01. What are Hackathons?
03. Bringing Hackathons to You.
02. Why do Hackathons Matter?
04. Next Steps
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HACKING on Tv?
HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM
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hackathons?
WHAT ARE
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Hackathons are weekend-long
invention competitions.
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- Swift
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all shapes and sizes
HACKATHONS COME IN
[OBLIGATORY DISCLAIMER]
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event flow
LET’S LOOK AT A TYPICAL
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Participants arrive
on Friday afternoon
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the event kicks off with
opening ceremonies
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Teams form organically
and brainstorm ideas
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They spend the weekend
bringing their
idea to life
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and take breaks for
fun, food, and sleep
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Teams demo creations
science fair style
On Sunday
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The top teams present
On stage
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Winners are selected
and prizes awarded
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MAJOR LEAGUE HACKING?
WHAT IS
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The OFFICIAL STUDENT
HACKATHON LEAGUE.
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Major League Hacking’s (MLH)
mission is to empower hackers.
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That’s why we became a
Certified B Corporation in 2016.
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93
HACK DAYS
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142
WEEKEND LONG HACKATHONS
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142
WEEKEND LONG HACKATHONS
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51,201
HACKERS EMPOWERED
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Major League Hacking (MLH) works with
administrators, faculty, & students to help
bring the hackathon experience to High Schools
and Universities World-wide.
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hackers MAKE?
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS DO
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express themselves
HACKERS LOVE TO
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MEET STEF.
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clever solutions
HACKERS LOVE TO FIND
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MEET SHARIQ, GURPREET, VICTOR, & HARMAN.
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enhance
HACKERS LOVE TO
THEIR WORLD
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MEET MATT.
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solve problems
HACKERS LOVE TO
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MEET STEFAN, JUSTICE, SHREYAS, & ROHITH.
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make things.
HACKERS LOVE TO
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participants?
WHO ARE THE
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50%
ARE FIRST TIME HACKERS
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experience levels
HACKERS COME AT ALL
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Backgrounds.
HACKERS COME IN ALL
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Skillsets.
HACKERS HAVE MANY DIFFERENT
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be a hacker!
ANYONE CAN
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01. What are Hackathons?
03. Bringing Hackathons to You.
02. Why do Hackathons Matter?
04. Next Steps
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about stem.
HACKATHONS EXCITED PEOPLE
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MEET SWIFT.
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Become a lawyer
BEFORE MY FIRST HACKATHON
I WANTED TO
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This is me at my
1st hackathon in 2010.
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CHANGE LIvES.
HACKATHONS
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MEET AN.
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I WROTE A POST HIGHLIGHTING THE AWESOME
THINGS RUTGERS HACKERS WERE BUILDING.
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exploding.
HACKATHONS ARE
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2013 2014 2015 2016
North America Europe
HACKATHON GROWTH BY YEAR
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25x
# OF EVENTS FROM 2013
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65,000
STUDENTS WILL ATTEND MLH EVENTS IN 2016
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every weekend
THERE ARE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND HACKATHONS
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9%
HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS
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21%
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
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practical skills.
HACKATHONS TEACH
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I learned more at hackathons
than I did in all my Computer
Science classes.
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89%
GAIN SKILLS AT HACKATHONS
THAT THEY AREN’T IN CLASS
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PROJECTS
EMPLOYERS WANT TO SEE
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innovation.
HACKATHONS SPAWN
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WHAT DO THESE COMPANIES HAVE
IN COMMON?
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opportunities.
HACKATHONS CREATE
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MEET SHARIQ.
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01. What are Hackathons?
03. Bringing Hackathons to You.
02. Why do Hackathons Matter?
04. Next Steps
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hackathons?
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM
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project based
learning
INCORPORATE
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learning
communities
FOSTER
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mentorship
& feedback
ACCESS TO
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hands on
experiences
PRIORITIZE
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creative
process.
CELEBRATE THE
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01. What are Hackathons?
03. Bringing Hackathons to You.
02. Why do Hackathons Matter?
04. Next Steps
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http://guide.mlh.io
READ THE GUIDE
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Happy Hacking!
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