Join us for a 24 hour hackathon to solve the world's energy & resource challenges!

Calling all scientists, software engineers, policy makers, designers, and entrepreneurs: please join us for the 3rd annual BERC Cleanweb Hackathon! The goal of the hackathon is to address a resource problem (energy, land, or water) using visualizations or software. Food and beverages will be provided by BERC.

To be hosted at the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS), a new amazing collaborative working space located in the beautiful Doe Library on UC Berkeley's campus. We will be at BIDS from Friday 5-9pm, and Saturday 9am-5pm. Saturday evening will be held at Blum Center B100, just a short walk north of the library.

We have room for participation from 40 UC Berkeley students or LBL staff, and 20 Bay Area participants.

What makes this hackathon different?

• Software beyond the startup: the goal is solving public policy data problems with ideas that might not fit into a venture capital pitch (and it they do both, all the better!)
• People beyond the programmer: we are looking for technologists, policy experts, designers, and social scientists to join (or also be) software hackers.  

Schedule:  

Friday :     5pm-6pm:  Welcome and networking (food and beverage provided)

                6pm-6:30pm:  Hackathon kickoff presentation (rules, prizes, inspiration)

                6:30-7:30pm:  Ideation and team formation

                7:30-9pm:  Initial hacking 9pm - You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here  

Saturday:  9am-5pm: Hacking (breakfast and lunch provided)

                6pm-9pm (Blum Center): Presentations, judging, and awards

$2,500 in prizes

Please sign-up at Eventbrite.

• Impact
  Must make a positive impact on an energy, water, land, air, or climate issue. Describe your impact, and quantify potential impact, if possible.
• Technical achievement
  How much code were you able to write in support of your project? What types of tools did you employ?
• Policy Relevance
  Did you address a policy issue/barrier within energy & resources?
• Follow Up Plan
  Have you thought about next steps if you were to continue this project?