At Hack the Gap, we want to continue to serve where we can. As we are social distancing, we want to create a space and opportunity to connect and build solutions.
During the virtual hackathon, we welcome participants to co-create technology solutions to address the challenges and opportunities they see in their communities.
Schedule
Kick-off: Tuesday, March 23rd at 12pm- 1pm CST
Agenda to be announced
Optional Daily Check-ins: March 24th - 26th 12pm CST via Slack & Zoom
Mentors will be available to answer questions and provide support
Demo day:
Saturday, March 27th at 10am - 11:30am CST
Projects:
Participants are welcome to come with their project ideas. However, if you need project ideas, we’ll post some during the weeks prior to the hackathon.
The technical solution of the project hack should be built during the hackathon timeframe. You may use no code, low code or all code technical solutions. However, the idea or need can be identified prior. Reachout to us with any questions (hello@hackthegap.com).
All teams retain full ownership of what they created during the hackathon. Hack the Gap claims no rights to any of the ideas.
Teams:
Ideal team sizes must be at least 2 people and an ideal maximum of 4 people.
We encourage teams to sign up together if they can. If that’s the case, be sure to let us know when you register for the event or reachout to us at hello@hackthegap.com.
Prizes:
Cash prizes will be split across all registered team members.
We will have raffle prizes throughout the week so stay tuned via our social media channels!
Who:
This virtual hackathon is for woman-identified and non-binary people. We use an inclusive definition of “woman” welcome trans women, genderqueer women, and non-binary people. Please email us at hello@hackthegap.com if you have any questions.
PRIZE CATEGORIES
🏆 We are working on getting prizes so stay tuned! 🏆
Competition Rules
You’ll need to show your technology live, even if parts of the applications aren’t working. Please share a link to the tech.
Please provide a one pager or video overview of the project. This will help us understand how you approached the need.
Be sure to state how each team member contributed to the project.
Judging Criteria
The projects will be judged by problem solution; the technical impressiveness; and the impact of the idea of community, the market or the end users. No one of these categories will have more weight than another.
There will be a panel of judges. Each judge will rate the team presentation of the project with a 1 through 5 for each of the categories: innovation, technical impressiveness, and impact. The total score of each team will be tallied up and the judges will decide which team takes first, second and third prize.
How to support or engage
Be a mentor for the teams
Show up for demos
Demo day
Demo day will be March 27th. Come show your support and see what the Hack the Gap community created together. And see what can be accomplished in a short time. Proceeds from Demo Day tickets will be pooled together for "The Community-Voted Prize." Everyone in the audience will vote for their favorite team project. Get your ticket today!
To all of our prior hack the gap participants and community members, thank you for being a part of our community. We hope that you are able to engage and participate in the virtual hackathon. Together, we're breaking down barriers and amplifying the voices and talents of people as well as showcasing the work of individuals.