Detailed Schedule

Note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change, times are approximate. Descriptions and workshops will be added in the future!

Daily Schedule

Sat, Feb 10

  • 10:00a
    1st Floor Lobby
    Check-In
    The hackathon is open! Come in and check in.
  • 10:30a
    ATLAS 100
    Opening Ceremonies
    Welcome to the hackathon! We'll talk about the hackathon logistics and hear from our sponsors and partners. We'll also go over the events and challenges that will be happening.
  • 11:00a
    1st Floor Lobby
    Welcome Event: Team Building and Track Info
    Meet with other T9Hackers and form a team. Meet our cool sponsors and learn about about them. Talk with people hosting each track and learn about what you'll be learning and building in each one. Get feedback on project ideas.
  • 12:00p
    Everywhere
    Hacking Begins
    Let's go!
  • 12:00p
    1and 1B Levels
    Workshops Begin
    Workshop descriptions are below. Workshop Descriptions
  • 6:00p
    1st Floor Lobby
    Dinner
  • 9:00p
    Lobby

    !Light Challenge
    Hosted by MLH
    Come compete in a web-based coding challenge. Write code from scratch that mimics an existing website; however, you can't preview your code until the challenge is over!

  • Midnight
    Lobby

    Dance Party + Milk & Cookies
    Get de-stressed. Dance it out.

Sun, Feb 11

  • 8:00a
    1st Floor Lobby
    Breakfast
  • 11:00a
    Everywhere
    Submit Projects to Devpost
    If you are submitting your project to a category prize, you must submit your project to the Devpost Website. To make sure you are entered in time, first create the project and submit it to the prize categories, then edit the details about the project.
  • 12:00p
    All Teams
    Hacking Ends
    You can stop making now! Please submit all projects to Devpost and prepare for demos. If you've never used Devpost before, you can find information about submitting projects through the website here: T9Hacks Info Page
  • 12:00p
    1st Floor Lobby
    Lunch
  • 12:30p
    1st Floor Lobby
    Project Demos
    Time to show-off what you've created! Demos will be science-fair-style. We encourage everyone to demo, even if you didn't get your whole project done. Show off what you accomplished, someone else could learn from your work! To be considered for a category prize, you must submit your projects to Devpost Website by 11am.
  • 3:00p
    ATLAS 100
    Closing Ceremonies
    A final thank you to everyone who made this possible! We'll also be giving out awards for the hacking challenges.
  • 3:30p
    All Teams
    Hackathon Ends!
    Sleepy time!

Track-Specific Workshops

Note: These workshops are required to participate in these tracks

  • 12:00p
    ATLAS 1B31

    Intro to Project Ares
    Hosted by MD5
    Come learn about the Project Ares, the online game you'll be using to learn cybersecurity. We need to set everyone up with accounts, so come prepared with a username! You can create teams here as well. Learn about the three areas where you'll be playing games, playing different job roles, and taking on defensive/offensive missions!

  • 12:00p
    ATLAS 1B25

    Design methods and ideation: How to responsibly use technology to affect social impact
    Hosted by Mustafa Naseem
    This workshop will give an overview user-centered design, participatory design, and creative capacity building as design approaches that technologists can use to create social impact. Using real-life examples and hands-on ideation techniques, the workshop will help participants identify ideas around how their technological skills can be put to good use and improve lives in underserved areas.

Professional Development Workshops

  • 8pm
    ATLAS 113 (BTU Lab)
    Resume Review
    Hosted by Workday

    Come get your resume reviewed by industry professionals. Bring your resume on a hardcopy or on a laptop.

  • 4pm
    ATLAS 100
    Scholarships, Community, and Networking, Oh My!
    Hosted by NCWIT

    The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) is a national non-profit working to increase girls’ and women’s meaningful participation in computing, headquartered on the campus of CU Boulder. From busting myths about why women are underrepresented in computing to creating awareness about the benefits and types of computing careers, come find out about the work NCWIT does and what NCWIT has to offer college women in computing through its Aspirations in Computing initiative (exclusive access to scholarships, internships, and professional work, as well as other opportunities).

Tech Workshops

  • 12-2pm, Sat, Feb 10
    ATLAS 100
    Intro to Front-end Web Development
    Learn the basics of HTML and CSS. You will get a pre-build web page that you can work on to contuine building on the for the rest of the hackathon.
  • 1-3pm, Sat, Feb 10
    ATLAS 113 (BTU Lab)
    Intro to iOS Development
    Build a simple app with Swift and XCode.
    Requirements: Must have a Mac Computer! You can only develop iOS apps on a Mac, there is no software to develop iOS with a Windows machine. Must have Xcode installed! Xcode may take a while to install, so if you do not have it installed, give yourself 1-2 HOURS to install Xcode. You may be required to update your operating system to install the latest Xcode. You can download Xcode from the Apply Store.
  • 2-4pm, Sat, Feb 10
    ATLAS 100
    Advanced Web Development: ReactJS and Firebase
    Hosted by Workday
    Getting started on building & deploying a web app using React JS
    Want to learn how to build a dynamic real-time web app? During this code lab, we will show you the basics to create your own web app using the javascript framework, React JS. We will also use Firebase, a real-time database, to make our app dynamic and store data to the cloud. Finally, we’ll demonstrate how to publish your app out to the public.
    Pre-requirements: Some web development and programming.
    Software Requirements: Bring your computer, download Visual Studio IDE
  • 5-6pm, Sat, Feb 10
    ATLAS 113 (BTU Lab)
    Intro to Git and GitHub
    Learn about version control. Git is software that allows teams to store their code on the cloud, so anybody from that team can pull and push their team's code. GitHub is a website that offers free space for teams to store their code online.
    Pre-requirements: Before this workshop, create a free sccount on GitHub. (You'll also be able to use this account to sign into Devpost when you submit your projects.)
  • 7-8pm, Sat, Feb 10
    ATLAS 100
    Advanced Web Development: VueJS and Firebase
    Build a minimum viable CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) application in 30 minutes using VueJS and Firebase. We love this demonstration because it serves as an easy gateway into some more advanced JavaScript, and also rapidly prototypes the core actions for potentially much larger apps.
    Pre-requirements: Some web development and programming.

Fun and Games

  • 9:00p
    Lobby

    !Light Challenge
    Hosted by MLH
    Come compete in a web-based coding challenge. Write code from scratch that mimics an existing website; however, you can't preview your code until the challenge is over!

  • Midnight
    Lobby

    Dance Party + Milk & Cookies
    Get de-stressed. Dance it out.