about 6 years ago
And the winner is...
The judges have weighed in, and we're excited to share the news!
Overall winner: Compost Share
People's Choice: Cleaner Disposal
Honorable mentions go to The MassGass and Reuse-a-box
Go to the Cal Earth Hacks 2020: Hacking the Climate Crisis gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome submissions.
Even though the competition is over, you don't have to stop coding. Update your portfolio to inform your followers about new projects and get feedback from fellow hackers.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Winner Announcements, Event Follow-Up
Hey eco-hackers!
Great job this weekend! Loved the creativity and innovation y'all brought to the table.
Winners will be announced in a little over half an hour at this link
Fill out our event follow-up here
Looking for an internship, or just some resume feedback? We've got a resume drop going here.
Thanks, and hope to see you at the closing ceremony!
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Live presentations in 15 minutes
Hey hackers,
It's time for you to showcase your solution to the rest of the hackers and judges! Join us for live presentations happening in 15 minutes at this Zoom link. If no member of your group will be able to present live (or if you just prefer it), submit a presentation video on Devpost before the cutoff and your work will be shown during the live gallery.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
ACTION REQUIRED PART 2
Hello,
Some of you received an incomplete version of the presentation format
Please go back and edit your submission to ensure that we know which group you are from
Thanks for your quick responses!
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
ACTION REQUIRED: How are you presenting?
Hey eco-hackers!
We are so glad that you made this event a part of your weekend.
Presentations will be happening live in a little over an hour at this link
PLEASE have someone from your team fill out this Google form so we know how you plan on presenting
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Renewable Generation livestream in 30 min!
Hey hackers,
We will be having a livestream podcast with Steven Chan and Kelly Jiang of The Renewable Generation at 11am PST. The zoom is linked here. The meeting ID is 822 4330 5328. See you then!
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Public voting is now open
It's your turn to pick the Popular Choice award winner! Browse 'Cal Earth Hacks 2020: Hacking the Climate Crisis' submission gallery, click on your favorite, and vote. Be sure to spread the word via your social networks, too!
Please note, as per the Devpost terms of service, you may not tamper with the vote process through manual or automated means, or attempt to compensate voters, at risk of disqualification. Find out more about public voting here.
Questions?If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Encounter submission problems?
Reach out to event coordinators on the slack and we'll try to get everything sorted out.
Thanks so much for all of your hard work.
Looking forward to seeing your presentations!
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
SUBMISSIONS DUE IN 1 HOUR
Hey hackers - this is a reminder to get your hacks submitted by 9am PST! Please begin making your final edits and begin preparing for the presentation component. If you missed it last time, here are the submission guidelines:
- Record a video of a presentation with your team members presenting your solution. This should be 3-5 minutes in length, and make sure include the challenge track you chose, the specific problem your solution targets, your brainstorming thought process, and a demonstration of your report/model/program.
- Be prepared to also give a live presentation and answer questions from judges on Zoom at…
about 6 years ago
Submission Guidelines
Hey hackers!
The submission guidelines are below:
- Submissions will be due at 9am tomorrow
- Record a video of a presentation with your team members presenting your solution. This should be 3-5 minutes in length, and make sure include the challenge track you chose, the specific problem your solution targets, your brainstorming thought process, and a demonstration of your report/model/program.
- Be prepared to also give a live presentation and answer questions from judges on Zoom at 12pm PST tomorrow. Let us know if you or any of your teammates have time conflicts and we will try our best to accommodate.
- The…
about 6 years ago
Join us for yoga in ~1 hour!
Hello eco-hackers!
Coding lends itself to spending too long sitting and not moving. Take a break and come stretch with us in this yoga class brought to you by Travis from YTTP! (If you miss our live class, the website has tons of great podcasts.)
Try to get to class a few minutes early, we will be starting on time.
Things going great? Come hang on the slack, post a #sickmeme, or maybe look for feedback in the #get-feedback channel.
Encountering some bumps? Go to the slack, check out our office hours, or post an…
about 6 years ago
Food justice presentation happening now!
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Bump: Food Justice Presentation
Come watch Naomi Primero speak on Food Justice in about thirty minutes! Click here to join the Jitsi meeting. Presentation title: "Food: Beyond Systems"
Hope you're all happily hacking away.
Things going great? Come hang on the slack, post a #sickmeme, or maybe look for feedback in the #get-feedback channel.
