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Hackathons are opportunities for participants to learn,and/or collaborate on projects/ideas they want to explore that are either
completely out of their domain, or
solve a particular problem/idea they have already been thinking about but haven't had the time set aside to address it.
We do not specify exactly what participants will work on besides being loosely in the realm of bioinformatics, computational biology, and software engineering. However, we are organizing talks, workshops, and team building events prior to the event to help participants identify ideas or problems that are interesting to them and form teams (2-4 people). We are also reaching out to different platforms across the Broad to propose or incentivize participants to work on projects using their datasets or products. More details will be available in April, and any suggestions or if you have suggestions on projects to work on, please let us know in the registration form or by contacting one of the team members via email or slack!
A: Not at all! The hackathon is for the Broad community, and is open to all with a Broad badge.
There's no doubt that many hackathon projects will have a heavy coding component, however, every team will benefit from a collaboration between biologists and computationalists! During team matching, we will work to bring computational-minded and biology-minded folk together :)
There are many ways to get involved with BroadHacks
Attend workshops and talks
Pitch ideas and recruit CAs/software engineers to help
Learn new computational skills!
This event is free for Broadies to participate in! Food will be provided.
Ideally participants will be able to attend the full hackathon. If you plan to attend, we highly advise that you notify your supervisor or team as soon as possible to make appropriate arrangements. That said, we are working with Broad leadership so everyone will be allowed and encouraged to fully participate.
If you are interested in participating in this event, please fill out the registration form so we can take this information to Broad leadership!
As an official Broad event, participating in this hackathon should NOT require you to take any vacation or PTO time. This is a great opportunity for you to level-up your skills, make connections, and explore new ideas in research. We highly encourage you to let your team know in advance that you plan to fully participate so you can plan accordingly. If you have concerns, please reach out or let us know when you register so we can coordinate.
Q: Should we form a team in advance, or can we join as individuals?
You can form a team in advance, or join individually. Please make sure that all team members register if joining as a team. If you join individually, we will connect you with a team with shared goals and diverse skillsets from across the Broad!