Questions?
Q. What if I have no experience?
A. You're in luck! Hackathons are the perfect place to learn and develop your skills. Whatever you're trying to accomplish, there will be tons of support, from workshops to mentors, all there to help make your HackRPI experience awesome.
Q. How do teams work at hackathons?
A. Working together with a team up to 4 members is highly encouraged. Of course you can hack solo, but there will be time after registration to join a team or create one.
Q. What should I bring?
A. Bring a valid ID (your student ID will be fine!), your laptop and charger, and enthusiasm! Make sure you bring some comfortable clothes and anything else you might need... and a toothbrush wouldn't be a bad idea. 😁
Q. How much does it cost to attend?
A. Nothing! Thank our sponsors for helping make this possible.
Q. Who's allowed to come?
A. If you're at least 18 or in college, please come through! If you'd like to volunteer to help out, please sign up here. If you are under 18 and not a college student, you must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or stay the night in a hotel. If you are unable to do this but are still interested in attending a hackathon on RPI's campus, please check out Coding and Community Hackathon
Q. What can I win?
A. We strongly believe the goal of hackathons shouldn't be to win but to try out new technologies you haven't had the time to, or make connections with new people! However, yes, there will be awesome prizes. Check out past prizes here.
Q. Are there any rules and regulations?
A. Yes, we follow MLH's Code of Conduct which can be found here.
Q. Will any transportation be provided?
A. There will be a bus to transport participants between NYC and RPI. On Saturday, March 16, the bus will pick up people from 7:00am to 7:30am at Penn Station and will arrive at RPI between 9:30am and 10:00am. On Sunday, March 17th, the bus will pick up people at 3:30pm at RPI and will arrive at Penn Station around 6:00pm
