AdaHack is a new initiative by the Edinburgh Hoppers Society. AdaHack is named in honour of the English mathematician, Ada Lovelace. Edinburgh Hoppers Society is the official society for gender minorities in the School of Informatics of Edinburgh University. The main motivation behind organising AdaHack is provide a safe and inclusive environment for all individuals, to improve and learn new technical skills, and reach their optimal creativity. AdaHack includes workshops and socials that will help you brush up on your technical skills and meet new individuals.
Requirements
Submission Rules :
- Your work should be your own. We have strict policies against plagiarism which can lead to expulsion of your team from future hackathons.
- Each team or individual (if working without a team) can only submit one project.
- Each project must be submitted along with a 3 minute video in .mp4 format explaining their project.
- Each project can be functioning or a prototype as long as it is well researched.
- If working in teams, make sure to mention the names and details of all team members
Prizes
BlackRock Challenge
Prize given by BlackRock
Thought Machine Challenge
Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard
Bloomberg Challenge
Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard
Hoppers Challenge#1
JBL GO3
Hoppers Challenge#2
JBL GO3
Best Web Monetization Project
Coil is all about providing better ways to access and reward the creators, publishers and platforms that you love. Coil members get to view web monetized sites while streaming micropayments directly to the website owner, or in this case, you! In turn, you can react to payments in real time by displaying a thank-you message, unlocking bonus content, features and so much more! The possibilities are endless. Build a web monetized hack using Coil for a chance to win an Anker - PowerCore Quick Charge Portable Charger, exclusive Coil pin and a $60 coil credit redemption card! Bonus points for originality and creativity!
Most Creative Use of Twilio
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using web service APIs. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe your application needs to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any one of Twilio’s APIs for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box and GameGo Console for you and each of your teammates!
Best Use of Google Cloud
Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member will receive a Google branded backpack.
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Register a .tech domain with domain.com and record it in your submission for a chance to win a wireless Qi charger!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Amy H
MLH
Alex Dolea
Bloomberg
Heidi Neuhauser
Bloomberg
Leonore Papaloizos
Thought Machine
Sohaib Karous
BlackRock
Alex Lloyd
BlackRock
Seoin Chai
BlackRock
Alex Brisan
Bloomberg
Sraddheya Gurung
Edinburgh Hoppers
Judging Criteria
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Quality of tech used
quality of code or prototype produced, engineering skills -
Design considerations
accessibility, choice of layouts, colour schemes, etc. -
Quality of demo
clarity of demo, idea explained well and concisely -
Originality of idea
how unique is the idea
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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