Schedule:
⚡ Level Up Day | Wed, Aug 26 | Virtual (afternoon + evening)

Kick off with professional development sessions to build skills you'll use on Hack Day and beyond.\

💻 Hack Day | Thurs, Aug 27 | 9am to 6:30pm | CUNY @ Amazon, 12 West 39th Street, NYC

Build and demo an AI-powered prototype in one day, powered by Google Gemini.

 

What to expect:

⚡ Professional development, networking, and team-building on Level Up Day

👩🏾‍🏫 Mentors onsite at Hack Day to help you brainstorm, debug, and build

🏆 Project presentations and judging with prizes

🍕 Food provided

🌟 Real-world experience, portfolio building, and networking

 

✅ Participation counts toward up to 1 of your CTP networking event requirements

 

Hack Day, stop by stop:

Thursday, August 27 

  1. 9:00 AMOpening Ceremony
  2. 10:00 AMHacking Begins
  3. 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMMentor Support Available
  4. 5:00 PMProject Submissions Close on Devpost
  5. 5:00 PM – 6:15 PMJudging
  6. 6:00 PM – 6:15 PMWinner Selection

Project and Submission Requirements

  • Teams must submit projects on Devpost by August 27, 2025, at 5 pm EST so they can be judged.

  • Submit a link to the project’s GitHub repository and/or deployed website.

  • Provide a slide deck (PowerPoint/Canva, etc.) or a video that showcases your project.

  • Cheating is not tolerated. If a team is deemed to have cheated, they will be disqualified from winning any prizes. Cases can include:
    • Submitted someone else’s work with minor tweaks (plagiarism)
    • Project looks to have been worked on / completed before hackathon