CUNY Hackathon 2021 is the first virtually held hackathon for the City University of New York students, but we still welcome students from all over the world. With the goal of bringing together students in software development, design, marketing and entrepreneurship to build solutions for problems unique to the New York City community, this 24-hour event will see students create projects and learn from workshops and activities.
Register below:
While you can create any project, we have some suggestions for themes you can follow. Each track will have a winner.
Finance
Entertainment
Social Impact
Environment
Health
Wild Card
We also have other prizes. For sponsored prizes, you'd have to use their technology to qualify for their prize.
Best Teamwork
Best Design
Best Presentation
Most Creative
Best Beginner Hack
Best Quarantine Hack
Best Once and Future Hack Hack
Best Use of Financial Data from IEX Cloud
Best Use of Qoom
Most Likely to Become a Startup by OpenScout
Best Use of echoAR
All times are in Eastern Time!
Saturday, Jan 23
05:00pm | Check-in | ||
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05:30pm | |||
06:00pm | Opening Ceremonies | ||
06:30pm | Hack Time! | Team Building | |
07:00pm | Intro to Git and Version Control | ||
07:30pm | Networking | ||
08:00pm | |||
08:30pm | Intro to API's, Financial Data, and IEX Cloud | ||
09:00pm | |||
09:30pm | Introduction to Data Science w/ Python | ||
10:00pm | |||
10:30pm | Technical Product Management for Startups | ||
11:00pm | |||
11:30pm | Game Night | ||
12:00pm | |||
12:30pm |
Sunday, Jan 24
10:00am | Hack Time! | CTP Info Session w/ Leetcode Walkthrough | |
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10:30am | |||
11:00am | Hands-on Workshop: How to Build Web Application | ||
11:30am | |||
12:00pm | Submission Workshop | ||
12:30pm | Networking | ||
01:00pm | |||
01:30pm | Resume Workshop | ||
02:00pm | |||
02:30pm | |||
03:00pm | |||
03:30pm | |||
04:00pm | |||
04:30pm | Judging | ||
05:00pm | How to Stand Out in the Tech Industry | ||
05:30pm | |||
06:00pm | |||
06:30pm | Networking | ||
07:00pm | |||
07:30pm | Closing Ceremony | ||
08:00pm | |||
08:30pm |
Have questions? Check out our FAQ below.
What is a hackathon?
How will CUNY Hackathon be run during the pandemic?
How can I prepare for the hackathon?
Do I need to be good at coding?
How do I find a team to join?
What should I make?
Who can attend CUNY Hackathon 2021?
How much does it cost to attend?
Will there still be sponsors for us to talk to?
Will there still be swag?
Will it still be awesome and interactive?
How will mentoring work?
What software will I need?
Where do I submit my project?
Where do I go to attend a session?
What are the rules?