Apply to NewHacks at newhacks.ca!
Join us at NewHacks to transform your ideas into reality! In this 24-hour event, you and your team will make a project from scratch using software and present your project to a panel of industry judges to compete for prizes. This year, the themes for NewHacks are health, productivity, and safety/privacy! For more information about NewHacks, check out our website at newhacks.ca!
To help facilitate your learning experience, we will host online workshops throughout the event featuring speakers from some of the top companies in the industry. We can't wait to see your creations!
Requirements
All work on a project should be done at the hackathon and solely for NewHacks. We will verify it by your git repository.
The following ideas pertain to the requirements of the teams
- Teams can use an idea (but can not use materials-code from previous hackathons) they had before the event. Teams can work on an idea that they have worked on before (as long as they do not re-use code).
- Teams can use libraries, frameworks, or open-source code in their projects. Working on a project before the event and open-sourcing it for the sole purpose of using the code during the event is against the spirit of the rules and is not allowed.
Devpost Requirements:
In order to submit your project, you must submit the following items through Devpost:
- Project Name
- Team Member Names
- A short description of your design
- A video submission following these requirements.
It is always good to link it to your Devpost project in case other groups want to check it out. Please ensure that you select all of the prize categories that you wish to be considered for!
Prizes
1st Place Overall
Win first place overall and get Bose Sports Wireless Earbuds for each of your teammates!
2nd Place Overall
Win second place overall and get Fujifilm Instax Mini for each of your teammates!
3rd Place Overall
Win second place overall and get Amazon Echo Dot for each of your teammates!
Life Convenience
Design a project that makes life more convenient and win a $50 Instacart Gift Card for each of your teammates.
Education
Design a project that improves education and win a $50 Indigo Gift Card for each of your teammates.
Location / Map
Design a project that relates to Location and Maps and win a $50 Uber Gift Card for each of your teammates.
MLH Sponsor Prize: Best Use of Appwrite
Building a full-stack application can be time consuming, especially if you’re more of a frontend developer or lack experience with things like databases or authentication. At hackathons you want to make every minute count, which is why Appwrite is the missing ingredient to your recipe for a successful hack. With all the core backend functionalities you need already pre built and ready for customization, all you’ll need to do is make an API call to take advantage of an Appwrite database, media storage, user auth, and even custom compute functions. Use Appwrite in your hack this weekend for a chance to take home some Fitbits for you and your team.
MLH Sponsor Prize: Best Blockchain Project Using Hedera
Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboard Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!
MLH Sponsor Prize: Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity
Fidelity Branded Wireless Charger At Fidelity, accessibility is viewed as a major key to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to make tech more accessible! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put opportunities and resources within reach to all communities. The team with the best accessibility hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!
MLH Sponsor Prize: Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!
MLH Sponsor Prize: Best use of Google Cloud
Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Winners located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, Android pillow, journal, socks & lanyards. Winners outside of the US will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack.
Synopsys Sponsor Prize - Synopsys Smart Everything
Synopsys technology is at the heart of innovations that are changing the way people work and play. These breakthroughs are ushering in the era of Smart Everything―where devices are getting smarter and connected, and security is an important consideration. Synopsys is looking for the team with the best Smart Design to help the world develop, while also taking into consideration the security risks.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
IEEE
IEEE University of Toronto Student Branch
Amanda Zhu
Srini Shankar
Judging Criteria
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Idea Originality
Idea is original and described with great detail. Idea is useful in that it solves a problem, provides a service, or enables a significant function. This is also used to evaluate how well thought through the original idea is. -
Technical Complexity
Multiple peripherals are used to provide the necessary functionality required. Here is where we will evaluate how challenging it generally was to put your entire project together and how much you learned along the way. -
Technical Complexity
Multiple peripherals are used to provide the necessary functionality required. Here is where we will evaluate how challenging it generally was to put your entire project together and how much you learned along the way. -
Working Demo
Demonstration works flawlessly, is repeatable, and impressive. Demonstration is clear and presents the underlying design principles. -
Presentation
Presentation is convincing and summarizes learnings, troubles, and deep understanding of technology used. Presentation is well rehearsed, demonstrates contributions by individual members, and reflect how the team was able to work effectively together.
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