Hack Upstate XIV
Advancing Upstate New York's Technology CommunityOct. 5th and 6th, 2019 // Syracuse, NY
What To Expect
Share Ideas
Bring an idea that you have and the skills you are looking for. You'll be able to pitch your idea to everyone at the event kickoff around 12:30 on Saturday
Form Teams
Teams tend to form organically around the pitched ideas. You can also go solo if you'd like. There is no limit to members on a team!
Build Projects
Hack away! Work on whatever you want for the duration of the hackathon. All types of projects are encouraged
Win Prizes
After 24 hours of hard work, you'll present your projects to everyone. Judges will then select some winners to take home some awesome prizes
Schedule
Saturday, October 5th
Day 1
Provided by TCGplayer
Smart City Secure Cloud Architecture
TCGplayer: Where Play is Encouraged and Development is Key, introduction to APIs and website monetization
440 S Warren St
Provided by Syracuse iSchool
Sunday, October 6th
Day 2
Provided by Le Moyne, AT&T, G&C, PUBG Madglory, AIS
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Prizes
Top Prizes
Grand Prize
Fat Foot Feetball
First Runner Up
Drone Visualization Environment
Best Effort Hack
Glance
Best Hardware Hack
WhaccAttacc
Themed Prize Winners
TCGplayer API Prize
TCGplayer API Demo
Best Use of Open Data
DriverPal
Judges
Judging Criteria
20% - Originality & Creativity & Novelty
Is the project new and something that hasn't been attempted before? How does this approach a unique solution to a problem?
20% - Wow Factor
Subjective and buzz-wordy, huh? That's what makes it fun :) We know you have something up your sleeve that's going to knock our socks off!
20% - Polish / Design / Execution
Did your team successfully execute your project concept? Is it usable? Does it work? Is it well designed? Is the user experience smooth?
20% - Demo / Presentation
You'll have 2-3 minutes for a demo to tell the judges about your project, followed by a Q/A. We're interested in the problems you solved, API's you leveraged, technologies used, and lessons learned. We recommend a quick powerpoint.
20% - Multidisciplinary project
We encourage and applaud interdisciplinary projects fueled by eclectic teams with diverse backgrounds.