Bringing university and high school students to the table to source innovative solutions for reducing food waste.
This event is a part of Florida Food Waste Prevention Week.
Who can participate ?
The event is open to all university and high-school students in the
State of Florida.
Choose your track
Ideas Track
Participants develop ideas and concepts to create an implementation plan.
Technology Track
Participants design a prototype of a mobile app or a website.
Eligibility
The event is open to all university and high-school students in the State of Florida.
Requirements
- State the problem related to food waste that you opted to solve.
- Name of team members and your organization's mentor with pictures.
- Role of team members in the project and their expertise areas.
- Problem solution description.
What is the uniqueness/novelty added by you to the defined problem statement?
How is the proposed solution effective than the existing?
Define the scope of work to be implemented in the project with modules etc.
- Diagrammatic Representation of the process flows.
- Additional Requirements Technology Track :
Technologies/Platform/APIs used
Architecture diagram of the project if applicable.
Elaborate the frameworks/tools used for UI/UX design.
Video Length:
- Upload a 2 - 3 minutes video of the working solution, explain the steps of your solution developed.
Terms and Conditions Document:
- Upload the signed Terms and Conditions document in a .doc/.pdf format stating the originality of the submitted work.
Prizes
Best Overall (High School)
Best Idea (High School)
Best Tech (High School)
Popular Category (High School)
Best Overall (University Track)
Best Idea (University Track)
Best Tech (University Track)
Popular Category (University)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Food Future Hack
John Buschman
FIU
Teddy LHoutellier
University of Miami
Maria De Pena
Code Explorers
Eduard L J de Veer
Metacorp
Evan Peskin
Good Samaritan Meals
Vanitha Preston
Ramiro Murguia
Rachel Azaroff
Chris Daniels
Yariel Diaz
Ryan Nielsen
Jenn Bynoe
Agritrace Institute
Joanna Berens
Lanette Sobel
Peter Cooke
Andrew Dennis
Sarah Sommerauer
Ziynet Boz
Dan Meeroff
Elaine Fiore
Erin Price
Kim Charick
Rafael Garrido
Lovvett
Ye Zhang
Florida Atlantic University
Alejandro Enamorado
ReFED
Chris Perry
Rob McGehee
Arizona State University
Jacqueline Kolb
Arizona State University
Camrynne Karr
Arizona State University
Divinity Martin-Long
Arizona State University
Judging Criteria
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Food Waste Reduction
Does this solution solve the problem of reducing food waste? -
Feasibility
Will this solution be easy to implement? How long would it take to start? -
Innovation
Is this solution unique to the industry? Does it go beyond the problem? -
Sustainability of the idea
Can the solution remain viable for a prolonged period? -
Adaptability
Does this solution follow the rules given for the scenario? Idea must be saleable Idea must have a lasting, long term impact. Idea must go beyond signage -
Outside University Settings
Can this idea be used in different segments outside of a university setting? -
Clarity of Video Content & Message
Is the video used to help present the idea is clear? -
Does it qualify for best submission entry ?
If it is idea does it qualify for Best Idea/Best Tech entry. Click on the stars (disagree - 1 star, fully agree - 5 stars)
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