The University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s 24-hour tech innovation marathon where students across the East Coast collaborate on new ideas to build mobile, web and hardware projects. HackUMBC invites diverse groups of students to enjoy a weekend of hacking, workshops, tech talks, networking, and other fun activities. At the end of 24 hours, participants’ projects are presented and judged for different prize categories from sponsors and other organizations.
Prizes
$5,510 in prizes
HackUMBC: 1st Place
4 Nintendo Switches
HackUMBC: 2nd Place
4 Jaybird X3
HackUMBC: 3rd Place
4 - Google Home Mini
HackUMBC: Most Unique Hack
4 - Charging Solar Panels
HackUMBC: Best Design
4 - Wacom Tablet
ClearEdge: Best Application of Artificial Intelligence
Two pre-opening night tickets to "Solo: A Star Wars Story" per winning member.
Booz Allen Hamilton: Best Use of Data Visualization
4 - $200 Amazon Gift Card
Paypal: Best Price for Underbanked
Amazon Echo (4)
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
$250 AWS Credit
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essentials Kit
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Jeremy Dixon
UMBC CMSC Undergraduate Director
Josh Massey
SGA President
Judging Criteria
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Polish
Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well designed? -
Originality
Is it a unique idea? Has it been done before? Does it do something novel, or at least take a new approach to an old problem? -
Idea
Is the hack practical? Is it something people would actually use? Does it fulfill a real need people have?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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