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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.

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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

Maksym Mostovyi
Frontend Software Developer @ Rain

Azamat Nurkhojayev

Azamat Nurkhojayev
Lead Developer @ Home Credit Bank Kazakhstan

Sundukov Andrey

Sundukov Andrey
Senior SRE Engineer @ Natera

Igor Lopushko

Igor Lopushko
Back End Team Lead @ RBI Retail Innovation

Max Zhuk

Max Zhuk
Senior Software Engineer @ Reksoft

Danylo Tolmachov

Danylo Tolmachov
Head of Software Engineering @ Techstack Ltd

Rohan Fernandes

Rohan Fernandes
Frontend Software Developer @ STEMist Education

Sarvesh Madullapalli

Sarvesh Madullapalli
Backend Software Developer @ STEMist Education

Yash Singh

Yash Singh
Frontend Software Developer @ STEMist Education

Judging Criteria

  • 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?

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