Join us on November 19th-20th for M&T Bank’s second Meet & Hack, a hackathon for the RIT community.

In teams of 1-4, you'll have 24 hours to create something new (an app, website, business idea, you name it) and compete in one of  2 categories: Community and Productivity —to win some awesome prizes.

SCHEDULE ON DISCORD

We’re committed to being accessible, inclusive, and beginner friendly. We’ll have a team of talented mentors available 24/7 via Discord for any hacking guidance you may need. Students uncomfortable with participating in person are invited to meet and/or hack remotely from their house or dorm.

Requirements

Teams will present in-person 5 minute demos showing off their project along with any additional project files and information. The presentation must address the following questions:

• Clearly describe your idea. What problem are you trying to solve/how will it add value? Who are your users?

• Explain your technical stack. What languages/tools/technologies did you use, and why?

• What was the most challenging part of creating the project?

• If you had more time, what enhancements would you add?

• Any other notable features/results/takeaways?

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$10,304 in prizes

ASUS TUF 27" Gaming Monitor (2)

Apex Pro Mechanical Keyboard (2)

Divoom Pixoo-64 64x64 Programmable LED Panel Display (2)

JBL Go 3

Divoom Pixoo 16x16 Programmable LED Panel Display

LEGO Bonsai Tree

Community Hack (3)

Productivity Hack (3)

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Malkiel Asher

Malkiel Asher
M&T Bank

Victoria Faltisco

Victoria Faltisco
M&T Bank

Donald Fung

Donald Fung
M&T Bank

Tommy Geiger

Tommy Geiger
M&T Bank

Joshua Monica

Joshua Monica
M&T Bank

Ayan Monpara

Ayan Monpara
M&T Bank

TJ Tribunella

TJ Tribunella
M&T Bank

Mike Zaharkin

Mike Zaharkin
M&T Bank

Judging Criteria

  • Idea
    Does your idea tackle a real-world problem? Who are your users? Where will you take the project next?
  • Creativity & Originality
    Is your idea or approach novel, creative, or original? What sets your idea apart from other competitors in this space?
  • Technical Challenge
    How challenging is the problem you’re trying to solve? How well suited is your tech stack to the problem you’re trying to solve?
  • Solution Quality
    How well did your team present your idea? How polished and accessible is the user experience?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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