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Jan 18-19, 2025 | UBC Life Science Institute

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One for the history books

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of nwHacks with us! Everyone is welcome at nwHacks, whether you are just getting into tech or are a seasoned hacker. Join us in-person on January 18-19, 2025 for a weekend of creativity, community, and innovation. All you need is an open mind and an insatiable desire to learn - we'll take care of the rest. Create a project, learn new skills, and bond with friends, all in 24 hours! This one will go down in history.

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Discover New Skills

Not sure where to start? Don't worry, hackathons are a great place to learn new skills! Before the hackathon, nwHacks will host a series of workshops to help hackers gear up for the weekend. Everyone is invited to attend our workshops, regardless of skill level!

Throughout the hackathon, there will also be opportunities for hackers to attend sponsor-led workshops.

For more resources, check out our self-learning wiki.

Workshop Schedule

Tuesday, Jan 14

5:00PM     Hackathons 101

6:00PM     Intro to Figma

7:30PM     Intro to Version Control

Wednesday, Jan 15

5:00PM     Intro to Web Dev

6:00PM     Intro to APIs

7:30PM     Intro to React

Thursday, Jan 16

5:00PM     Internships 101

6:00PM     Tech Career Exploration

7:30PM     Pitching 101

PAST PROJECTS

Take a tour of some amazing projects from the nwHacks archive!

Testimonials  

Here’s what previous nwHacks attendees have to say!

  • 1
    Qazi Omair AhmedHacker
  • 2
    Vaibhav SharmaMentor
  • 3
    Pascale WaltersSponsor

FAQ  

Qazi Omair Ahmed (he/him)

2nd year, Computer Science Major, Developer

For the first hour, I did feel very overwhelmed because it’s such a big hackathon, and there’s people from outside of Canada too — I met people from Michigan, Washington, and all parts of North America. But I would say that it was very engaging. The organizers are really friendly, there’s a lot of resources, and it’s very accessible. Even if you don’t win, I feel like you do learn a lot.

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