Kent Hack Enough is Kent State's premier Hackathon, and this year we are celebrating our return to in-person hacking! Join us at the Design Innovation Hub in Kent, Ohio for a full 24 hours of hacking and fun events!
Requirements
Hackers are free to build and submit whatever they want! There is no theme or challenge to solve. Submissions must follow these rules:
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Dual Submission - Any submissions that have been submitted to any other Hackathons in the past or any concurrent Hackathons will be disqualified. Work for KHE must be made for KHE.
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Membership - Anyone who contributes to a submission must be registered for the event. Submissions involving people who were not registered are eligible for disqualification. To register, visit https://khe.io/register
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DevPost - Any submission sent to Devpost must be verified with the same email used to register for KHE.
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Plagiarism - Submissions must be the original work of the submitters. Any work found to have been stolen/plagiarized will be disqualified. References must be adequately cited and sourced.
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Your project must be live demoed in front of judges in-person to qualify for prizes after hacking ends on the 16th.
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To qualify for judging, hackers must check in at the event in-person.
Prizes
Grand Prize
This is our biggest prize! All types of hacks are allowed to be submitted for this prize. Prize amount - $1000 for the submission team. On top of that, you will receive MLH Winner Pins and the MLH Fellowship Fast Track Awards.
Second Place
Like the Grand Prize, but for the second best hack! Prize amount - $750 for the submission team. On top of that, you will receive MLH Winner Pins and the MLH Fellowship Fast Track Awards.
Third Place
Third best hack! Prize amount - $500 for the submission team.On top of that, you will receive MLH Winner Pins and the MLH Fellowship Fast Track Awards.
Best Highschool Hack
This prize is dedicated to the best hack developed by high school students! Prize amount - $500 for the submission team.
Best Interdisciplinary Hack
Brought to you by the Kent State Computer Science Department, this prize is for the best hack developed by a team of students all from different majors! Prize amount - $500 for the submission team.
Best Responsible Computing Hack
Brought to you by the Kent State Computer Science Department, this prize is awarded to the best Hack that tackles a global issue - i.e., the climate crisis. Prize amount - $500 for the submission team.
Best Use of CockroachDB
Build your hackathon project on CockroachDB's open-source and indestructible SQL database. Utilize CockroachDB in your hack for a chance to win a 3D printing pen for you and each of your team members. What's more, if you submit a verified project and are a US resident, we'll be sending you a free CockroachDB T-shirt while supplies last!
Best Use of NLP with Cohere
Cohere makes Natural Language Processing easy to do with their ready-to-use online platform. Simply sign-up, claim your free $75 credit, no credit card required, and start training your very own language model directly on the web! You and your teammates can each win a Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit by using Cohere in your next hack. Wondering what to build? Cohere is great for text and content generation, text-based search, predictive text and so much more. Check out our software & learn pages for more details!
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!
Most Creative Use of Twilio
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!
Best Use of Velo by Wix
We know how difficult it can be to create a phenomenal website in a short period of time, especially when it comes to hackathons. Velo by Wix cuts down your development without sacrificing on functionality! With a built-in database and fully customizable JavaScript front-end and back-end, you can develop a full-stack application directly in your browser. With Velo, all the tools you need are conveniently located in one platform! Build your hackathon project with Velo by Wix for a chance to win Wacom Drawing Tablets for you and each of your teammates.
Best Use of Google Cloud
Best use of Google Cloud! To claim $25 in Google Cloud Credit, head to http://goo.gle/googlecloudcredits and use code 22KentHackEnough!
The best use of Google Cloud will win a Google Cloud Backpack for every member of the team! The second best use will win a swag bag for every member of the team! (Both prizes limited to 4 people per team)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Joshua Behler
HacKSU
Tony Shelton-Mcgaha
HacKSU
Safa Shubbar
Kent State University
Dr. Jonathan Maletic
Kent State University
Dr. Mikhail Nesterenko
Kent State University
Saifuddin Mahmud
Kent State University
Meldin Bektic
Kent State University
Stephanie Foltz
Nationwide
Judging Criteria
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Creativity/Originality
Judges will be grading submissions based on how original/novel the submission is. Additionally, a submissions creativity will also be measured. -
Most Learned
Judges will be grading submissions based on how much the participants learned while working on their submission. -
Technical Impressiveness
Judges will be grading submissions based on how technically impressive the submission is.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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