Solving Real Problems using Code & More
in the Name of Jesus

#HACKVAN2023

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December

13th

at

7:00pm

MISSION AND VISION

#HACKVAN2023 exists to help redemptive organizations leverage tech to accelerate their impact.

In ~48 hours, we will design, develop, and user test MVPs to address problems faced by these organizations.

This year, we are helping Youth Unlimited's impact shine.

From Past HACK's!

Our Values

1

Excellence

We strive to build brilliant and beautiful tech that will be honoured even when it becomes outdated.

2

Impact

We are other-focused. We seek to advance our careers AND we are willing to put others before us.

3

Hope

We face the brutal facts of reality while fully convinced we can change the world.

Mission and Vision

#HACKVAN2023 exists to help meaningful organizations leverage tech to accelerate their impact.

We do this by designing, building, and user testing prototypes in 47 hours

This year, we're gathering for 47 hours to help Youth Unlimited's impact shine

Values

If you are just looking to get by, only interested in improving your resume, and think the world is headed to destruction and there's nothing we can do about it, our hackathon is probably not a good fit for you.

Project 1) Shine: Your Impact by YU

Hosted by Ben Arends from Youth Unlimited.

Greater Vancouver Youth Unlimited (YU) connects with at-risk youth, from the North Shore to Chilliwack, and journeys with them for the long run. They operate as small, innovative teams who customize their programs to meet the needs of the communities they serve.

A challenge they face with their hyper-personalized programs is tracking metrics, especially when the staff would rather be mentoring youth rather than filling out paperwork.

Thus we want to make this web app as streamlined as possible help YU's impact shine, while letting their youth workers focus on transforming lives.

See Project Brief

Details

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#HACKVAN2023 exists to help meaningful organizations leverage tech to accelerate their impact.

We do this by designing, building, and user testing prototypes in 47 hours

This year, we're gathering for 47 hours to help Youth Unlimited's impact shine

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#HACKVAN2023 exists to help meaningful organizations leverage tech to accelerate their impact.

We do this by designing, building, and user testing prototypes in 47 hours

This year, we're gathering for 47 hours to help Youth Unlimited's impact shine

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Sounds like you?

Are you self-managed and highly motivated? Love to work with little guidance yet works well in teams?

A developer, designer, product manager, or industry expert?

If so, we would love for you to join us!

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Sign up today!

If you have at least 2 years of professional experience in your field, register as a Professional.
If you are smart, teachable, and hungry for impact, (with 6+ months of tech experience - in co-op or personal projects), register as a Emerging Professional.
If you would like to be a mentor or judge, please see the FAQ & email nathan@albernidesign.com.

Digital Hot Sauce's Coworking Space

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Our Lab

To enter the building, contact us via Discord. We will buzz you in. There is some free parking or $5 per day. The venue is within walking distance of Broadway City Hall Skytrain Station.

Sponsors

Gold Tier

Silver Tier

Project Hosts

Hosts

Who we are

We are Builders. Innovators. Dreamers. People who believe we can and we will change the world for good.

Our world is filled with chaos. Many people are panicking, despairing, or simply ignoring.

We're different. We look chaos right in the eyes and proceed: building order.

We innovate. We create new products, retrofit old preprocesses, or lead digital transformation.

#HACKVAN2023 will be the 4th hackathon we have organized or taken part in. (Previous ones are: #HACK2021 - Vancouver, #HACK2022 - Vancouver, and #HackPoverty23).

We come from all faith backgrounds (Muslim, atheists, New Age, and more) and are led by Christian.

Our leaders' faith means two things:

We will pray at the hackathon: inviting God into our work.
We will work with eager expectation of a world as God designed it:

A world where youth can wake up without worry or hurry, exit their home and be greeted by friends all around, and eat dinner with loved ones in joy and peace.

Who we are

We are Builders. Innovators. Dreamers. People who believe we can and we will change the world for good.

Our world is filled with chaos. Many people are panicking, despairing, or simply ignoring.

We're different. We look chaos right in the eyes and proceed: building order.

We innovate. We create new products, retrofit old preprocesses, or lead digital transformation.

