MEGA is a dynamic and diverse coalition of high school and college students from around the world, representing institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Glasgow, Rutgers Preparatory School, Milton Academy, The Hun School of Princeton, The Lawrenceville School, and many more. With a shared commitment to fostering sustainable development and promoting global welfare, MEGA is proud to announce its upcoming hackathon, the MEGA Hack League, which is slated to take place on April 14th, 15th, and 16th, 2023.

The MEGA Hack League is a unique opportunity for computer science students to showcase their skills and creativity, while at the same time contributing to the United Nations' seventeen sustainable development goals. By infusing computer science competitions with these goals, MEGA hackathon aims to raise awareness about pressing global issues and instill passion in the next generation of computer scientists.

The MEGA Hack League's annual hackathon is a hybrid event that allows participants to collaborate and compete both in-person and online. This year, MEGA hackathon will cater to a diverse range of interests and skill sets, with a variety of categories that include web development, data science, machine learning, and more.

The hackathon is open to students from all backgrounds, and there are no prerequisites for participation other than an interest in computer science and a desire to make a positive impact on the world. Participants will have the opportunity to work with mentors and industry professionals, as well as to network with other like-minded individuals from around the world.

Last year's hackathon was a great success, with participants submitting innovative projects that tackled some of the world's most pressing issues, including climate change, poverty, and inequality. You can check out the projects from last year's hackathon at https://mega-hack-2022-spring.devpost.com/project-gallery (https://mega-hack-2022-spring.devpost.com/project-gallery).

Overall, the MEGA Hack League's annual hackathon is an exciting and impactful event that showcases the power of computer science to drive positive change in the world. We encourage all computer science students to

 join us for this year's event and help us make a difference!

 Here is our schedule:

Friday:

Time Event
5:30-5:45 pm Opening Ceremony
5:45-6:00 pm HyperEx Metaverse Tutorial
6:00-6:30 pm Rahul Desai, General Manager at Sylva
6:30-7:00 pm Avi Patel, CEO of Nitrility
7:00-7:30 pm Brian Whaley, VP at American Express
7:30-8:00 pm Chetan Zanwar, Product Lead at TikTok
8:00-8:30 pm Form Teams!!!

Saturday:

Time Event
12:00-12:30 pm NGO Theme Reveals and Sponsor/NGO Partner Networking Session
2:00-2:30 pm ML 101 by Daniel Tian
2:30-3:00 pm Web/App Development by Larry Liu 
3:00-3:30 pm GitHub Tutorial by Max Xiong
3:30-3:40 pm Intro to CAD by Arnav Kalapala from the Youth Code Foundation
6:00-7:00 pm TECH HELP
9:00-10:00 pm GAME NIGHT

Sunday:

Time Event
12:00 pm Submissions Due
12:00-12:30 pm Help With Submissions
   

Participation rewards:

$10 .xyz domain

$50 1 Month Voiceflow Team License

$228 1 Year Taskade Pro Account

$99 Echo3d Premium Account

$249 Interview Cake Full Coding Interview Course

25% off the first year of 1Password Families

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$810,226 in prizes

1st

Most Impressive, Innovative, Impactful Project Overall

Opportunity to Pitch to MEGA Incubator Program for Investment and Partnership Opportunities of $1000

$300 Lifetime Taskade Pro

$100 Cash Prize

2nd

2nd Most Impressive, Innovative, Impactful Project Overall

Opportunity to Pitch to MEGA Incubator Program for Investment and Partnership Opportunities of $1000

$300 Lifetime Taskade Pro

$50 Cash Prize

3rd

3rd Most Impressive, Innovative, Impactful Project Overall

Opportunity to Pitch to MEGA Incubator Program for Investment and Partnership Opportunities of $1000

$300 Lifetime Taskade Pro

$25 Cash Prize

Entrepreneurship Award (HS only) (2)

Fully sponsored opportunity to Pitch project/idea in StartupBrite investor conference.

Will obtain entry to apply to the inaugural MEGA Entreprenurial Incubator

Ant-Corruption/Transparency Category

Supported by the International Transparency Organization Macedonia

Climate Category

Further Project Development and Internship with the Love&Future Organization alongside Columbia PHDs

Robotics/Hardware Category

$226 Goliath Automation and Robotics: Monster Kit

Homelessness/Justice Category

Internship prize and opportunity to take application further with NGOs

Hospitality/Restaurant Industry Award

Internship prize and opportunity to take application further with leading Hotel/Restaurant Chain

Digital Storytelling Art Category (2)

Internship/Prize with L&F for climate related AI generated art

Participation (400)

Opportunity to Intern at a startup associated with our partnered accelerator
$10 .xyz domain
$50 1 Month Voiceflow Team License
$228 1 Year Taskade Pro Account
$99 Echo3d Premium Account
$249 Interview Cake Full Coding Interview Course
25% off the first year of 1Password Families

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Aleksandr Guzenko

Aleksandr Guzenko
Tech Lead at IT-One

Dmitrii Ivashchenko

Dmitrii Ivashchenko
Software Engineering and Game Development at My.Games

Andrei Dobysh

Andrei Dobysh
Senior iOS & Android Developer at Godel Technologies Europe

Shreyans Sheth

Shreyans Sheth
Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg NYC

Timur Mukhitdinov

Timur Mukhitdinov
Senior SDE at Booking.com

Danial Siddiki

Danial Siddiki
Product Designer at Truv, Fintech Statup

Maksym Mostovyi
Senior Frontend Engineer at OryxLabs

Shuhan Li

Shuhan Li
Masters student at Teachers College, Columbia University

Johanna Feick

Johanna Feick
Product Manager and UI/UX Designer at VentureLabs

Chetan Zawar

Chetan Zawar
Product Manager at TikTok

Judging Criteria

  • Technicality
    Max Score 10 - Use of APIs, programs, and code in the project (if code was used) - How well was the idea implemented? (if code was used) - Is this concept possible to implement in the real world?
  • Innovation
    Max Score 10 - Is this idea new? - Will this project make an impact?
  • Presentation
    Max Score 10 - Is the information organized? - Is the concept understandable?

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