Due to inclement weather in the Everett area, CougHacks has been postponed to the weekend of February 1st and 2nd, 2020.

About CougHacks

CougHacks is free for all participants. You do not need to be an expert programmer to participate, just bring a desire to learn more about technology! Hardware will not be provided to participants, so bring a laptop. The event begins February 1st at 10 am and continues through the 2nd until 1 pm at the WSU Everett campus. Participants are encouraged to stay for the entire event to submit their project for judging and be eligible for prizes. All food and drink will be provided throughout the event. Sponsors will be onsite for recruitment oppoortunities and there will be a midnight Smash Bros tournament. Teams can have up to 4 members. You can prearrange teams prior to the event or we can help teams form as projects begin. Sign up using the button above.

Partners and Sponsors

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Schedule

Day 1
​February 1st

09:30 AM  -  Check In

10:00 AM  -  Opening Ceremony

10:45 AM  -  Team Formation

11:00 PM  -  Hacking Begins

12:30 PM  -  Lunch

04:00 PM  -  IBMQ Quantum Workshop

06:00 PM  -  Dinner

10:00 PM  -  Smash Bros Tournament

Schedule

Day 2
February 2nd

12:00 AM  -  Midnight Meal

07:30 AM  -  Breakfast

11:00 PM  -  Project Submissions

11:15 PM  -  Judging

02:15 PM  -  Closing Ceremony & Awards

Challenge Tracks

There are three tracks to choose from for CougHacks 2020. We have one track centered around the general theme of Community Enhancement. Stemming from that are two seperate tracks known as Downtown Parking Availability and Government Accessability. All three tracks will have a first place prize.
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Parking Availability

Sponsored by The City of Everett

Residents and visitors find it difficult to find on street parking within the downtown area of Everett. Past parking utilization studies have shown there may be enough parking stalls in the downtown, but public perception is parking availability is a challenge.

Success Criteria:

  • Any tool that can help residents or visitors find parking within a reasonable walking distance to their destination.
  • Any tool that can track the parking time and remind the visitor or resident their parking time is about to expire.

Available Resources:

Governemnt Accessability

Sponsored by Snohomish County

Many Snohomish County residents have a desire to receive informational notifications from the various county and city government agencies that serve them. In many cases, residents don’t know what notification information is available, which government agencies provide what types of information or where to enroll in notifications.

Success Criteria:

  • End users have a single place to enroll in notifications
  • End users enroll for notifications without the need to know which government agency is providing the information.
  • Solution is easy to use and intuitive

Available Resources:

Some notification systems already exist. You can use them as a reference or incorporate them into your solution.

Community Enhancement

Have an idea that doesn't fit into the two other tracks? We also have a track for general community enhancement.

Success Criteria:

  • Solution increases the quality of people's lives
  • Solution brings people together

Available Resources:

You may use any data you see fit to augment your project

CougHacks FAQ

CougsHacks is a collegiate level hackathon held at WSU Everett.

CougsHacks will be hosted at the WSU building (915 N. Broadway, Everett, WA 98201) in North Everett

All students attending any University, College, or High School can attend.

CougHacks is completely free to attend.

All students are required to bring a student ID to be checked in. Additionally students must bring a laptop, a charger, power strip, toothbrush, change of clothes, and we highly recommend bringing a sleeping bag or blanket.

Team sizes are 4 people maximum.

In the weeks leading up to the event we will hosting activites on our social media to encourage people to form teams. Additionally, during the start of the event we will host a team forming activity to ensure that all attendies have a team.

We will preform brainstorming activities for teams that do not have predetermined project ideas.

No, we highly encourage everyone start their project during the hackathon.

Unfortunately, due to budget constraints this year CougHacks will not be able to provide travel reimbursement.

Please reach out to us via one of our social media platforms or send us an email. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.



MEET OUR TEAM

WSU Everett's ACM Leadership Team

Josh LaPierre

Chair

Sarakvitou Sam

Vice Chair

Francisco Robles

Treasurer

Rebecca Rothschild

Secretary

CONTACT

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  • Feel free to contact us using the form below or our email address with any questions or opportunities for our members
  • 915 North Broadway Everett, WA 98201
  • acmwsueverett@gmail.com

About The ACM @ WSUE

We are The Association for Computing Machinery chapter at Washington State University Everett. Our mission is to provide our students with resources to develop their professional and technical abilities

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