Prompt in Discord!
About the challenge
OregonHacks is inviting all high school and college students to participate in a friendly, entry-level hackathon, focused around the theme of Nature + Tech. If you're a complete beginner who just learned their first computer language, or if you're a part-time developer, OregonHacks is the hackathon for you!
Theme
This year's theme is Nature + Tech. The specific prompt will be released during the opening ceremony.
Schedule
August 15, 08:00AM - August 17, 08:00AM (PT)
- Aug 15, 8:00 AM - Opening ceremony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HvyhN7Ka48)
- Aug 15, 10:00 AM - Presentation by Scott Hanselman (Microsoft VP)
- Aug 17, 8:00 AM - Submission close
- Sep 1 - Winners announced
*schedule subject to change
Get started
Prompts will be announced during the opening ceremony. Until then, we encourage you to keep honing your CS skills and participate in other hackathons!
Contact Us
- Email: oregonhacks@gmail.com
- Insta: @oregonhacks
- Website: https://oregonhacks.com
- Join the discord: https://discord.gg/pkvfQsjpv3
Requirements
What to Build
Prompts will be announced on during the opening ceremony on August 15th at 8:00AM PT, relating to our theme of Nature + Tech.
What to Submit
- Video that fulfills judging criteria (not exceeding 5 min)
- Link to your GitHub Repo
- Project link (if applicable)
- Other relevant resources (Google Docs, PDFs, etc.)
Prizes
First Place
- $50 in gift cards
- $25 AoPS coupon
- 2 year VIP CodeCrafters Membership ($720 value)
- 1 year Brilliant Premium Subscription per team member (~$240 value per)
- RISE Research Program Scholarship per team member ($625 value per)
Disclaimer: The actual cash which the winner receives is the $50 in gift cards. All other prize values are found in the marketed cash value of the prize.
Second Place
- $30 in gift cards
- $25 AoPS coupon
- 1 year VIP CodeCrafters Membership ($360 value)
- 1 year Brilliant Premium Subscription per team member (~$240 value per)
- RISE Research Program Scholarship per team member ($500 value per)
Disclaimer: The actual cash which the winner receives is the $30 in gift cards. All other prize values are found in the marketed cash value of the prize.
Third Place
- $20 in gift cards
- $25 AoPS coupon
- 6 month VIP CodeCrafters Membership ($180 value)
- 1 year Brilliant Premium Subscription per team member (~$240 value per)
- RISE Research Program Scholarship per team member ($500 value per)
Disclaimer: The actual cash which the winner receives is the $20 in gift cards. All other prize values are found in the marketed cash value of the prize.
Honorary Mention
- $25 AoPS coupon
- RISE Research Program Scholarship per team member ($500 value per)
Disclaimer: There is no actual cash included in this prize; all prize value are found in the marketed cash value of the prize.
Participation Prize (300 submission cap)
- 3 month access to Miro Enterprise License (300 total; $75 value)
- 7 day Interview Cake Course (50 total; $50 value)
- 1 year free .xyz domain (100 total; $15 value)
- 1 month n8n Cloud Pro license (100 total; $50 value)
- Tin Computer credits (100 total; $299 value; https://tin.computer/hackathon/oregonhacks)
Disclaimer: There is no actual cash included in this prize; all prize values are found in the marketed cash value of the prize. Instructions for claiming participation prizes will be posted in Discord soon.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Danny Mamchik
OregonHacks Leadership
Kevin Boriboonsomsin
OregonHacks Leadership
Elliot Choi
OregonHacks Leadership
Andy Ma
OregonHacks Leadership
Honey Nikam
Machine Learning Engineer, TikTok
Darsana Devi
Senior Product Manager, Walmart
Scott Hanselman
VP & Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft
Disha Patel
Software Engineer, Apple
Udaya Bhaskar Vemuri
Senior Application Security Analyst, Corteva Agriscience
Anisha Ramakrishna Yarlapati
Product Manager, Adobe
Reshmika Dhandapani
Product Manager, Motorola Solutions Inc.
Bedil Karimov
Senior Systems Engineer, EPAM Systems
Michael Chinaloy
Engineering Manager, Coinbase
Sourabh Sonkamble
Assistant Vice President, Deutsche Bank
Simon Stotler
Principal Product Manager, Nike
Kuber Jain
Senior Data Scientist, Headspace
Sanket Rege
Software Engineering Manager, Dish Network
Gayathri Chilukala
Software Engineer, Microsoft
Sudheer Pratap
Lead Software Engineer, U.S. Bank
Jegan Shanmugm
Lead Software Engineer, Lowe's
Fenil Shah
Senior Software Engineer, Amazon
Aditya Shrivastava
Software Engineer, Barclays
Mitchelle Ashley Creado
Software Engineer, Microsoft
Soumya Ranjan
Software Engineer, Qualcomm
Siddharth Chitambar
Senior Product Software Engineer, Disney Streaming
Judging Criteria
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Impact & Problem Fit
(25% of score): Does the project solve a real problem? Is the target user clear? Would the solution meaningfully help someone if developed further -
Technical Execution
(25% of score): Is the implementation functional? Did the team build meaningful features? Is there evidence of technical challenge, integration, or original engineering? -
Usability, Design & Accessibility
(20% of score): Is the project easy to understand and use? Is the interface thoughtful? Did the team consider accessibility, clarity, and user experience? -
Creativity & Originality
(15% of score): Is the idea fresh, clever, or unexpected? Did the team approach the problem in an interesting way rather than making a generic app? -
Presentation & Demo Quality
(15% of score): Did the team clearly explain the problem, solution, technical approach, and impact? Did the demo show the project working?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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