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HACK THE VALLEY 8


THE 8TH ITERATION OF HACK THE VALLEY, ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?

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WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

 * Accepted and RSVP'd only
 * Ages 16+ only
 * Students only
 * Team required
 * All countries/territories, excluding standard exceptions

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Oct 15, 2023
University of Toronto Scarborough
Invite only
$54,582 in prizes 321 participants

Hack the Valley
Beginner Friendly Machine Learning/AI Web

Get ready for an exhilarating hacking experience as Hack the Valley from UTSC
returns from October 13th to October 15th, 2023. This year, we're bringing
together a dynamic community of 500 innovative and creative developers,
designers, and creators for an intense 36-hour hackathon.

During this thrilling event, you'll have the opportunity to participate in a
wide range of workshops, engage in awesome activities, and even score some
fantastic swag giveaways. But that's not all – the main highlight is your chance
to conceive and build an innovative project that will leave our esteemed judges
in awe.

With an array of exciting prize categories to choose from, you'll have a shot at
winning a share of over $3,000 worth of prizes. For detailed information on
prize category descriptions and the event schedule, please refer to the hacker
package sent to your email.

We can't wait to witness the incredible projects you create and the remarkable
talents you bring to the table. Join us for an unforgettable weekend of
innovation, collaboration, and endless possibilities at Hack the Valley from
UTSC!


REQUIREMENTS

WHAT TO BUILD

Build a project you're passionate about or solve a current issue, every team
will be considered for the Top 3 Category. If you'd like to submit for any other
prize category, please indicate in your submission.

Prize category descriptions are listed in your hacker package or below under
Prizes.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

 * Write Up: Explain why you built your project, your tech stack and a summary
   of what your product does.

 * Code: Provide a link to your Github project code in your submission. Your
   project will not be judged if you do not submit this.

 * If you are submitting into 1 of the Company Challenges, make sure to
   carefully read and adhere to the Submission Guidelines outlined in the
   Company Challenge (ICP & Georgian = 5min Recorded Video Link)

WHAT TO PRESENT

 * Pitch + Presentation: It's time to showcase your product! You will have 5
   minutes to pitch your product to the judges, show them the best parts of it!

 * Q&A: The judges will get 2 minutes to ask you both technical and
   non-technical questions about your product.


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PRIZES

$54,582 in prizes
Prizes paid in cryptocurrency

1ST PLACE

Nintendo Switch

2ND PLACE

Beats Fit Pro

3RD PLACE

Razer Mechanical Keyboard

BEST BEGINNER HACK

JBL Go 3 Speaker

BEST GAME

$50 Console Gift Card of your choice

BEST AI HACK

Portable Projector,

$150 in Cohere Credits per team member

BEST FINANCIAL HACK

$500 Cash Prize from Paybilt

BEST SUSTAINABILITY HACK

Fitbit Inspire 3

BEST DIVERSITY HACK

Google Nest Hub

ICP CHALLENGE - 1ST PLACE

$1500 in ICP Tokens

Please see the following doc for details:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OK0VMJrWaKzGQHMacQobr7zt5Sgw58mF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112995068824329593331&rtpof=true&sd=true

ICP CHALLENGE 2ND PLACE

$500 in ICP Tokens for the team.

Please refer to the following doc on how to win:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OK0VMJrWaKzGQHMacQobr7zt5Sgw58mF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112995068824329593331&rtpof=true&sd=true

PULSAR ML CHALLENGE PRIZE

Please see this doc for Guidelines:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gbgVfxhoqjwEko2uoFMDbDd1RoK1bA7i/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110699622251666306707&rtpof=true&sd=true

Additional info:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18iPvYg-g8z1xQbvWrDlRimiu0bk0hguI/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102019411787091816536&rtpof=true&sd=true

$500 Cash Prize + a Job Interview for the winning team!

GEORGIAN AI CHALLENGE PRIZE

Win an Office Tour + Mentoring with the Georgian AI Team!

Please see the doc:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iCZekbsyUvUoibJ8AhMuc9uUjAPeycO1/view?usp=sharing

COLLISION 2024 DEVELOPER TICKET (50)

The Top 50 Scoring Projects will be eligible to win Collision 2024 Developer
Tickets.

