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The student tech community you love behind nwHacks (Western Canada’s largest 24-hour hackathon), cmd-f (British Columbia’s largest all-women* hackathon), and HackCamp (formerly UBC Local Hack Day) — empowering thousands of hackers worldwide every year.

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Community Spotlight: Mentors of nwHacks 2023

Community Spotlight: Mentors of nwHacks 2023

Meet some of the amazing mentors who joined us at nwHacks!

Feb 4

Community Spotlight: Hackers of HackCamp 2022

Community Spotlight: Hackers of HackCamp 2022

Meet the hackers who joined us at HackCamp 2022!

Dec 6, 2022

Community Spotlight: Mentors of HackCamp 2022

Community Spotlight: Mentors of HackCamp 2022

Meet some of the amazing mentors who joined us at HackCamp!

Nov 30, 2022

The year at a glance: nwPlus 2022/2023 calendar

The year at a glance: nwPlus 2022/2023 calendar

New school year, new nwPlus events! Our calendar for the upcoming school year ✨

Sep 26, 2022

Event Recaps

Behind cmd-f 2020

Behind cmd-f 2020

The numbers and memories behind Vancouver’s largest all-female* hackathon

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 ✨

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Mar 25, 2019

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