HackHouston begins this Saturday, April 22, 2017. Texas Southern University will be hosting its first ever hackathon. Join the creative, innovative group of students for 24 amazing hours of hacking in Houston, Texas. We are inviting all students to come build cool gadgets, develop slick software projects, solve challenges, network, collect free swag and win big prizes. HackHouston is the place with no boundaries to how creative, passionate, and innovative you can be. Come let's Innovate the Future

Eligibility

  • Participants who registered on HackHouston.com
  • Students 18+ and older can participate.  
  • The entire team must be present at the event in order to submit and be judged.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$9,180 in prizes

1st prize

Roku Prize (TBD)
Microsoft Prize (TBD)
MLH Medal & Prize (TBD)
JetBrains Software License

2nd Place

Roku Prize (TBD)
Microsoft Prize (TBD)
MLH Medal
JetBrains Software License

3rd Place

Roku Prize (TBD)
Microsoft Prize (TBD)
MLH Medal
JetBrains Software License

Best Website on .Tech Domain Prize

$50 Amazon Gift Vouchers per member of a team for the best hack/website submitted on a .tech domain. (Site should be functional)

Best Education Hack by Bytecamp

4 Arduino Kits and 4 $1,000 Merit Scholarships to Bytecamp.
Conditions: Must be a real working product (no videos, PowerPoints, etc.)

Best Use of Amazon Web Services

The Best Use of Amazon Web Services will receive $250 in AWS credit.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

TBD

TBD

Judging Criteria

  • Originality
  • Technical Difficulty
  • Polish
  • Usefulness

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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