AEC Hackathon

Mid 2022

Welcome to the AECH Student Edition #2 event page! After our first successful student hackathon in 2021, we are working with students from various universities globally in making the next event an even better 'For Students By Students' hackathon.

This page will update and contain the essentials you need to have a great experience and a productive time learning, networking, and hacking! Make sure to check out our Frequently Asked Questions section on our main website for the basics and our event Code of Conduct.

If you are a student interested in volunteering, reach out to us via this website's contact email.

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SCHEDULE

Time Zone: CET (UTC+1)

Monday-Thursday*

Pre-event workshops to be announced closer to date

Friday

17:00

Get Started / Intro
open to the public

17:30

Challenges & Lightning Rounds
open to the public

18:00

Ideation & Team Formation

23:00

Venue Close

Saturday

9:00 - 23:00

Work All Day

Sunday

9:00

Doors Open

14:00

Team Presentations
open to the public

16:30

Award Ceremony / Winners Announced

Monday*

Take a well earned break, explore the city, & hangout with your new friends for a day!

*optional

CHALLENGES

AECH Challenges

Here are our challenge categories for the event. Make sure to check the Slack channel under #challenges for details closer to the event!

BEST OVERALL PROJECT

The project that really hits the mark on execution, utility, and technical merits.

SPONSOR: AEC Hackathon

BEST SOLVES A BIG PROBLEM PROJECT

The project that solves a big problem for a built environment profession.

SPONSOR: AEC Hackathon

BEST MASHUP PROJECT

The best solution that combines our event and community supporters’ tech.

SPONSOR: AEC Hackathon

BEST HACK FROM A PAST EVENT

Projects from previous AEC Hackathons or from the open source projects here.

SPONSOR: AEC Hackathon

BEST HACK FOR HUMANS

Projects that use built environment related data to improve the human experience in structures and cities.

SPONSOR: AEC Hackathon

Social Media Challenges

Show us what you are doing on social media with the #HackAEC for a chance to win Amazon Gift Cards.

Welcome to the AEC Hackathon community

Show us your experience! How are you watching the event or engaging with your team? Follow @AECHackathon & #HackAEC, and tag both on your post. You MUST use the hashtag #myhackaec to enter.

INSTRUCTIONS

Here are the instructions and requirements for participants & teams. For further questions, ask any AECH- rep in the Slack group.

IDEATION & TEAM FORMATION

Where to place things in Slack to get connected.

IDEAS

Put your project ideas in #ideas channel.

LOOKING FOR TEAM

If you are looking for a team to join, post your skills and interests in the #looking_for_team.

LOOKING FOR MEMBERS

If looking for potential team members with certain skills, use the #looking_for_members channel.

TEAM INTRODUCTIONS

Once your team is formed, place TEAM- before team name and description of project in #team_introductions channel so we know who you are!

TEAM & PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

Team Requirements

1. All teams must have at least one team member that is from a built environment profession.
2. All teams must check in with an AECH Mentor at the event or in our Slack channel after their team formation
3. All teams must have
- team and member names
- project description
- video of working solution (provide link to Youtube, Youku, etc.)
- link to app and or project's Github page

Project Requirements

1. Projects must be built environment related and look to solve a 'Monday thru Friday' problem.
2. Projects must be functioning applications to win a challenge. Teams that do not have a functioning application can still present their solution but will be ineligable to win.

Presentation Requirements

1. Presentations must be no longer than 8 minutes in length.
2. Presentations must include a video showing how the application works.
3. Presentations must include if application was built completely during event and/or leveraging prebuilt elements.