CincyHacks 2018: We hacked the Queen City!
Written by Kabir Doshi.
Last weekend, we held one of our ambitious events to this day: CincyHacks 2018. The evening was conducted on one central understanding: hackathons are awesome. Try to picture a 70 person sleepover with an everlasting, animated buzz in the air, making sleep a rare sight. Awesome, right? A hackathon, at its core, is an opportunity for learning and self-expression. Students work together in teams to either solve a unique problem or to turn a great idea into reality. All through the outlook of tech.
CincyHacks was only the second hackathon to my name, the first — Hack Chicago — being the main reason why I became so involved with Mason Hack Club and hackathon scene. With the goal to inspire others as I had been, our team of 15 got to work. Working on the logistics team with Mark and Jack, we all slowly saw CincyHacks come together.
The event, in my opinion, was a resounding success. We saw over 70 individuals, many of whom had very limited coding experience, develop 20 working projects. If even one of those students felt the same spark I did at Hack Chicago, we would have done our job.
Many thanks to everyone who came, especially to our mentors, speakers, and judges. Lastly, thank you to the Mason City Schools district for partnering with us to make CincyHacks 2018 come to life.
