The Raccoons Online hackathon will take place between the 25th and 27th of November in the House of Science of Latvian University. There is a rundown of the key dates, but you will find a more detailed Agenda on the Raccoons website closer to the hackathon. www.theraccoons.org/hackathon
Any high school or university student is more than welcome to participate. The hackathon aims to foster a safe learning environment for students and young adults.
CHALLENGES
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SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE
Encourage a more sustainable society by building a technological product of any kind.
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DEEP SCIENCE TRACK CHALLENGE
Aim at recent deep science problems and develop your research in any format.
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GAME DESIGN CHALLENGE
Whether it's for fun or education, build a game using any tools and languages you wish.
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DATA TRACK CHALLENGE
Use any data available and create a visually appealing and informative visualization.
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YOUR TRACK CHALLENGE
If you feel like a more special cookie you are more than welcome to work on an idea of your own, a project that you have always thought about starting or even a university task that you just can't seem to finish. Get help from the mentors on the spot and compete against other cookies at the event.
Requirements
The awarding ceremony starts on the 27th of November 3PM GMT+2 and will end at 5.00pm at House of Science in University of Latvia.
All teams must abide by the Code of Conduct: https://bit.ly/raccoonsCodeOfConduct
All teams who want to compete for their projects please make sure you submit your project descriptions here in Discord and present a 3 to 5 min pitch in person.
In order to submit your descriptions please make sure you:
1. Fill in the project submission form by 1PM 27th of November here in Devpost
The form will ask about:
- The title of the project,
- A description of what the project is about,
- A link to your codebase or any other useful files,
- Team members who participated in creating the project and their background
2. Prepare a 3 to 5 min pitch that you will need to present to the judges in person by 3PM 27th of November
- The presentation will be a chance for you to show what you can build. You will be able to use your own laptop for the presentation part or send a presentation file to the organziers. If you wish to send your presentation to the organizers you will need to do so by 14:00 and send it an a .pptx format.
Prizes
€7,000 in prizes
DEEP SCIENCE
SUSTAINABILITY
DATA & HEALTHCARE
GAME DESIGN
YOUR CHALLENGE
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Andris Anspoks
Deep Science | LU CFI managing director
Anta Gailisa
Deep Science | LU CFI Fund representative
Viesturs Sosārs
Deep Science | Program Director of INO Pre-acceleration program at RBS
Alise Lazdane
Sustainability | Coporate Communications manager at RIMI
Ance Abolina
Sustainability | SEB
Solveiga Sama
Sustainability | Project Manager at Civitta
Dmitrijs Krančenko
Sustainability | Associate Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics
Krista Jegorova
Data & Healthcare | Senior Project Manager at LIAA Technology business center
Lauma Sile
Data & Healthcare | Board Member at TechChill
Mara Birzniece
Deep Science | LU Stuent Business Incubator Managing Director
Jazeps Rutkis
Game Design | Game Developer
Uvis Zviedris
Game Design | Game Developer
Judging Criteria
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Originality
Uniqueness and features of product/process/service The degree to which the product/process/service is disruptive -
Progress
Extra effort and challenges the team experienced during the hackathon Project progress during the hackathon -
Impact
The potential impact of the outcome How does the solution tackle the problem? Is the idea viable outside of the hackathon? -
Demo
How good is the demo, presentation, and quality? How well did the team communicate their idea and project?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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