Opening Ceremony

Sept. 25-27 @ uOttawa

Tonight’s programme

Au programme ce soir

Welcome & presidents’ addressBienvenue et discours des présidents
Venue rulesRègles des lieux
Sponsors & collaboratorsCommanditaires et collaborateurs
Challenges & key timesDéfis et moments clés
Hackathon rules & judgingRègles du hackathon et évaluation
Next steps & useful linksProchaines étapes et liens utiles

Land acknowledgement

Reconnaissance des territoires

Welcome to Hack the Hill III

Bienvenue à Hack the Hill III

Canada’s capital hackathon.
A weekend of building, learning,
and finding your people.

Presidents’ address

Discours des présidents

Venue rules

Règles des lieux

01

No Eating in Classrooms

Meals in Common Areas and Lobbies Only

02

Safety First

No Knives, Guns, Sharp Objects, Alcohol, Smoking or Drugs

03

Outlets

Plug In Smartphones and Laptops Only

Made possible by

Grâce à nos sponsors

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MLH
Hardware
Lab
Check out some hardware for your project. Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and much more!

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mlh.link/hardware

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Hacking with
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Need to see those again?
mlh.link/hackthehill

Gemini demo. A silent screen recording demonstrating Gemini.

mlh.com/code-of-conduct
MLH Hackathons are safe & welcoming spaces for
everyone
:
Email:
incidents@mlh.io

Phone
:
+1 (409) 202-6060

The challenges

Les défis

Mini-challenges / Mini-défis

Best Project Built with ElevenLabs
Meilleur projet créé avec ElevenLabs
MLH Mini-Challenges
Mini-défis MLH
Best Educational Project
Meilleur projet éducatif
Best FOSS Project
Meilleur projet libre et open source
Best UI/UX
Meilleure interface et expérience utilisateur
Best Hardware Hack
Meilleur projet matériel

Main tracks / Volets principaux

General challenge
Défi général
Civic tech challenge
Défi de technologie civique
CGI challenge
Défi CGI

Run of show

Horaire

FridayVendredi

9:30 p.m.

Hacking begins

Début du hackathon

Hackathon rules

Règles du hackathon

Up to 4 per team

4 personnes maximum par équipe

Start after the opening ceremony

Commencez après la cérémonie d’ouverture

Credit external code and assets

Citez le code et les ressources externes

Judging & project submission

Jugement et soumission des projets

What’s next?

Prochaines étapes

01 Meet your team Rencontrez votre équipe
02 Explore the challenges Découvrez les défis
03 Get ready to build Préparez-vous à créer

Stay connected

Restons en contact

Track the Hack

Event schedule

Horaire de l’événement

Discord

Community & support

Communauté et soutien