October 18-19, 2024 + In-Person
Broward College – Central Campus Building 10 (Gym)
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What’s our hackathon all about?
PlutoHacks is a 24 hour in-person event where hackers will take a trip through the different stages of growth- from beginner, to expert, and everything in between. We give you the tools to build something great and the space to learn, iterate and evolve your idea. Our event will bring together people of all different backgrounds to learn and grow their skills, collaborate and make something awesome.
We all start from somewhere. You might start out thinking you’re dwarf planet, but after this event, you’ll realize that you’re a whole other planet. We want you to learn something new, achieve something you’ve never done before, and make awesome ideas happen! We are here for the creators, thinkers, and doers of this world.
Join our Hackathon as a…
Hacker
As a hacker, you can attend the hackathon and create an application, web project, mobile app, game or even a hardware project! See our FAQs for more information!
Mentor
As a mentor, you’ll have the pleasure of interacting with our hackers and acting as a helping hand when they encounter a bump in the road.
Sponsor
Sponsoring for PlutoHacks is a great opportunity for you to show your support for the South Florida tech community, promote company branding, and make your products and services visible to all hackathon audiences.
Volunteer
Volunteering at our event will expose you to our community of hackers, partners, and so many great people! We need help with registration, setting up food, and so much more.
If you would like to make a personal donation less than $100, click the button below. We thank you and greatly appreciate your contribution! We hope that you will continue to follow our journey and see the impact that your contribution has made.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a "hackathon"?
Where and when is PlutoHacks?
Our hackathon will be happening from October 18 to October 19, 2024. This hackathon is open to all students in the United States, but in-person participation is required.
Is there a theme for this hackathon?
Every year we have different categories and challenges for the hackathon. You will find out about them during the opening ceremony. All of the challenges will be documented in our Devpost page, which will go live during the opening ceremony.
What are the categories/prizes?
All of the categories and prizes will be announced during the opening ceremony.
How can I become a sponsor?
How much experience do I need?
All hackathon teams look different. You can be a programmer, a graphic expert, or even just someone with an idea!
How many hackers does PlutoHacks usually have?
What do I need to bring?
Will we get swag?
What about food?
How much does it cost?
How can I prepare for the hackathon?
We have created a hacker guide for all hackers. It will be available upon your registration acceptance.
Prior to the hackathon, we will also be having workshops on a variety of different topics that can help prepare you for the event.
All workshops are hosted by the InTech Club.
What time do we start hacking?
We will publish the schedule soon.
We will have an opening ceremony and closing ceremony, and there will be workshops and mini-events that will happen throughout the day.
Do I need to have a group?
We do not force the creation of teams according to skill. We encourage you to make use of our #team-formation channel in our Discord server.
Who can attend PlutoHacks?
Our face-to-face event is eligible to all students (undergraduate and below) in the United States who attend in person. You must currently be a student or have graduated within a year. If you are under 18, you will have to fill out a waiver form when you register.
Only registered hackers can attend—no guests are allowed.
Can I start later on in the hackathon?
Where can I see past submissions?
We have recorded all of our 2021, 2022 & 2023 winning submissions on these pages 2021 highlights, 2022 highlights & 2023 highlights! You can also see all of the submissions in the 2021 & 2022 Devpost.
Can I submit old projects?
Can I use a boilerplate?
Who can I reach out to with questions?
How do I use Discord?
Pre-Hackathon Workshops hosted by InTech
In addition to workshops during the hackathon, you can also attend PlutoHakcs InTech Cadet Training at which the InTech Club hosts various Pre-Hackathon workshops leading up to the event to prepare beforehand.
Take a look at InTech’s meeting schedule here.
Note: The schedule is subject to change!
weekly meetings on friday from 5pm to 7pm <CLICK HERE FOR THE ZOOM LINK>
Sept 6th Introduction to GitHub
Sept 13th Generative AI Prompting
Sept 20th Agile Project Management
Oct 4th Presenting and Public Speaking
Oct 11th AR/VR Demo
Meet the Organizors!
PlutoHacks is organized by these wonderful individuals who put time, effort, and dedication in order to have our hackers shine!
“The purpose of an organization is to enable common men to do uncommon things” ~ Peter Drucker
Sponsors
About Submissions
All submissions must be original creations that were made during the timeframe of our event. You can not post any projects that were made prior to the hackathon. We do not allow cross submissions. We do check for this, so if you don’t follow these rules we will not consider your submission.
Our submission platform will happen through Devpost. We encourage you to create an account for the time being until we release our Devpost community for 2024.
You can use any technologies you would like to use for your project. There are no restrictions on the technologies, frameworks, or libraries you can use.
Submission requirements:
- Work must be entirely completed during the hackathon hours.
- You must submit a 3-minute (max) video demo!
- Maximum of four people per team.
- Each submission must include a GitHub repository link and/or a link to the prototype of the project (Figma, Adobe XD, etc..).
- Cross-submission (submitting the same project to multiple hackathons) is not allowed.
- All must comply with the rules and regulations listed in the Broward College student handbook.
- All must comply with the code of conduct listed in the Hacker’s Guide.
After you submit your projects online, all the teams will gather and present their projects to judges, and your fellow hackers!
Events | 2 PM – 6 PM
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Team Formation Session | Room TBA
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Theme Workshop| TBA
Will be announced day of!
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sponsor Fair | Gym Floor
AR/VR Demo | Room TBA
5:00 PM – 6:00PM
Women in Tech Panel | TBA
The wonders of Figma–learn how to prototype for your projects!!!
AR/VR Demo | Room TBA
Sponsor Fair | Gym Floor
Events | 7 PM – 11 PM
7:00 PM – 7:50 PM
Lock-picking Village| Room TBA
Join us for some lock-picking shenanigans! 😉
8:00 PM – 8:50 PM
AI Panel| Room TBA
Got a specific thing you want your app to do? There might be an API that can take care of that for you! Learn about how you can integrate APIs in your project!
9:00 PM – 9:50 PM
Cybersecurity Workshop| Room TBA
To be announced…