Seattle U ACM, ACM-W, and Girls Who Code are hosting a 24-hour hackathon (tech project competition) at Seattle University from Saturday, January 24th at 12:00 PM to Sunday, January 25th at 2:00 PM. This event is open to all college students in the Greater Seattle Area.   📍 LOCATION

Address: 901 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

Room: SINE 200   YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR OR HAVE TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE TO JOIN! We welcome all beginners. After all, a hackathon is one of the best places to start and learn!   For liability reasons, participants must be 18 years or older.

Requirements

🎯 THEME: Discover You! Turn what you love into what you build! This year, we want to see your technical prowess become actualized by aligning with what matters most to you. Utilize software to build a product that improves the experience of your affiliations, communities, passions, hobbies, and interests. The stage is set, the playground is massive, and the creative freedom is entirely yours! We can’t wait to see what you build!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

5 non-cash prizes
1st
1 winner

1st place project

2nd
1 winner

2nd place project

3rd
1 winner

3rd place project

Side Track Winner
1 winner

Side Track: Absurdism Winner

Side Track Runnerup
1 winner

Side Track Runnerup

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Stefan Mai

Stefan Mai
Co-Founder @ Hello Interview

Sai Varun Korutooru

Sai Varun Korutooru
Founding Engineer

Leandro Almeida

Leandro Almeida
Vice President, Machine Learning @ Loopr AI

Kushal Shah

Kushal Shah
Product Lead @ Remitly

Arpit Kalla

Arpit Kalla
Senior Research Engineer @ Meta

Dan Gimbalvo

Dan Gimbalvo
Engineering Manager @ OpenAI

Manushi Sheth
Product Data Manager @ Sonos

Alvaro Peon-Sanchez

Alvaro Peon-Sanchez
Head of Identity Fraud Products @ Socure

Gary Tou

Gary Tou
Engineering Manager @ Hack Club

Judging Criteria

  • Authenticity & Theme Alignment Score (20 Points)
    How well does the project embody the "Discover You" Theme?
  • Innovation & Creativity (25 points)
    How original and inventive is the solution?
  • Technical Implementation (20 points)
    Quality of code, design, and execution.
  • Impact & Usefulness (15 points)
    Potential real-world value and user benefit.
  • Presentation & Communication (20 points)
    Evaluates clarity, storytelling, demo quality, time management, and Q&A (10 minutes total: 3-5 min pitch + 5-7 min Q&A)

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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