Cycle down to the center of Baltimore to pedal your ideas & projects with other innovators, creatives, thinkers and doers for an amazing weekend full of learning and healthy competition.

Three tracks will help you direct your ideas full-steam ahead. Maybe it’s a problem that needs to be solved, an idea without the time, a skill that could help someone else, or just silly geekery, we welcome all skill levels and reasons for hanging out. Choose your own adventure & have fun!

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$9,600 in prizes

Best Civic Tech Projects (2)

First & second place prizes for the Civic Tech Track. The awards are as follows: 1st place: $1000 2nd place: $600. Find an innovative or creative solution to an issue experienced in Baltimore City. Use data to better serve Baltimore City citizens.

Best Hardware Projects (2)

First and second place prizes for the Hardware Track. The awards are as follows: 1st place: $1000 2nd place: $600. Use hardware to solve a problem, be funny, create a product, or start a business! Examples: Productivity hacks, energy solutions, healthcare devices.

Best Software Projects (2)

Firs and second place prizes for the Software Track. The awards are as follows: 1st place: $1000 2nd place: $600. Use software to solve a problem, be funny, create a product, or start a business! Mobile apps, websites, software, etc. are all options.

Audience Favorite

The audience choice for their favorite project.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Eligibility

We welcome all ages and skill levels! You must be present for the opening and closing ceremony in order to be eligible to win.

 

Requirements

To be announced!

Judges

Chris Strom

Chris Strom
Software Engineer and Author

Jet Lu

Jet Lu
Director, Digital DevOps, BCIT

Oluwadamilola (Dami) Arinde

Oluwadamilola (Dami) Arinde
Doctoral Candidate at Towson University and Professor at Frostburg State University

Mckeever E. Conwell

Mckeever E. Conwell
Co-Manager, Pre-Seed Builder Fund at TEDCO

Judging Criteria

  • Shared on email and slack

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