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

Transcript

1. ARNAB NANDI & MERIS LONGMEIER FOUNDING FACULTY DIRECTORS, OHI/O Builders, Hackers, Makers A MOVEMENT 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING
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
3. Not just code… The joy of hacking, building, and making
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
5. 10 years of growth
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
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
9. SECRET TO A SUCCESSFUL HACKATHON make new friends learn new things have fun
10. HACK IS JUST THE BEGINNING interesting classes larger projects open-source startups
11. Happy Hacking! LET'S BUILD SOMETHING AMAZING HackOHI/O X