Name: Hack The Skies (Read Desc)
Start: 2024-05-18T22:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2024-05-19T05:00:00.000-04:00
Location: Hack The Skies (Read Desc)

Hack The Skies (Read Desc)

Please refer to Hack the Skies '24 for the actual in-person iteration of HTS :)

Who can participate

Ages 13 to 18 only
High school students only
Team required: 2 to 4 members
Companies/professional organizations excluded from participation
Only specific countries/territories included

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About Hack The Skies

Please note that HTS is still in its evolutionary stages and more finalized details will be coming soon :) Please follow @hacktheskies on Instagram to stay updated.

Hack the Skies is a hybrid online and in-person coding and engineering event that will occur throughout one weekend. The online event, on the first day, will involve an opening ceremony, hackathon work period, and closing ceremonies. Day two of the hackathon will consist of the same, with additional workshops and a judging period to determine winners. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on the in-person day.

Hack the Skies is meant to provide a stepping stone for highschoolers to enter the programming world. We want to encourage beginner programmers to learn programming, networking, brainstorming, and pitching skills.

Requirements

What to Build

Hackers are encouraged to build open-ended projects. It is recommended for beginners that hardware projects not be built for this hackathon unless they are able to meet in-person with their teammates on the hybrid day as well.

All hackers will own full rights to their projects.

Some examples of hackathon projects are listed in the link below:
https://unstop.com/blog/hackathon-project-ideas
Be creative!

What to Submit

Hackers should submit a devpost outlining: background, purpose, process, and potential. Each section should be no more than 300 words.

Hackers are also encouraged to submit pictures or a short video of their project in operation. We also recommend making a brief slideshow or visual presentation for the in-person judging. (Remember: it's mostly about the demo!)

Finally, hackers must upkeep and submit a GitHub repository in order to ensure fair judging.

In the case that participants have incomplete projects in any way , they are still encouraged to submit! You still made a Hack The Skies project and should be proud of what you have done :)

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize

TBD

1 winner

Judges

TBD

Judging Criteria

TBD

Toronto	Public
$0 in prizes	27 participants