What is ImpactX?

ImpactX will be a virtual hackathon hosted by Code4Hope, a not-for-profit organization based out of New Jersey that host hackathons with the focus of creating a global community of young innovators solving real-world challenges. Impact X will take during the weekend of December 7th, 2024. 

As a participant, you will be required to develop a project that solves a problem in the fields of sustainability, education, or health and wellness. Once teams have chosen their track, they will be entered into the running for prizes in that category only.

Furthermore, you will be able to attend virtual workshops hosted by sponsors and leaders in the tech indsutry, exposing you to a multitude of other topics that might interest you or be relevant to your project.

For more information and updates, make sure to join our Discord server and check out the Code4Hope website.

 

Participation/Eligibility

In order to participate and be eligible for prizes, you must register using our registration form. 

A group will contain a MAXIMUM of 4 members.

Participation will be open to middle and high school students (aged 13+). Participants may have any level of experience, or none at all. We welcome beginners and experienced coders to innovate and learn!

 

Registration

Please register for ImpactX here on Devpost as well as through our registration form. This is a requirement! ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FORM.

 

Schedule

All workshops and opening/closing ceremony timings are posted on the ImpactX Schedule.

Requirements

  1. Only one person per team may submit the team's project on Devpost, that person must add all other teammate(s) to the Devpost submission 
  2. You MUST submit a link to a public GitHub repository that was created during the dates of December 7- 8th, 2024.
    • Your repository must contain the following:
      • a README file that briefly expains your project (about 2 - 3 sentences). 
        • Below is a sample of the required documentation for the README:
        • -----------------------------------
Name and School: Aryan Mittal - John P. Stevens High School, John Doe - Edison High School
Date: 11/17/24
          Category: Education
Project Name: Tasker
          Description: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras malesuada maximus velit, non commodo neque bibendum vitae. Vestibulum eu bibendum massa. Vestibulum in efficitur quam. Suspendisse accumsan semper turpis ut vestibulum. 
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      • a PDF file of your presentation.
      • your project files (if you submitted a program)
      • link to your design (if you made a mock-up interface)
  3. You must upload a 1-3 minute video demonstrating part or all of your project's features as well as a brief overview of the development process, including a description of your codebase (can be uploaded to YouTube or another public site)
    • If submitting a program, make sure to include a screen recording of your code while you are explaining it (this will allow us to make a more accurate judgement regarding the quality of your project)
    • YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CODE A PROJECT. If you are inexperienced in coding, you can submit a project as a graphic design mockup in Figma, Canva, Google Slide, or another display of your idea.
  4. You must select the appropriate category your project is competing for.

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Prizes

$25,185 in prizes
1st Best Overall Hack
1 winner

The best overall hack submitted to ImpactX 2024. The team that wins this prize will immediately be taken out of the judging group for the track-specific prizes.

2nd Best Overall Hack
1 winner

The second best overall hack submitted to ImpactX 2024. The team that wins this prize will immediately be taken out of the judging group for the track-specific prizes.

3rd Best Overall Hack
1 winner

The third best overall hack submitted to ImpactX 2024. The team that wins this prize will immediately be taken out of the judging group for the track-specific prizes.

Sustainability Track Prize
1 winner

The best project submitted for the Sustainability Track.

Education Track Prize
1 winner

The best project submitted for the Education Track.

Health and Wellness Prize
1 winner

The best project submitted for the Health and Wellness Track.

Public Choice
1 winner

After submissions have ended, participants will be able to vote on their favorite project through a google form sent out via email.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Rajesh Mittal

Rajesh Mittal
Customer Success Leader in Generative AI, Cloud Services for Regulated Industry at Microsoft

Gaurav Hind

Gaurav Hind
Director, Capital Markets & Digital Assets Customer Engineering at Google

Pinyi Liu

Pinyi Liu
Specialist in Growth Marketing & Sales at McKinsey & Company

Sujan Abraham

Sujan Abraham
Senior Software Engineer at Labelbox

Nilesh Jain

Nilesh Jain
Engineering Lead at Oracle

Karishmaa Subramanian Iyer

Karishmaa Subramanian Iyer
Senior Technical Program Manager at Amazon

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