Hey Hackers, We the team at Hoya Hacks have put together the most unique hackathon for this upcoming seasons. Our focus this year is all about hacking for social good, with emphasis on climate change. We are so excited to be hosting the fifth iteration of Hoya Hacks!
We hope to see you there! Hoya Haxa!
Note: Please do NOT register on Devpost unless you've previously registered via our Google Form.
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Friday, January 31st:
5:00 PM | Check-in | Great Room |
7:00 PM | Kickoff | Great Room |
7:15 PM | Key Note Speaker: Cherian Thomas | Great Room |
8:00 PM | Team Formation | Great Room |
9:00 PM | Dinner | Herman Room |
12:00 AM | Midnight Snacks + MiniEvent | Herman Room |
Saturday, February 1st
9:30 AM | Breakfast | Herman Room |
10:00 AM | GU Women Coders Plot.Ly Visualizations | Social Room |
11:45 AM | TEAM CHECK-IN | Great Room |
1:00 PM | Lunch | Herman Room |
2:00 PM | Workshop | Campus-wide |
4:00 PM | Pie Eating | Social Room |
5:00 PM | Movie + Karaoke | Social Room |
7:00 PM | Dinner | Herman Room |
8:00 PM | King Tetris | Social Room |
12:00 AM | Midnight Snacks + Dance Party | Herman Room |
Sunday, February 2nd
8:30 AM | Project Submissions | Social Room |
9:00 AM | Breakfast | Herman Room |
9:00 AM | Judges Breakfast and Meeting | Great Room |
9:45 AM | Judging | Great Room |
11:00 AM | Judges Convene | Social Room |
12:00 PM | Closing Ceremonies -- Prizes | Great Room |
1:00 PM | Go home + Snacks | Herman Room |
Eligibility
You must be enrolled at an university or college (graduate or undergraduate). Unfortunately, we cannot accept high school students.
Prizes
$1,900 in prizes
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Amazon Echo
(2)
Best UiPath Automation Hack
Build an automation hack using UiPath! Each winning team member will receive a UiPath/MLH Branded Backpack and an opportunity to interview for a UiPath Internship in 2020 with high recommendation!
Prize!
Skip the internship line with UiPath and a UiPath/MLH Branded Backpack
Best Domain Registered with Domain.com
Domain.com provides all the domain services you need from registration to hosting to SSL certificates and beyond. Each hacker will receive a FREE domain name and year of domain privacy from Domain.com for their project this weekend!
Prize!
Domain.com Backpacks
Best use of Google Cloud
Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member will receive a Google Home Mini.
Prize! Google Home Mini
Best use of Blockstack
Create an app using the Blockstack Platform. Each winning team member will receive a pair of Apple BeatsX Earphones. The opportunity with Blockstack doesn't end with the event. Any app built with Blockstack during a hackathon that successfully registers for the App Mining program will receive an additional $200 reward.
Prize! BeatsX Headphones
Best use of MongoDB Atlas
Create a hack using MongoDB Atlas to host a database in the cloud! Automate the provisioning and deployment process with ease, while focusing all your efforts on your hack. Projects built using MongoDB Atlas will be eligible to win an AirCharge Plus.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Joshua Meredith
Senior Project Manager, Hoya Hacks

Judd Nicholson
Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, Georgetown University

Ashok Chandrasekaran
Scrum Master at VitalWare: Making the Business of Healthcare Easier

Aldo Taboada
Senior Information Technology Manager - Cybersecurity and Global Support at National Democratic Institute (NDI)

Bayo Oresegun
Azure Solution Specialist, Microsoft

John Henry Steitz, II
Associate Director for Classroom Support and Systems at Georgetown University CETS

Linda Buckley
Associate VP, Office of the CIO at Georgetown University

Marcio Gouvea Rosas
Project Manager-Tech & Informatics- Georgetown University

Maura Imparato
IT Manager and Leader, Educator

Ted O'Keefe
Strategic Technology Advisor, Verizon Business Federal Network Systems

Terry Yarbrough
President | Owner - Advanced Program Analytics, LLC

Wes Lewis
Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Jason Clock
UIS
Judging Criteria
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Software
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