> What? 🧐

1. We bring the caffeine, food, and mentors from some of the world’s best IT companies to help you.
2. You bring your skills to the event and get working!
3. After 24 hours of intense work you get the chance to present your project.
4. We give away some epic prizes to the top 3 teams chosen by our judging panel.

> Prizes 🏆

We have £2000 worth of prizes for the top 3 teams and special winners (e.g. if you win our late-night challenges!)

• 1st: to be announced
• 2nd: to be announced
• 3rd: to be announced

> Schedule 🗓

> FAQ 🤔

• Q: What is a hackathon?
  A: During a hackathon you have 24 to 48 hours to work with a small team on something new and exciting. You will compete with other teams, but in the end everyone is a winner!
• Q: What can I make?
  A: Anything! A website, an application or you can work with hardware as well! See below about hardware hacks.
• Q: Does this cost money?
  A: Nope. It is completely free!
• Q: Do I have to know how to code?
  A: No, as long as you want to work with others to help develop yours, or someone else’s idea! Generally, we need developers, designers and entrepreneurs.
• Q: Is food provided?
  A: More food will be there than you can imagine.
• Q: Can I sleep there?
  A: There will be a sleeping area, but you should bring a sleeping bag if you really wish to sleep.
• Q: Can I do hardware hacks?
  A: Yes of course! We will have some hardware on the day to hack on. We are also able to provide a variety of tools and other equipment. If there's something you particually want, get in touch after registration so we can try to get hold of it!
• Q: Can I bring _____?
  A: Probably, yes. For rather obscure, large or potentially dangerous items please get in touch first to check as we don't want to dissapoint on the day.
• Q: Do I need to have a team to join?
  A: It's up to you if you'd like to form a team before or at the event. We're happy either way, in fact it might be better for you if you already have a team as you'll already know each other.
• Q: How big are the teams going to be?
  A: We'd like teams to have 4-6 participants.
• Q: What are the judging criteria?
  A: Our judging criteria are Technical Innovation, Technical Difficulty, Design, Execution, Pitch.
• Q: Can I get an invitation letter for my visa application?
  A: Yes, please fill in this form and we'll reply in a few days.
• Q: Do you give any travel reimbursements?
  A: Unfortunately no, we do not have a budget for travel reimbursements this year.
• Q: Do I have to be a student to attend?
  A: We only accept students, to keep the competition fair for all participants. You can still join if you've recently graduated or haven't gone to university yet but are 18 or over.

> Organisers 🤩

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  HackaSoton

  University of Southampton's society focused on running and attending hackathons, since 2014.

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  ECSS

  The University of Southampton's Electronics and Computer Science Society, providing events for over 2000 of its departmental members.

> Sponsors 😎

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

VENUE & MEDIA SPONSORS

> Contact 😊

• [email protected]