2017 Hesburgh Libraries Hackathon

Location: Hesburgh Library, Center for Digital Scholarship (View on map )

2017 Hesburgh Libraries Hackathon

Are you a developer, UX enthusiast, big-ideas person, or effective team leader?

This year’s theme is Information Overload. Do you have creative ideas to deal with the 24/7 problem of information overload? Do you want to create innovative solutions that will have an impact on research, academics, or student life?Register now for the 2017 Hesburgh Libraries Hackathon – a timed, competitive event where teams with diverse skills and talents create innovative digital solutions.

 

Visit the website to learn more and register your team!

During the event, students identify a challenge or need caused by “Information Overload”; design and build an innovative solution; and present their solution to a panel of judges. Teams showcase their projects in 5-minute lightning talks, with the top entries garnering awards. The event is open to all Notre Dame undergraduate and graduate students.

AWARDS

1st Place Team Prize – $1,000

Runner Up Team Prize – $500

JUDGES

The 2017 judges represent expertise from several areas across campus.

— Shreya Kumar, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

— David Seidl, Senior Director for Campus Technology Services, Office of Information Technologies

— Aaron Striegel, Associate Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

— Ruth Tillman, Digital Collections Librarian, Hesburgh Libraries

CONTACT

cds@nd.edu

 

Learn more and register.

Download the 2017 Hackathon flyer.

 

Originally published at conductorshare.nd.edu.