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One of the biggest hackathons in the DFW Metroplex. Beginner-friendly, 24-hour hackathon with a focus on applying technology to solve real-world problems in sustainability and communications.

Payments will be distributed by Xiaojing Zhang via preferred method.

Requirements

  • 2 minute video is required
  • Link to GitHub repository is required
  • Any other resources (PDF, Slides, link to site) optional but encouraged.

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Prizes

$34,492 in prizes
1st Place - Sustainability Track
2 winners

$1000

1 Winner per Division

1st Place - Communication Track
2 winners

$1000

1 Winner per Division

2nd Place - Sustainability Track
2 winners

$500

1 Winner per Division

2nd Place - Communication Track
2 winners

$500

1 Winner per Division

3rd Place - Sustainability Track
2 winners

$250

1 Winner per Division

3rd Place - Communication Track
2 winners

$250

1 Winner per Division

Mini-events - Overall
3 winners

$200 total in prizes for various mini-events (games, tournaments, etc.) held during the hackathon.

Best Design
3 winners

This prize is awarded to the project with the most appealing and aesthetic design UI.

Most Creative
1 winner

This prize is awarded to the team/individual with the most creative project.

Participation Prizes
112 winners

MetroHacks T-Shirt: $10 value

Interview Buddy Vouchers: 90% off discount for asynchronous mock interviews ($12 value)

DigitalOcean cloud services: 60-day free trial ($100 value)

Taskade Unlimited: one free year of Taskade's Unlimited feature ($60)

O'Reilly Media Learner's Premium: one free month of access ($49)

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Andy Qin

Andy Qin

Glen Fan

Glen Fan

Jay Zhang

Jay Zhang
Principal Data Scientist at AT&T

Xiaojing Zhang

Xiaojing Zhang
Reach the Bar

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    The project is both original and solves a unique problem.
  • Impact
    The project demonstrates potential to create a significant difference in sustainability or communication.
  • Technical Difficulty
    The project incorporates multiple languages and makes use of several high-level programming techniques.
  • Execution
    The project should have a working demo available to judges, a demo video (in which participants could use a slideshow to describe elements used within the submission), and a detailed devpost page.

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