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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<title>nwHacker Guide</title>
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<h2>Hacker FAQ</h2>
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<h3>Overview of Schedule </h3>
<p>
nwHacks will run from Friday afternoon (March 13) to Sunday afternoon (March 15). Below is a quick overview of how nwHacks will run:
March 13 (Friday)
Day of registration begin at 4 PM at the UBC Kaiser Building Atrium
Registration Closes at 5:30PM (If you will arrive later please inform us at checkin@nwhacks.com)
Opening ceremonies begin at 6PM at the UBC Earth Sciences Building (Room 1013)
Hacking begins at 8:30 PM
March 14 (Saturday)
Whole day of hacking!
March 15 (Sunday)
Hacking ends at 8:30 AM
Closing ceremonies begin at 2 PM
nwHacks 2015 is officially over!
A more detailed and final schedule is posted here. Please view the map of the venues here.
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<h3>Internet and Hardware </h3>
<p>
Our venue is souped up with 1 Gb/s internet. These speeds are going to be available through Wi-Fi, along with ethernet switches and wired connections. If needed for your hack, we will also have some equipment available for loan including:
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<ul>
<li>Myos</li>
<li>Sparkcores</li>
<li>Tessels</li>
<li>Pebbles</li>
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<h3>Judging Criteria</h3>
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Hacks will be judged based on the criteria below:
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Creativity
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Technical Difficulty
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Usefulness
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Design
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Hacks can be built on any platform/language/API, although our sponsors will be giving out specific prizes for the best hacks using their platforms/APIs. These special prizes will be announced during the opening ceremonies. There will also be seperate prizes for top sustainable and hardware hack, along with the overall prize.
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<h3>Basic Rules</h3>
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Follow our <a href="/codeofconduct">Code of Conduct</a>
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Be courteous to your fellow hackers, mentors, judges, reps, and the nwHacks crew
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Follow directions given to you by our staff
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Hacks MUST be built from scratch. (You can use libraries, engines and APIs but you cannot implement core functionality of your hack until announcement is given)
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Failure to follow these rules and those given by staff will result in disqualification
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What to Bring
We'll be providing food, internet, great company, and a limited number of showers for you. If you live far away, it’s most likely that you will be sleeping over at the venue.
We recommend you bring:
Basic toiletries (toothbrush, shaver, etc.)
Pillow and sleeping bag (recommended)
1 - 2 changes of clothing
Warm clothing (i.e. hoodies and toques) (recommended) - the Kaiser and MacLeod buildings can get cold at night!
Laptop, phone, and charging cable (some hackers may bring LCD monitors/keyboards, but those aren’t necessary)
Any extra tools you may need for your hack (i.e. soldering iron)
A backpack/bag to store all the swag we’ll be giving out
Enthusiasm!!!
Getting to nwHacks
By Public Transit
We recommend you take the 99 B-Line (UBC Bound) from anywhere on West Broadway to the Bus Loop. From there, it’s only a 10 minute walk to Kaiser and MacLeod (see map below for details).
By Car
Arriving by car, we recommend you either drive along West 10th, West 16th Ave or Marine Drive.
By Foot (On Campus)
Kaiser is located here.
Thank you once again for being a part of nwHacks 2015! If you have any further questions, please contact us at checkin@nwhacks.com
Key Contacts (if you get lost)
David Baldwynn
Phone: 6043158008
Email: david@nwhacks.com
Facebook: fb.me/davidbaldwin123
Daniel Ng
Phone: 778 898 6171
Email: daniel@nwhacks.com
Max Leung
Phone: 778-317-2699
Email: max@nwhacks.com
Janelle Sy
Phone: 778-889-9207
Email: janelle.sy@alumni.ubc.ca
Best,
The nwHacks team
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<p> nwHacks is a place where you combine what you think is awesome about technology with awesome people around you to create projects.
We value participant experience and mentorship over competitiveness and ranking. nwHacks is a community and an experience where you
come to learn, have fun, make friends and connect with awesome hackers from across the globe. We have awesome events planned for this years nwHacks .... stayed tuned for more updates as we get closer to March!
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<h3>What is nwHacks?</h3>
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nwHacks is one of the biggest student-run hackathons in the Pacific Northwest. It creates a fun and awesome venue for coding while bringing together the wide student community of expert developers and developers-to-be.
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<h4>That’s great and all but what do you actually do in a “hackathon” anyway?</h4>
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No, it’s not what you think - you’re not going to try and access your friend's Facebook account. Instead, you’ll be doing something better and far more interesting! In a span of 36 hours, you will be collaborating with a team of 2-5 people in developing an app!
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<h4>Developing an app??? But I don’t even know a thing or two about coding!</h4>
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Doesn’t matter! We've got your back! We’ll make sure to put you in a team where an experienced developer could guide you. All you really need is your laptop, overnight stuff, and your thinking cap! Nothing else.
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<h3>Who participates in this?</h3>
<p>
Apart from <strong>YOU</strong>? Why, all the best students who have a budding interest in tech, of course! Students anywhere from Arts to Engineering, Commerce to Science, Forestry to Kinesiology are all welcome to nwHacks, whether it’s their first time coding or feel like they’ve done it one too many times!
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<i>If you are a college dropout or a highschooler, please email us at apps@nwhacks.com to apply.</i>
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<h4>What if I’ve already graduated?</h4>
<p>Although you can no longer join as a participant, you are always welcome to be a mentor! </p>
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<h3>What kinds of things will people build?</h3>
<p>Software as hardware (please expand on this)</p>
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<h3>You mentioned there would be prizes… can you tell me more about that?</h3>
<p>That’s something you’d have to find out for yourself by going to the event! While everyone is a winner, we would still have to recognize the team with the most creative, polished and theme-specific projects or to call it simply, “hacks.”</p>
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<h3>Can I work on a current project?</h3>
<p>The point of this hackathon is for you to come up with a hack together with your team in a race against the clock. So to answer your question, unfortunately, you may not.
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<h3>When and where is it going to be held?</h3>
<p>It’ll be in the Life Sciences Centre in UBC! We're still finalizing the date, but it will be in Early March or Late Feburary. Stay tuned for an annoucement on this!</p>
<h4>Sounds good! Where do I sign up?</h4>
<p>Love the enthusiasm! Too bad the official registration isn’t open yet. But hey, you can always shoot us an email /here/ to get updates!
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