Hackathon Rules & Prizes Teams

• Teams must have 1–4 members.

Attendance

• All team members must be present for:
  • Opening Ceremony: Saturday at 11 AM
  • Project Presentation: Sunday at 12 PM
  • You may leave the venue to work elsewhere, but attendance at key moments is required.

Getting Help

• Mentors, organizers, etc. are available for advice and feedback.
• They cannot do the work for you.
• Use of Generative AI tools for product development and ideation is encouraged.

Project Work

• All project work must happen during the hackathon.
• Brainstorming beforehand is fine.
• You may work on an old idea, but cannot reuse code from earlier versions.
• Originality is encouraged but not required — you can build something that already exists.

Using External Code

• Teams are encouraged to use open-source libraries and frameworks.
• Do not attempt to pre-build your project and call it “open source.” Organizers will notice.

Submissions & Presentations

• Devpost submissions must be made by 10 AM on Sunday.
• Late submissions will be disqualified.
• Small bug fixes during your demo are allowed (e.g., fixing a typo or one-line bug).
• No major changes or feature additions during the demo.

Disqualifications

• Breaking the rules can result in disqualification.
• Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any team/individual at their sole discretion.
• Be cool.

Prizes

• Climate Resilience: Solar Phone Charger
• Food Waste: Food Scale
• Waste Management: Owala
• Sustainability Transportation: Portable Speakers
• Grand Prize: $100 per Team Member