BuildChicago 2019
by Kreative Horizon
Friday November 22nd
5:00 pm to Nov 23rd, 5:00 pm CST
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Join 100 students in Chicago to build tomorrow, today!
BuildChicago is the newest hackathon for high school and college students in the Chicagoland area. We are bringing together students to innovate, come up with new startup ideas, enjoy (free) food, and network with professionals in the areas. 24 hours of jampacked workshops, food, mini events, and building isn't something you're going to want to miss.
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Why you should attend BuildChicago 2019
Free breakfast, lunch, and dinner for all guests.
Win prizes, awards, certificates, and be recognized.
Free data, programming, and business workshops.
Network with professional judges and sponsors.
Free lunch, snacks, and beverage for all guests.
Add a competitive experience to your resume and portfolio.
"My favorite part of HackIowaState was being able to have a semi-completed project in just a short amount of time. In classes, you take weeks to finish a little assignment... but here, in just 24 hours, we had some really cool looking projects!"
Gabrielle Pederson
Aerospace
Schedule
24 Hours of Invention and Competition
Friday - 11/22
5:00 PM: Doors open and check in starts
6:00 PM: Opening ceremony
6:30 PM: Team formation
7:00 PM: Hacking begins
9:00 PM: Dinner
10:00 PM: Evaluating startup ideas 👀
11:00 PM: Intro to REST APIs
Saturday - 11/23
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Intro to Python
10:00 AM: Intro to Web Development
12:00 PM: Projects are due
1:00 PM: Judging begins!
3:00 PM: Closing ceremony
5:00 PM: And that's a wrap! 🔥
Judges
Judges will be announced soon! 👀
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So what are you waiting for?
Come join fellow high school and college students for 24 hours of non step building and collaborating. At BuildChicago 2019 powered by Pusher, we promise you'll have a great time... and stay well fed!!
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OUR STUDENTS AND BUILDERS LOVE HORIZON EVENTS
“I liked that I was required to build something in just 24 hours, unlike my classes. I usually wouldn’t go out of my way to learn new technologies like React. My teammates and the feedback from the judges was very helpful! I would totally come back!”
Noah Lim
Computer Science
"For my first hackathon, I didn't have too many expectations, but I had a great time. I liked the idea of the workshops and spreading the coding throughout the day. I was very, very well fed!"
Kennedy Wendl
Computer and Data Science
"My favorite part of HackIowaState was being able to have a semi-completed project in just a short amount of time. In classes, you take weeks to finish a little assignment... but here, in just 24 hours, we had some really cool looking projects!"
Gabrielle Pederson
Aerospace
"I came to HackIowaState to give myself the environment that would force me to work on a project that I otherwise would have. It's nice to be pressured to work on a project with people that otherwise may not have because of school and other responsibilities. My favorite part was winning, but I had way too much fun!"
Nicholas Erickson
Software Engineering
"My takeaway from HackIowaState - choose your team wisely. What I appreciated about this event over other events like game jams was that it was more broad and I got to solve actual issues. I did like the food, I really did appreciate being fed!"
William Clemmons Jr
Software Engineering
“The event was super nice. I got to work with a team in a real-world, work environment. With a team, we were able to keep each other accountable and I tried a new database I never would have before. I would come back, it was fun!”
Endi Odobasic
Computer Science
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