Eligibility and registration
Participants must provide accurate information and meet the eligibility conditions announced by the organizers. Team size, age requirements, fees, and deadlines must be confirmed in the official registration instructions.
Solo and team participation
Participants may apply using an available participation type. Team members should understand their responsibilities and obtain permission before sharing another person's personal information.
Originality and intellectual property
Projects should respect third-party intellectual property, licenses, and attribution requirements. Disclose reused code, datasets, templates, and other substantial existing work.
Responsible use of AI
AI tools may assist with development where permitted by the event instructions. Participants remain responsible for reviewing generated code, verifying claims, testing outputs, and disclosing material AI assistance when requested.
Privacy and personal data
Do not expose passwords, API keys, private records, personal contact information, or confidential datasets in repositories, presentations, or demonstrations. Use authorized data and minimize personal information.
Security and ethical conduct
Do not access systems or data without authorization, conduct harmful security testing, or build features intended to facilitate abuse, discrimination, or unlawful surveillance.
Project submission
Follow the published submission format, deadline, repository or demo requirements, and documentation instructions. A submission is not complete until all required materials have been received through the designated channel.
Team conduct
Treat other participants, speakers, organizers, and judges respectfully. Harassment, impersonation, fraudulent submissions, and deliberate disruption may lead to review or disqualification.
Judging and evaluation
Projects should explain the problem, intended users, innovation, implementation, user experience, potential civic impact, scalability, and presentation. Final criteria and weightings must be published by the organizers.
Changes and disqualification
The organizers may clarify requirements or address unforeseen circumstances. Any final changes to eligibility, deadlines, prizes, or disqualification procedures should be communicated through official channels.
Proposed judging criteria
The following weights total 100% and are a proposed starting point. They should not be treated as final until approved and published by the organizing team.
Problem relevance
20% proposed weighting
Innovation
20% proposed weighting
Technical implementation
20% proposed weighting
User experience
10% proposed weighting
Civic and social impact
15% proposed weighting
Scalability
10% proposed weighting
Presentation
5% proposed weighting
Need clarification?
Contact the organizing team before submitting if you are unsure about eligibility, permitted tools, project ownership, or submission requirements.
Contact Organizers