IMPORTANT To Do: (REQUIRED)

Register for HCC CE Course (Free): APP-A-THON: bit.ly/hccappathon *
Log into Discord: App-a-thon Discord Channel
Log into HCC Eagle Online Canvas Course: Canvas Course
Accept WebEX Event Panelist (emailed)
(When Annocued) Join, Remo App-a-thon Virtual Hall

*Participants will receive continuing education credit at Houston Community College!

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The APPATHON@HCC is essentially a hackathon, with a twist!

Student App Showcase: Celebrate Ingenuity

A ONE-day weekend gathering of high school and college students & teams organized to address specifically defined challenges!

Students using a fast-paced ‘hackathon” methodology will be introduced to a global issue by subject matter experts. Students will choose a challenge to address, receive mentoring and feedback in generating an app showcase and integrated solutions, and present their app ideas to a set of judges for cash awards and recognition, all on the same day!

Basically, after students work together brainstorming, planning, and prototyping an app, they will create a presentation that they’ll pitch to a panel of judges during the showcase. The event concludes with the recognition of students and a celebration of all participants!

So at the APPATHON@HCC, you can do anything from design an app and showcase your ingenuity by making something uniquely creative based on a given theme of Community Wellness, with a special focus on COVID-19!

Teams can consist of 2-5 members and you will have approximately 3 hours to create something amazing! and Yes, you can do it by yourself, but it won’t be the same!

Hackathons, like the APPATHON@HCC are a can’t miss experience! You can learn something new, make something that the world has never seen before, and win some amazing cash prizes!

Program Schedule: (Subject to Change)

9 am	Check-in & Orientation
10 am	Inspiration	Welcome by College President Burillo, Dean Otmishi, Directors Saber & Brahmbhatt, and Special Program. Keynote Speaker: Ryan Alexander Thomas - CEO - Umanity!
11 am	Instruction (Skills build)	Presented by Digital & Information Technology Faculty
noon	Making (inventing)	Challenges Announced
	Team Building & Collaboration on Discord Channel and Remo Channel	Project IDEAS (care, think, design, act & make) Design Thinking Pitch Presentation
< 3 pm	Projects due! Submit before Presentations before 3 pm!
> 3 pm	Peer Review	Community Showcase
4 pm	Evaluation of Top Projects	Distinguish Judges (listed below)
< 5 pm	Awards	Cash Prize Winners Announced!

Keynote Speaker

Presented by HCC Southwest Center for Entrepreneurship and HCC Digital and Information Technology. Together we are hosting a one-day virtual hackathon for current and aspiring students to showcase APP Ideas, Celebrate Ingenuity. Designing apps is a great way for students to work together to solve problems in our school or community. And we want to give aspiring coders a chance to celebrate their ingenuity as they present their ideas and share their solutions with peers, families, teachers, and the community.

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Eligibility

There is no team size limit, but at least one team member must be enrolled in Houston Community College at the time of submission. (Note: All students participating in the APP-A-THON CE Course will automatically be enrolled in a Continuing Education Course at HCC)

ELIGIBILITY

Participants: Individuals enrolled at Houston Community College
Teams, require one member to be enrolled at Houston Community College