A hackathon is a tech innovation marathon. This is where your dreams run wild. Solve a real-world problem with technology
or build the next Iron Man suit.
No problem! You can find a team once you arrive. Most hackers arrive without a team. You will often find inspiration for
ideas at the hackathon.
This is the perfect opportunity to learn something new! There will be workshops geared towards beginners and mentors to help
you throughout the event.
Current undergraduate students can compete. Anyone is welcome to drop by and see what participants are working on!
Anything! Web, mobile, desktop, and hardware projects are all welcome. Projects will be judged based on creativity, technical
difficulty, polish, and usefulness.
We have partnered with MLH to provide hardware hacking resources to all hackers. Check out the full
list of hardware.
HackUMBC is free! Food, beverages, swag, and workspaces will be provided. You just have to travel to the event and we will
take care of the rest! :)
Valid photo ID is required. (State issued ID is highly recommended.) Laptops, sleeping bags, and toiletries are highly recommended.
Teams should be at most FOUR people. We highly recommend that you form a team, but solo hackers are allowed.
We strongly discourage building off of existing projects you've worked on. However, using third–party APIs and libraries
are encouraged, as long as they're accessible by everyone.
At this time we will NOT be able to provide travel reimbursement to hackers due to shortage of funds. However, we WILL be
able to provide busing to University of Maryland, College Park this semester so watch out for that.
You are always able to come and go at the hackathon but only work done at the venue will be eligible for judging. You are
also welcome to bring a sleeping bag but we will not have a designated area for sleeping.
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