Major League Hacking 2020 Hackathon Season

OpenHacks

The VIRTUAL hackathon for everyone, everywhere.

Powered by TheOpenCode Foundation.

May 23-24, 2020

We've gone virtual. Attend from anywhere, in the world. For free.

OpenHacks 2020 has concluded. Thank you to everyone who participated, judged, and presented this year.


Coming Spring 2021

We've taken our seasoned curriculum and turned it into bite-sized sessions throughout the event. This means you can come to this hackathon with no prior experience.

Our prizes promise not to disappoint. We're working with some of the top companies in the tech industry to help us set the bar high for hackathon prizes; ones you've never seen before.

No need to travel to attend this event! Join from anywhere, regardless of where you live or who you are. Join a large, welcoming community of hackers today!

Session Hosts

Ge Wang

Ge Wang

Special Guest

Jeffery Ullman

Jeffrey Ullman

Special Guest

Jeffery Ullman

Andrea Wu

Workshop Host

Jeffery Ullman

Alon Grinshpoon

Workshop Host

Jeffery Ullman

Ben Swerdlow

Workshop Host

Jeffery Ullman

Andrea Chen

MLH Coach

Judges

Jon-Tait Beason

Dani Arnaout

Yogendrasingh Pawar

Phillip Knight

Shabdita Gupta

Peculiar Umeh

Tony Thezio

Amanda Slowikowski

Bas Broek

Ankur Dahiya

Amie Seisay

Jigyasa Grover

Ambassadors

Madhav Dihora

Madhav Dihora

Joanne Lin

Joanne Lin

Manish Varrier

Manish Varrier

Abigayle Peterson

Abigayle Peterson

Ayushi Kate

Ayushi Kate

Lavanya Sharma

Lavanya Sharma

Prachee Nanda

Prachee Nanda

Gaganraj Singh

Gaganraj Singh

Shivam

Shivam Jindal

Meha

Meha Goyal

Pulkit

Pulkit Mittal

Jayaraj

Jayaraj Nair

Megan

Megan Jacob

Amal

Amal Prakash

Anthony

Anthony Malakkaran

Della

Della Dominic

Samarth

Samarth Jain

Ema

Ema Okpohworho

Haohui

Haohui Liu

Haohui

Jishnu Suresh

Haohui

Pulkit Mittal

Haohui

Deep Jain

Haohui

Cara Dong

Sponsors

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a hackathon?

> A hackathon is an invention marathon. Students come together to build cool software & hardware hacks over a 24-hour period.

I've never coded before. Can I still come?

> You sure can! With our bite-sized sessions, you can go from zero to coding hero with a live, online mentor who'll be there to help you.

What do I need to bring?

> All you need is a laptop and a good attitude. Bring your favorite snack to your couch and code away!

How many members can a team have?

> Teams can be 2-4 people, and you can find a team on the #introductions channel on our Slack workspace. And, working alone is perfectly fine as well!

Can we code our projects before the event?

> Pre-coding projects is NOT permitted. We want everyone to have the same amount of time as everyone else on their projects, so don't create your project before the event!

Is this a safe place for everyone?

> We expect participants to uphold the MLH Code of Conduct during their participation in OpenHacks to keep it inclusive and safe for everyone.

Attendance is completely free. You simply can't beat that.

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