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  • Science Café: Hacking the Hackathon: A Guide to a Successful Project

    Ohio State Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, and the Ohio State University Libraries sponsor our OSU Science Café. These events represent a grassroots movement that exist all over the world. These events are open to everyone and feature an engaging conversation with a scientist about a particular topic. More information is at: http://library.osu.edu/news/science-cafe

      

    Our next science café is on "Hacking the Hackathon: A Guide to a Successful Project" on October 4 at 7pm as an online event. You can register at the following link:

    https://osu.zoom.us/j/92444100687?pwd=Q2F1Z3NLYS8wWDVaNm1LL0x1Q2QzQT09

    This seminar will be talking about many steps in a typical HackOHI/O (and general hackathon) project, from start to finish. These topics will include:

    - What is a hackathon / What is HackOHI/O

    - How to form a group

    - Ideating/Brainstorming

    - Required skills (Not what you think!)

    - How to collaborate successfully

    - How to utilize resources such as mentors and sponsors

    - How to pitch/present your project

    - Miscellaneous tips/tricks/questions

    Our speaker will be Shritan Gunday, MakeOHI/O Lead. The OHI/O Program fosters a tech culture at Ohio State and its surrounding communities, ultimately providing students the opportunity to learn and build with real technologies outside of the classroom. Through the platform, OHI/O better connects students to real world problems and opportunities by engaging with the community and industry partners. More information can be found at:

    https://hack.osu.edu/make/2023/#home-back