This is the first-ever residence hackathon! GlacierHacks welcomes all UofG residence students from different disciplines and skill levels who want to apply their classroom knowledge to solve a real-world problem on a weekend. You can build anything as long as your solution solves a real-world problem. You don't have to be a programmer to participate. Are you creative and can you roughly sketch your idea? Great! join us this weekend to bring your idea one step closer to reality!
The hackathon starts on March 11th, Friday. Below is the complete plan and schedule:
Friday, March 11th
| 6 PM - 6:30 PM | Opening ceremony, rules, challenges, and instructions. |
| 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Team Building |
| 7:00 PM | Hacking starts |
Saturday, March 12th
| All Day | Hacking continues |
Sunday, March 13th
| 9:00 AM | Submission Deadline |
| 12:00 PM | Winners Announced |
Requirements
- Video submission - pitch and present your idea. Video should not be more than 4 min.
- Presentation - must answer these questions - what problem you are trying to solve, target audience, why is your solution unique, bussiness model (how your solution will make money), Funding (how will raise funds for your idea/app) ?
- Project Link: If your project involves code, your code must be available in a public repository (a link to your Github repository which must be public). If your project has a protoype for example: designed on Figma, sketch etc. Please, include it's link.
Prizes
1st Place
2nd Place
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Ananya Thukral
Computer Science Cluster Leader
Prabhleen Ratra
Software Developer, Bell
Michael Chislett
Researcher in Engineering and Statistical Modelling
Cypress Marchesseau
Academic Programmer, University of Guelph
Judging Criteria
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Creativity & Effort
Does the solution do something entirely novel, or take a fresh approach to an old problem? The design, technical implementation, and/or presentation are unique. -
Proposal Effectiveness
Would the solution work in real life? How practical and useful are the ideas and hacks presented? Does it solve and properly address the challenge(s)? -
Implementation & Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? Did the team use impressive technologies to solve the problem? Is the hack technically usable in its current state? Does everything appear to work according to its intended purpose? -
Presentation
How well was the project presented? Did it make the hack more compelling? Did it give a good idea of its purpose?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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