📶 Wifi 📶👾 Discord 👾😎 Helper Bot 😎✈️ Travel Guide 💼Quick Pack List:Weather:Accommodations:🗓️ Schedule 🗓️Check-in Process:🛠️ Workshops and Events 🛠️Raffle: 📜 Details of Competition 📜 Rules of Competition🧑🤝🧑 Team Formation 🧑🤝🧑⭐ Tracks, Challenges, Prizes ⭐Submission and JudgingSubmission DeadlinesJudging Criteria 🍽️ Food 🍽️Venue/Map/ParkingHacking RoomsWorkshop & Event Rooms Organizer HQFoodOtherCode of Conduct📖 Resources 📖
Welcome to HackKU 26th! The HackerDoc is the first place that you should go if you need any information about the event! Happy Hacking!
P.S - Many items on the HackerDoc are subject to change, as more logistics for the event are figured out.
📶 Wifi 📶
KU Students should be able to use the
JAYHAWK wifi network as usual. If you are not a KU student, you can use the KUGUEST internet. A pop-up will appear that will ask you to accept some terms of usage, and a button to log-in!👾 Discord 👾
HACKKU DISCORD LINK ← Click this to join the discord!
Discord is the main form of communication throughout this event! There is a channel for announcements, meeting team members, and reaching out to sponsors, mentors and organizers!
😎 Helper Bot 😎
This year we created a Discord Bot called Helper Fox! Helper Fox will aid you in obtaining quick and easy help from mentors. More information about Helper Fox will come soon!
✈️ Travel Guide 💼
Here is a quick travel guide. Please reach out if you have any questions!
Quick Pack List:
- Laptop, chargers
- Travel Documents (driver license, student ID)
- Blanket/Pillow
- Towel, Shower Shoes, Clothes
- Water Bottle
- There are many refillable stations at the venue!
- Layers
- The building can get very cold at night!
- Toiletries
- Keep your hygiene!
Weather:
The average April weather in Lawrence can be between 40-80°F and is generally sunny, but be prepared for the possibility for rain as well!
Accommodations:
HackKU will not be providing any specific sleeping accommodations, but all participants are welcome to sleep in the venue if they wish. There will be a couple rooms designated for sleeping/quiet spaces during the event. There are several affordable hotels near KU’s campus if you are interested as well.
🗓️ Schedule 🗓️
If you want to learn more about HackKU26 schedule, click the link on the website titled “schedule”
Check-in Process:
We will be checking in participants at the front doors of the ground floor of LEEP2, starting at 5pm on Friday, April 17th. When you check in, you’ll be handed an ID badge, which will give you access to food, different events, and best of all, swag! If you cannot pick up your badge during the allocated check-in times, please visit the Organizer HQ when you arrive!
🛠️ Workshops and Events 🛠️
No hackathon is complete without a variety of different events and workshops! Our workshops cover many different skills that you can use in your projects, and our events offer respite from programming and can connect you to other hackers at social events!
See our schedule to learn more about what kinds of events are available, and what time they are!
Raffle:
At the end of HackKU26, there will be a raffle for extra prizes! More information about this is coming soon…
📜 Details of Competition 📜
Rules of Competition
- All code for your project MUST be written during HackKU, between 9pm on April 17th and 9am on April 19th.
- Your entire project must be written and created by only the participants of your team.
- Your code must be made public on GitHub for judging purposes. We will use the GitHub to verify that both the above rules and deadlines of the competitions were followed. All teams may be subject to a code review.
🧑🤝🧑 Team Formation 🧑🤝🧑
- Your team may consist of up to four participants. All teams will be judged by the same standards, regardless of team size.
- All team members must be registered participants of HackKU26, have checked in, and be present for the event.
- If you do not have a team yet, don’t worry! There will be a team formation event after Opening Ceremony to find others to hack with. Additionally, there is also a team-building channel on the Discord to find teammates.
⭐ Tracks, Challenges, Prizes ⭐
There will be multiple tracks at HackKU26: the General Track, and another mystery track. Participants can only choose ONE TRACK to submit their project on, and can compete for prizes in that track.
There will also be prizes for different challenges (including some which are sponsored). For the challenges, participants can submit to as many they would like to, regardless of which track they are competing on.
More specifics on what each track, challenge, and prize will be released at a later date!
Submission and Judging
- All projects will be submitted on Devpost. Once we have it created, the link to HackKU’s Devpost will be here.
- Each team competing for prizes should submit a 5 minute demo of their project on their Devpost submission. They should also give an in-person demo to judges during our judging period.
- Even if your project is incomplete, we highly encourage you to still demo! You can still be eligible for prizes, and it is a great chance to show off your accomplishments and what you learned during HackKU!
Submission Deadlines
- 12:00 am on Sunday, April 19th - Devpost team registration deadline
- 9:00 am on Sunday, April 19th - Final project submission deadline
Judging Criteria
Judging will be based on both your code in your Github and Devpost submission, as well as your demo. There may be a judging rubric released at a later date, and if so, it will be posted here.
🍽️ Food 🍽️
During the event, all meals will be provided free of charge! There will also be snacks and drinks available throughout the weekend! Once we have the menu and dietary restrictions, we will post them here!
Venue/Map/Parking
HackKU will be taking place at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. The main building where many of the events will take place is the Learned Engineering Expansion 2 (LEEP2), and can be found at
We are still figuring out what the rooms with (?) are allocated for, so be sure to stay tuned for what they are!
Code of Conduct
By attending HackKU26, you agree to abide by both HackKU26 Code of Conduct, and the MLH Code of Conduct.
We will be posting the HackKU26 Code of Conduct soon…
📖 Resources 📖
More resources available later…