freeCodeCamp MTL Hackathon Information Session
Agenda
- What is this?
- Participants
- Schedule
- Room Setup
- Requirements
What is this?
- JAM stack application (JavaScript, APIs and Markup)
- 2 days
- Global Hackathon, we just offer the location at Expedia for the Montreal group
Applications
67 Sign-ups
+ 5 in Waitlist
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= 72 Total
(~12 teams ~30 solos)
Expected Actual Attendees: 65
Level: Beginner-Intermediate
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CompSci University Students (java, C) or graduates
- Completely new to programming/from a different field
- Some experience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript
Schedule
Day 1:
- Tiffany
- Alex
- Maxim
- Ayesha
- Rameen (fcc)
Day 2:
- Tiffany
- Jimmy
- Ayesha
- Rameen (fcc)
Day 1
Current:
- Tiffany
- Alex
- Maxim
- Ayesha
- Rameen (fcc)
- Set up (just me) - Setting up food/snacks, rooms, etc.
- Team Formation
- Explanation of zones, schedule, etc.
- Guiding people to zones
- Going around to help people (discord and in person)
- Making sure everyone gets out
Day 2
Current:
- Tiffany
- Jimmy
- Ayesha
- Rameen (fcc)
- Set up (just me) - Setting up food/snacks, rooms, etc.
- Reminder of presentation
- Guiding people to zones
- Going around to help people (discord and in person)
- Presentations, comments and small judging
- Making sure everyone gets out
Rooms Setup
Open Space (4th) - Individuals
Moonsoon (4th) - 1 team
Boreal (4th) - 1 team
Savannah (1st) - 1 team
Mountains (1st) - 1 team
Artic (SS) | 2-3 teams
Mediterranian | 3-4 teams
3rd floor (tundra, etc.)
Requirements
- Discord: https://discord.gg/WZB4AuS
- Understanding of basics of Web development (HTML/CSS/JS)