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Our mission is to support and nuture underrepresented genders in tech by hosting Southern California's premiere all-women, femme & non-binary hackathon. Expect a weekend full of workshops, mentorship, tech talks, social activities, food, and more! No experience necessary, you just need passion.
Resources:
Making the Most of AthenaHacks
Your Guide to Forming a Hackathon Team
Requirements
- Start and complete your hack during the 24 hours of AthenaHacks starting Saturday, March 28th and ending Sunday, March 29th
- Make sure to create a DevPost profile for your hack and submit by 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 29th
- Be sure to "opt-in" for the prizes your hack qualifies for
- Include screenshots, pictures, and/or videos of your hack in your Devpost submission
- Include all team discord usernames in the event that a sponsor wants to ask any follow-up questions
- Judging will be held only in-person; however, every project must have a Devpost submitted. You can include lots of pictures, explanations, and screen records in your submission and mention anything you would say at an in-person demonstration in your submission! However, you must be physically present at the judging period on Sunday afternoon to be eligible for prizes.
Prizes
Best Hack by Bloomberg Engineering
The winning team will receive Stanley Water Bottles.
Best Hack by CapitalOne
The winning team will receive a $250 Giftogram gift card.
Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
The winning team will receive an M5GO IoT Starter Kit.
Best Use of 11labs
The winning team will receive .Tech Domain Name (10 years) & Blue Snowball Mics.
Best Use of Presage
The winning team will receive a Logitech webcam and the opportunity to discuss your creation with Reach Capital expert investors.
Best Use of Solana
The winning team will receive an Arduino Tiny ML Kit.
Best Use of Gemini API
The winning team will receive headsets & Raspberry Pi zeros.
Best Beginner
The winning team will receive a Mini Projector.
Best UI/UX
The winning team will receive a Portable Photo Printer.
Most Likely to Become a Startup
The winning team will receive a portable power bank.
Athena’s Favorite
The winning team will receive a beach themed bundle.
Best Overall
The winning team will receive an Apple Watch.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Bennett Lee
Greg Pohlner
Marco Papa
David Kempe
Hannah Nguyen
Hannah Nguyen
Rob Parke
Sinan Seymen
Mike Lee
Matthew Whiting
ShiaoFong Yin
Mohammad Reza Rajati
Feng Chen
Thelma Federico Zaragoza
Aman Bakshi
Judging Criteria
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Social Impact
Is this a product that people will use in their daily lives? Will it improve the user’s quality of life or solve an important issue? -
Innovation & Creativity
Is this project unique and innovative? Is it a solution to a problem we have never seen before? Or a better way of doing something? -
Technical Difficulty
How difficult was it to implement this project? Are there lots of APIs and libraries and languages involved? Did they use a really cool algorithm? -
User Experience and Design
Is the hack polished? Does the project looks as great as it functions? Is it easy to use and navigate? -
Overall Impression
Can this hack succeed? Is it well thought out and executed? Does it stand out?
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