Most Courageous Hack #1

This prize is for teams with 2 or more first-time hackers. Each team member will receive a Binary Beauty T-Shirt. Each winner can select their preferred size and design.

Most Courageous Hack #2

This prize is for teams with 2 or more BIPOC-identifying hackers. Each team member will receive a Dress Code Sweatshirt. Each winner can select their preferred size and design.

Most Courageous Hack #3

This prize is for teams with 2 or more hackers that are currently enrolled or recently graduated from a Bootcamp (or training program) or community college. Each team member will receive a Binary Beauty T-Shirt. Each winner can select their preferred size and design.

Best High School Hack

The best hack created by a team consisting of all high school students. Each team member will receive a $25 Gift for Goods virtual gift card.

Prettiest Hack

This prize is for the hack with the best design and UI/UX. Each team member will receive a Marynguyenco t-shirt. Each winner can select their preferred size and design.

Ultimate Failed Hack

This prize is for the team who dreamed big and failed hard. Each team member will receive a Pound Cake Lipstick. Each winner can select their preferred color.

Most Open-Minded Attendee

This challenge is for the attendee that attends the most events during the hackathon. Events include workshops, keynotes, career fairs, and fun activities. If it is on the TechTogether schedule, then it counts towards this challenge! The purpose of this challenge is to show our hackers that you don't need to build a project at a hackathon to participate and have fun. One lucky hacker will receive a LIMITED EDITION pink or blue Steminist Sweatshirt. The winner can select their preferred size and color.

Hack for Chicago with Microsoft

Get your group together and do some research on – Chicago! Build a project that captures a part of the city’s history or works to solve a challenge the city currently faces. To enter this challenge, we ask that you use at least one of the following tools to create your masterpiece: Visual Studio Code, GitHub, and/or Azure.

Prize: 1-Hour group mentoring session with a Microsoft engineer AND each winning team member will receive a $150 gift card to the eCompany Store.

Best Financial Hack with Capital One

Capital One would like to challenge TechTogether Seattle to create the best financial hack. Money impacts much of our lives and we would like to promote change for good. The winning team members will be awarded $200 Amazon gift cards.

Best Financial Literacy Hack with Robinhood

Best Digital solution that helps existing and prospective Robinhood users educate themselves around/better understand cryptocurrencies and mobile trading. The winning team will receive mentorship sessions from Robinhood Engineering Managers.

Best Data Hack

As we move toward the future, we will have much more data to work with. This hack is one that uses data in a way that provides insights, predictions, or embellishments to an application. The prize for this category is the winner’s choice or a reusable rocketbook notebook, a paperlike screen protector, or a $40 amazon gift card.

Hack Most Likely to Be Used in 2090

The future is paved through innovation. This hack is a unique project that will not only lead us to the future, but still be heavily used in it. The prize for this category includes a $25 gift card to Bon femmes and a $25 gift card to einnim.

Most Accessible Hack

An innovative future needs to be one that is accessible to all. The most accessible hack is one that either addresses filling an existing accessibility issue or one that makes itself incredibly accessible to all, by creating an excellent User Experience. The prize for this hack is an Amazon Echo.

Make your own Data Workspace to help a Local Pizzeria Optimize Operations and Reduce Their Carbon Footprint with Celonis (3)

Yee haw, and welcome to the 2022 TechTogether Chicago Celonis Challenge! From Raleigh to Chicago to Madrid to Madrid, we tip our hats and extend a warm howdy from our team to yours! This year, Celonis is combining all the right ingredients for a fun, easy, and beginner friendly submission. You’ll be learning about data and explore how it’s used to optimize pizza delivery AND reduce carbon emissions. Whether you are a pepperoni fan, margarita style lover, or just want to save the planet one pizza at a time, this challenge is for you. Watch the tutorial video below, then follow step by step below to complete the Celonis challenge. Check out the tutorial video for helpful hints here. Written step by step instructions: 1. Navigate to the process analytics tab in the Celonis tool. 2. Click on the workspace entitled “Pizza Carbon Emission” workspace. You should see an analysis workspace entitled “Pizza Delivery: Carbon Footprint”. This is a great template that can give you ideas for your own workspace. For today’s challenge you’ll be making your own. 3. To create your workspace, click the button entitled “New Analysis”, and give your hackfest workspace a name. Click Create. 4. Click on your newly created personal workspace. You should now see options for creating your new workspace. Click on “New App”. 5. Start creating your custom workspace! Click “Add Component” and get started. Feel free to get creative, and think about the components Pizzeria Mamma Mia might want to see. Need help? You can always refer to the tutorial video. Submission: Once you’ve finished creating your workspace, take a screenshot of it and upload your picture to submit.

Top three finishers will receive a networking call and lunch with Celonis executives.