Dates 

Day of: November 4th, 10:15am - 4:30pm EST, 2023

Pre-workshops: October 28th - November 3rd

Eligibility 

All high-schoolers, a part of gender-marginalized communities are invited to participate in-person.

Project and Submission Requirements 

We are looking for ground-breaking projects that help and highlight gender-marginalized communities. Participants are expected to present their projects by the end of the day.

  • Deadline to submit: Submissions made to DevPost, 3:00pm EST Day Of Event on November 4th, 2023

  • Platforms: Apps, Games, AI projects or other modes are all welcome.

  • Projects must be started and completed during the event

  • Project must not be more than 30% starter code

  • Presentations must be 5 minutes maximum

  • In order to be eligible for the Rookie Award this must be the first hackathon for all team members

Prizes

Judging Criteria 

  • Social Impact

    • How will your project improve the world around you sustainably and with purpose?

  • Creativity

    • Does your project have new ideas?

  • Aesthetics and Accessibility

    • Does your project have an enjoyable user interface?

  • Technical Innovation

    • Are you using your IDE or platform as smartly as possible? 

  • Growth

    • Do you have a plan for outreach for your project?

 

Code of Conduct

Our hackathon is dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable environment and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of the following:
  • gender
  • gender identity and expression
  • age
  • sexual orientation
  • disability
  • physical appearance
  • body size
  • race
  • ethnicity
  • nationality
  • religion
  • political views
  • previous hackathon attendance or lack of
  • computing experience or lack of
  • chosen programming language or tech stack
We do not tolerate harassment of hackathon participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at any hackathon venue, this includes the following.
  • hacks
  • talks, presentations, or demos
  • workshops
  • any parties associated to the hackathon
  • social media
  • any other online media
Hackathon participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the hackathon at the discretion of the hackathon organisers.