Check-In & Room Information
Follow these steps when you arrive
Check-In at Turquoise room in MU (Room #220)
Start by checking in at the Turquoise desk to get verified
Main Room: MU Pima (230)
After check-in, proceed to Memorial Union Pima room for the main event
Overflow: LSE 104
If MU Pima is at capacity, overflow participants will be directed to LSE 104
⚠️ Important: You must check in at Turquoise before entering any hackathon rooms. Verification is required for entry.
Hackathon Tracks
Choose your challenge and compete for track-specific prizes
Education & Social Good
Create tools that make learning more engaging, accessible, or personalized. Or create solutions that address social challenges.
Developer Tools
Create tools that enhance developer productivity, collaboration, or code quality using Claude API.
EtherFi x Claude
Build innovative solutions combining EtherFi's liquid staking protocol with Claude's AI capabilities. Create tools for DeFi analytics, portfolio management, staking optimization, or educational resources about liquid staking.
Polymarket x Claude
Leverage Polymarket's prediction markets with Claude AI to build market analysis tools, trading assistants, event outcome analyzers, or educational platforms that make prediction markets more accessible.
24-Hour Schedule
Day 1 - November 8
Registration & Welcome
Check-in, networking, pictures, and a speech by Ben Zhou (NLP Professor at ASU)
Opening Ceremony
Welcome from organizers and Anthropic sponsors. Hackathon rules, prizes, track announcements, and Claude API demo
Hacking Begins! Team Formation & Ideation
Teams finalize and register their projects. Access to mentors for initial concept validation. Pizza available from Hungry Howie's
Hacking Sprint
Mentors circulating, help desk for API issues, track-specific mentor hours
Minecraft Tournament Break! 🎮
Optional team-based Minecraft mini-games tournament. Prizes for winners. Relaxation area for those who prefer to rest
Go Home and Rest!
Remember to get a good night's sleep, or take advantage of it to hack overnight!
Day 2 - November 9
Final Sprint
Last push for features and polish. Code freeze reminder at 9:30 AM
Submission Deadline & Setup
Hard deadline for submissions. Teams prepare demos
Lunch Break
Costco Pizza lunch break
Closing Ceremony
Winner announcements for each track + grand prize. Sponsor remarks. Distribution of prizes. Closing remarks
Event Ends
See you next year!
Our Sponsors
Thank you to our amazing sponsors who make this event possible
Partners
Hackathon Rules
Keep it fair, keep it fun, keep it innovative
Team Requirements
Teams can have 1-5 members. Solo hackers are welcome!
ASU Student Eligibility
ASU students are eligible for all prizes (API credits, cash, prizes, and merch). Must complete registration form in-person at the hackathon on Saturday or Sunday.
Non-ASU Student Eligibility
Non-ASU students are only eligible for Anthropic merch prizes. If your team includes one non-ASU student, they will not be eligible for other prizes.
ASU Online Students
Must provide verifiable proof of ASU Online enrollment. With verification, eligible for all prize categories without in-person form completion.
Work During Event Hours
All projects must be created during official Hackathon hours. Exceptions: publicly available open-source code and standard libraries (must comply with licenses).
Academic Integrity
No plagiarism. You must disclose and properly attribute all APIs, libraries, third-party resources, or pre-written code used in your project.
Double Submission Prohibited
No submitting the same project to multiple tracks or hackathons. Each project must be unique to this event.
Demos should be Functional
Any project or application submitted must be able to be verified by judges. Non-functional demos will be sent to further review.
Demo Video Required
Submit a 3-5 minute demo video showing your project in action. Judging will be based on video submissions.
Respect the Venue, Organizers, and Participants
Treat the hackathon space with respect. Follow instructions from organizers and staff. Maintain a positive and collaborative environment for all participants.
Code of Conduct
Harassment of any kind (based on gender, race, age, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, or religion) will not be tolerated and will result in removal from the event.
Compliance with Laws
All participants must comply with local, state, and federal laws while participating in the hackathon.
Meet Our Judges
Industry experts who will evaluate your projects
Sean Yen
Judge
Software Engineer @ Tesla
Dylan Lu
Judge
First Place Winner @ CalHacks
Ben Zhou
Judge
ASU Assistant Professor @ SCAI