24 Hours

TBD Summer, 2023

Free to Compete

Announcing prizes soon...

What?

Omahack is a 24-hour software hackathon in Omaha, NE, in Summer, 2023. We believe talented people often miss the opportunity to bump shoulders with others who compliment their skillsets and enable powerful teams and relationships. More details on the event location, schedule, and prizes will be coming soon!

Register at GitHub by indicating your interest on the Team Discussion board or by emailing your name and team (if you have identified a team) to omahackhq@gmail.com.

Best of Category

In addition to a "Best in Show" winner, teams compete for a Best of Category—one of the following areas which align strategically with organizations, businesses, and startups in the Omaha region.

Cyber Security

Machine Learning
& Data Science

Developer Tools

Finance

Logistics

Health

More Questions and Answers...

What's the cost?

Admission and team participation is free.

What's the schedule?

Omahack will take place Summer, 2023 (Friday to Saturday). Updates on exact time of start and finish will be added as the date arrives, but plan on 24 hours of hacking followed by demos and judging.

Who can participate?

Anyone who can contribute to the building of cool software can join! The only requirement is that you are 18 years or older. We generally like the GitHub hackathon roles as a starting point:

Is GitHub required?

Actually, yes. Team formation, hackathon announcements, and day-of information are just some of the important reasons we are asking all *official* communication and interaction happen in the GitHub arena. If you're not comfortable cloning, editing, and committing code repos, find yourself a team with at least one person comfortable doing so (although you'll still need a GitHub account on the team registration). Even better, brush up on the GitHub Hello World and level up!

If you have questions about using GitHub or are not comfortable doing so, please send us an email at omahackhq@gmail.com and we'll talk about it.

Do I have to be there in person?

Every team should have at least one member representing the team in person (IRL). Our goal is to be as accomodating as possible to those who are remote while maintaining the energy and collaboration that can take place in person.

Have more questions?

Contact us at omahackhq@gmail.com with any other questions or concerns.

Teams

How do teams work?

Teams will self-organize using your own channels or the Omahack Teams discussion board. Clone the Omahack.com repo and update the registration markdown with your team's info.

What if I don't have a team?

Don't worry! Head over to the Omahack Teams discussion area on Github and pitch your skill area or find a team with aligned needs!

Mentors & Judges

Can I volunteer to be a mentor?

Of course! In addition to ambitious teams, we need mentors who can offer their skills and experience to teams and float around the event helping out as they can. Mentors can offer advice, product validation, and play the role of a potential first customer during the discovery and development process. Mentors should plan to be mingling and available while at the event and will be a key part of keeping the energy positive. Please contact us at omahackhq@gmail.com if you're interested in learning more about volunteering as a mentor.

Can I volunteer to be a judge?

The judging panel will composed of Omaha community members, business leaders, and others in the Omaha startup ecosystem who can ask the "hard questions" following each pitch and help to select the most interesting and viable team projects at the end of the event. Please contact us at omahackhq@gmail.com if you're interested in learning more about volunteering as a judge.

On Failure...

Do I have to submit a project at the end of the hackathon?

Yes! We understand not all project efforts end in success and that is the second best part about hackathons -- we fail fast and pivot! We strongly encourage everyone to pitch their team's results, lessons learned, and ideas for future attempts.

How do I register?

Register at GitHub by indicating your interest on the Team Discussion board or by emailing your name and team (if you have identified a team) to omahackhq@gmail.com.

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