About the challenge
What is Citrus Hack?
Citrus Hack is a 24-hour hackathon hosted by the University of California, Riverside. Hackers are challenged to create a project on the spot and demo it to compete for prizes. Our goal is to provide learning and networking opportunities for our community of hackers by facilitating a hackathon packed with workshops, activities, and mentorship. We hope Citrus Hack helps you reach your next destination.
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Requirements
What to Build
Anything to your heart's desire! Our theme this year is "Reach your Next Destination", geared towards expanding new horizons and developing projects that take us to our "next level".
What to Submit
Please submit the following:
- Github Link to your project's code base.
- A description of your project, what it does, and if it solves any problem.
- Check discord for a zoom link and breakout room to attend your assigned demo session.
- Any website url if it is live.
Prizes
$4,990 in prizes
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Best Sustainability Hack
Best International Community Hack
Best Tracks Hack "New Frontiers"
Best UI/UX Hack
Best Hardware Hack
Most Creative Use of Twilio
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console ! Get started with $50 in free credit
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!
Best Use of Google Cloud
Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Winners located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, Android pillow, journal, socks & lanyards. Winners outside of the US will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack.
Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity
Fidelity Branded Wireless Charger At Fidelity, accessibility is viewed as a major key to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to make tech more accessible! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put opportunities and resources within reach to all communities. The team with the best accessibility hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!
Best Use of Appwrite
Building a full-stack application can be time consuming, especially if you’re more of a frontend developer or lack experience with things like databases or authentication. At hackathons you want to make every minute count, which is why Appwrite is the missing ingredient to your recipe for a successful hack. With all the core backend functionalities you need already pre built and ready for customization, all you’ll need to do is make an API call to take advantage of an Appwrite database, media storage, user auth, and even custom compute functions. Use Appwrite in your hack this weekend for a chance to take home some Fitbits for you and your team.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Allan Knight
Professor

Walid Najar
Professor

Qian Zhang
Professor

Michail Falutsos
Professor

Ryan Rusich
Professor

Ryan Quach
PhD Student

Danial Beg
Software Engineer at BAE Systems

Jonathan Trinh
Embedded software engineer

Rajbir Johar
UX/Frontend Engineer

Kimmy Lac
Marketing @ Hashicorp

Vincent Raimondi
Incoming Software Engineer at Raytheon

Roy Feng
Former President of ACM@UCR

Justin Lee
VP of Cyber

Krystal Pothilat
President of WinC@UCR

Sid Dutta
Secretary of Cyber@UCR

Ashley Kim
Director of Rose Hack

Vinz Madrigal
Former President of ACM@UCR

Ashley Tsai
Director of Design@UCR

Arlene Phimmasone
Former Director of Design@UCR

Bowen Lai
Treasurer of Gamespawn

Chloe Georgiou
President of IEEE

Westin Montano
Previous Citrus Hack Operations Lead

Prathmesh Jain
Vice President of Gamespawn

Everlee Mai
Events Coordinator of Gamespawn

Hallie Pham
Director of Rose Hack

Gryphon Kumfert
Infrastructure Lead of Cyber@UCR

Jino Sirivatanarat
Former Vice President of ACM@UCR

Isean Bhanot
ACM Membership Chair
Judging Criteria
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Complexity
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"Wow" Factor
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Polish
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Effort
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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