Our mission is to support and nuture underrepresented genders in tech by hosting Southern California's premiere all-women, femme & non-binary hackathon. Expect a weekend full of workshops, mentorship, tech talks, social activities, food, and more! No experience necessary, you just need passion.
Resources:
Making the Most of AthenaHacks
Your Guide to Forming a Hackathon Team
Requirements
- Start and complete your hack during the 24 hours of AthenaHacks starting Saturday, March 28th and ending Sunday, March 29th
- Make sure to create a DevPost profile for your hack and submit by 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 29th
- Be sure to "opt-in" for the prizes your hack qualifies for
- Include screenshots, pictures, and/or videos of your hack in your Devpost submission
- Include all team discord usernames in the event that a sponsor wants to ask any follow-up questions
- Judging will be held only in-person; however, every project must have a Devpost submitted. You can include lots of pictures, explanations, and screen records in your submission and mention anything you would say at an in-person demonstration in your submission! However, you must be physically present at the judging period on Sunday afternoon to be eligible for prizes.
Prizes
Best Hack by Bloomberg Engineering
The winning team will receive Stanley Water Bottles.
Best Financial Hack by CapitalOne
The winning team will receive a $250 Giftogram gift card.
Best Beginner
The winning team will receive a Mini Projector.
Best UI/UX
The winning team will receive a Portable Photo Printer.
Most Likely to Become a Startup
The winning team will receive a portable power bank.
Athena’s Favorite
The winning team will receive a beach themed bundle.
Best Overall
The winning team will receive an Apple Watch.
[MLH] Best Use of Gemini API
Google Swag Kits
It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?
Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice
Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers
Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more
Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?
[MLH] Best Use of ElevenLabs
Wireless Earbuds
Deploy natural, human-sounding audio with ElevenLabs. Create realistic, dynamic, and emotionally expressive voices for any project, from interactive AI companions to narrated stories and voice-enabled apps. ElevenLabs will empower you to build rich, immersive experiences without the need for actors or complex audio production, using simply the power of AI.
Integrate fully autonomous audio experiences into your hack with ElevenLabs and give your project a voice, along with giving your team the chance to win some wireless earbuds!
[MLH] Best Use of Presage
Fitbit Inspire & Presage Perks
Presage is pioneering the Human Sensing Layer, enabling any application to understand a person’s real-time physical and emotional state. With Presage, you can leverage clinically-proven vital signs, movement, emotion, and/or focus tracking to build a project that gives the standard camera super powers.
Use any of the Presage SDKs to integrate capabilities like real-time heart rate, breathing rate, engagement levels, and facial expressions into your hack with just a few lines of code.
Immersive Gaming & Entertainment: Dynamically change game difficulty or story elements based on a player's excitement or focus levels.
Contactless Wellness & Fitness: Build a non-invasive app that monitors stress, recovery, or fitness performance.
Accessibility & Security: Utilize vital signs for effortless authentication, or to enhance accessibility.
Productivity: Design a tool that tracks focus or stress.
Build your next hack with Presage and show us the future of human-computer interaction! Win awesome prizes along for with the following perks from the Presage team:
Free refills for Presage Development credits to accelerate you through your next three months of building
30% off all Presage usage charges for your first year after going live
[MLH] Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
M5Stack IoT Kit
MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students or sign up for the Atlas free forever tier (no credit card required). Along with a suite of services and functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data, and you can get a headstart with free resources from MongoDB University! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5Stack IoT Kit for you and each member of your group.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Greg Pohlner
Mike Lee
Aman Bakshi
Matthew Whiting
Marco Papa
Rob Parke
Hannah Nguyen
Bennett Lee
David Kempe
Mohammad Reza Rajati
Sinan Seymen
Feng Chen
Thelma Federico Zaragoza
Jose Zaragoza
Ellie Xing
Ashley Lan
Tiffany Ku
Halexandra Alvarenga
Li Ho
Emily Zhu
Manuela Berrio
Ashley Adji
Andrea Hsu
Simran Saxena
Avery Liu
Reina Mitra
Joyce Ng
Carmela Gonzalez
Meron Fikru
Cynthia Liu
Natalie Wijaya
Ananya Hari
Marisa Lin
Geetanshu Gulati
Sathyanaraya Raghavachary
Judging Criteria
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Social Impact
Is this a product that people will use in their daily lives? Will it improve the user’s quality of life or solve an important issue? -
Innovation & Creativity
Is this project unique and innovative? Is it a solution to a problem we have never seen before? Or a better way of doing something? -
Technical Difficulty
How difficult was it to implement this project? Are there lots of APIs and libraries and languages involved? Did they use a really cool algorithm? -
User Experience and Design
Is the hack polished? Does the project looks as great as it functions? Is it easy to use and navigate? -
Overall Impression
Can this hack succeed? Is it well thought out and executed? Does it stand out?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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