Dates / location
- Saturday, September 16th and Sunday, September 17th, 2017
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Google Maps: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Event description
HackMIT is an annual hackathon event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where students from around the country visit MIT for a weekend of programming and contest. They create applications and projects, solve practical problems, compete for prizes, and interact with sponsors. Historically, HackMIT hosts close to 1,000 or more students each year.
Google's definition of a hackathon: An event, typically lasting several days, in which a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative computer programming.
Why attend this event? MIT is one of the most well-known technical institutions in the US. At this event, there are possibly more than a thousand students from around the country who are passionate and interested in programming or development. This is a great opportunity for Fedora to make an impact at a university level, following along with the University Involvement Initiative set forth by the Fedora Council.
Event owner
Fedora Ambassadors
- Justin W. Flory
- Charles Profitt (to be confirmed)
Maximum number of Ambassadors for event: 4
Event schedule
The schedule has not yet been released.
Ideas / Brainstorming
- See last year's event report: HackMIT meets Fedora
- Ideas to specifically appeal to college students with open source? Python Classroom, or is that too basic? Forming specific strategy for this event will be helpful
Sponsorship negotiation
- Bottom tier begins at $3000 USD; negotiated for a $750 USD "open source" sponsorship that includes:
- Table space in the main arena (easy access to attendees)
- Logo branding included on official hackathon merchandise
- EITHER: Tech talk on "Open Source 101" or co-sponsoring the open source category (as judges, not as prize donors)
Prize pool
Not applicable.
Important deadlines
- Deadline to confirm sponsorship: 2017-08-11
Event budget
This budget has not yet been voted on by FAmNA.
| Item | Cost | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsorship | $750 | Special negotiated rate |
| Shipping costs | ~$100 | Covers shipping of event box to MIT and back (based off of 2016's numbers) |
| Prize funds | $0 | N/A |
| Swag, media, flyers | ~$30 | Printing "Fedora <3 Python" flyers professionally before event (adding leftovers to event box) |
| Lodging expenses | $280.37 (hotel, two nights, two adults) | Crowne Plaza Boston - Woburn; price sourced from Expedia |
| Travel subsidies | ~$100 (roundtrip, carpooling) | Assuming rideshare with Justin and Charles from ROC => BOS; uses last year's numbers |
Estimated final cost: ~$1260.37
Travel subsidy requests
Each attendee requesting travel subsidies for the event should be listed here, including the information requested in Sponsoring Event Attendees.
- jflory7: TBD
- cprofitt: TBD
Event reports
- FROM LAST YEAR: HackMIT meets Fedora