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!
Prizes
$400 in prizes
1st Place
MLH 1st Place Medals
2nd Place
MLH 2nd Place Medals
3rd Place
MLH 3rd Place Medals
Live Model Editing - Honeywell
Amazon Gift Card
State Farm
Amazon Echo
Diversified “NIC of Time” Challenge
Anker USB Hub
JBL Bluetooth Ear buds
Create Employee feedback app - Anthem
Amazon gift cards
Drive Usage of Existing Feedback app - Anthem
Amazon Gift cards
Best Domain Name from Domain.com (2)
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essentials Kit
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
$250 Amazon Web Services Credit
Best IoT Hack Using a Qualcomm Device
DragonBoard 410c and Power Source
Best use of IoT GE
Echo dots
GSU computer science - wow the faculty
Drones
Founders - Best use of Puppy Love
Raspberry pi Kits
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
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