TurtleHacks is a 36-hour green-centric hybrid hackathon targeting high-school and university students in Canada. For this year, hackers can participant fully online for the entire duration of our hackathon and we will also have an in-person option on May 13th at Cataylst Commons, Kitchener ON for hackers to gather to work on their projects, network and have fun! We aim to be an all- inclusive event for students to express their creativity and come up with solutions to address pressing environmental concerns. This can be through creating a website, app, game, robot and much more!
Hackers can access resources, workshops, and mentors to maximize the impact on their learning. Through this event, we hope to prove that programming has no mould and that anyone who wants to explore this field has plenty of opportunities to do so! Meet other fellow hackers to share ideas and grow your connections!
Pitch your project to a panel of judges to compete for prizes! Sign up today and join us for a weekend of fun and learning!
Please join our discord server here: https://discord.gg/cg5MJtFdFe . This will be our main form of communication and we will be sharing important announcements and schedules during the event.
Requirements
What to Build
As long as your project addresses an environmental concern, build anything you want!
What to Submit
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3-5 Minute Video: explain what your project does, its significance, and a demonstration of your project.
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Code: Provide a link to your Github Repository containing the source code of your project in your submission.
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Complete submission form on Devpost before the submission deadline.
Prizes
$9,119 in prizes
First Place Overall
- SAMSUNG Galaxy Buds 2
- Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus One-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
- 4 UiPath Voucher Codes
Runner up
- Anker Soundcore Mini Speaker
- Free YEAR of Centered Pro
- Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus One-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Beginner Hack
- Anker 10W Max
- Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus One-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Environmental Hack
- Turtle Plushie
- 90-day free license for the prize winners (proto.io)
- Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus One-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Marie Curie Prize
- Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus One-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
- $20 Amazon gift card
Honourable Mention
- $15 Amazon Giftcard
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Sarah Kwak
Co-Lead Organizer | TurtleHacks
Stephen Ni
Co-Lead Organizer | TurtleHacks
Aditya Ajay
Co-Lead Organizer | TurtleHacks
Johanna Feick
Product Manager & VP North America | VentureLabs
Timur Mukhitdinov
Senior Software Development Engineer | Booking.com
Rudra Roy Choudhury
Product Manager | Tubi
Andrey Maksimchenko
Lead Software Developer & Engineering Manager | Oxagile
Vivaan Vora
Founder of Bay Area Hacks Society
Urjit Singh Bhatia
Senior Software engineer | ClassDojo Inc
Sarah Wilson
VP Sales & Marketing at 3cycleVP Sales & Marketing | 3cycle
Abdallah Younes
Software Developer | Purolator
Darren Wainwright
Software Development Lead
Alexander Sivtsov
Software engineer at Aliexpress Russia
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
Is it original and innovative? -
Solves Environmental Issues
Does it address an environmental concern and how well does it solve the problem? -
Presentation
Is the written and video portion of the submission clear and concise? How well does it present your project? -
Technicality and Quality
How well was the level of technical skill demonstrated? How high is the quality of the code and/or the prototype?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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