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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!
    Go to the profile of Charlene Chiu
    Charlene Chiu
    Feb 4
    Community Spotlight: Hackers of HackCamp 2022

    Community Spotlight: Hackers of HackCamp 2022

    Meet the hackers who joined us at HackCamp 2022!
    Go to the profile of Charlene Chiu
    Charlene Chiu
    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!
    Go to the profile of Charlene Chiu
    Charlene Chiu
    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 ✨
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    nwPlus
    Sep 26, 2022
    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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    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 ✨
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    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.
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    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
    Go to the profile of Anita Tse
    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.
    Go to the profile of Cham
    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
    Go to the profile of Jessica Wu
    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.
    Go to the profile of Cham
    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
    Go to the profile of Anita Tse
    Anita Tse
    Mar 25, 2019
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