Hack Upstate VIII will be here before you know it.
Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9
The Technology Garden
235 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
This is the eighth installment in a series of weekend hackathons that happen twice a year in which engineers, developers, designers and innovators from across Upstate New York come to Syracuse, NY, share ideas, form teams and build incredible products.
THEME: Open Hackathon – build whatever you want using whatever tools you like
RULES:
* No code can be written until 12:30pm on Saturday October 8th.
* Teams are allowed to participate virtually, however, they will not be able to demo, and will not be eligible to win prizes.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8TH
11am: Doors open
12pm: Idea pitching and team formation
12:30pm: Commence hacking
SUNDAY OCTOBER 9TH
11:59am: Cease hacking
12pm: Demo intro / welcome judges
12:30pm: Demos, pitches and presentations
1:30pm: Awards
JUDGING CRITERIA
* Creativity / Novelty (20%)
* Wow factor (20%)
* Execution (20%)
* Demo (20%)
* Multidisciplinary product (20%)
SPONSORS
* StartFast Code
* Arrow Electronics
* AT&T
* The Technology Garden
* CenterState CEO
* Troy Shirt Company
* Cafe Kubal
* Grandjean & Wagner
* Metis Consulting Group
* AIGA Upstate New York
* Z80 Labs
* Madglory
* Odd Networks
OTHER DETAILS
Food and beverages will be provided to participants throughout the event (i.e. lunch, dinner, snacks, etc.)
MORE ABOUT HACK UPSTATE
Hack Upstate’s mission is to unite and facilitate collaboration among the greater Upstate New York hacker community. In doing so, we aim to contribute to the growth of Upstate New York’s technology sector, and to create a robust network of technologies and regional technology companies. LEARN MORE.
