HackDuke

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October 13th - 14th, 2018

About

HackDuke is the nation's premier hackathon for tech and social good. We unite students that are passionate about changing the intention and narrative behind how technology is used today to create meaningful hacks in a 24-hour sprint. Come learn, come discuss, and come code for good!

Collaboration, not competition

The core principle behind hacking for social good is collaboration. HackDuke's project tracks provide various avenues for participants to collaborate with each other, with university-supported initiatives, and with local community organizations.

Using tech to further social good

HackDuke is not just about building meaningful projects. It's also an open forum to discuss, share and bring to life ideas that aim to make a positive impact on social issues. Look forward to working with experts from non-profits and coding alongside mentors from tech companies!

Giving back to the community

HackDuke encourages students to venture beyond the classroom. Learn how your skills can be used to make a difference in other people's lives. Tracks enable members to collaborate while providing an alleyway to partnership with peers, local organizations, nonprofits and universities to continue working towards the cause.

Tracks

HackDuke emphasizes its commitment to social good through four unique project tracks. Tracks enable members to collaborate while providing an alleyway to partnership with peers, local organizations, nonprofits and universities to continue working towards the cause.

Select a track for more info!

Inequality

The Inequality track targets problems regarding both social and economic inequality. Whether it is creating solutions to bridge the income gap, or finding ways to reduce disparities in gender or race, this track is built on the principle that everyone should have the capacity to reach their full potential.See Projects

Energy

The Energy track encompasses a technical perspective to deal with large issues impacting energy use, allocation and environmental regulations. This track has many applications, including machine learning for resource extraction, the use of green energy and enforcing environmental policy.See Projects

Health

The Health track allows hackers to work with various kinds of health related data, as well as connect with mentors from the intersection of health and technology. More than ever, technology today is in a prime position to improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of health care.See Projects

Education

The Education track pairs hackers with educators, reaching out to all levels of subjects and skills. In addition to Education events sponsored by HackDuke, projects aim to increase visibility of technology and to introduce basic skills to the public.See Projects

Schedule

Saturday, October 13

Sunday, October 14

9:00AM - 10:45AM

Check-In

Schiciano Atrium

11:00AM - 12:30PM

Opening Ceremony

Reynolds Theatre

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Lunch

Schiciano Atrium

2:00PM

Hacking Commences

2:00PM - 2:30PM

Team Formation Mixer

Schiciano Lobby

2:00PM - 8:00PM

Frisbee, Football, Volleyball

Harrington Quad

2:30PM - 3:30PM

Intro to Hardware Hacking by August Ning

Hudson 201

2:30PM - 3:30PM

VR Workshop by Mark Steelman

Hudson 232

3:00PM - 3:30PM

Health Track Kickoff with Jason Liu

Hudson 222

3:00PM - 4:30PM

Javascript Workshop by Co-Lab

Hudson 216

3:30PM - 5:00PM

Puppies!!!!!

Harrington Quad

4:30PM - 5:30PM

API Workshop by Archana Ahlawat

Hudson 115A

4:45PM - 6:15PM

Mobile Workshop by Co-Lab

Hudson 216

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Dinner

Schiciano Atrium

8:00PM - 9:00PM

MLH Werewolf

Schiciano Lobby

9:00PM - 10:00PM

Mixer for Female-Identifying and Non-Binary Hackers

Innovation Co-Lab

10:00PM - 11:00PM

Nerf War

Twinnie's 2nd Floor

11:00PM - 11:45PM

Spicy Noodle Challenge

Schiciano Atrium

FAQs

Prizes?

Yes, but there's a little twist! The grand prizes are donations under your name to charities and causes! There will be grand prize winners for each track, novice track and many other company sponsored API prizes as well.

When? Where?

HackDuke starts Saturday, October 13th at 9:00 AM EST and ends on Sunday, October 14th at 5:30 PM EST. It is hosted on Duke University's West Campus, in and around the Fitzpatrick Engineering Building, Durham, NC 27705.

Who can participate?

You can participate as long as you're a student (undergraduate or graduate)! If you're a new grad, we'd love to have you too.

Who can I work with?

Anyone! Get to know your fellow programmers better from your own and other schools! The only request that we have is that you make a new friend by talking to each other, our mentors and our experts!

Anything I should remember to bring?

Bring your own ethernet cables (or you can just use WiFi) and bring any Nerf gun arsenal you have!

What can I make?

We welcome all software and hardware hacks that align to our tracks for impact. We will also have lab space for hardware hackers.

I want to volunteer or mentor! How can I help?

To help with logistics day of, sign up to volunteer. If you're looking to mentor hackers with tech or track knowledge, come help out as a mentor. Both mentors and volunteers will get a special HackDuke T-shirt! (We are working on setting up the forms.)

Travel?

Anyone from across the nation is welcome to come! We will be providing buses for certain universities. Travel reimbursements will be provided in case by case scenarios.

How can I become a sponsor?

Email us at [email protected].