NeoHacks

August 6-7th, 2022 · Virtual

Welcome to NeoHacks!

NeoHacks is a 36-hour hackathon taking place on August 6th to 7th where hundreds of students from around the world will come together virtually to learn new skills, meet new friends, and build awesome projects. We provide beginner-friendly workshops, mentorship, fun games, and more.

We are looking for vounteers!

If you are interested in helping us put on NeoHacks 2.0, please use this form to register now!

FAQ

Where is this held?

NeoHacks is an online hackathon. Participants may join us virtually on Discord from anywhere in the world.

What is a hackathon?

A hackathon is a great place to learn new skills, make new friends, and have fun. By the end of the hackathon, you'll have made an awesome project ready to demo to your peers and judges.

Who is eligible to participate?

This hackathon is for high school students. We highly encourage beginners to participate!

How can I prepare for a hackathon?

No advanced preparation is necessary! We have workshops tailored to those who are new to coding and intro workshops to help beginner hackers.

What if I don't have a team?

There will be several team formation opportunities before and during the event. Although working with a team (of 1-4 hackers) is highly encouraged, you may choose to work alone.

Prize Tracks

Best Overall

Every project submitted will be entered in this category.

Most Creative

Make your wildest ideas a reality and earn the Most Creative prize!

Best Web App

Create a web application using any technologies of choice. The best web app will win the Best Web App prize!

More prize categories will be announced closer to the event along with prizes for each category!

Workshops

Animate Your Websites with CSS and More

Quick overview of HTML and then a deep dive into CSS. Give your websites that extra :sparkles: sparkle :sparkles: with animations! Learn how to create them using CSS and (if we have the time) JavaScript.

Hosted by Mutammim Sarkar

Intro to Java

How we can implement simple algorithms and conditional statements to help solve bigger problems? Java is a fundamental language used in software engineering where we use simple tools to help us solve complex problems. In this workshop, I will try to bridge the gap between these powerful yet simple tools for everyone to use. After this workshop, you should have a better understanding of how to implement these tools towards your personal project.

Hosted by Logan Dinh

Intro to React

Use React to retrieve information and display it with JSX. Work with classes, props and components to fetch and display data into a web page.

Hosted by Lester Heredia-Gopar

Algorithms and their Design

This workshop will explain how to deal with designing an algorithm, how to approach a problem, and possible ways to analyze said problem.

Hosted by Prakhar Sharma

Sponsors/Partners

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