Name: MakeUC
Start: 2022-10-22T00:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2022-10-23T11:15:00.000-04:00
Location: MakeUC

MakeUC is the University of Cincinnati's fall hackathon hosted by IEEE@UC. This 24-hour hackathon allows you to connect with other students, network with industry partners, and gain access to lots of free resources to help you create a great project.

To officially participate in MakeUC and be eligible for prizes you must be officially registered by visiting https://makeuc.io/register!

Requirements

To qualify for submission you must be in our database (registered on makeuc.io/register). No submission will be considered from students that are not in our database.

1. Video recording highlighting your approach, process, and code (2-3 minutes long).

2. Public repository link to access all the code (and design files), i.e. GitHub link.

3. A brief write-up (on Devpost) must be included with the project to discuss learning, technologies used, specific contributions by each team member (if applicable), etc.

Prizes

$39,680 in prizes

First Place Overall

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Headphones | Nintendo Switch | Oculus Quest 2 | 120-Can Mini Fridge

Second Place Overall

Ember Travel Mug | Nano Leaf Hexagon Light Panels | 32" Roku Smart TV | Remote Control Electric Skateboard

Third Place Overall

Best Education Hack

Airpods Gen 2 | Acer 21.5" monitor | Logitech MX Master 3S Mouse | Logitech Wonderboom 2

Best Green Technology Hack

Airpods Gen 2 | Acer 21.5" monitor | Logitech MX Master 3S Mouse | Logitech Wonderboom 2

Best Social Issues Hack

Airpods Gen 2 | Acer 21.5" monitor | Logitech MX Master 3S Mouse | Logitech Wonderboom 2

Best Global Connectivity Hack

Airpods Gen 2 | Acer 21.5" monitor | Logitech MX Master 3S Mouse | Logitech Wonderboom 2

[AWS] Greatest Social Impact (3)

1st Place: $100 Amazon gift card (for each member)
2nd Place: Echo Show 5 (for each member)
3rd Place: AWS Hoodie (for each member)

[Medpace] Set The Pace (2)

1st Place: $1000 Amazon gift card (split between team members)
2nd Place: $500 Amazon gift card (split between team members)

[Kinetic Vision] Design Your Future Award

Corsair K60 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

[LCS] Most Creative Use of APIs

$200 gift card (split between team members)

[Northrop Grumman] CTF Challenge Winner

Pro Tech Toolkit

[Qoom] Best Use of Qoom

Have project featured on Qoom website and Discord, opportunity to post tutorial/ workshop on their website, interview on their blog

[Qoom] Best College Project

Interview for the ACF ‘Code Coach’ role (paid, learning from industry experts, flexible hours, leadership experience), invitation to take all ACF courses for free

[Qoom] Best High School Project

Direct ticket to Round 1&2 of Applied Computing Foundation’s international teen tech entrepreneurship competition ‘Future Impact Challenge’ 2022 - 2023, interviews for mentorship, internship, and volunteership opportunities (like SVTTT, Monthly App Challenge, Event Ambassador, etc.) and invitations to our global workshops or teen tech summits, partial tuition scholarship to ACF courses

[Shippy] Best Use of Web Automation Technology

Backbone gaming controller

Best use of Google Cloud

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Winners located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, Android pillow, journal, socks & lanyards. Winners outside of the US will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack.

Most Creative Use of Twilio

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console ! Get started with $50 in free credit

Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!

Best Use of CockroachDB

Build your hackathon project on CockroachDB's open source and indestructible SQL database. Utilize CockroachDB in your hack for a chance to win a 3D printing pen for you and each of your team members. What's more, if you submit a verified project and are a US resident, we'll be sending you a free CockroachDB T-shirt while supplies last!

Best Blockchain Project Using Hedera

Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboard Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!