Yes! We will have check in available throughout the event at the information desk on the second floor. However, you must check in before 12 PM on Sunday.

Teams can be anywhere between 1-4 people.

Until project submission, you can change teams or make new ones, it's all up to you! Adding your team members to your Devpost submission is the official way to form your team.

If you don't already have a team, we've setup a #1-team-formation channel in the slack to introduce yourself & what you might wanna build. Follow up in threads for people that you might be interested in working with! We'll also have a team formation activity right after the Opening Ceremony if you're still looking for a team.

Yes!! All meals and plenty of energy drinks will be provided. You can pick up swag throughout the weekend during our designated Swag Distribution times (please see our schedule). Your Hacker Pass will be required to pick up swag and food.

Head to the #1-ask-mentors channel on Slack for help. We will also have a mentor ticketing system on Hive, as well as an in-person mentor help desk on the 2nd floor. We have a huge team of mentors available that are excited to help you out with your project, whether it be ideating or debugging!

Check out the schedule on our Live Site for our full list of events this weekend! We'll have a variety of workshops available for you this weekend from our company sponsors. We'll also have in-person entertainment and games available for you during the event!

Of course! The entire Martin Luther King Jr. Building, floors 1-5, are available for you to hack in with others.

Yes! We will have designated quiet rooms on the 5th floor for hackers to step away from the main hacking area and sleep during the event.

All participants are required to join our Slack workspace. You will miss things if you are not on Slack! To join, look in the Pre-Event emails we sent or check the Quick Links above.

All submissions must include a 2-3 sentence elevator pitch / summary, a detailed description of your project including images and links, team location (your table number), and the team name. Judges will be going around to your table to see what you've made (e.g. a demo!) and listen to your presentation. All presentations must be 5 minutes or under, as judges only have 5 minutes to spend at a table before they have to go to the next one. Projects will be evaluated as a combination of both your Devpost submission and in-person judging. A detailed document describing the judging process and what we're looking for will be released on Slack during the hackathon, so please make sure you are in the Slack workspace!

Create your project and add your teammates on a Devpost submission (see Quick Link above)! You'll just need to enter your team name, team location (your table number), a 2-3 sentence elevator pitch / summary of your project, and more. The deadline to submit your initial project draft is 11 AM on Sunday; you can edit your project (except for your team location / table number) until 12 PM on Sunday. We highly recommend submitting your project draft before the 11 AM deadline to ensure that your project is judged!

No, you cannot submit a project that has been previously worked on or submitted to another hackathon. Ideation of a project is okay before the hackathon, but all implementation must occur during the hacking period. We have strict measures in place to detect cheating or prior work, and any violations will result in disqualification from receiving a prize. Unfortunately, we disqualify a number of projects each year that violate our rules.

Projects will be judged based on impact, functionality, technical complexity, and creativity. A detailed document describing the judging process and what we're looking for will be released on Slack during the hackathon, so please make sure you are in the Slack workspace!

Winners will be announced at our Closing Ceremony on Sunday evening from 4-6 PM in Wheeler Auditorium. There will be a short reception after Closing Ceremony for the winners (& to retrieve your prizes), details TBA!