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What's going to happen at the event?

#LearnHack 4.5 follows our tried and tested one day hackathon format:

We will be kicking off on Saturday at 10am with a welcome and a brief overview of the challenges. You will then form teams and work on your ideas and prototypes. By late Saturday afternoon your team should be able to give a short 2-3 minute presentation about how you tackled your challenge and what you learned in the process.

Please note: This hackathon does not include any sleepovers!

Communications

Twitter - hashtag #LearnHack

Slack - https://learnhack.slack.com for general event communications

Project uploads - http://www.learnhack.stream

Challenges

** coming soon **

As always you are welcome to bring your own idea and challenge to the event! You can also suggest something in advance of the event HERE [submission deadline: 28th Feb 2018]

Incidentally, if you would like to pass your skills on to others by running a workshop or talk, please submit your details HERE [submission deadline: 26th May 2018]

What do I need to bring to the event?

This will largely depend on what you are planning to work on. Basic stationery items, such as pens, paper and scissors will be provided.

We also have a few electronic kits (including Raspberry Pis and Little Bits) that you can borrow for prototyping. For more serious hardware hacks, however, you will need to bring your own electronic components and tools.

You should definitely bring:

• a laptop or tablet or smartphone: even if you are not coding things yourself, it'll be useful if you can find resources, build your team presentation, help other people test their solutions, ...
• charger(s), dongles/adaptors for all the devices you are bringing along
• comfortable clothing: layers work best (this will allow you to adjust to warm/cool conditions)
• craft materials if you are planning to build something physical (cardboard, markers, glue, wire, string, ...)
• any kits, gadgets or devices that may be useful for prototyping a solution. Examples: controllers, such as kinect, wii mote or LEAP motion, bluetooth dongles, headphones, webcams, microphones, arduino boards, nfc chips, toy robots, lego, 3D printing pens, such as 3Doodler or CreoPop, ... think broadly and creatively!

What else do I need to know about the event?

We welcome all ideas and skill levels. All that's required is an open mind and a willingness to get involved in some way.

That said, Hackathons can be quite intense. If you feel a little lost or overwhelmed, don't worry, it's perfectly normal to feel that way at some point during the weekend. Stick with it! The #LearnHack team are pretty experienced event facilitators, and we will do our best to support you through the ups and potential downs.