Name: CUNY Hackathon
Start: 2018-04-27T00:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2018-04-29T13:15:00.000-04:00
Location: CUNY Hackathon

Work together on a team to build something cool.

Students from across all 24 CUNY schools get together for an incredible 3 days of hacking. Work together on a team to build something cool.

THEME: Hack Gotham

Become the superhero that NYC needs. Solve a problem that can make life better for you and your fellow New Yorkers.

46-hour sprint of ideas & coding. Prizes. Free food. Free swag. Bragging rights. Friends. Fun.

Ask the 483+ students who came to the CUNY Hackathon in November 2017 - it was intense, productive and fun! Photos here: www.cunystartups.com/hackathon2017fall

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Prizes

$4,795 in prizes

First Place

$1,500 check for best overall Hack

$1,000 - Best Hack using IBM Cloud or Watson

$1,000 check

$1,000 - Best Hack using Open City Data with IBM Tech

$1,000 check

Jaybird X3 Wireless Headphones

- 8 hour play time
- Secure + Comfort-Fit with interchangeable tips and fins
- Customize your sound with the Jaybird app
- Sweat-proof and water resistant
- Music + Calls

Pi 3 Model B+ Ultimate Kit - 32 GB

Includes New Raspberry Pi 3 (RPi3) Model B Quad-Core 1.2 GHz 1 GB RAM
On-board WiFi and Bluetooth Connectivity
32 GB Micro SD Card (Class 10)
CanaKit 2.5A Power Supply with 5 feet Micro USB Cable and Noise Filter (UL Listed)
And many more components!

$500 - Administration for Children's Services Challenge

$500 - ACS Challenge: How can you ensuring foster youth have 24/7 help available

Google MVP Community Prize

Google Home minis

Codecademy Prize

Swag bag and a visit to the Codecademy Corporate Office

Monthly Metrocard

Eligibility

QUALIFICATIONS:

You must be a CUNY student to participate (CUNY student ID's are required at check-in)
You need to hack on all three days
A team of 2-5 people
Project must be relevant to the theme: HACK Gotham

Requirements

***All teams that submit CORRECTLY, by deadline will be allowed to pitch***

You have 3 minutes to pitch. You must cover the following:

- What is your idea and/or what problem are you solving

- What is the most valuable thing you've learned during the Hackathon

- Demo the product (no sign-in screen)

When you submit your project:

Please submit screenshots of what you have built before the deadline.Not the lines of code, visuals of the app or page, etc.
Enter your source code into a Github repository and include the repository URL.
Upload your presentation in PDF. ONLY UPLOAD PDF FILES! Your project file name should be your team name.