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Welcome to STEMist Hacks! Join other hackers in creating a project to impress judges, and to win prizes. There will be workshops provided from our gracious sponsors, volunteers, and guest speakers to aid in your process. Or, you can start hacking the moment STEMist Hacks is open!
STEMist Hacks Schedule
All times are in PST
June 24th
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM - Day 1 Opening Ceremony
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM - Digital Ocean Workshop
10:00 AM - Submissions Open
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM - API 101 by Kartikey Rawat - What are APIs? How to make HTTP requests to an API using servers and clients, using query parameters to refine requests, submitting data to APIs, and understanding API responses
11:00 AM to 12:00 AM - Echo 3D Workshop
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM - Lunch Break
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Mentors Open
June 25th
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM - Building Clean Databases by Andrey Sundukov - How to design and organize your relational database in the best way. What do indexes, normalization, denormalization, sharding, and partitioning mean, and when do you need it?
11:00 AM to 12:00 AM - How to Win Hackathons by Brij Patel
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM - Lunch Break
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Mentors Open
June 26th
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Mentors Open
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM - Lunch Break
2:00 PM - Submissions Closed
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM - Judging
5:30 PM - Award Ceremony and Thanks
If you have any questions, please forward them to our Discord server at discord.gg/SNdvVtmfSY or to contact@joinstemist.org
Requirements
Build anything "tech-related" to impress judges and win prizes.
This can include- AR/VR software, Camera Software, Data Analysis, Computer Science Programs, Games, Blender Videos, Mechanical Designs and Projects, Mini-Computers, Electrical or Pneumatic powered systems, a solution to a problem with an MVP coded, and much, much, more!
If you have any questions, please ask on our discord server.
Prizes
$72,754 in prizes
1st Place
The judge's first pick of the winning individual/team who follows the judging criteria closely.
Lifetime "Taskade Unlimited" Subscription ($3050)
Wolfram|One and Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375)
Digital Ocean Credits ($250)
Certificate of Winning from Certopus
2nd Place
The judge's second pick of the winning individual/team who follows the judging criteria closely.
Wolfram|One and Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375)
Nord VPN Monthly Product Codes ($60)
Digital Ocean Credits ($125)
Certificate of Winning from Certopus
3rd Place
The judge's third pick of the individual/team who follows the judging criteria closely.
5 Year "Taskade Unlimited" Subscription ($300)
Art of Problem Solving Coupons (4 in stock) ($25)
Digital Ocean Credits ($100)
Certificate of Winning from Certopus
Popular Vote
The highest rated / most popular vote based on Devpost's voting system.
Wolfram|One and Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375)
5 Year "Taskade Unlimited" Subscription ($300)
Certificate of Winning from Certopus
Raffle Prize #1
A randomly selected participant who fulfills the requirements will receive
1 Year Subscription of Axure RP Team Edition ($504)
Raffle Prize #2
A randomly selected participant who fulfills the requirements will receive
Wolfram|One and Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375)
Raffle Prize #3
A randomly selected participant who fulfills the requirements will receive
Desmos T-Shirt and Socks ($30)
Raffle Prize #4
A randomly selected participant who fulfills the requirements will receive
Sticker Mule Voucher for next purchase ($20)
Every Participant Recieves (150)
Swag and prizes for every participant that attends.
12 Month Sashi Do Subscription and Credits ($120)
Digital Ocean Subscription for 60 days ($100)
Echo 3D Business Plan Subscription ($89)
Certificate of Participation from Certopus
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Steve Yang
President @ STEMist Education
Justin Zhang
Secretary @ STEMist Education
Snehil Kakani
Technology Lead @ STEMist Education
Maksym Mostovyi
Frontend Software Developer @ Rain
Azamat Nurkhojayev
Lead Developer @ Home Credit Bank Kazakhstan
Sundukov Andrey
Senior SRE Engineer @ Natera
Igor Lopushko
Back End Team Lead @ RBI Retail Innovation
Max Zhuk
Senior Software Engineer @ Reksoft
Danylo Tolmachov
Head of Software Engineering @ Techstack Ltd
Rohan Fernandes
Frontend Software Developer @ STEMist Education
Sarvesh Madullapalli
Backend Software Developer @ STEMist Education
Yash Singh
Frontend Software Developer @ STEMist Education
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
How much innovation did the individual / team put into this? Is this a never-before-seen product or a very common project? How did they execute this project? -
Effort
How much effort do the judges THINK they put into this? Is this a project that could be created in a matter of minutes? Or does it FEEL like it was made with lots of thought, brainstorming, and effort? -
Polish
How polished is this project? How robust is it? How does it respond to extreme edge cases? -
Realism
Realistically speaking, how well will this project fare in the real world? Will this realistically be sustainable? -
Business Value / Impactfulness
If released to the public, how big of a splash will it make? If a whole company was formed on the basis of this one project, how big will it get? What are future projects that this company might produce?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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