A Message to our Hackers

Frequently asked questions

• How many people in a team?
  Up to 5 people
• What are the prize categories? 
  General Hack (1st & 2nd Place) - All submissions are automatically eligible for this category
  Community Hack (1st & 2nd Place)  -  The project submitted must tackle a social issue prevalent in our local community of Worcester. This may include topics such as (but not limited to) COVID-19, Smart Cities and Entrepreneurship.
  WPI Hack (1st & 2nd Place)  -  The project submitted must benefit the WPI community in some way (all participants, regardless of school affiliation can submit a project for this category!)
• How will the hackathon run?
  All ceremonies and workshops will take place via Zoom. Communication throughout the event will take place on Slack, and projects will be submitted via DevPost. Links to all of these will be sent via email to all registered participants.
• What is the mentor workshop?
  Mentor workshops are a chance for you to talk to one of our mentors to get advice and feedback on your project. We highly encourage all participants to make use of our mentors to help guide your projects!
• What is the hackathon schedule?
  January 22nd
  06:00 PM - Opening Ceremony  (Zoom)
  06:30 PM - Start team formation + Q and A  (Zoom)
  07:30 PM - End team formation + Q and A  (Zoom)
  08:00 PM - Hackathon Begins  (Zoom)
  
  January 23rd
  11:00 AM - Mentor Workshop #1 (Zoom)
  02:00 PM - Mentor Workshop #2 (Zoom)
  
  January 24th
  08:00 AM - Hack Ends/Submit Deadline  (DevPost)
  08:00 AM - Judging Starts
  12:00 PM - Judging Ends
  01:00 PM - Closing Ceremony (Zoom)