#HACKVAN2023 will be the 4th hackathon we have organized. Previously, we hosted: #HACK2021 - Vancouver, #HACK2022 - Vancouver, and #HackPoverty23).

We come from all faith backgrounds (Muslim, atheists, New Age, and more) and are led by Christians.

Our leaders' faith means two things:

We will pray at the hackathon: inviting God into our work. We will work with eager expectation of a world as God designed it:

A world where youth can wake up without worry or hurry, exit their home and be greeted by friends all around, and eat dinner with loved ones in joy and peace.

FAQ's

What does it mean for this event to be hosted in "the name of Jesus"?

It means we will sometimes pray and reference Christ's teachings. You can think about it as a cultural experience. See "Who We Are" for more details :)

Can I come if I am an atheist, Muslim, Sikh, or simply not a Christian?

Absolutely! In the last two hackathons we hosted, about 50% of people came from a religious background that was not Christian. E.g. Muslims, atheists, and others.

Can I sign up with my friends? Will we be split up?

It depends on your experience.

If university students or recent graduates, we will encourage you to break up because we want to distribute the "emerging professionals" among the professional participants.

This distribution will also help you grow your professional network.

What should I bring?

We recommend you bring:

- your laptop

- a notebook

If sleeping over:

- a sleeping bag

- two changes of clothes

- a tooth brush & tooth paste

We also recommend bringing a second keyboard (as thirty monitors are provided in the co-working space).

Food and snacks are provided.

I am a designer: what am I going to be doing?

Thank you so much for signing up! We always have fewer designers than programmers.

During the hackathon, you will join a team and develop three prototypes:

1. a paper sketch - created in collaboration with the client on Friday night; to articulate the workflow of the app

2. wireframes - to articulate the structure of web app

3. high fidelity prototype - to articulate the colours and styles of the app

Do I need to provide my own meals?

Due to our generous sponsors (and your ticket fees), we will be able to provide all the meals for the event. Praise God!

Finances are a little tight right now. Can I still come?

Yes! We don't want cost to be a barrier to anyone wanting to join.

If cost is a barrier, please use the promo code: "DY3gQm".

Participant: Do I need to be there the entire time?

Yes*.

*unless you want to want to go home to sleep.

Seriously though, we would like you to stay the entire time because that's part of the fun of hackathons.

We understand if you want to go home for a bit though.

Mentor/Judge: I can't come for most of the weekend. Can I still be involved?

Yes!

Mentors: we ask you come from on Friday night (5:30 - 9 pm), Saturday afternoon (1 - 3 pm), and Sunday afternoon (2 - 4 pm).

Be prepared to share your experience building technology!

Judges: we ask you come on Sunday, from 2 pm to 4 pm.

Be prepared to provide insights on the end results of the projects!

Sign Up!

#HACKVAN2023

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September

29

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October

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2023

Starting at

5:00pm

#HACKVAN2023 exists to help meaningful organizations leverage tech to accelerate their impact.

We do this by designing, building, and user testing prototypes in 47 hours

This year, we're gathering for 47 hours to help Youth Unlimited's impact shine

Details

Keynote

Natalie Montrose

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Location & Date

September

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October

1

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2023

Starting at

5:00pm

About

#HACKVAN2023 exists to help meaningful organizations leverage tech to accelerate their impact.

We do this by designing, building, and user testing prototypes in 47 hours

This year, we're gathering for 47 hours to help Youth Unlimited's impact shine

Show off your brand

Enhance your user experience and build brand equity with your design vernacular.

Project Descriptions

Shine: Your Impact

Youth Unlimited

See Project Brief

More details coming soon

Project #1) Shine: Your Impact

Hosted by Ben Arends from Youth Unlimited.

Help the impact of non-profits shine thru a SMS metrics tracking system.

#HACKVAN2023 exists to help meaningful organizations leverage tech to accelerate their impact.

We do this by designing, building, and user testing prototypes in 47 hours

This year, we're gathering for 47 hours to help Youth Unlimited's impact shine

See Project Brief

Sponsors

Logo Co. is the presenting sponsor for this event.

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