UW Blockchain Hacks

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UW Blockchain Society is excited to present our first-ever Hackathon and Expo event weekend, to be held at our University of Washington campus in Bothell, WA. The first two days will be the Hackathon and is for students to create software solutions with a focus on blockchain.

To conclude this exciting weekend, we will have our Blockchain Expo. Back by popular demand from the success of last year, our Blockchain Expo provides an education based expo featuring a variety of topics such as social media, a debate on bitcoin, use cases, diversity in blockchain, and crypto taxes. Most blockchain conferences cost $500+ and we wanted to provide an accessible option for students especially since there is extremely high interest regarding blockchain and cryptocurrency.

Our mission statement is to educate people in PNW about the fundamental mechanisms that power blockchain technology. We hope to create a friendly environment for all types of majors to join us!

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Venue location

22 - 24 May, 2020

We have moved the event to remote.

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Tracks

Stay Updated

These are some example tracks to choose from, we will have other challenges to be announced on the day of our event.

The Light Timeline

The most useful blockchain hack. This is something like a financial product (e.g. “decentralized online bank account”, or “buy and sell stocks”) a new digital currency that has some unique value (you can only spend it on books?) or maybe you want to create secure online voting. This challenge is for you to shine while you save the world!

The Dark Timeline

The most useless blockchain hack. We want to see the funniest and faddiest blockchain apps. If you want to build an ICO for cats, Dogecoin V2, TikTok-but-for-some-reason-its-on-blockchain... well you get it! If you make us laugh AND your useless hack achieves a useless goal (it’s got to actually do something) we give you cash money! Turn this hackathon into a wackathon for the memes.

Any ol' Hack

If you just want to do your thing and learn about blockchain, or use our simple account system with whatever you build, we will cheer you on! You can get this prize just for using one of our libraries in your hack.

Workshops

Topic Discussion

We will be updating this schedule with workshops. Stay tuned for future announcements!

9:30 AM

Kick Off

UW Blockchain Society presents a keynote speech followed by a detailed agenda.
Join via Zoom Link
10:00 AM

Hacking Starts + Team Formation

Start coding or join our Discord Channel to connect and form groups with other students!
12:00 PM

Adobe XD Workshop

Learn how to add animation to your prototypes at our Mobile Design with Adobe XD workshop through 3 projects in this workshop!
Join via Zoom Link
1:00 PM

Introduction to NEAR API
Join via Zoom Link
2:00 PM

Introduction to Rust by NEAR
Join via Zoom Link
3:00 PM

Docker Containerization Workshop + Mentoring Session
Join via Zoom Link

9:30 AM

Day 2 Hacking Begins!

Start working with your groups!
1:00 PM

Azure ML Workshop
Join via Zoom Link
2:00 PM

Power BI & Data Science Workshop
Join via Zoom Link
5:00 PM

Code Submissions Due
Submit your code here.
5:00 PM

Judging Begins

All participants can join us for online networking while decisions are being made.
6:00 PM

Winners Announced

The official result will be published on

8:00 AM

Doors Open & Breakfast

More free food!
9:30 AM

Kick off

More time to network
10:30 AM

Speakers

Presentations about blockchain
12:30 PM

Lunch

More free food!
12:30 PM

Winner Announcement

See below for prizes
3:30 PM

Workshops

To improve skills
4:30 PM

Networking

Gain and strengthen connections

Q&A

Got questions?

Email us at info@uwblockchain.org for other inquiries!

What is Blockchain?

Blockchain is a digital, public ledger that records online transactions. As it’s name suggests, a blockchain is made up of a series of “blocks.” The blockchain software records each transaction in a block without the aid of a third party like a bank or payment processor.
For more information, watch this Introduction to Blockchain Video.

Must my product be blockchain related?

No, it does not have to be. However, our industry partners are sponsoring prizes for Blockchain specific Challenges!

How should I form my team?

We recommend different types of majors work together to create a finished product. This example is using 5 team members. Each team is allowed to have 4 -5 team members.

Front End Developer

Blockchain Developer

Graphic Designer

Business Strategist

Back End Developer

Who owns the copyright to my product?

The code belongs to whoever wrote it! You!

What can I do to prepare for this hackathon?

Take a look at this curated list of materials UW Blockchain Society Developer Guide.

Are only students allowed to join?

We encourage anyone to join!

Is there a channel to meet other students virtually?

Join our Discord Channel to connect and form groups with other students!

How should I come up with an idea?

What is the problem your organization is trying to solve? Who are your end users?

How does your initiative use blockchain, and why is blockchain a good technology for this problem?

What technologies or services are available to solve this problem, and how is blockchain a better solution?

What is your initiative’s intended impact? How do you measure it?

In what time frame do you think you will see meaningful impact from your blockchain initiative?

What do I submit?

We will design a DevPost page for you to submit your deliverables in the upcoming weeks. You can read more about the judging criteria on the submission page, here! Deliverables include :

A working link to a demo of the application is required

Open source code must be submitted with the demo

Submit it by the deadline on May 23rd 4:00PM

Be the original work of an individual participant

Built utilizing NEAR protocol

What are the prizes?

Each project meeting the qualifying criteria will receive a $500 cash reward from NEAR Protocol.

Team

Our mission

We are backed by students with diverse talents. Twenty-four officers. Three campuses. 1000+ members.

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Zachary Nelson

Tri-Campus President

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Chelsea Ip

Tri-campus Vice President | Lead Web Developer | Software Engineer

Rayyan Hussain

Bothell Campus President | Software Engineer

John Xie

Bothell Campus Vice President | Software Engineer

Larry

Larry Shan

Seattle Campus President

Jackie

Jacqueline Nguyen

Project Manager

Sneha

Sneha Ravichandran

Chief Marketing Director | Software Engineer

Megan Rasco

Web Developer | Software Engineer

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William Thomas

Project Manager | Software Engineer

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Jolie Ip

Public Relations Officer

Renee

Renee Lin

Seattle Campus VP of General Affairs

Margaret Connor

Chief Technology Officer | Software Engineer

Robbie Lin

Robert Lin

Seattle Campus VP of Finance

Arda

Arda Yousefi

Project Manager

Simran

Simran Ravichandran

Graphic Designer

Lawrence

Duggan Burke

Lead Web Developer | Software Engineer

Angelina

Angelina Kuo

Social Media Director

Daniel

Daniel Zhuge

Public Relation Director

Daniel

Evan Luputra

UI Designer

Beatrix

Beatrix Cendana

UI Designer

Ani

Ani Prasad

Outreach Coordinator

Madhav

Madhav Rajkondawar

Project Manager

Madhav

Tasha Ip

Outreach Coordinator

Simran

Lawrence Fiesta

Crew Member

Partners

Without them, this event wouldn't be possible!

NEAR PROTOCOL

DUBSTECH

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