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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!
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    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!
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    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!
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    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…
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    Jan 28
    Event Recaps
    Behind cmd-f 2020

    Behind cmd-f 2020

    The numbers and memories behind Vancouver’s largest all-female* hackathon
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    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 ✨
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    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.
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    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
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    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.
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    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
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    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.
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    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
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    Anita Tse
    Mar 25, 2019
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