🌉 BostonBridge Hackathon 2024 at UMass Boston

Welcome to the repository for the 🚀 BostonBridge Hackathon 2024, hosted by the Computer Science Club at UMass Boston. This event is dedicated to addressing the unique challenges faced by commuter students at UMass Boston, with a focus on better integrating them into city life.

📝 Executive Summary

UMass Boston, predominantly a commuter school, presents unique challenges for students in terms of commuting, housing, employment, and finding leisure activities. The computer science community at UMB also has a lot of room for growth. This hackathon aims to increase the involvement of CS students in campus events while collaboratively solving student-specific issues.

🎯 Hackathon Theme

"How can UMass students, especially those not from Boston, become better integrated into the city?"

Participants are encouraged to develop innovative solutions, some examples may be:

🌆 City activities: Planning itineraries for a day in the city, considering special discounts for UMB students.
🚇 Commuting: Solutions for choosing living situations based on commute times, potentially integrated with student schedules.
💼 Work: Tools for aligning job opportunities with student schedules, possibly integrating with existing job sites or APIs.
📚 School: Creating a platform similar to Deets for students to share guides on professors and clubs, possibly using Deets libraries or APIs.

🏆 Prizes

Prizes include various tech gadgets and tools, offering something for every participant who puts in a great effort.

Razer Kraken Kitty Gaming Headset
Logitech G502 X Plus Lightspeed Mouse
CORSAIR K100 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
FLEXISPOT EN1 Electric Stand-Up Desk
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB RAM)
2 x Curved 24.5-inch Gaming Monitor (up to 240Hz)
Razer BlackWidow V4 75% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
2 x Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen)
GAR Monster Starter Kit for Arduino Uno Mega Nano
Apple AirTag (4 Pack)
4 x dot. Card - Digital Business Card

📝 Registration

🛤️ Tracks

There are two tracks in this hackathon:

Graduate Track
Undergraduate Track

Teams can have a maximum of 4 participants.

🎉 Fun Activities

Participants can look forward to various fun activities including a geoguesser tournament with prizes.

📤 Submission Process

Things to keep in mind when submitting your project:

All projects must have a github repository.
All projects must have a README.md file with the following information:
- Project Name
- Team Members
- Project Description
- Technologies Used
- Installation Instructions
- Usage Instructions
- Screenshots
- Demo Video
- Acknowledgements
Any sort of plagiarism will result in disqualification.

Follow the steps to submit your project in the hackathon:

Visit the Issues tab in the respository and click on New Issue
Find the BostonBridge Hackathon Submission option and click on Get Started
Fill in the details of your project and submit the issue. Please, do not remove the default title "[Project]:", just add your project name at the end. Only one person per team needs to submit the project.