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CalgaryHacks 2021 is a 24 hour sprint-style, competitive programming contest designed to promote creativity, collaboration, and innovative thinking. In the spirit of a sprint-style event, groups (1-5 people) will be presented with 3 prompts the day of the event and will be tasked with developing a solution to the prompt of their choice. Participants will have total creative control over how they address the prompt, submissions could be anything from a live website to a proof-of-concept.
This is the premier opportunity for students of all levels, from high school to graduate, to apply their skills in a practical and resume boosting way. Groups will pitch their work live to panels of judges made up of both academic and industry professionals. Groups will also create a short video (3 min or less) demonstrating their project.
There are two prize tracks for this competition, Tier 1 and Tier 2. Tier 1 has large cash prizes and is open to students (and recent grads) of all levels. Tier 2 is only open to first year undergrads and high school students and has smaller cash prizes. We will also have smaller Bounty Challenges that will be rewarded with cash prizes that groups can incorporate into their submission, for example a bounty challenge may prompt students to use a specific API in their solution. Bounty Prizes are open to both Tiers.
For the first time, CalgaryHacks is being held as an online event open to all students studying in Canada. To retain the excitement of an in-person event we will be broadcasting the event live over Twitch, including the topic and winner announcements. The event will be organized and announcements we be made on our Discord server.
Awards:-
$CAD15,000 in prizes
(Tier 1) First Place
$5000 CAD
(Tier 2) First Place
$1000 CAD
(Tier 1) Second Place
$3000 CAD
(Tier 2) Second Place
$750 CAD
(Tier 1) Third Place
$2000 CAD
(Tier 2) Third Place
$500 CAD
Drawprizes!
We will be raffling off various draw-prizes worth a total $1250 during the closing ceremonies of the event. Individuals who’s group participated in judging will be eligible for the draw.
Bounty Prize 1 (Topic TBA)
Bounty prizes are side-challenges that groups can choose to incorporate into their solution of the main topic. Bounty challenges will encourage groups to include specific technologies into their solution or reward teams for their efforts in a specific area (ex. best user experience).
Bounty Prize 2 (Topic TBA)
Bounty prizes are side-challenges that groups can choose to incorporate into their solution of the main topic. Bounty challenges will encourage groups to include specific technologies into their solution or reward teams for their efforts in a specific area (ex. best user experience).
Bounty Prize 3 (Topic TBA)
Bounty prizes are side-challenges that groups can choose to incorporate into their solution of the main topic. Bounty challenges will encourage groups to include specific technologies into their solution or reward teams for their efforts in a specific area (ex. best user experience).
Deadline:- 13-02-2021