CultureHack

CultureHack - Cultural Entrepreneurship Hackathon   💻 A brand-new hackathon connecting CMCI students with ideas to Informatics students with programming experience to bring the ideas to life 🎉 Free dinner provided + drinks + snacks + prizes to be won 🎉 Open to all students with programming proficiency. Interested? Read through the posts on the Ideas Corner (https://kings.padlet.org/mabelmachado_lopez/ideas-corner-cqhfxmg9usgqr3yl), and leave a comment with your name on your preferred post/project to indicate your intention to contribute to it. If you do not have a preferred project, just create a post with your name indicating what skills you have and the type of project you would like to contribute to.   🗓 Wednesday, 22nd November ⏰ 2:00pm till 9:00pm 📍 BH L6(S) F&Qs: How will teams be formed? Each CMCI project will be supported by at least two members of the KCL Society. The event organisers will create the teams, respecting students’ preferences and interests, as indicated in the Ideas Corner padlet.   What happens on the day? * Networking * Introduction presentations and rules * Hackathon starts (working in teams) * Mid-session break (for dinner) and update on progress so far * Hackathon continues * Judging * Prizegiving * Closing event   How will the winner(s) be chosen? A panel of CMCI staff and KCL Tech representatives will select the winner(s) based on the following criteria: * Progress made on the day – Where did the team start? What stage are they at now? (e.g., development of proof of concept, prototype, etc.) * Output quality (e.g., digital model, process design, functioning software, etc.) * Entrepreneurial potential – Is the idea feasible and viable? * Teamwork and communication ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KCL students only - make sure to 'purchase' a free KCL Tech membership from KCLSU before attending. If you are experiencing problems with getting your membership, please contact us or let us know on the day before the event starts. (https://www.kclsu.org/groups/activities/join/22559/)