Welcome to the Spring 2015 hackNY Student Hackathon! hackNY organizes once-a-semester student hackathons at which NYC startups present their technologies and students build original applications based on them. Winning teams have presented at the New York Tech Meetup. Check back here for info, signup for our newsletter or follow us @hackNY for additional details.

hackNY also operates a successful fellowship program which connects top computer science students with the best startups in the NYC tech community.

Due to high demand, admissions to hackNY are currently closed. If you'd like to be added to our waitlist please email us at info@hackny.org. Watch our opening and closing cermonies live at twitch.tv/mlh.

Code of Conduct

hackNY Hackathons:

hackNY is a community hackathon intended for collaboration and learning in the student community.

We value the participation of each member of the student community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the hackathon.

To make clear what is expected, all attendees and speakers at this hackathon are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.

Code of Conduct:

Harassment includes but is not limited to offensive verbal comments, hacks, or other online activity related to sex, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, physical appearance, race, religion, sexual images, deliberate intimidation, stalking, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. If participants fail to comply they will be asked to leave the event.

Be careful and mindful of the words that you choose. Remember that sexist, racist, and other exclusionary comments and hacks can be offensive to those around you.

If a participant engages in behavior that violates this code of conduct, the hackathon organizers will take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the hackathon.

Incident Reporting

If you see or experience any incidents that violate the hackNY code of conduct or make you feel uncomfortable feel free to reach out to any hackNY volunteer. If you wish to remain anonymous you can text or call +1 866-973-2654 to file an incident report.

Schedule

Campus Directions

NOTE All participants and guests should enter campus from the main gates on 116th & Broadway or 116th & Amsterdam. View campus map with arrows.

Registration for the hackathon starts at 12pm Saturday in the Schapiro Building. All participants must check in at the registration table and show their student ID. Once confirmed, you will receive a hackNY wristband and are ready to hack. Hacking will take place primarly in the MUDD building. Available rooms will have signs placed on them indicating they are hacking spaces.

For maps of avalible spaces, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Food will be served in the lobby of Schapiro, outisde of the main auditorium.

Technical Ambassadors

Hacking Rooms

Hacking rooms will become available at the end of opening ceremonies.

ENG 253
MUD 227
MUD 327
MUD 337
MUD 627 - MLH Hardware Checkout & Snack Room
MUD 633 - Ardunio Cortex
MUD 644 - IOS Cortex
MUD 825
MUD 833
SCEP415

API

Other Information

If you have any questions our hackNY staff will be wearing Red hackNY shirts with Black Ink. Feel free to ask any of them or reach out to us over twitter (@hackNY) or email (info@hackNY.org.)

We'll be using email, twitter and sms messaging to communicate with all attendees. Be sure to follow us on twitter for the most up to date information!

In case of an emergency reach out to Shy Ruparel or Eric Wu. A staff member will be able to direct you to them.

Maps

Rooms highlighted in red are avalible to hack.

$3,698 in prizes

All projects must be submitted on ChallengePost by Sunday 11:30 AM, March 8th. Teams can be up to 4 members and all projects must be started at hackNY. 

• Awesomeness
  That's it. No hockey sticks, no market. Just awesomeness. Huge thanks to the s2015 Judging referee who will field any questions: Rob Spectre; Dev Evangelist/Referee/Twilio