Requirements

Eligibility

You must be accepted, RSVP'd and check-in to DeerHacks.

Submission

Please submit your project by Sunday, April 30 @ 9am. 

Your submission must include all members of your team and a link to your GitHub repository.

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Prizes

$CAD 1,309 in prizes
$200 Visa Gift Card
1 winner

1 per team member

Govee Light Bar
1 winner

1 per team member

Anker Soundcore Bluetooth Speaker
1 winner

1 per team member

Most Creative Use of GitHub
1 winner

GitHub Octocat Puzzle & Sticker bundle / GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!

Most Creative Use of Twilio
1 winner

Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!

Best Domain Name from Domain.com
1 winner

Domain.com Branded Prize
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded prize for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!

Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity
1 winner

Fidelity Branded Wireless Charger
At Fidelity, accessibility is viewed as a major key to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to make tech more accessible! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put opportunities and resources within reach to all communities. The team with the best accessibility hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!

Best Blockchain Project Using Hedera
1 winner

Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboard
Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Niral Patel

Niral Patel
MCSS

Judging Criteria

  • Implementation
    Does the prototype work? (Mockups or no-code tools are allowed)
  • Design
    How aesthetic is the design? How easy and enjoyable is the user experience?
  • Usefulness
    Does this solution actually solve a problem?
  • Creativity
    How unique is the solution?
  • (Bonus) Pitch
    Did the team present the project well?

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