Empowering female and first-time hackers to develop web apps in a team-based environment

WHACK is where awesome women come together to learn, explore, and build. Think out of the box, play with new technologies, ask questions, make mistakes, learn something new, and have fun! To help you execute those rad ideas, we’re providing seasoned mentors to spread their knowledge.

Get pumped! Each team will consist of students from a mix of Boston area colleges (Wellesley, Simmons, Smith, Harvard, MIT, etc) and a professional mentor. With intimate teams, a mentor-based experience, and a focus on engaging women, WHACK provides opportunities to meet people, learn, and hack together

 

Start Event Location
9:00AM Check-in SCI 277
10:00AM Opening Keynote Ceremony SCI 277
11:30AM Hacking Begins Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center
1:00PM Lunch Pool Table Room - LWC
7:00PM Dinner Pool Table Room - LWC
12:00AM Midnight Snack Pool Table Room - LWC
8AM Breakfast Pool Table Room - LWC
10:00AM Hacking Ends Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center
11:00AM Presentations Leaky Beaker - Science Center
12:00PM Lunch Sage Lounge - Science Center
1:00PM Closing Awards Ceremony SCI 277
3:00PM End! Go home to sleep.

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Prizes

$2,450 in prizes

1st Prize

Dell Venue Tablets (4)

2nd Prize

RC Quadcopter Drones (4)

3rd Prize

Canakit Raspberry Pi Kit (4)

Rookie Prize

Portable Bluetooth Speakers (4)

Best Use of AWS

Dell 1TB Hard Drive (4)

Best Use of Domain.com

Domain.com swag bag (4)

Best Pebble Hack

Pebble Steel (4)

Devpost Achievements

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Judges

Mentors

Mentors

Judging Criteria

  • Concept of Product
    How interesting/innovative is the idea of this project?
  • Implementation Quality
    How well does this project implement its goals?