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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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The year at a glance: nwPlus 2021/2022 calendar!

The year at a glance: nwPlus 2021/2022 calendar!

Happy New Year! Yes, we’re aware that it’s July. Summertime is when the nwPlus team unwinds and gets pumped for another year of engaging…

Jul 29

nwChats: Answering Commonly Googled Questions about Hackathons

nwChats: Answering Commonly Googled Questions about Hackathons

Debunking misconceptions with hackathon organizers around the world

Jul 11

Hacking the hackathon organizing team, part 3: When the going gets tough

Hacking the hackathon organizing team, part 3: When the going gets tough

Difficult situations, and ways you can work through them

Apr 13

19 Reasons to Join nwPlus

19 Reasons to Join nwPlus

We’re hiring for our 2021/2022 academic year. Applications are NOW OPEN to all UBC students, no matter your background/faculty, until…

Apr 7

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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