Upcoming Events

Ice Cream Social November 13th, 5-7PM, Atlas Building

Ice Cream Social

November 13th, 5-7PM, Atlas Building

Join us for an ice cream social to learn more about T9Hacks, meet our members, see past projects and enjoy some ice cream!

Mission

The mission of T9Hacks is to create a welcoming and safe place for women and traditionally underrepresented students to explore hackathons. Our goal is to create opportunities for newcomers to explore a hackathon environment while learning and solving compelling problems. T9Hacks works towards this mission by creating women, gender equality, creative technology, beginner, and other similar types of hackathons that support women and marginalized students. T9hacks is open to everyone and values all dimensions of gender identity.

We are now further beyond gender and expanding to create a safe space—a learning environment—for people that are traditionally underrepresented in the Engineering field. By this we mean that T9Hacks is a place for people who have felt alone in a classroom, work environment, etc. as a member of engineering simply due to their gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, or mental health. We want to make T9Hacks a place to build a community of support as we learn and grow in our respective fields.

At T9Hacks 2023


190+

hackers

47%+

were women and non-binary

75%+

were first-time hackers

Spring 2023 Winners

SciTec Award: Best Use of C++/Python (1st Place) - SocialUniverse by Simon Wickersham, Anar Enkhzol, and Chin-Hsuan (Andrea) Wang

SciTec Award: Best Use of C++/Python (2nd Place) - Tonight on Plex by Will Proxy, Lila Hunter-Reay, and Quil Cummings

Plex Award: Best Media Companion - Tonight on Plex by Will Proxy, Lila Hunter-Reay, and Quil Cummings

Best Use of Theme: Outer Space - YOUniverse by Julia Tung, Tali Forsyth, Sylvia Tran, and Lu Arn

Best in Game - AstroBunny by Cay Kennedy and stinkbugx Stafford

Best in Community - CommuniMap by Jake Nichols

Best in Color - Lost in The Stars by Nathan Lamp, Olivia Zhu, Rachel Liang, and Warren Fu

Rookie Award - Evesti by Delan Huang

Organizer's Choice - Postory by Jamie J.

Discord

Discord is our primary form of communication across all organizers, participants, mentors, sponsors, and any other people involved.

If you are unfamiliar with Discord, it is a group instant messaging platform that can be accessed via browser, desktop, or mobile application. A validated email address is required to join and participate. Join the conversation and stay up-to-date on announcements here once you're set up.

Spring Hackathon FAQ

What is T9Hacks?

T9Hacks is a 24 hour hackathon (we affectionally refer to ourselves as a "make-a-thon"!) that champions a welcoming environment for our participants to learn and express themselves creatively.

What is a hackathon?

A hackathon is an event where teams of students come together to use their technology and design skills to transform ideas into reality. Hackathons are marathon “hacking” (i.e. inventing, building, creating, making) gatherings — traditionally in-person — where students can express their creativity and learn something new.

Who can come?

T9Hacks is for college students (and recent college grads) to not only discover what hackathons are, but also to learn, explore, and create something new. We encourage all women and non-binary students with an interest or enthusiasm for fashiion to join, regardless of experience! The only requirements are:

(1) you must be over the age of 18;
(2) you must be enrolled in a college or higher education program, OR have graduated within one year, so undergraduates and graduate students are welcome.

Do we work in teams?

We encourage people to work in teams of five. 24 hours isn't a lot of time to guide a creative project from start to finish, so having teammates is incredibly helpful. This is a great place to meet lots of wonderful people with different skillsets. You can come with a pre-formed group and idea, an idea of your own and no team, or a desire to help someone else's idea along. If you don't have a team nor an idea, we'll host an icebreaker event before the hackathon for everyone to meet and share ideas.

How much experience is needed?

At T9Hacks, it doesn't matter if you've never sewn a garment, we still want you to come! We encourage women and non-binary students from all backgrounds to participate. It doesn't matter whether you are an art, journalism, computer science, or marketing major — there is a place for you here. We will be hosting workshops for beginners and intermediate creators, with the goal of providing support and mentoring for our participants to learn.

What is hacking?

At T9hacks, "hacking" never means programming with malicious intent. We want you to "hack" (design, build, create, MacGyver) technology, art, and media together to create something awesome.

How much does it cost?

Participation is completely free! We just ask that everyone register before they arrive at the event.

What will happen at T9Hacks?

Participants will create brand-new projects. We want you to be creative, learn something new, and explore the possibilities. Get a start on a project you've had in the back of your mind. Create a solution to a problem you want to address, find a creative spark in an idea you've always wanted to dive into! Develop your skills in an area you're comfortable with or explore something completely foreign. Experiment with new fabrics, softwares, threads. You're here to learn, create, and explore!

How long is the event?

T9Hacks is a 24-hour hackathon, meaning that the window of time for collaborating, planning, and creating projects is open for 24 hours straight. It sounds like a long time, but it goes quickly! We'll have opening and closing ceremonies before and after hacking. (Of course, we encourage breaks and rest throughout the event!)

Can men come?

T9Hacks was created to support women, non-binary, transgender and other gender minority students. We call ourselves a women's hackathon because it succinctly sums up our gender-driven mission and goals. T9Hacks is open to students of every gender, including trans-and-cis-male allies, but we especially encourage women, non-binary, gender-nonconforming, and transgender students to attend.

Team

Team

Co-Lead Organizer | Patricia Chin

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Co-Lead Organizer | Celine

Team

Advisor | Ellen Do

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Logistics | Kai

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Web Development | Ashley Weaver & Jack Gentleman

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Logistics | Ananya

Team

Marketing | Sohini

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Marketing | Kira

Team

Marketing | Brittany Weaver

Team

Event Experience | Bo

Team

Marketing | Devon

Code of Conduct

At T9Hacks, we believe in creating a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. Everyone involved at our events — including the organizers, mentors, volunteers, and participants — follows the CU Student Code of Conduct.

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