Dates

(Need to be finalized)

Eligibility

We welcome all UB students to participate in the hackathon. To be eligible, simply join our Discord server and consider yourself a member of UB ACM! We're excited to see your contributions and creativity during the event!

Project and Submission Requirements

All projects will be submitted through the GitHub Classroom assignment provided upon registration. You'll receive a README.md template outlining the required sections for your submission. It's important to populate this template accurately, as it will serve as your project's entry for prizes. Ensure timely completion and submission through the provided platform to be eligible for consideration.

Prizes

Hack Nights will have a $1,000 prize pool that we’ll be drawing from. Prizes of monetary value will be awarded to the following teams (where they’ll choose how to split it):

  1. 1st place: $500 worth of prices

  2. 2nd place: $300 worth of prices

  3. 3rd place: $200 worth of prices

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

Judging will be performed by a mix of professors and UB Alumni currently working in the industry! We’re currently borrowing the UBHacking judging guide linked here.