About this event
Silicon Chef is a hardware hackathon for humans who identify as female, presented by Hackbright Academy. Your team will be given 1 box of parts and 1 microcontroller. It's up to you to come up with an innovative solution to a problem in the world using hardware hacks, blinky lights, legos and sensors.
Schedule
- Saturday
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9 - 11 AM
Coffee Crawl
A coffee crawl is going to take place in the mission, with teams meeting up at 8 local coffee shops in the area, all within walking distance to Stripe.11 AM - 12 PM
Sign-in and Logistics
Come starting at 11 AM to pick up your random box of electronics, including Arduino boards, sensor and LED kits, and various craft materials. Every box will feature a microcontroller and some sensors, as well as a random assortment of other things, perhaps even LEGOs.12 - 1 PM
What's in the box? (with Star Simpson)
We'll have an overview of the base box as well as identifying the various sensors and parts that come with. We'll throw out some ideas and have a basic demonstration of how to hook up your microcontroller to your computer and start hacking!1 - 2 PM
Lightning Talks
Speakers
@lizTheDeveloper - How to pick a project2:00 - 8:00 PM
Hack!
Start on your projects, but leave around 8:00 PM. Go engage in revelry, or sleep, or head to a teammember's house to hack into the night!
- Sunday
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10 - 11 AM
Breakfast11 AM - 1 PM
Hack!1 PM - 2 AM
Lunch2 - 4 PM
Hack!5:00pm Presentations & Prizes
6:00 PM
GO HOME
Rules
1) You MUST** identify as female to create a team. 2) If you identify as male, contact the organizers and let us know why you want to participate in Silicon Chef. 3) To obtain entry, you must...