About &hacks
&hacks is William & Mary's annual 24-hour student hackathon. This is your chance to build a project you're passionate about, meet new friends, and have fun. We have free food, technical workshops, career opportunities, guest speakers, and more!
Tracks
Finance
Dean's Year of Civic Leadership
AI & Imagination
Education
Novice
Linguistics
Nano Bio Lab
Schedule
- 8:00 - 10:30 AMRegistration / sign inOutside ISC
- 8:00 - 10:30 AMBreakfast (Panera)ISC4 2359
- 10:30 AMOpening ceremonyISC4-0350
- 11:00 AMIntro to GitISC 0350
- 12:00 PMHacking starts
- 12:00 PMIntro to PythonISC 0350
- 1:00 - 2:30 PMLunchISC 2359
- 1:00 - 3:00 PMCoffee hour, sponsored by Column15ISC4 atrium
- 1:00 - 3:00 PMCorgis!ISC4 atrium
- 1:00 PMHacking with GitHub CopilotISC 0350
- 1:30 PMGoogle AI StudioISC 0350
- 3:00 PMNeural NetworksISC 1350
- 3:00 - 4:00 PMRobotics ClubISC 3347
- 4:00 - 5:00 PMTech Together meetupISC 3347
- 5:00 PMHow to Present a HackathonISC 0350
- 6:00 PMBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu WorkshopISC 0350
- 7:30 - 8:00 PMDinnerISC 2359
- 8:00 - 9:00 PMNo-light mini eventISC 0350
- 9:00 PMPoker TournamentCollaborative Classroom
- 11:59 PMPre-submission deadline
- 12:00 AMMidnight snackISC 2359
- 8:00 - 9:30 AMBreakfast (Panera)ISC 2359
- 12:00 PMHacking ends
- 12:00 - 1:00 PMLunch
- 1:00 - 3:00 PMJudgingISC 2363 + ISC Floor 2 Atrium
- 4:00 PMClosing ceremonyISC 0350
Where
Integrated Science Center 4 (ISC4)
540 Landrum Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Thank you to our sponsors!
- W&M School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
- W&M Computer Science
- Column15
- W&M Entrepreneurship Hub
- RapDev
- MULU
- Agile Software
- Sarah Knight
- Rellify
- TSI
- WJE
- W&M Linguistics
- Nano & Biomaterials Lab
- Luna Labs
W&M Vice Provost for Research
Sponsor &hacks XII
Looking to spread your brand? Want to support the next generation of programmers? As a sponsor, you can give speeches, host workshops, access the resume database, and send mentors to the event.
FAQ
Hackathons are free, weekend-long events where individuals and teams can build software and hardware projects. We will have catered food, free merch, industry professionals to network with, and technical workshops for learning specific tools or skills.
At a hackathon, “hacking” just means building coding projects. We call our participants “hackers” and our projects “hacks”, but we aren’t actually breaking into anything. You can join our CTF if you want to engage in more stereotypical hacker activities (legally, of course).
Not at all! Beginners are welcome, and there’s a beginners prize track so you still have a chance to win.
Tracks are prize categories you can submit your project to. Some tracks are sponsored by companies and are based on solving specific problems or using certain tools.
&hacks is completely free! We provide food, merch, and networking opportunities, and there’s no cost to apply.
No problem, you can join the Discord to find a team, come to our team-building workshop, or hack solo!
If you don’t want to, no worries! You can always work on your project afterwards, or you can just enjoy the fun activities (and free food). If you do, submissions go on Devpost.
Yes, please just be honest about how much you did during the hackathon.
Yes! We encourage hackers to use generative AI tools for their projects. The limit is your imagination!
We expect all participants and volunteers to follow the MLH Code of Conduct. We aim to provide a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment or abuse of any kind.
Unfortunately, minors are not permitted. We hope to see you at one of our future hackathons!
Feel free to reach out to us at computing@wm.edu or on Discord. We are happy to help!