Builders, Hackers, and Makers

A movement 10 years in the making.
Opening keynote by Meris Longmeier and Arnab Nandi for HackOHI/O X on Oct 8, 2022

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1. ARNAB NANDI & MERIS LONGMEIER
   FOUNDING FACULTY DIRECTORS, OHI/O
   Builders, Hackers, Makers
   A MOVEMENT 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING
   

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2. You're part of a movement
   ● A movement of play, of making tech "cool",
   of pushing yourselves and your ideas
   ● Celebrate the act of building, hacking, making
   ● Augment what you've learned in the classroom
   

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3. Not just code…
   The joy of
   hacking, building, and making
   

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4. Fostering a tech culture
   • Long-term investment in our future:
   • the builders, hackers, and makers of tomorrow
   • Community: Building an ecosystem
   • Education
   • Research
   • Industry
   • Alumni
   

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5. 10 years of growth
   

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6. Long-term Impact & Sustainability
   College
   Students
   Middle-School
   High-School
   & Outreach
   Participants
   OHI/O Program
   participants &
   Student Leaders
   Graduate School
   Industry Jobs
   Startups
   GRADUATION
   MENTORSHIP
   NETWORK
   THE OHI/O PROGRAM
   

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8. Thank you to 10 years of organizers:
   students, staff, faculty, alumni, mentors,
   judges, sponsors, industry partners,
   and other community members
   that have made OHI/O possible
   

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9. SECRET TO A SUCCESSFUL HACKATHON
   make new friends
   learn new things
   have fun
   

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10. HACK IS JUST THE BEGINNING
    interesting classes
    larger projects
    open-source
    startups
    

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11. Happy Hacking!
    LET'S BUILD SOMETHING AMAZING
    HackOHI/O X
    

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