Hack Summit(Blockchain) Virtual Hackathon FAQ:
July 6th-July 8th 2018
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What is the hack.summit() virtual hackathon?
The hack.summit() virtual hackathon is a global hackathon that unites developers from over 157 countries and 900 cities. Together, we hack over a weekend (July 6th, July 7th, July 8th) to fundraise for great causes such as Code.org, Women Who Code, and Black Girls Code. In addition, our sponsors are providing thousands of dollars (in crypto) to the winners of the hackathon.
Q: How is the hack.summit() virtual hackathon related to hack.summit()?
hack.summit() is a for charity, virtual developer event that features talks by programming language creators, open-source contributors, and thought leaders. The hack.summit() virtual hackathon is part of hack.summit(). You can learn more about hack.summit() at http://hacksummit.org.
Q: When does hack.summit() virtual hackathon take place?
The hack.summit() virtual hackathon takes place the weekend of July 6th - July 8th 2018.
Q: How can I learn more about the hack.summit() virtual hackathon?
Check out http://www.hacksummit.org/Hackathon.
Q: Who is behind the hack.summit() virtual hackathon?
The hack.summit() virtual hackathon is organized and powered by Deconet, a decentralized commerce portal for coders. Deconet is donating its technology platform for hosting contests and subsidizing the infrastructure costs in support of the non-profits. You can learn more about Deconet’s mission at www.deco.network.
Q: How can I find teammates for this hackathon?
Here are a few great ideas —
-Developer meetups in your area
-Friends and co-workers
-After signing up for the hackathon, join the #find_team channel in Slack (you’ll be sent an invite after signing up for the hackathon).
Q: Who is judging?
Judges will be a panel of individuals who’ve made significant contributions to computer science, and other software and other crypto influencers, like Joe McCann of NodeSource and Scott Hanselman af OSCON. Judges, using an established criteria, pick the best projects that are submitted during the hackathon.
Q: How do I know if I won?
One team will win the grand prize and many teams will win sponsor specific prizes. The winning team candidates will be notified, and have their work showcased on-camera in front of thousands of developers in attendance at the conclusion of the hack.summit() conference. We will announce all winners at that final session at hack.summit().
Q: I’d like to be a partner for hack.summit() virtual hackathon. How do I get involved?
There are a number of groups that may be interested in participating in hack.summit() and we look forward to bringing everyone together for a successful event:
Blockchain Foundations + Companies: Blockchain projects, like the Ethereum Foundation or NuCypher, sponsor prizes, with their tokens or BTC, for developers and while simultaneously donating to charity. They promote the event to their networks, incentivizing the use of their protocols and platforms, as well as support charities.
In addition, we also can offer companies the following benefits:
- Recruit talented engineers from over 157 countries
- Exposure for your API, brand and product(s) through making them available at the virtual hackathon, as well as free trials offered to attendees.
- Unlimited free tickets to hack.summit() conference that we can give your users & employees
- Help hit your company’s diversity initiatives through supporting leading coding non-profits.
- Align with some of the top speakers and thought leaders in the programming industry
If you are a blockchain foundation / company interested in participating, please contact us at hacksummit_hackathon@deco.network.
Developers: Individual hackers (and the teams they form) are the participants in the Virtual Hackathon. They become eligible to compete for the prizes after registering and following the proper project submission rules.
Developers will support relevant charities, have the chance to win big prizes, get exposure to new tech, and can immerse themselves in the global developer community. To get started with your registration, click here.
Charities: Charities, like Black Girls CODE and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, are the financial beneficiaries are the funds raised by the hack.summit() event. Charities can also promote the event to their communities. If you are a charity interested in participating, please contact us at hacksummit_hackathon@deco.network
Promotional Partners: Companies, meetups, and other entities who want to be involved with the event, but not sponsor prizes, are partner organizations. Partner organizations help to spread the word about the event to their relevant communities. These can include large organizations, like Facebook, meetup groups, and developer bootcamps, like App Academy. If you are a promotional partner interested in participating, please contact us at hacksummit_hackathon@deco.network
Media Partners: If you have access to an audience (as a meetup organizer, developer community leader, media outlet, etc.) then we’d love to partner with you. Qualified partners will be provided with free passes so their community can bypass the registration process, and will be given exposure on the hack.summit() site.
