About the challenge:
Syracuse University's 24-hour in-person hackathon starting on Saturday, December 2nd and ending on Sunday, December 3rd is Open to all! 
Develop apps, websites, tools, games, or multimedia either solo or in teams. Present your project the next day for a shot at winning awesome prizes!
Get started:

Schedule:

SATURDAY:

10:00 AM - Check-in & breakfast (Schine 304)

11:30 AM - Opening ceremony (Schine 304)

12:00 PM - Lunch & HACKING STARTS!

1:00 PM - Introduction to coding workshop (Schine 304)

2:00 PM -  Alpha Omega Epsilon Women in STEM Panel (Schine 304)

3:00 PM -  Infosecurity Club Lockpicking Workshop (Schine 304)

4:00 PM -  Freelancing Talk with Glenn Allen (Schine 304)

6:00 PM -  Dinner & IEEE Networking Dinner (Schine 304)

7:00 PM - LinkedIn Exchnage (Schine 304)

8:00 PM - UI Design Workshop & Schine Scavenger Hunt (Schine 304)

9:00 PM - Power Apps Workshop & Pipe Cleaner Animal DIY (Schine 304)

10:00 PM - Power Automate Workshop & JackBox Game (Schine 304)

11:00 PM - Infosecurity Club Lockpicking Workshop (Schine 304)x

SUNDAY:

12:00 AM - Smash Bros Tournament (Schine 304)

7:30 AM - Breakfast (Schine 304)

12:00 PM - Lunch & HACKING ENDS! (Schine 304)

4:00 PM - Closing Ceremony (Schine 304)

Requirements

  • Submissions will automatically be considered for "Best Overall" category. To be considered for other categories, they must be selected upon submission. 
  • Project submission must only be for CuseHacks 2023 and cannot a project started before. 
  • Hackers cannot work for multiple team submissions.
  • Boilerplate projects are acceptable if licensed properly and you must document the dependencies.
  • Code is required for all categories except for the Best Design Category
  • Submission guidelines: Kindly submit your code on Devpost and be ready to present it in person to the judges. We strongly encourage having a GitHub repository for your project.

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Prizes

$1,340 in prizes
Best Overall
1 winner

CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit

Best Rookie
1 winner

**Submitting to this category will lock you out of winning any other categories**

Mini Projector, CLOKOWE 2023 Portable Projector

Prompt: Create a Budget Tracker application

Best Security Hack
1 winner

iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit - Electronics, Smartphone, Computer & Tablet Repair Kit

Best Hacks for Social Good
1 winner

Divoom Ditoo Retro Pixel Art Game Bluetooth Speaker

Best Design Hack
1 winner

Redragon M810 Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Joseph Waclawski

Joseph Waclawski
Assistant Teaching Professor

Nadeem Ghani

Nadeem Ghani
EECS Assistant Teaching Professor

Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith
iSchool Adjunct Professor

Kristopher Micinski

Kristopher Micinski
EECS Assistant Professor

Adam Peruta

Adam Peruta
Associate Professor at Syracuse University

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Complexity
    How high-tech/technically intricate is your project?
  • Creativity/Originality
    How inventive is your project?
  • Impact
    How does your project stand out next to others?
  • Design
    How organized/aesthetically pleasing is your project?
  • Submission guidelines:
    Kindly submit your code on Devpost and be ready to present it in person to the judges. We strongly encourage having a GitHub repository for your project.

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