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All Links ~ Signup ~ Devpost ~ Discord

What is ThetaHacks?

To attend our event, it is required to sign up on our website, devpost, and events page.
Have questions? Join our Discord or shoot us an email!

ThetaHacks is a global high-school virtual hackathon occurring from January 15-18, 2021. Anyone of any skill level is free to submit a project that benefits the world around us. Our event is free, with tons of epic swag, events, and more.

During our hackathon, you can form a team of up to 4 people to code anything you want! Attend various workshops and speaker events throughout the long weekend, while hanging out in our (discord) community and getting a ton of free swag. And yes, the more events you attend in our hackathon, the more free swag and merch you get.

What does every attendee receive?

By attending at least two events (see below), every attendee gets tons of FREE swag and merch from our amazing sponsors:

• Business tier plan on EchoAR
• Wolfram|One platform access and prizes
• 30-Day access to Centered
• Repl.it Hacker/Upgraded Plan
• ProductHunt Stickers
• Stickermule & ThetaHacks Stickers
• Linode Hosting Stickers and Merch
• Access to Balsamiq Cloud
• Free Pro upgrades on Taskade
• Free web hosting from Cynderhost
• AMC/AIME Problem sets from To The Limit Maths
• Credits for JetBrains IDE
• Free Interview Cake courses
• Discord pins and stickers
• Raffles and Giveaways

What events do we have?

We have workshops and speaking events scattered throughout the weekend that you can attend to get a break from all the hacking and learn something new. You are allowed to submit what you learned in these events and build off of the projects made during these workshops. It is required to attend at least two events, but we recommend attending as many as possible. Check out our schedule for more info. The more events you attend, the more prizes and free merch you get!

Workshops

We have various workshops aimed at beginners and experienced hackers alike:

• (beginner) Intro to Web Development ~ Anshul Gupta (ThetaHacks Director)
• (beginner) Guide to TinkerCAD Circuitry ~ Rohan Bansal (ThetaHacks Director)
• (intermediate) Fusion 360 ~ Chris Fairley (Retired FRC Robotics Coach)
• (intermediate) Building an AR Application ~ Alon Grinshpoon (Founder and CEO of EchoAR)
• (advanced) Emoji Prediction ~ Aldrin Brillante

Speaker Events

Along with workshops, we have a few notable speakers attending our event. These events are more laid back:

• The Flow ~ Steven Puri (CCO of Centered)
• Tech and Entrepreneurship ~ Ivy Xu (Founder of BETA Camp)
• Networking as a STEM Student ~ Chinmayi Balasu (Simply Neuroscience)
• Building a CS Resume ~ Mr. John Smale (AP Computer Science teacher)

Games and Mini-Events

Of course, what would a hackathon be without fun! We have a lineup of mini-events planned out. Be sure to join our discord to attend these events:

• Pre-hackathon Among Us Hype Night
• Saturday Night Among Us
• Minecraft Hunger Games Tournament

What prizes do we have?

Along with the long list of free merch attendees get, our hackathon has over $3,000 of prizes (check out our Devpost). We hope everyone submits projects, not only to get our long list of merch, but to also win these prizes. We urge beginners to compete as they can also win some pretty dope awards:

• 1st Place: $150 cash prize, 4 HyperX Gaming Keyboards, certificate
• 2nd Place: $100 cash prize, 4 Google Home Minis, certificate
• 3rd Place: $50 cash prize, 4 Wolfram|One Pro Premium Plans (worth $400), certificate
• Best EchoAR Project: $50 Amazon Gift Card and 4 EchoAR Business accounts
  • EchoAR is an Augmented Reality application and will be judged by the CEO of the company.
• Best Environmental Hack: Lifetime access to Centered, a premium productivity app, Sublime Text licenses
  • A project that helped the environment (duh), like a COVID-19 project.
• Best Duo Hack: 2x Discord Premium Merch/Swag (shirt, pins, stickers), 1Password Family Plan
  • Best project made by two people only. Discord merch includes a shirt, pins, stickers, and more!
• Best Beginner Hack: $50 cash prize, exclusive ProductHunt swag package, 1Password Family Plan
  • By competing in the beginning league, you cannot earn a podium award and have to be relatively new to coding.
    We encourage new coders to sign up to win this award!

Signing up!

Once again, signing up for our hackathon is free! There is a three step process to signing up: it is required to sign up on our website, devpost, and events page. Signing up on our website allows us to get your info and add you to our newsletter for updates, and signing up on Devpost allows you to submit projects during our event. Also, for every person you tell to sign up for ThetaHacks, you receive a ticket for a raffle to get even more merch!

Diversity goals

As a modern event with modern goals, we strive to achieve diversity in STEM. We are currently working on a partnership with our district’s Girls Who Code chapter, and our speakers and judges are of diverse nationalities and genders.

Our sponsors

Of course, our upcoming event would never have been possible without our sponsors, providing us with the resources to create something for everyone in our event:

Wolfram Language ~ Repl.it ~ EchoAR ~ Centered ~ HyperX ~ Stickermule ~ Taskade ~ Linode ~ .tech Domains ~ Discord ~ Make School ~ Sublime Text ~ Product Hunt ~ JetBrains ~ Cynderhost ~ Bay Area Hackathons ~ Balsamiq ~ To The Limit Maths ~ OnePassword ~ Hack Club Bank