In honor of International Women’s Day, Women Who Code San Diego presents a Hackathon designed to showcase women as we take on tech. Come participate in collaborative and creative coding challenges over a day-long coding sprint. The events open with a keynote and a short team forming session and then you’ll work in teams to build projects. We’ll have mentors around to answer coding questions and give project insights. The event culminates in a presentation before a panel of judges at the end of the day.  Join our community of changemakers on March 10, 2018, to make something great.

Check out our FAQ for more details!

 

Event Schedule:

8:30- 9:00- Volunteer set up

9:00-9:30- Breakfast/check-in

9:30-9:45- Keynote

9:45-10:00- Team forming

10:00-1:00- Happy coding!

1:00-2:00- Lunch

2:00-7:00 Happy Coding

7:00- Dinner is served

7:45- Submissions are due!!

8:00 - 8:30 Present to judges

8:45- Winners are announced

9:00- The event ends!

Eligibility

All attendees must be over the age of eighteen.

Teams can be any size you'd like, however, we will only provide prizes for groups of four.

 

Requirements

Submissions must include a description of the project and a link to the code (via GitHub, Bitbucket, or other services). Descriptions should detail what your project is, how you made it, what technologies you used, and anything else you would like the judges to know.

Demos and videos are not required but are heavily encouraged!

This isn’t a Powerpoint-athon! Build and demonstrate a working project, don’t just show us screenshots and slides.

 

For more clarity please read the full rules document, available here.

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

4 non-cash prizes
Best Overall Hack
1 winner

Most social impact
1 winner

Most technologically challenging
1 winner

Most Innovative
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

All submissions must be made on Devpost before 7:00 pm on Saturday!!!!! You will be allowed to hack till 8:00 pm but challenge post submissions must be made by 7:00 pm on Saturday or your submission will not be valid! Please make sure of this. 

 

Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • Originality
    Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem?
  • Social Impact/Usefulness
    Is the hack practical? Is the hack impactful? Does it fulfill a real need people have?
  • Technical Difficulty
    Is the hack technically interesting or difficult to develop?
  • Design
    Does it deliver a beautiful experience? Is it mostly bug-free?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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