Blueprint is an annual ideation conference focused on developing revolutionary ideas in response to critical challenges facing environments around the world. This year’s conference is on March 25th-26th, 2023 and will focus on building resilience to natural and anthropogenic disasters.

Through a series of talks and workshops, participants will be able to learn from disaster experts and industry professionals ranging from GIS specialists to NOAA scientists to environmental justice experts; they’ll compete in teams to create innovative solutions to natural disasters for the chance to win a $1500 seed grant to develop their solution.

The event schedule can be found at this link.

Requirements

To participate register on our website: dukeconservationtech.com

All team ideating and project submisson will take place during the conference. Specific guidelines will be sent out in a participant guide after you register.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$3,000 in prizes
Grand Prize Seed Grant
1 winner

Track Winner
3 winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Duke Conservation Tech

Duke Conservation Tech

Judging Criteria

  • Problem Understanding
    How well does the team define and understand the problem that they are attempting to solve?
  • Feasibility
    How well does the team define and understand the problem that they are attempting to solve?
  • Impact
    How well does the team define and understand the problem that they are attempting to solve?
  • Innovation
    Are new insights to the problem/solution landscape developed?

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