Please contact hacksummit_hackathon@deco.network if you or your organization is interested in partnering with us.
Q: I’m a member of the press. Who can I speak to about this?
Please contact us at hacksummit_hackathon@deco.network
Q: What environment can I use?
Attendees will be required to use Deconet to participate. Deconet is a decentralized commerce portal for coders that includes a hackathon environment. Companies can use Deconet to host development contests where the blockchain is used for settlement and escrow. Learn more about the mission here. Deconet’s platform will provide a leaderboard, methods to prevent cheating, and an integrated project submission process. Information on getting started will be emailed to hackers upon signing up, which they can do so here.
Q: What are the rules and regulations?
General Requirements
All code must be written during the event. You cannot use existing code that you have written and finish it during the event. The first and the last line should be created during the event.
You must apply to participate no later than 12:01 am PST, Friday, July 6th. Use this handy timezone converter to do the timezone math.
You can apply as an individual or a team.
Each person on team/project should sign up.
All team members must set up source control via Deco.Network.
Your project must conform to the event themes and guidelines required by the specific blockchain project you are participating in. To learn more about the specific blockchain projects and their guidelines, visit the sponsor page (coming soon).
Signing Up
Once you have signed for the Hackathon, we will send you an email with information to get started, including a Deco.network login, as well as an invitation to Slack.
Eligibility
We welcome attendees from all backgrounds, genders and geographies. This event is about increasing the overall amount of innovation, partnership, and engagement in the developer community.
There is no age or country restriction but you must be able to receive funds electronically, legally and pay appropriate taxes in your locale.
Employees or their immediate families of Deconet are not eligible to participate.
Government employees are usually unable to receive more than $50 in prize money. If you are employed in the government sector, please ensure that you are eligible.
Forming Teams
Teams can consist of one member or more. There is no maximum number for team members (but we recommend not going over 5 cause it may get crazy with so many people!)
You can make changes to your team members up until the time you submit the final project. Introduce us to your team via a short YouTube video or a website. We’d love to know you. Once you have something ready, tweet it to us! (this is entirely optional).
Developing your project
No development should start before the actual date of the event. Any teams who violate this rule will be automatically disqualified. The first line of code should be written on July 6th, starting 00:01AM PST. However, we encourage you to brainstorm on ideas, create wireframes/mockups, etc.
Attendees will be required to use Deconet to participate. Deconet’s platform will provide a leaderboard, methods to prevent cheating, and an integrated project submission process.
Code, Design, Files, APIs, etc.
To ensure a level field for all contestants, all code, design, art, music, SFX, and assets must be created during the duration of the Hackathon. You are however permitted to use any publicly available resource (APIs, images, data sets, etc.) in your project and are free to make plans, create wireframes, and brainstorm prior to the event.
All projects submitted for consideration for a prize will be subject to a full code and asset review in order to determine whether the work originated during the hackathon or not.
You are free to use any programming language or framework.
Submitting your project
During the event, we will send you a form that you will use to submit your project details. This form will contain ask for things like project URL, final team size, Deco.Network location of your code, etc. This email will be sent to the team lead.
The hackathon will end at 23:59 (11:59pm) PST on July 8st. So you should submit the aforementioned form before that deadline otherwise your submission will not be counted. We will be very strict about this rule.
Once your project is submitted, DO NOT make any changes. We will monitor the repos and if any changes are detected, you will be automatically disqualified.
As mentioned above, you will be required to share your codebase with us via Deco.Network so if your project is proprietary or confidential, now is a good time to start thinking about alternative project ideas.
Please don’t put any kind of password protection on your submission. If we cannot preview a submission, it will be disqualified.
Ownership of Projects
All teams retain full ownership of what they have created during the Hackathon.
Winning teams will have their work showcased on-camera at the conclusion of hack.summit(), in partner blogs, and also in industry media.
Security
The blockchain space can be dangerous, always double check before sending any private information! Check out our security guide for more info.
Questions?
Please email us at hackathon@hacksummit.org
