about 3 years ago
Winners Announced!
The judges have weighed in, and we're excited to share the news! Go to the Steel City Hacks: Winter Hack gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of your awesome submissions. Winners should have received an extra email from Devpost with instructions on how to get started with prize redemption logistics. Contact us ASAP if you haven't received this email (but be sure to check your spam)!
Finally, we wanted to thank everyone involved with this event one last time before we head out. Thank you to our incredible panel of professional judges, who loved looking…
about 3 years ago
Thank you! + Prize & Goodie Logistics
Hello hackers,
Congratulations on completing Steel City Hacks: Winter Hack 2022!!! At this time, if you haven't already arranged a late submission exemption with a hackathon organizer, we are unable to accept late submissions--we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Our panel of judges is excited to look through your hard work!
If you have submitted a project (or were on a team that submitted a project) to this contest, please fill out this form (if you have not done so already) if you are interested in any one of:
- A certificate of completion
- A free sticker…
over 3 years ago
Deadline Extended to 12/11 11:30PM EST
Hello hackers,
We have extended the deadline for submissions by 1 day! The final submission deadline is now 11:30 PM EST on 12/11. Due to these changes, award announcements have also been delayed until around 8 PM on 12/18. Announcements will be posted on the Devpost and sent over email. We hope this extra time will give you all some breathing room to finalize your submissions over the weekend!
We're also excited to announce digital certificates available to participants upon submission! Just check off the box in our swag redemption form after submitting your project and you'll receive one after…
over 3 years ago
Ideathon Prompt & Kickoff!
Hello hackers!
Steel City Hacks has officially begun! Submissions will now be accepted for both the ideathon and hackathon competition pools.
Ideathon participants can view our prompt below:
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things about how we communicate, creating new demand for software that provides better experiences for online socialization. Devise a pitch for an imaginary piece of software centered around letting users “meet new people,” whether within specific interest fields, locations, some other subcategory, or just generally.
As a general set of pointers, some aspects of communication software that you may wish to focus on in your pitch…
over 3 years ago
Gifts & Goodies!
Hello hackers!
We're super excited to remind you all that the submission period for Steel City Hacks opens in 2 days! We'll be starting things off with an optional kickoff ceremony on 12/3, 12pm EST (Click here for the Zoom link). Check out our schedule here for optional events/workshops you can attend throughout the week! As always, more specificity on our submission requirements and other event information is available on our Devpost, while live staff support is available at our Discord!
Below are some reminders + new free goodies available to all participants:
Our generous sponsors…
over 3 years ago
Important Updates!
Hello hackers!
Only 1 week until our submission period opens! Until then, we're excited to announce even more big updates to our event, including:
- Hackathon prompt
- New internship prize + more prize updates
- New sponsors & goodies
- Schedule updates
Read all about it below!
First things first, the hackathon theme you've all been waiting for! All hackathon projects should work to address this theme in some way, but remember, no coding until 12/3. Our one-word theme is..... communication! We look forward to your submissions addressing this theme.
Next, a major update to prizes. Thanks to our…
over 3 years ago
Get hyped!
Hello hackers!
We're super excited to remind you all that Steel City Hacks kicks off in under 2 weeks! Hackathon participants can check back in one week for our one-word theme announcement. In the meantime, we have some exciting new updates to share with you about our event, which you can read all about below.
Updates to Prizes & Goodies:
Thanks to our generous sponsors, we've increased the total prize pool for Steel City Hacks! Our new prizes are available on our Devpost, but we've itemized the changes below:
- Our Best Overall prizes for the Hackathon and Ideathon now…