Dates

The Timișoara Life&Bytes Ideathon & Hackathon will take place on the 15th and 16th of April 2022.

Detailed event program

Friday - April 15th  
14:30 - 15:00 Participants' arrival, registration, coffee & snacks, internet connection
15:00 - 15:30
Welcome address, opening of the event
15:30 - 16:30
Initial ideas, educational contents, project presentations, preselection by participants, teams extension
16:30 - 18:00
Working session + lab-mania
18:00 - 19:00
Ask the mentors
19:00 - 19:30
Dinner
19:30 - 22:00
Working session + lab-mania
22:00
1st day activities adjourning

 

 

 

 

Saturday - April 16th  
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast and opening of the second day
09:00 - 10:30
Working session + lab-mania
10:30 - 12:00
Ask the mentors
12:00 - 13:00
Working session + lab-mania
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 17:00
Working session + lab-mania
17:00 - 18:00
Project finishing, DevPost upload, preparation of the presentations
18:00 - 19:00
Preselection of the best 5 entries in the Ideathon, respectively Hackaton sections
19:00 - 20:00
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00
Selected entries presentations
21:00 - 21:30
Jurying/Networking
21:30 - 22:00
Announcement of the teams qualified for the Timișoara Life&Bytes Final Conference and conclusion of the event  

 

 

Eligibility

All high-school students who register individually or as a member of a team. Individually registered students will have to join a team (subject to an invitation from an existing team) or create a new one with other individual registered students.

Prizes

A total number of 7 prizes will be awarded, grouped as follows:

  • 1 Winner Award and 2 RunnerUp Awards for the Ideathon section (including Idea Concepts & Educational Content entries)
  • 1 Hackathon Winner and 2 RunnerUp Awards for the Hackathon section (for the practical, functional entries)
  • 1 Popular Choice Award

Our hackathon is dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable environment and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of the following:

  • gender
  • gender identity and expression
  • age
  • sexual orientation
  • disability
  • physical appearance
  • body size
  • race
  • ethnicity
  • nationality
  • religion
  • political views
  • previous hackathon attendance or lack of
  • computing experience or lack of
  • chosen programming language or tech stack

We do not tolerate harassment of hackathon participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at any hackathon venue, this includes the following:

  • hacks
  • talks, presentations, or demos
  • workshops
  • any parties associated to the hackathon
  • social media
  • any other online media

Hackathon participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the hackathon without a refund (if applicable) at the discretion of the hackathon organisers.