TeenTechSF Civic Hackathon 2024-2025

Join us for the 2024 TeenTechSF Civic Hackathon!

Location: San Francisco Main Library @ SFPL's Children's Center

Saturday October 12th, 10AM-5PM

AND Sunday October 13th, 10AM - 3PM

REGISTER NOW -- SPACE IS LIMITED!

2 days, 11 hours, 100 teens generating thousands of ideas for tech solutions to community problems!

Like all our events, the TeenTechSF Civic Hackathon is free, beginner-friendly, and open to all Bay Area teens. New hackers are encouraged to participate. We'll have a special award category for first-time hackers and $1000 worth of PRIZES and GIVEAWAYS throughout the two-day long event! Workshops will be available on how to design your own website, mobile apps, and video games.

We're inviting special judges for this year's Civic Hackathon. Mentors from TeenTechSF will help teens turn their big ideas into reality! The teams with the best projects will win bragging rights, prizes like tech kits and t-shirts, some great swag, and the friends of a lifetime!

Rules and Guidelines:

This year's civic hackathon will focus on the opportunity to use technology to solve the problems facing today's youth! Specific prompts provided on the day of the hackathon.

The project must be original and new. Previously developed projects cannot be submitted.

Hackathon teams are made up of 2-5 students who must be 11-18 yrs old. Each student must register individually. Don't have a partner yet? No problem – we'll help you find one!

Don't worry about fueling up for the hackathon: lunch and afternoon snack will be provided both days! Run for and by teens, like all of our events: Event is FREE, but if you are able, please make a $10 or more donation to cover food and other event costs.

If you don't have access to a laptop, let us know and we will provide at least one per team. If you do have access to a laptop, please bring it so that we can make sure every team has at least one.

DISCLAIMER: TeenTechSF will be live-streaming and recording this event and reserves the right to use all videos/photos from the event. If you or your parents do not wish to be recorded, please let TeenTechSF know when you arrive and avoid getting on camera.

Schedule (PST)

Saturday

10:00 AM to 10:30 AM - Opening Ceremony

10:30 AM to 11:00 AM - Team Building

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Project Work Time

12:00 PM - Lunch/Break

12:45 PM to 1:30 PM - TTSF Workshops (Optional)

1:45 PM to 2:30 PM - TTSF Workshops (Optional)

2:45 PM to 3:30 PM - TTSF Workshops (Optional)

3:45 to 4:30 PM - Bonding Activities

( Workshops are optional; 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM can also be used for project work time)

Sunday

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Work Period

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Judging/Pitch Presentations

2:00 - Break/ Lunch

3:00 - 3:30 PM - FINAL 5 Pitch Presentations

3:45 - 4:30 PM - Award Ceremony and Closing

About TeenTechSF:

TeenTechSF's mission is to empower the next generation of tech innovators and civic entrepreneurs through equal access to tech for all teens. Run by and for teens, all our events are free!

For more about WHO WE ARE and WHAT WE DO, visit TeenTechSF.org

For the latest events and opportunities, LIKE the TeenTechSF Facebook page

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NOTE: Information will be added/updated as details are confirmed.

Host or Publisher Marc Robert Wong, TeenTechSF GLOBAL Founder & Executive Director