Hack Upstate XV
Advancing Upstate New York's Technology CommunityHack Upstate XV will be hosted virtually on October 3rd and 4th, 2020
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 virtually 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 3rd
Day 1
Sunday, October 4th
Day 2
Sponsors
Prizes and Raffles
Top Prizes
Grand Prize
DIRT - Direct Interactive Real Tabletop
First Runner Up
Is the mail here yet?
Themed Prizes
Best “Central and Upstate NY are a great place to work from home” Hack
New York State Attractions
Best Use of Open Data
NYS COVID-19 Parent Portal
Best Effort Hack
Easy Park
Best Hardware Hack
DIRT - Direct Interactive Real Tabletop
Best Social Impact Prize
Fundit
Honorable Mention
1099 Generator
Raffles
Raffle 1
Samuel Metras
Raffle 2
Justin White
Raffle 3
Glenn Allen
Raffle 4
Mary Ann Gundel
Why is CNY a Great Place to Work and Live
Alex Jansing
Best Zoom Virtual Background
Edward Deaver
Things to Love About CNY Trivia
Melissa Schmitz
Gift Card Matching 1
Ignacio Mejias
Gift Card Matching 2
Chris Berry
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.