HooHacks 2023 Schedule

Once you get accepted to the hackathon, we will send you an invitation to our Discord. Please also follow our instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hoohacks/). All pertinent information regarding our events (workshops, games, and the sponsorship fair) will be announced on the Discord.

SUBMISSION: The deadline to register your team on DevPost (indicate your names, team name, and track / category you are submitting to) is March 26th @ 12pm

SPONSORSHIP FAIR: Sponsors will be available for one-on-one chats during the entirety of the fair, but the time indicated on the schedule is when they will be speaking to all hackers.

All times below are Eastern Time.

HooHacks 2023 Schedule

Times are subject to change.
Key:
Main event
Activity/Game
Workshop

Saturday, March 25th

Time (EDT)
Activity
9:00 AM
Check In - Thornton Lobby
Bring energy and get ready to hack!
9:00 AM
Breakfast (Bodos) - Darden Courtyard
Join us for some delicious bagels and breakfast!
10:30 AM
Opening Ceremony
Kicking off our event featuring Costar, Leidos, Fannie Mae, and MLF
12:00 PM
Hacking Begins
All coding must be started after this point. Projects found to have time stamps before this point will be automatically disqualified.
12:00 PM
Team Building Workshop - Rice 130
Find a team/idea at our team building session!
12:00 PM
Fannie Mae Sponsor Challenge Released
Come to the Fannie Mae workshop at 4:00pm to learn more!
12:30 PM
Beginner Workshop - Rice 130
If you're new to CS and Hackathons, come to this workshop and we'll fill you in on everything to get started!
1:00 PM
Lunch (Dominoes) - Thornton Hall & Mech Hall
Take some time to relax and grab some pizza!
2:00 PM
Resume Building (CECD & Leidos) - Olsson 120
Learn about resume best practices and tips from UVA's career counselors and employees at Leidos.
2:00 PM
Intro to Git (Param & Smera) - Rice 130
Join us to learn Git and version control to become a project management pro!
2:00 PM
Idea Generation (Sustainable IT) - Olsson 009
Create and learn effective techniques for your hackathon project ideas.
3:00 PM
Sponsorship Fair - Rice Hall (Davis Commons)
Hackers can drop into sponsor booths to learn more about the company. Come chat with Leidos, Costar, Capital One, GEICO, Fannie Mae, Google Cloud Platform and more!
3:00 PM
Explainable AI (Professor Wright) - Olsson 120
3:00 PM
If you're new to CS and Hackathons, come to this workshop and we'll fill you in on everything to get started!
Intro to Django (Will & Varun) - Mech 205
3:00 PM
Research (Professor Basit) - Olsson 005
3:00 PM
Docker Basics (Leidos) - Rice 130
4:00 PM
Snyk Cyber Workshop (MLH) - Olsson 009
4:00 PM
Twilio & AI Application (Twilio) - Rice 130
Build a TLDR app using Twilio and OpenAI that summarizes text from images into a quick summary.
4:00 PM
HTML & CSS (Forge) - Olsson 120
Attend a workshop by the leading non-profit tech talent accelerator in Charlottsville to grasp concepts of HTML and CSS.
4:00 PM
CyberSecurity Workshop (Fannie Mae) - Mech 205
5:00 PM
Intro to React (Sid & Sadhika) - Olsson 120
Come join us to learn the basics of one of the most popular web development frameworks, React!
5:00 PM
What You Learn Surfing the Waves of Innovation (Dean Garland) - Rice 130
5:00 PM
Puzzles Released
6:00 PM
MSPaint Bob Ross (MLH) - Rice 130
Relax and Paint with MLH!
6:00 PM
Making Rap Beats (Kartik Chugh) - Olsson 120
6:00 PM
Using ChatGPT in your Projects (Palash Shah) - Olsson 009
6:00 PM
How and Why to Communicate Requirements in Software Engineering (Nicholas Gardella) - Mech 205
7:00 PM
Dinner (Yuan Ho) - Thornton Hall & Mech Hall
Enjoy some great dinner and take a break from hacking!
8:00 PM
Salsa by the University Salsa Club - Rodman Room
8:00 PM
Scavenger Hunt Released
9:00 PM
TypeRacer Tournament - Rice 130
10:00 PM
Pokemon Showdown - Mech 205
10:00 PM
How to Beatbox (Adi Pillai) - Olsson 120
11:00 PM
Super Smash Bros Tournament - Rice 130
12:00 AM
Movie Night (Pirates of the Caribbean) - Olsson 120
12:00 AM
Midnight Snack (Insomnia cookies) - Thornton Hall
Up late? Need some food to refuel before getting back to hacking? Now's your time to get some Insomnia cookies.

Sunday, March 26th

2:00 AM
Ping Pong Tournament - Rice Hall (Davis Commons)
4:00 AM
Painting Workshop - Rodman Room
9:00 AM
Breakfast - Thornton Hall & Mech Hall
9:00 AM
Scavenger Hunt Due
9:00 AM
Fannie Mae Sponsor Challenge Closes
12:00 PM
Hacking Ends
At this point, you should stop making edits to your code on github. Use the rest of your time to make your video presentations.
12:00 PM
Lunch (Potbelly) - Thornton Hall & Mech Hall
Celebrate your hard work and amazing projects with some great food!
1:00 PM
Judging Begins
3:00 PM
Judging Ends
4:00 PM
Closing Ceremony Begins

5:00 PM
Closing Ceremony Ends
5:15 PM
Buses Leave - Stadium Parking Lot

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