This is the second iteration of YRHacks, a hackathon run by the York Region District School Board. We are excited to be able to invite 350 hackers across the board to participate this year!

YRHacks will provide an unforgettable weekend packed with innovation, workshops, collaboration, and competition. We also have thousands of dollars in prizes!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$11,845 in prizes
First Place
1 winner

$375 Value Wolfram Prize Per Team Member
$600 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team

Second Place
1 winner

$300 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team
$375 Value Wolfram Prize Per Team Member

Third Place
1 winner

$200 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team
$375 Value Wolfram Prize Per Team Member

4th - 6th Place
3 winners

$375 Value Wolfram Prize Per Team Member

ELL Prize
1 winner

$120 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team

Best Bot/AI
1 winner

$500 Best Buy Gift Card For Team

Best Game
1 winner

$100 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team

Best Use of API
1 winner

$100 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team

Best Web App
1 winner

$100 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team

Best Use of any Database
1 winner

$100 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team

Best Pitch
1 winner

$100 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team

Best User Interface Design
1 winner

$60 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team

Best Use of Cloud Computing
1 winner

Themes (Two Tracks: Education and Wellness)
2 winners

$120 Best Buy Gift Card Per Team

YorkU: SDG4 - Quality Education
1 winner

$150 Amazon Gift Card Per Team

YorkU: SDG11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
1 winner

$150 Amazon Gift Card Per Team

IBM: Best Use of Open Source
1 winner

IBM Swag Packs

Voiceflow: Best Use of Voiceflow
1 winner

Voiceflow Swag

Raffles
1 winner

YRHACKS Merchandise & Gift Cards
Four $25 Art Of Problem Solving Products
Chromebook
Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro
Huawei Band 4 Pro

All Participants
1 winner

$25 Wolfram|One Access
6 months free of Voiceflow PRO ($50 USD/Month)
YRHacks Swag
Free Friends :D

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
    is this an original and unique product?
  • Complexity
    how detailed, well-thought, and developed is the product?
  • Usefulness/practicality
    how would this product be useful in real life?
  • Design
    is the user interface clean; is the product intuitive?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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