Encountering some bumps? Go to the slack, check out our office hours, or post an Ask for help on the Reciprocity community page
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Food Justice Presentation in an hour!
Hey eco-hackers!
Great presentation from Naomi Primero on Food Justice in just over an hour! Click here to join the Jitsi meeting. Presentation title: "Food: Beyond Systems"
Hope you're all happily hacking away.
Things going great? Come hang on the slack, post a #sickmeme, or maybe look for feedback in the #get-feedback channel.
Encountering some bumps? Go to the slack, check out our office hours, or post an Ask for help on the Reciprocity community page
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
echoAR Presentation in half an hour!
Hey eco-hackers!
echoAR will be hosting a workshop on how to use their platform at 4pm PST at this Google hangout
Hope you're all happily hacking away.
Things going great? Come hang on the slack, post a #sickmeme, or maybe look for feedback in the #get-feedback channel.
Encountering some bumps? Go to the slack, check out our office hours, or post an Ask for help on the Reciprocity community page
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Sustainable Tech Presentation in Five Minutes!
Link if you missed it earlier: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/98708120557 Password: "hackworld"
Topic of the presentation is "Triple-Bottom-Line: Environment-Community-Financial Cleanup"
See you there!
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Live Industry Presentaion at 2pm PST (30 minutes from now!)
Hey eco-hackers!
Hope finding teams and starting your projects is going smoothly (remember- you can seek help through the slack, live office hours, or through an Ask on our Reciprocity community page)
There will be a live presentation in about half an hour by a representative of Sustainable Technologies at this Zoom link. The password is "hackworld".
Hope to see you there! Reach out with any concerns or questions.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Mentor Demo Happening Now
Hey eco-hackers!
Click this link to go to a mini-lecture from one of our mentors, Razzi Abuissa: https://meet.jit.si/DeployingCreateReactApp
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Hack begins in 2 hours: make sure to join our Slack!
Hello Cal Earth Hacks participants,
If you haven't already, make sure you join our Slack workspace linked here before the hack begins to stay updated with announcements: linked here. Please make sure to join before the hack begins at 10am PST.
We have exciting events planned for you today, such as an AR/VR workshop with echoAR and a virtual yoga class. If you missed it, you can take a look at the complete hackathon schedule at this calendar: www.tinyurl.com/calhacksschedule.
See you all in a couple hours and please reach out if you have any questions!
Questions?
If you have…
about 6 years ago
Having trouble finding a team?
Try posting on Reciprocity, here: https://bit.ly/join-cal-earth-reciprocity
You can also post in the find-teammates slack channel. If you haven't signed up for the slack yet, it's here: https://join.slack.com/t/earthhacksberkeley/shared_invite/zt-e17114cx-iSIJ_CWNlySczBCL8I_osw
Part of the benefit of a hackathon is being able to work with others and learn from each other. If we can help you to this end, reach out and let us know
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Mentor Demo Happening Now
Hey eco-hackers!
https://meet.jit.si/SettingUpAFlaskServer Go here to watch one of our mentors talk about setting up a flask server
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Cal Earth Hacks 2020 Official Challenges
Hey eco-hackers!
Here are your challenges for this event!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xddaxF0Jsx4PKK6OSObXb3-j-KPsO7gK
Reach out if you have any issues
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Join us for kickoff in ten minutes!
Hey eco-hackers! So excited for this weekend to get started.
Link for the kickoff event (challenges will be announced): https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/96046026743?pwd=b0tid0U1MlBXZDdNRXR5ZEFoY3hzQT09
Password for the meeting: "hackworld"
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 6 years ago
Useful Links for This Weekend
Hey eco-hackers!
Looking forward for the events of this weekend to commence!
First off, shouts out to the go-getters who submitted their projects this morning, all projects submitted will be showcased, but the only projects eligible for prizes will be the ones submitted AFTER KICKOFF which is TONIGHT at 6pm PST. This is when we will be announcing the challenges.
The MASTER SCHEDULE for all of our events this weekend is here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/b/2?cid=aDZqMDB0anJtNnNjZnMxdnRxMGc0cGc2aWtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ
Password for any meeting that requires a password is "hackworld"
From the announcement of the challenges tonight at ~6pm PST you will have 39 hours…
about 6 years ago
Final call for submissions
There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for Cal Earth Hacks 2020: Hacking the Climate Crisis.