HACK2040 is a 24 hour hackathon organized by CODE2040 staff and alumni that will bring Black and Latino/a students from local colleges and coding programs together to come up with ways to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the tech industry. The goal is to create ideas that will diversify the tech workforce in the next 25 years, when people of color will no longer be the minority in the country.
Students expected to bring their own laptops.
SCHEDULE
Saturday
8:00 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - Opening with Wifredo Fernandez
9:15 a.m. - CODE2040 Welcome & Orientation
10:00 a.m. - Finalize and register teams
11:00 a.m - Begin hacking!
12:30 p.m. - Lunch
3:00p.m. - Talk Block
5:00 p.m. - Dinner
9:00p.m. - Talk Block
12:00 a.m. - Activity
Sunday
3:00 a.m. - Meal
8:00 a.m. - Pitch Practice
10:00 a.m. - Breakfast and then some
11:00 a.m. - End of hackathon! Submit.
11:10 a.m. - Debrief and CODE2040 video
12:00 p.m. - Words of encouragement with 'Toya East from Github
12:00 p.m. - Group presentations / Sponsor Judging (constructive)
1:00 p.m. - Judges deliberate & networking hour
2:00 p.m. - Closing ceremony
3:00 p.m. - End of HACK2040
ABOUT CODE2040
CODE2040 is a nonprofit organization that creates pathways to educational, professional, and entrepreneurial success in technology for underrepresented minorities with a specific focus on Blacks and Latino/as. Learn more about CODE2040 here.
For more information about this hackathon, contact Julian Gutierrez at [email protected].
Special thanks to our HACK2040 sponsors and supporters!
HACK2040 SPONSORS:
Marc and Laura Andreesen
Knight Foundation
PROMOTIONAL SPONSORS:
Alpis
Code Fever
Code for Miami
Ironhack
CODeLLA
Refresh Miami
Tech Miami
The LAB Miami
The Idea Center
Women in Technology
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS:
Kairy E.J. Walker
Eligibility
This hackathon is targeted to Black and Latino/a students in college and coding programs.
You MUST be 18 years or older to participate.
Prizes
Most Technically Challenging
This prize will go to the team with the most technically challenging project. This could be a project that solves a very algorithmically difficult problem, or a project with a very technically creative solution that your team came up with.
Best User Experience
This prize will go to the team with the best user experience. The winning project should have a very high quality and polished design, and it should be intuitive and easy to use.
Best Hack that Impacts Diversity
This prize will go to the team with the project that has the most potential to impact diversity at a global scale.
Best Team Presentation
This award will go to the team with the best project presentation. Quality and "wow factor" of the demo and creativity during the presentation will all be considered for this prize.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
In order to participate in HACK2040, you must register online through our Eventbrite site. This is an in-person hackathon, so hacking will take place onsite. Teams must submit a project through DevPost by the end of the 24 hours.
Judges
Felecia Hatcher
Co-Founder Code Fever/Black Tech Week
Joshua Martinez
Manager - RefreshMiami, CTO Startjobs, On The Map
Nizar Khalife Iglesias
Lead Instructor at Ironhack
Pirate Dunbar
Director of Engineering at Rokk3r Labs
Judging Criteria
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TBD
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