Speech Title: "Making people’s lives better through design: day-to-day life of a designer in tech and paths to becoming a great one."
Rida Khasanova- Freelance Product Designer and Advisor
Speech Title: "Hear from software engineers at top tech companies about their career paths and coding tips."
Srujun- Founding Engineer at Doss
Speech Title: "Working in tech for non-tech backgrounds."
Mikey Rogachevsky- Software Engineer at GOAT Group
Speech Title: "How can we use math and AI to better understand diseases and treat patients."
Clara-Léa Bonzel- Research Associate/Data Scientist at Harvard Medical School
Speech Title: "Success, failures, and learnings from building apps on the side."
Amogh Kambale- Software Engineer at Square
Other Mentors and Judges
Professor and Chair of St. Thomas Department of Software Engineering and Data Science; Director of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence
Professor Manjeet Rege
Vice President at Optum - UnitedHealth Group Ex-President at Books For Africa - 60+ Million Books Shipped
Jote Taddese
Founder, CEO, Principal Consultant at Data Ethics LLC
Brandan Keaveny
Data Scientist
Jessi Benzel
Software Engineering at Paces
Hunter Abraham
Data scientist at Bio-Techne
Ilyas Alhassan
More Info
Frequently asked questions
What is a hackathon?
A chance to learn more about building things on the internet, writing code, and exploring careers in tech. Northland Hackathon will take place throughout the day, bringing together mentors and students from around the state in a fully remote capacity.
What does it mean to 'hack?'
Basically to play around with ideas and make something new. Think legos or Kinex <3 We miss our Kinex ;(
Why?
Minnesota rocks and the future should happen here. Right now the state is last in the nation for offering public computer science classes. We're Minnesota's biggest hackathon - and also the most fun source
Who is this for?
Northland Hackathon is for high school students in Minnesota who want to learn how to: - make websites - make apps - learn how to design - learn how tech gets built
What does Northland Hackathon consist of?
A couple of things: - Speaker series leading up to the event from Google, Microsoft, and other tech companies - Weekly emails with internet gems of how to learn how to code - A day of hackathon where you can meet others and make something cool - Prizes for the winners - Free swag after the event for attending given to everyone
I don't know how to code. Can I come?
For sure! We're going to be sending out material before the event so you can get up to speed and get your feet wet. These are some great resources.
Yes, but we keep it a surprise. That said, every student who participates day of get an event shirt mailed to them.
Last year's event shirt
Is this remote or in person?
Northland Hackathon is remote-based event as Minnesota is a big state!
How much does it cost?
Through both Californian and Minnesotan sponsors, Northland Hackathon is free for participants. If you want to sponsor or donate to the hackathon, email us [team [@] northlandhackathon.com]. Or you can donate here.
What is the schedule?
We have programming one month leading up to the event with speakers and mentors hosting talks.
The Hackathon will be on Saturday, April 12
Schedule: 10 am- 11 am Opening 11 am - 1 pm Team Time 1 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 pm – 4 pm Team Time 4 pm – 5 pm Presentations
Is there limited capacity?
We're doing our best to accommodate all applications, but there will likely be a cap of how many students we can take. As a result, write a solid application and apply early.
Want to study engineering?
If you're from NE Minnesota, apply for the Alworth Scholarship - a proud partner of Northland Hackathon.
Ready to hack?
Sign up to Minnesota's biggest hackathon - April 12
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