize: Assorted Lego Sets
Avanade has put sustainable tech at the forefront of their ongoing mission! Sustainability is about conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources and focusing efforts to reduce and improve the environmental impact of technology, processes, and operations on our planet and society. For your hackathon project, we want you to make a genuine human impact using your ingenuity to address sustainability through an innovative use of technology. Demonstrate how you can create a more sustainable future and help the environment. As an added bonus, the team with the best sustainability hack will be rewarded with awesome lego sets!
More information: https://hack.mlh.io/prizes
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Denver Brittain
Erik Gabrielson
Klyne Smith
Michael Hahsler
Judging Criteria
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Technology
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Presentation
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Innovation/Creativity
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Execution
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Theme
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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