The Calgary Youth Hackathon is perfect for beginners. Participants are given two weeks to learn new skills and develop their projects, and any level of project is acceptable as long as it addresses the prompt and is made with code. Opening Ceremony will be released on Nov 5, 2021 at 7PM and workshops and office hours will be released and held every day between Nov 5-9 from 5-6PM and 6-7Pm respectively.
Requirements
For the hackathon, make sure that you build a program that adresses mental health. You program doesn't have to be fully fledged program, so don't worry if you believe you can still improve! When submitting a 1 - 2 minute video about what your program does and the impact it has for our community.
Prizes
$CAD850 in prizes
Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Gen
ATH-AVC 2000 Headphones
Amazon Gift Card
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Adam Runions
Assistant Professor, Assistant Head - Outreach, University of Calgary
Christian Jacob
Professor Department Head, University of Calgary
Lili Mou
Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Alberta
Thomas Patrick Keenan
Adjunct Professor, University of Calgary
Herb Yang
Professor, University of Alberta
Zachary Friggstad
Associate Professor, University of Alberta
Martin Arlitt
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
Eli Hini
CEO of Venovis
Judging Criteria
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Originality
Is the team’s approach to the problem new? -
Execution
Is the project usable and well designed? Is the user experience smooth and does everything appear to work? -
Usefulness
Does the project fulfill a real need in the world? -
Presentation
How well was the project presented? -
Learning
Did the team go outside of their comfort zone? -
Relevance
Does the project implement the theme?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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