PolyHacks - Hackatown

Challenges

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: <a href="http://g.co/cloud" target="_blank">g.co/cloud</a>. Learn more about the tools and opportunities with Google Cloud by joining the Google Cloud Student Innovators program - <a href="http://goo.gle/student-innovators" target="_blank">goo.gle/student-innovators</a>. Winners will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack! Be sure to redeem your Google Cloud Credits as soon as possible through the <a href="https://hackp.ac/googlecloudcredits" target="_blank">Google Cloud Credit Form</a>. Use the promo code in your pre-event email to access the form!

Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win an awesome Domain.com branded prize 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!

Most Creative Use of GitHub

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!

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 some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!

Best Use of Hedera

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 Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team! <ul> <li>Build a decentralized application on Hedera using our JavaScript SDK. </li> <li>Build applications that never sleep using EVM compatible smart contract service. </li> <li>Say goodbye to cumbersome databases and hello to seamless scalability of Hedera Consensus Service. With no need for writing your own APIs your data is securely stored and easily retrieved. </li> </ul>

Best Hardware Hack Presented by Digi-Key

<h4>Grove Beginner Kit, with embedded Arduino Uno compatible board </h4>Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino is one of the best Arduino Beginner Kit for beginners. It includes one Arduino compatible Board and 10 additional Arduino sensors and all in one-piece of PCB design. New to hardware? No problem. We've put together some great resources for you to start hacking with the Grove Beginner Kit! ⇩ ⇩ ⇩ <ul> <li><a href="https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/Grove-Beginner-Kit-For-Arduino/" target="_blank">Seeed Grove Beginner Kit product page</a> </li> <li><a href="https://files.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove-Beginner-Kit-For-Arduino/res/Grove-Beginner-Kit-For-ArduinoPDF.pdf" target="_blank">Grove Beginner Kit Manual</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.arduino.cc/en/software" target="_blank">Arduino IDE download</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14BI6blBJj0" target="_blank">The Easiest Way to Get Started with Arduino (Video Walk-through)</a> </li> </ul>

Best Web Monetization Project

Coil is all about providing better ways to access and reward the creators, publishers and platforms that you love. Coil members get to view web monetized sites while streaming micropayments directly to the website owner, or in this case, you! In turn, you can react to payments in real time by displaying a thank you message, unlocking bonus content, features and so much more! Build a web monetized hack using Coil for a chance to win an Anker Quick Charge Portable Charger, Coil pin and $60 Coil credit redemption card!

Best Beginner Hack

Best Pitch

Best Social Impact

MLH- Best Hardware Hack Sponsored by Digi-Key

MLH- Most Creative Use of Twilio

MLH- Best Use of Google Cloud

OVHclound Challenge

AssemblyAI Challenge

Best Self Care Hack

MLH- Best Domain Name from Domain.com

MLH- Best Blockchain Project Using Hedera

Best Design / UI/UX

Imported Challenge from Devpost Prize Winner

Participation prizes

Giveaways and raffles during the hackathon. Some examples: ubereats gift card, tech items, cracking the coding interview book, etc.

1st place overall of the competition

Project that has the highest score evaluated by judges card

2nd place overall of the competition

Project that has the second highest score evaluated by judges card

3nd place overall of the competition

Project that has the third highest score evaluated by judges card

Best AI/ML Project

Imported Challenge from Devpost Prize Winner

Best Financial Project

Imported Challenge from Devpost Prize Winner

Judges’ Favorite

Imported Challenge from Devpost Prize Winner

Antidote Challenge / Défi Antidote

Prix remis aux équipes s’étant démarquées par la qualité de la langue (français ou anglais) du texte de présentation du projet développé lors de la compétition. Awarded to teams that have distinguished themselves by the quality of the language (French or English) of the project presentation text developed during the competition.

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