Join us on December 1st, 2018 for MLH's Local Hack Day, a global hackathon and celebration of learning, building, and sharing! Whether you're a first timer who is learning to program or you go to hackathons every weekend, everyone is welcome to participate!
This is MLH's 5th year organizing Local Hack Day. In 2017, the event brought out more than 6,000 participants across 34 countries and 236 cities around the world. This year's event is shaping up to be the biggest one yet!
Schedule
7:30 AM - Registration
8:30 AM - Opening Ceremony
9:00 AM - Hacking Begins
9:30 AM - Hacker Panel
12:00 PM - Lunch
3:00 PM - Workshop
5:00 PM - Dinner
9:00 PM - Hacking Ends + Judging Begins
10:00 PM - Closing Ceremony
Requirements
Cost
It's free to participate in Local Hack Day.
Who can participate?
This location is open to:
- Attendees Outside The University of Alabama
- Undergraduate University Students
- Other Students (Graduate, Non-Traditional, Etc.)
- Professionals / Non-Students
Prizes
Overall Winner
$50 Amazon Gift Card
Best Solo Hack
Amazon Echo Dot - Donated by ACM-W UA Chapter
Best Rookie Hack
Team must comprise only hackers who have never participated in a hackathon before - $25 Amazon Gift Card
Knocked Your Socks Off (Hacker's Choice)
Microsoft Socks
Brainiacs
Must use the brain-interface hardware - $25 Amazon Gift Card
Most Useless Hack
Not a *bad* hack, but something especially *useless*. See http://www.stupidhackathon.com for examples. - Microsoft Socks and Swag
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Susan Vrbsky
Department Head of Computer Science at UA
Lexi Wylie
LHD Director
Ben Gitter
VP of AI/ML Club
Amber Gupta
Certified Hackmaster
Judging Criteria
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Technical Complexity
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Polish
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Usefulness
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Originality
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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