DemonHacks is a 26-hour hackathon hosted by DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. DePaul’s Loop campus is right next to the Art Institute of Chicago and Millenium Park.

 

Schedule

 

Saturday

9:00am-12:00pm   Check-in

9:00am-11:00am    Meet the Sponsors

10:00am                 Breakfast

11:00am                 Opening Ceremony

11:30am                 Teams building, Hacking begins

1:00pm                   "Git Better" by Saundra (DePaul Alumni)

2:00pm                   Lunch

4:00pm                   "Personal and Application Security" by Scott Goodwin

6:00pm                   Dinner

8:00pm                   Cup Stacking

 

 

Sunday

12:00am                 Midnight Snack

1:00am                   Lip sync battle/games

9:00am                   Paper Plane tournament

11:00am                 Brunch 

11:30am                 Hacking Ends

12:30-1:30pm         Project Expo

2:00pm                   Closing Ceremony

Eligibility

Only students who are currently enrolled at a college/university or have graduated within the past 12 months are eligible to attend.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$930 in prizes
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Social Good Hack
1 winner

This prize is given to best social good hack.
Bose SoundLink Wireless Headphones (1 per winning team member)

Donlen, Scalable Transportation Hack
2 winners

Amazon Alexa Dot will be given to each member of winning team for the best transportation hack, preference given to java, javascript and spring.

Brooksource Best 30 Second Pitch
1 winner

Given for the best 30 second pitch at project expo.
$100 Uber gift card

Best Public Transit Hack
1 winner

This category is for the best hack relating to public transit.

1st Place Winner
1 winner

$50 Amazon gift card and a medal

2nd Place Winner
1 winner

$25 Amazon gift card and a medal

3rd Place Winner
1 winner

$10 Amazon gift card and a medal

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Judging Criteria

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