Spring 2019 Pilot
THEME: Sustainable Campus​
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To make Johns Hopkins a more sustainable campus and institution we will challenge teams to present proposals within three tracks: food, waste, and energy. This theme will tie into the JHU Sustainability Coalition Town Hall’s theme of “Campus Culture”, which will be held that morning before the hackathon.
FOOD
ENERGY
WASTE
Event Schedule
12:00pm - 12:30pm Registration: Sign in and pick up materials for hackathon.
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12:30pm - 1:00 pm Opening ceremony: Office of Sustainability will present on current sustainability issues facing Hopkins campus. The GreenHacks team will explain practical information for the hackathon including programming for the day, the 3 different tracks, as well as rules and code of conduct. Food and refreshments will be provided.
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1:00pm -1:30pm Ideation and Team Building phase: Students can pitch ideas they already have. Individuals not already in teams can join groups whose ideas they’re interested in.
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1:30pm - 6:00pm Hacking
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3:00pm - 3:15pm Sustainability presentation
4:00pm - 4:15pm Behavior change, economics and the environment presentation
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6:00pm - 7:00 pm Pitching - Teams will pitch their ideas in presentation format (5 minutes each). Judges can ask questions and will assess the proposal based on the judging criteria below.
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7:00pm - 8:00 pm Closing ceremony - The top 3 winners will be announced and awarded their prizes. Sponsors will also have the opportunity to work with the winning teams about potential implementation. Catered dinner will be served.
Date
April 20, 2019
12 - 8 pm
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Location
Fast Forward U
320 W 29th St #200
Baltimore, MD 21211
The pilot hackathon will be held on April 20th, 2019 to test our current event model and collect feedback in order to better organize a larger scale sustainability hackathon in Spring 2020. The pilot hackathon will be capped at 50 people and open to students from the Homewood campus, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Carey Business School, MICA, and other Hopkins-affiliated schools.