hackathon
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The Money Hack Hackathon
Event Details
All events are in Central time.
Location
For those of you that will be in person for the hackathon, here are the instructions for parking and the room location.
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Parking will be in parking lot R, see link for map below. Participants should stay in left lane to tell attendant: USBank Hackathon. And the attendant will let you in.
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The room location is the ITEC Suite, which is on the 3rd Floor. We will have signs from the Skyway to lead you to the elevators, and the Suite.
Day one agenda - Thursday, April 7
| Time | Activity |
| 9 to 10 a.m. | Kick off and Welcome! - Review day 1 agenda and approach - Kick off with Ben/IT team - U.S. Bank IT and Information Security presentation |
| 10 to 11 a.m. | U.S. Bank API Review Tools |
| 11 to 11:45 a.m. | Discuss the challenge, rules, judging criteria |
| 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 to 1 p.m. | Break into teams |
| 1 to 2:15 p.m. | Begin working on idea – mentors circulate - Define concept/solution - Create plan/begin work |
| 2:15 to 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 to 3 p.m. | Team check-in (mentors and coaches) |
| 3 to 4:15 p.m. | Teams continue to work |
| 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. | Partner/sponsor presentation/activity |
| 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. | Idea check-in (optional) – students can run idea by mentor for feedback |
| 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. | Coach check in and wrap up day 1 - Share plan for day 2 |
Day two agenda – Friday, April 8
| Time | Activity |
| 9 to 9:30 a.m. | Quick group check-in |
| 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Finalize project – coaches available |
| 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. | Lunch/project help |
| 1:15 p.m. | Presentations/demos due – email presentation to innovationevents@usbank.com |
| 1:30 to 3 p.m. | Teams pitch their solutions |
| 3 to 3:30 p.m. | Judges deliberate and partner/sponsor presentation |
| 3:30 to 4 p.m. | Winners announced - Final comments and event closing |