HackMIT’s rules and Code of Conduct can be found at go.hackmit.org/coc. HackMIT reserves the right to revise, make exceptions to, or otherwise amend these policies. If you have any questions regarding this code, please contact the team by email at [email protected]. Teams must consist of students admitted to HackMIT (and/or walk-ons) and must follow the Code of Conduct to be eligible to submit an entry. You must be at least 18 years old and an undergraduate or MIT MEng student.
To reiterate some of the rules:
Team Composition
- Teams can be made up of anywhere from 1 to 4 hackers
Project Submission Guidelines
- All project code must be written between 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 16 and 11:00 AM on Sunday, September 17.
- You may plan your project in advance with your team, but may not write any code prior to the event.
- You may use publicly available open-source code and libraries in your projects, but you must cite these clearly in your submission and demo.
- You may use hardware components that you bring to the event, but you may not assemble or program any of these components prior to the hacking period.
Beginner Track Submission
- Projects that are submitted to the Beginner track are not eligible for any of the track prizes or the grand prize, and will not be considered for panel judging. Beginner track submissions are only eligible for beginner prizes.