COLLISION 2024 SCHOLAR TICKET

The Winning Team will win Scholar Tickets to Collision 2024.

(MLH) BEST USE OF GOOGLE CLOUD

Google Cloud Backpack

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute,
and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list
of products here: g.co/cloud. Learn more about the tools and opportunities with
Google Cloud by joining the Google Cloud Student Innovators program -
goo.gle/student-innovators. Winners will receive a Google Cloud branded
backpack!

Be sure to redeem your Google Cloud Credits as soon as possible through the
Google Cloud Credit Form. Use the promo code in your pre-event email to access
the form!

(MLH) BEST USE OF MONGODB ATLAS

M5GO IoT Starter Kit

MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the
cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students or sign up for the Atlas free
forever tier (no credit card required). Along with a suite of services and
functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data, and
you can get a headstart with free resources from MongoDB University! Build a
hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit for you and
each member of your team.

(MLH) MOST CREATIVE USE OF GITHUB

GitHub Swag
GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show
the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further,
GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources
through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative
Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and
second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make
sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull
requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!

(MLH) BEST USE OF HEDERA

Compact Mechanical Keyboard

Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from
familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make
Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on
Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Compact Mechanical Keyboards
for you and your team!

- Build a decentralized application on Hedera using our JavaScript SDK.
- Build applications that never sleep using EVM compatible smart contract
service.
- Say goodbye to cumbersome databases and hello to seamless scalability of
Hedera Consensus Service. With no need for writing your own APIs your data is
securely stored and easily retrieved.

(MLH) BEST USE OF FLOW

$100 USD in FLOW Token

Flow is a public, decentralized, layer-one blockchain designed for creating
limitless Web3 apps for mainstream adoption. Flow empowers hackers like you to
build decentralized applications and share them with the world. Write safe and
readable smart contracts with Cadence and explore the potential of composable,
on-chain logic. With SDKs in multiple languages like Javascript, Go, Kotlin,
Python, Swift, Unity, you can jump in and start your hack using Flow this
weekend for a chance to win $100 USD worth of FLOW token for each member of your
team!

(MLH) BEST USE OF TAIPY

Wireless Headphones

Taipy is a powerful yet easy to use open-source Python library for creating full
stack web applications! If you’re a Python developer, this library enables you
to build interactive and dynamic graphical user interfaces and support them with
data-driven backends. All of these functionalities are just a pip install taipy
away and can cut your development time in half! Use Taipy in your hackathon
project for a chance to win a set of Wireless Headphones for you and each of
your team members, as well as a chance to have your project featured on the
Taipy website!

(MLH) BEST .TECH DOMAIN NAME

Blue Snowball Microphone & a Free .Tech Domain Name for Life!

Make your Team's Achievements timeless: Win a .Tech Domain Name for Life to
Showcase and Expand Your Project, Plus 4 Blue Snowball Mics for Effortless
Collaboration on Zoom, empowering you to build even more cool things together!

(MLH) BEST USE OF MATLAB

Wireless YoYo Speaker

MATLAB and Simulink are computational tools used at over 100,000 businesses,
government and university sites in over 190 countries. Use MATLAB and/or
Simulink exclusively or integrate them into another tool for your next hack to
win an exclusive MathWorks branded Wireless YoYo Speaker! You can also claim a
free MATLAB software license to get started.

THE HUB - BEST SOLUTION FOR TRANSPORTATION

One of the major challenges facing the emerging Electric Vehicle sector is the
lack of appropriate infrastructure, which leads to apprehension on the part of
the consumer. How would you go about tackling this issue in terms of
accessibility to charging stations, user friendly technology and building
consumer confidence?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/145zrlE5iwp_Ih3zXHVLi_RtsT-_I0XyIt2CpmtDQVjE/

Each member of the winning team will receive a $150 prepaid Presto card.


DEVPOST ACHIEVEMENTS

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JUDGES

Howard Yang



JUDGING CRITERIA

 * Technicality and Quality
   The level of technical skill demonstrated, quality code, working prototype.
 * Design
   Attention to aesthetics, interaction and user interface.
 * Solves a Current Issue
   Meets a customer need, potential to be a business.
 * Presentation
   Clarity of written and oral presentation.
 * Inspiration
   How excited we are for this project, is it unique and creative?

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