Join us on March 13-14 for a 24 hour virtual hackathon open to all BCIT students with an interest in computing and entrepreneurship. Students from all faculties and of all skill levels are welcome. Sign up as a junior developer, a senior developer, a project manager, or a designer!

Come build a project with your peers to feature on your portfolio for future job searches. You can try out new technologies and connect with other BCIT students. Faculty/industry mentors available upon request for help with your ideas.

This is a low-stakes, casual, and free-of-charge event. A great way for you to experiment and socialize without any pressure! You also get to choose what problem your project solves.

The judges will be selecting the winning projects based on the following categories: Best UI/UX Design, Best Social Impact, and Best Business/Video Pitch. You’ll be choosing which project wins the People’s Choice award.

You can form a group of 4-5 of your peers or sign up alone and we’ll place you in a team according to your chosen role.

The event will kick off at 9:30am on Saturday. Coding will begin at 10am.

Register here: https://forms.gle/aFCmKjiNYYTtmgga8

Have questions about the event or have already signed up? Join us on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5FqAukU4tj

Hack the Break 2021 is hosted by Coding for All, Women in Computing, and DTC Computing Club.

$CAD2,400 in prizes

• Best UI/UX Design
  How visually appealing is the product? Is the design intuitive and easy to use? How well does it prevent error? ("Are you sure you want to submit?") Does it have visible system status (Button Press Visual, Loading bar, etc)
• Best Social Impact
  How original is the idea? Does it attempt/contribute to solve a local problem? How far-reaching and accessible is the product? Is the product applicable to the general public? Did the team effectively explore alternative plans?
• Best Business/Video Pitch
  How much did the video sell the product? Does it reach the right people/does it appeal to the target demographic? Business model canvas completed and is it done thoughtfully Was the app demo-d? Does the demo show the functionality of the app?