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KuriusHacks: Summer Edition is a 48 hour virtual hackathon open to high school, CÉGEP, and undergraduate students focused on the creation of social good. Through this hackathon, you will be able to create solutions to real-world problems faced by non-profit organizations such as Breast Cancer Society of Canada, Birds Canada, Organizing for Change, & Brain Canada! Plus, there will be over CAD$30,000+ worth of prizes & freebies to be won!

SIGNUP & other info: https://kurius.ca/kuriushacks-se
Location: Our Discord server: https://discord.io/kurius

SCHEDULE (FINAL)

Activity Description	Host	Date & Time (EDT)
Opening Ceremony Challenges from nonprofits will be presented!	Kurius & Huawei	August 27 @ 6:00 PM
Hacking Begins!	Kurius	August 27 @ 7:00 PM
Intro to Python: Build a Project!	Eric Sheen	August 27 @ 8:00 PM
Huawei 5G Tour	Huawei	August 28 @ 10:00 AM
Vue.js Watch Party - Build Single Page Applications with Vue3	Kurius	August 28 @ 2:00 PM
Build a next gen TypeScript app with Firebase & Vue	Alex Astrum	August 28 @ 5:00 PM
Learn how to APIs 101 with Postman!	Claire Froelich	August 28 @ 7:30 PM
Game Night (feat. Minecraft, Starve.io, Among us, + your choice!)	Kurius	August 28 @ 9:00 PM
Devpost & HackItForward Submission Guide Answering any questions you might have about submitting!	Kurius	August 29 @ 3:00 PM
Devpost Submission Deadline Submit your project on Devpost.	Kurius	August 29 @ 4:00 PM
HackItForward Submission Deadline Submit your project on HackItForward.	Kurius	August 29 @ 4:30 PM
Closing Ceremony Prize winners will be announced!	Kurius	August 29 @ 8:00 PM

Freebies for attending! :

2 years Figma Professional Plan for students ($24)!
1 month of Repl.it Hacker Plan! ($5)
1 year of .xyz domain ($10)
3 months of Qoom Starter Plan ($20)
$20 worth of Linode credits!

Want to become a mentor by helping students during the hackathon or hosting a workshop for us? Checkout https://kurius.ca/mentor-registration (We are looking for an Engineering Design & Vue workshop!)

Want to become a judge? Message us at info@kurius.ca

Only Canadian residents will be eligible for prizes. You are, however, welcomed to participate!

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Requirements

Projects must be submitted on both Devpost & HackItForward at these time:

Devpost: August 29, 2021 @ 4:00 PM EDT.
HackItForward: August 29, 2021 @ 4:30 PM EDT

Requirements for your project to be considered eligible for prizes:

Include a link to the code of your solution in your submission (whether it is on a repository or on another platform). The link should be accessible and public.
Include a 3 minutes-max video to demo your project.
Your solution should respond to one of the challenges offered by the non-profit organizations. (OPT-IN to one of the challenges! Even if you're in the beginner track!)
Have a descriptive Devpost submission.
Teams of only up to 4 people are allowed.
No part of the coding of your project should be started before the start of the hackathon. You can begin ideating though!
Submit your project on HackItForward if you want to be eligible for prizes! (More details about eligibility in rules)
You must have joined our Discord server & remain there throughout the entirety of the event to be eligible for prizes.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$CAD30,000 in prizes

1st Place

Awarded to the 1st Place overall team of winners.
➤ $250 donation to a Canadian nonprofit of your choice
➤ Internship Interview with a tech startup company through Slingshot!
➤ HyperX Alloy Origins Mechanical Gaming Keyboard ($109.99) for each team member.
➤ 1 year of full access to egghead.io, a platform to boost your skills in web development ($250)!
➤ 1 year subscription to Axure RP Team Edition ($504)!

2nd Place

Awarded to the 2nd Place overall team of winners.
➤ $100 donation to a Canadian nonprofit of your choice
➤ Internship Interview with a tech startup company through Slingshot!
➤ HyperX Cloud Stinger Gaming Headsets (recertified) ($49.99) for each team member.
➤ 1 year of full access to egghead.io, a platform to boost your skills in web development ($250)!
➤ 1 box of Figma swags!

3rd Place

Awarded to the 3rd Place overall team of winners.
➤ $50 donation to a Canadian nonprofit of your choice
➤ Internship Interview with a tech startup company through Slingshot!
➤ HyperX Cloud Stinger Gaming Headsets (recertified) ($49.99) for each team member.
➤ 1 box of Figma swags!

Beginner Track

Awarded to a team of beginners who never had participated in a hackathon before &/or have very minimal coding experience. By opting-in this prize, you will FORFEIT your chances of winning any of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd overall prize.

➤ Programming books/Learning resource of your choice (e.g. Cracking the Coding Interview, Python Crash Course)
➤ 1 year of full access to egghead.io, a platform to boost your skills in web development (for two of the members)!

Breast Cancer Society of Canada Challenge

Awarded to the team of winners of the Breast Cancer Society of Canada Challenge!

- Gift packages with BCSC branded items
- A gift card
- Talk with CEO.

Birds Canada Challenge

Awarded to the team of winners of the Birds Canada Challenge!

- Bird identification poster
- Birds Canada pin
- Decal sticker

Organizing for Change Challenge

Awarded to the team of winners of the Organizing for Change Challenge!

- Photography prints.

Brain Canada Challenge

Awarded to the team of winners of the Brain Canada Challenge!

- Talk with CEO.

Judges

Kurius

Leo Tian
Event Lead @Kurius

Steven Gong
Founder @Kurius

Frederic Jarjour
Community Manager @Kurius

Maryam Ebrahimi
Brain Canada

Virginia Hutton
Breast Cancer Society of Canada

Troy Moth
Organizing for Change

Kevin Wang
Mentor @Kurius

Judging Criteria

Quality of Idea
Includes creativity and originality
Implementation of Idea
Includes how well the idea was executed by the developer and the extent to which the optional tools were leveraged
Potential Impact
Includes the extent to which the solution can help individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations

Questions? Email the hackathon manager