Women in Computing is hosting MarinaHacks: California State University, Long Beach's annual women-centric hackathon. This is an in-person 24-hour event dedicated to bringing together women to hone their skills, develop confidence, and fill the gender gap within the competitive tech industry.

MarinaHacks is a beginner-friendly and inclusive event open to all California State University, Long Beach students. Attend the event to network with others and improve your team-building skills. Also, gain the opportunity to develop your own project and obtain new technical experience.

Learn more at https://marinahacks.com/.

Note: you must be registered for and checked in to MarinaHacks to work and submit a project/submission. Every hacker should have an acceptance email.

Requirements

  1. Title of Project (under ‘Project overview’ )
  2. Elevator pitch
    • What's your idea? This will be a short tagline for the project
  3. Built with
    • What languages, frameworks, platforms, cloud services, databases, APIs, or other technologies did you use?
  4. Invite your team (if you're in a team)
    • Either share the link below privately with your teammates or send an invite link via email
  5. Thumbnail image
    • JPG, PNG or GIF format, 5 MB max file size. For best results, use a 3:2 ratio.
  6. About the project
    • Be sure to write what inspired you, what you learned, how you built your project, and the challenges you faced. In About the Project:
    • Pillar Category
    • Inspiration
    • What it does
    • How we built it
    • Challenges we ran into
    • Accomplishments that we’re proud of
    • What we learned
    • What’s next for your Project
  7. Video Demo of Project Features & Functionality (Anywhere between 1-2 minutes)
    • Submit as a file or provide a link (under ‘Project details’ or ‘Additional info’ tab)
    • Video Demo requirements:
      • Run through of your project
      • Explanation of your code briefly
  8. Link to Source Code
    • A Github Repository, proof for the existence of one’s code and to test out.
  9. Team Member Names or Solo Competitor (under ‘Manage team’ tab)

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

4 non-cash prizes
Sony WH-CH520 Wireless Headphones + Magee Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Set
1 winner

For the winning the Best Overall Hack

Amazon Echo Dot
1 winner

For the winning project of the Entertainment category

$50 Amazon Gift Card
1 winner

For the winning project of the Social Good category

Elegoo Uno Project Starter Kit
1 winner

For the winning project in the Technical category

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Mani Khanuja

Mani Khanuja
Principal Generative AI Specialist Solutions Architect @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Jelena Trajkovic

Jelena Trajkovic
Associate Professor @ CSULB Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering

Bradley Gallon

Bradley Gallon
Software Engineer and FrontEnd Developer @ Google

Dave Winter

Dave Winter
Professor @CSULB Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering

Tyler Goodman

Tyler Goodman
Software Engineer @ Google

Neal Terrell

Neal Terrell
Professor @CSULB Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering

Judging Criteria

  • Best Overall
    Most memorable and creative project overall
  • Best Technical
    Best project for the most advanced, challenging and difficulty in implementation
  • Best Social Good
    The project that focus the best on addressing social issues such as climate change, renewable energy, waste reduction and sustainable practices overall.
  • Best Entertainment
    To the project with the most engaging and entertaining product (Music, Gaming, Art, Food, Culture, Outdoor Activities, Physical Activities, Fashion, and Beauty).

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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