Equity Hackathon 2nd Edition

HOW EQUITY HACKATHON #002 WILL WORK

There will be three phases

Phase 1: Ideas

• In this phase, you’ll form your project team and select the problem statement that you will solve from one of the thematic areas presented.
• You will then submit your idea for the project to be undertaken during the hackathon period. Review the submission guidelines to know what is expected from you.
• Your submissions will then be reviewed and when your idea has been approved, you may begin to build your code.

Phase 2: Build

• Get started right away.
• In this phase, you’ll build your project and take advantage of mentorship that will be offered.
• At the end of Phase 2, all projects will be judged and the top will be selected by the Equity Technical Team. Those top projects will move forward into Phase 3: Pitch.

Phase 3: Pitch 

• In this phase, the top teams chosen by judges in Phase 2 will be asked to give a presentation to the final judging team who will then select a winner.

RULES AND CODE OF CONDUCT

Equity Hackathon Rules

1. The hackathon will be conducted virtually.
2. All design elements, code, etc. for the project must be created during the event. While you may not begin coding in advance, you can plan and discuss with your team in advance. Written documents and design sketches are allowed. You may also incorporate pre-existing material that is freely available to the public into your project, such as public domain images, Creative Commons music, open-source libraries, existing APIs and platforms, and the like.
3. There will be 3 rounds of judging
   • Idea Submission Phase
   • Technical Phase
   • Final Judging Phase

For more details on each phase and the judging criteria refer to the judging criteria tab.

1. Only 10 of the competing teams will present their projects in the final round of judging at the end of the event. The presenting teams will be determined after the idea submission and technical phase of judging has taken place.
2. Competitors may only enter projects created by members on their team who are currently competing in the hackathon.

Code of Conduct

1. Please treat all other participants with the utmost respect. We ask that you act kindly, behave professionally, and do not insult or put down other attendees.  Remember that harassment and racist, sexist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate for this event. If at any point you see a fellow participant being harassed, please engage the hackathon organizers or faculty leadership.
2. Please treat our partners, organizers, and judges with the utmost respect. Without them, nothing would be possible.

Behaviors we encourage

• Use of welcoming and inclusive language
• Showing respect for different viewpoints and experience
• Graceful acceptance of constructive criticism
• Make space for others to speak and ask questions
• Appreciate that people will have different skills, levels of knowledge and expertise – be patient

Unacceptable Behavior

• Intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory or demeaning speech/actions.
• Harmful or prejudicial verbal or written comments or visual images related to age, background, belief, disability, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, identity, national origin, sexual orientation or other personal characteristics, including those protected by law.
• Inappropriate use of sexual language or imagery.
• Inappropriate disruption of meetings or events.
• Photographing, video or audio recording of slides, oral or poster presentations without presenter/author’s permission.
• Violating the rules and regulations of the online platform (e.g. Teams).

Equity Hackathon Series 2 Terms and Conditions: Read here