Georgia State University Spring Hackathon, HackGSU!
Registration is closed for HackGSU - Spring 2018.
What is hackGSU?
hackGSU is the Hackathon hosted by the GSU Computer Science Department's ACM & IEEE student organizations. 100% free of charge, Lots of Food, $$ Prizes $$. This semester, hackGSU will be a 500+ participant event taking place from March 23 - March 25, 2018.
Who can participate?
All university students*! You do not have to be a computer science major to participate in the competition! If you're someone who is willing to learn and wants to take a shot at changing the world, no matter what your field is, you definitely belong here.
Where will it be held?
Georgia State University, Aderhold Learning Center
60 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA 30303
Schedule
For a full schedule, please check HackGSU.com
| Day | Time | Event |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | Early Check-in Begins / Late Registration |
| Friday | 7:00 PM | Check-in |
| Friday | 8:30 PM | Opening Ceremonies |
| Friday | 9:30 PM | Dinner |
| Friday | 9:30 PM | Hacking Begins Idea Mixer & Team Forming |
| Friday | 10:00 PM | Workshop A: Building Native Apps with Web views |
| Friday | 11:00 PM | Workshop B: Building a Scalable Backend |
| Friday | 11:30 PM | Snack |
| Friday | Midnight | Midnight Madness - Starbucks Challenge |
| Saturday | 9:30 AM | Breakfast |
| Saturday | 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| Saturday | 2:00 PM | Workshop C: General Electric - Sensors & Arduino Hands-on workshop (First 50 only) |
| Saturday | 3:00 PM | Snack |
| Saturday | 5:00 PM | Cup Stacking (MLH) |
| Saturday | 7:00 PM | Dinner |
| Saturday | 11:30 PM | Snack |
| Saturday | Midnight | Midnight Madness - Anthem Challenge |
| Sunday | 9:30 AM | Breakfast |
| Sunday | 9:30 AM | Sponsors and Judges Meeting |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | Submit to Devpost |
| Sunday | 10:30 AM | Hack expo (Science-Fair-Style) Setup |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | Hack expo (Science-Fair-Style) Judging |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | Finalist Demo (5 min each) |
| Sunday | 12:45 PM | Closing Ceremonies (Awards) |
*Late Registration requires individual pre-approval
I have a question ...
Please feel free to check out our FAQ at HackGSU.com or email us at hackathon@cs.gsu.edu for any questions you have!
Eligibility
All university students are welcome to register! You do not have to be a computer science major to participate in the competition! If you're someone who is willing to learn and wants to take a shot at changing the world, no matter what your field is, you definitely belong here.
I'm in highschool and I would like to attend ...
We'd love to see you. Please email us at hackathon@cs.gsu.edu, so that we can coordinate the parental permissions that you'll need! If you're local to Georgia, please register!If you're not from Georgia, please register, and make sure to drop us a note so that we can help reimburse travel expenses (while funds last).
How to enter
Registration is closed for HackGSU - Spring 2018.
Who can participate?
All university students! You do not have to be a computer science major to participate in the competition! If you're someone who is willing to learn and wants to take a shot at changing the world, no matter what your field is, you definitely belong here.
I have a question ...
Please feel free to check out our FAQ at HackGSU.com or email us at hackathon@cs.gsu.edu for any questions you have!
Judges
Dr. Robert Harrison
TBD
Judging Criteria
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TBD