Penn State University • Business Building • October 21, 2023

Schedule

SATURDAY

Check-In

11AM

Opening Ceremonies

12PM - 1PM

Team Building

1PM - 2PM

Workshops

1PM - 7PM

Lunch

1PM - 4PM

Hacking Begins

2PM

Dinner

7PM - 9PM

SUNDAY

Midnight Snack

12AM - 1AM

Elliott's Early Morning Yoga

3AM - 3:30AM

Brunch

10AM - 12PM

Hacking Ends

1:45PM

Judging Expo

2PM - 3:30PM

Closing Ceremonies

4:30PM - 5:30PM

Rules

All participants must be at least 18 years old and a student of some university (or a recent PSU graduate within less than one year). All participants must bring a valid form of identification.
Teams may be comprised of up to five members. A team may only submit one project, and no participant may be a member of multiple teams.
Projects should be original works created on site. Coming with an idea in mind is perfectly fine, working on an existing project is not.
All projects must be submitted through Devpost by 12PM on Sunday (even if not completed!) and can be edited until 1:45PM Sunday.
All project code must be attached to the project's Devpost submission.
Students are permitted to come and go from the venue as they please.
Anything you create is your work, HackPSU and its partners have no claim over intellectual property produced at the event.
All participants must agree to the MLH Code of Conduct.

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Prizes & Challenges

HackPSU Grand Prize

The standard HackPSU experience: work together alone or in a team to build something awesome! All monetary prizes will be split among the winning team members equally.

1st Place:	$300
2nd Place:	$150
3rd Place:	$100

Winners will also receive MLH winner pins.

Social Impact Award

Awarded to the hack with the best use of technology to address social issues and make a positive worldly impact. A total of $150 will be paid out via Amazon gift cards split evenly among the winning team members.

Entrepreneurship Award

Awarded to the hack with the most sustainable business model, including considerations of monetization, target audience, and future growth. A total of $150 will be paid out via Amazon gift cards split evenly among the winning team members.

Generative AI Award

Awarded to the hack with the best use of generative artificial intelligence. A total of $150 will be paid out via Amazon gift cards split evenly among the winning team members.

SUBMISSIONS: To submit, please visit our Devpost page at http://devpost.hackpsu.org. Make sure to submit your project (even if not completed) on Devpost by 12 PM Sunday! You can edit it until 1:45 PM Sunday. This is a hard deadline - the submission portal closes at 12 PM and any projects not submitted will not be considered for prizes.