24 Hours of Innovation

All times in Eastern Time (ET)

9:00 AM

Check-in & Breakfast

Registration opens, grab some food, and get your swag!

10:00 AM

Opening Ceremony

Welcome address, sponsor introductions, and track announcements

11:00 AM

Hacking Begins!

Form teams, brainstorm ideas, and start building

12:00 PM

Lunch

Refuel with sustainable, locally-sourced food

2:00 PM

Workshop: Intro to ML for Climate

Learn how to apply machine learning to environmental data

4:00 PM

Mini Event: Eco Trivia

Take a break and test your environmental knowledge

6:00 PM

Dinner

Evening meal and networking

8:00 PM

Workshop: API & Data Sources

Discover environmental APIs and datasets for your project

11:00 PM

Midnight Snacks

Late night fuel for the dedicated hackers

8:00 AM

Breakfast

Morning fuel and coffee to power through

10:00 AM

Workshop: Pitching Your Project

Learn how to present your hack effectively

11:00 AM

Hacking Ends

Submit your projects on Devpost

12:00 PM

Lunch

Celebrate your accomplishments!

1:00 PM

Project Expo

Demo your project to judges and fellow hackers

3:00 PM

Closing Ceremony

Winner announcements and prizes!

4:30 PM

Event Ends

See you next year!

Prizes & Awards

Rewards for the most innovative solutions - details coming soon!

Grand Prize

TBD

The most innovative and impactful environmental solution

  • Details coming soon

Second Place

TBD

Runner-up with exceptional execution

  • Details coming soon

Third Place

TBD

Outstanding project with great potential

  • Details coming soon

Special Category Prizes

Best First-Time Hack

TBD

Best Design

TBD

Best Use of AI

TBD

Most Impactful

TBD

Community Choice

TBD

Frequently Asked Questions

A hackathon is a fun event where people come together and form teams to build inventions over a 24-hour period. The goal is to collaborate and create a project, software or hardware, by the end of the event. Teams will have the chance to submit their work to judges and receive feedback and even prizes!

Eco Code is open to any high-school and college students. You do not need any experience to attend — whether you are interested in computer science or environmental studies, or generally curious, you're welcome to join!

Yes! We provide food, materials, and swag!

In person! The location will be released prior to the event on our website and Slack/Discord.

You can register alone or with a team of up to 5 people. If you don't have a team, we'll have team formation activities at the beginning of our event.

Your laptop, charger, pillow/blanket/sleeping bag, and thinking cap!

All work must be done during the hackathon. You can come with ideas beforehand, but no code should be written before hacking begins. This ensures a fair competition for everyone!

Sign up through our volunteer/mentor form — link coming soon!

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