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5 months ago

How to find the Hackathon + Schedule

Hi!

Here are all the important details to find us and know where and when to be there. 

JB

Location

Francis Bancroft Building

Queen Mary, University of London

Mile End Road

E1 4NS London

Google Maps

Schedule

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM — Check-in & Registration
Arrive, get your badge, and settle in.

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM — Tea & Coffee
Fuel up and meet other participants.

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM — Introduction (JB Thiebaut)
Welcome to the event: hack themes, house rules, how to join a group, and intro to the experts.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM — Find Your Partners
Form teams and start brainstorming. Mentors will be on hand—come chat if you need help getting started!

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM — Lunch
Queen Mary’s finest catering: triangle sandwiches 🙂
Meat, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available.

1:30 PM — Kickoff!
We’re on. Find a table with your team and start building.
Sketch out a plan using pencils, whiteboards, or post-its. Be creative and bold—but make sure your app can be built in 24 hours!

7:00 PM — Day 1 Curfew
We break for the day. Teams can keep working from home and return tomorrow.

9:00 AM — Day 2 Start
Tea and biscuits to kick things off.
Get organised and plan ahead: your product should be ~90% ready. Start practicing the demo and writing documentation while finalising code.

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM — Lunch
Pizza delivered (or salad, depending on popular demand).

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM — Final Push
Stop coding and focus on your presentation.
You’ll have 3 minutes to demo, so practice! You can record in advance or present live. Keep it simple:

1. what it is, 2) who it’s for, 3) how it works.

4:00 PM – Final presentations

It's show time. 

5:00 PM - Winners are announced

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.