Presented by Association for Computing Machinery at FIT and Campus Activities Board

Stay up for 24 hours and build the future. Code, build, or think of an innovation. Present it for the chance to win prizes.

Free Food and Drinks will be provided.

Kickoff begins in Evans Library P133
At 8:00pm.

 

Schedule

Time

Event

Location

8:00pm

Opening Ceremonies

Library P - 133

9:00pm

Hacking Begins

Library (Floors 1-3)

9:15pm

Team Building

Link Room (204)

10:00pm

Brainstorming WS

DSL Classroom

12:00am

Arduino Workshop

DSL Classroom

1:00am

Late Night Snack

Link Room (204)

2:00am

CockroachDB WS

DSL Classroom

8:00am

Breakfast

Link Room (204)

11:00am

3D Design Workshop

DSL Classroom

12:00pm

Lunch

Link Room (204)

3:00pm

Presentation WS

DSL Classroom

5:00pm

Dinner

Link Room (204)

7:00pm

Hacking Ends

Library (Floors 1-3)

7:30pm

Demoing/Judging

Link Room (204)

9:30pm

Closing Ceremonies

P - 133

Eligibility

Any college student from any school can participate. You must register prior to the event to be guaranteed a spot in the hackathon. bit.ly/2018hack

Teams will be sized 4 people or less. 

You can compete with a team of more than 4 people, but there will only be four prizes. 

Requirements

Any project that is hardware-based, software-based, a mix of both, or just an idea can be entered.

Hardware projects are anything containing physical components.

Software projects are anything involving code and programming.

Mix can be a combination of both(e.g. Arduino projects).

Idea projects are any proof of concept for a project that has research behind it and is feasible to produce.

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Prizes

$192 in prizes
1st Place Prize
4 winners

Arduino Nano with component starter kit(includes LEDs, buttons, headers, resistors, and potentiometers)

First place chooses prizes first, followed by Second place, then Third place.

Best Presentation Prize
4 winners

Standard-sized light bulb that has up to 15 colors, and can be controlled with remote.

Workshop Raffle Prize
4 winners

Power banks with 2600mAh

Social Media Raffle Prize
1 winner

$20 Amazon Gift Card for Winner of Social Media Raffle

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Philip Chan

Philip Chan
Professor, Florida Institute of Technology

Ryan Stansifer

Ryan Stansifer
Professor, Florida Institute of Technology

David Beavers

David Beavers

Nickolas Lewis

Nickolas Lewis
President, FIT-ACM

Gabriella Oye

Gabriella Oye
Vice President, FIT-ACM

Jake Harrison

Jake Harrison
Secretary, FIT-ACM

Judging Criteria

  • First Place
    Background Research, Diversity of Disciplines, Completion of Project, Presentation, and Build a Better Future: Does it solve a relevant problem?
  • Second Place
    Background Research, Diversity of Disciplines, Completion of Project, Presentation, and Build a Better Future: Does it solve a relevant problem?
  • Third Place
    Background Research, Diversity of Disciplines, Completion of Project, Presentation, and Build a Better Future: Does it solve a relevant problem?
  • Best Hardware Hack
    Best hack involving hardware components.
  • Best Concept
    Best idea for a hack, even if it didn't become a product by the end of the hackathon. Based on feasibility, uniqueness, and usefulness.
  • Best Presentation
    Based on the aesthetic quality of the presentation, and the quality of the presenters' public speaking ability.
  • Social Media Raffle
    Share our Facebook post and tag 3 people, or forward our FITForum email to 3 people and send us a screenshot for the chance to win an Amazon Gift Card. MUST BE DONE BEFORE MARCH 23.
  • Workshop Raffle
    Come to one of the five workshops, and get entered to win a raffle.

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