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The student tech community behind nwHacks (Western Canada’s largest hackathon), cmd-f (hackathon for underrepresented genders in tech), and HackCamp (Canada’s largest beginner hackathon) — empowering thousands of hackers worldwide.
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Community Spotlight: Hackers, Mentors, and Sponsors of cmd-f 2025
Community Spotlight: Hackers, Mentors, and Sponsors of cmd-f 2025
Here are some of the fantastic people part of making this iteration of cmd-f a success!
nwPlus
Mar 18
Jeff from BobaTalks: On hackathons, internships, and life goals
Jeff from BobaTalks: On hackathons, internships, and life goals
Meet Jeff Nguyen (he/him/his), a University Recruiter at Amazon Seattle and Founder of BobaTalks!
nwPlus
Feb 17
Community Spotlight: Sponsors and Mentors of nwHacks 2025
Community Spotlight: Sponsors and Mentors of nwHacks 2025
In this part two of nwHacks 2025 Community Spotlights, come meet a few of our amazing mentors and sponsors who help fuel our event!
nwPlus
Jan 28
Community Spotlight: Hackers of nwHacks 2025
Community Spotlight: Hackers of nwHacks 2025
With the end of nwHacks 2025, we’re extremely grateful for 10 years of organizing Western Canada’s largest hackathon. In total, nwHacks…
nwPlus
Jan 28
Event Recaps
Behind cmd-f 2020
Behind cmd-f 2020
The numbers and memories behind Vancouver’s largest all-female* hackathon
nwPlus
Mar 22, 2020
Behind nwHacks 2020
Behind nwHacks 2020
Another year of nwHacks calls for another recap of the highlights of your favourite hackathon in Western Canada ✨
nwPlus
Jan 29, 2020
Behind UBC Local Hack Day 2019: Build Day
Behind UBC Local Hack Day 2019: Build Day
The numbers, highlights, and experiences behind nwPlus’s biggest UBC Local Hack Day event to date.
nwPlus
Dec 29, 2019
Behind the Scenes
Embracing the Hacker Community at Hackcon VII
Embracing the Hacker Community at Hackcon VII
Key takeaways after attending MLH’s hackathon organizer’s conference
Anita Tse
Sep 30, 2019
Building a New Hackathon Management System
Building a New Hackathon Management System
Optimizing the applicant management system behind nwHacks, Western Canada’s largest hackathon.
Cham
Mar 28, 2019
Designing cmd-f, Vancouver’s first all-female* hackathon
Designing cmd-f, Vancouver’s first all-female* hackathon
Branding and design direction for a first-iteration hackathon
Jessica Wu
Aug 12, 2019
Participant Management Using NFC-Enabled Nametags
Participant Management Using NFC-Enabled Nametags
How we switched to using NFC-enabled nametags to manage 650+ participants at our hackathon by building an event recording application.
Cham
Feb 26, 2018
Documenting nwHacks 2019
Documenting nwHacks 2019
How documentation was our saving grace when it came to organizing Western Canada’s largest hackathon
Anita Tse
Mar 25, 2019
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