Hack Upstate this weekend

April 10, 2018, 10:14 a.m.

Hack Upstate XI is the eleventh installment in a series of weekend hackathons (open to students and practitioners) that happens twice a year (i.e. Fall & Spring) where developers, problem solvers, and designers from Upstate NY come to Syracuse, NY, share ideas, form teams and build incredible projects.

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY April 14th

• 11:00am — Doors open
• 12:00pm — 12:45pm — Introductions and kickoff
• 12:45pm — 1:15pm — Kickoff Ends, pitching project ideas
• 1:15pm — Form teams, begin hacking
• 2:00pm — Lunch
• 2:15pm — 3:00pm — ITX breakout session and panel discussion
• 7:00pm — Dinner
• 9:00pm — Lots of Coffee Arrives

SUNDAY April 15th

• 9:00am — Breakfast and coffee
• 11:45am — Cease hacking & submit projects
• 12pm — 12:30 pm — Demo Intro, Welcome Judges
• 12:30pm — Demos and project presentations
• 1:30 pm— 1:45pm — Judge Deliberation
• 2:00pm — Awards

LOCATION — The Technology Garden — 235 Harrison St, Syracuse, NY 13202

JUDGES

• Jonathan Parry, Director, Genius NY
• Adam Jwaskiewicz, Vice President of Digital Services, Pinckney Hugo Group
• Sheila Herbert, Product Innovation Lead, ITX Corp
• Tierney Cyren, Developer Advocate, NodeSource

RULES — No code can be written until after the opening ceremony on April 14th. All hackers abide by the Hack Upstate Code of Conduct.

PARKING — We recommend parking at the Harrison/Warren Street Parking Garage ($5 daily or $15 overnight), or the Hotel Syracuse Parking Garage ($5 per day, $10 overnight).

PRIZES

• 1st place — $1000.00
• 2nd place — $500.00
• Buffalo Civic Innovation Challenge — $100.00
• Best UI / UX — $100.00 (provided by ITX Corp.)
• Best Hardware Hack — TBD (provided by Thimble.io)
• PUBG Madglory API — TBD

SPONSORS

• ITX Corp. (Presenting Sponsor)
• Syracuse University iSchool
• Upstate Interactive
• AT&T
• Tompkins Trust
• KPMG
• Assured Information Security — AIS
• PUBG Madglory
• Wladis Law Firm
• Metis Consulting Group
• The Tech Garden
• CenterState CEO
• Thimble
• MongoDB
• MakeSchool
• Arrow

Hack Upstate’s mission is to unite and facilitate collaboration among the greater Upstate New York technology community. In pursuit, we organize hackathons, offer web and mobile development classes, facilitate talks and lectures, and ultimately help align Upstate tech talent with promising employment opportunities. To date, we’ve built a growing network comprised of thousands of Upstate New York engineers and nearly a hundred technology employers.

All hackers abide by the Hack Upstate Code of Conduct to maintain an open, friendly and inclusive community, in which Upstate New York’s tech community can adeptly connect, communicate and collaborate.