Project and Submission Requirements

Please TRIPLE check that your project meets the requirements laid out in the handbook.

Submit your code and required libraries to run them seperately.

Winner Selection

The Winners will be determined in a Round-Robin elimination style or the Team with the most wins. 

1. Harassment

   HackMelbourne does not tolerate harassment in any form from participants. Sexual language and inappropriate imagery is not appropriate for submitted projects or at any time or place during the event, including talks, workshops, and online media. Attendees violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event at the discretion of the event organisers.

2. Re-use of past work or starting early

   We highly encourage that project submissions are only prepared during the hackathon. However, if you decide to submit a project that you have worked on beforehand, that uses re-used code, or has previously been submitted in any other hackathon, you must disclose such information and the extent in the submission.

   If upon inspection, it is found that the project has re-used code that was not disclosed with the submission, the organizer may ask the participant to point out similarities and differences between the old and new work, and/or disqualify the submission from winning awards automatically.

3. Plagiarism

   HackMelbourne has a strict no plagiarism policy.

   1. Ideas do not have to be original, but the implementation must be original.
   2. Open source libraries, frameworks and starting points are allowed, but teams must disclose what they created at the event, and what was already made (make sure to respect any licenses).

   Any violation will result in disqualification from winning awards automatically at the discretion of the event organizers.

4. Respect

   Attendees will respect all organisers, mentors, judges or any other staff working the event. Attendees violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event at the discretion of the event organisers.