MHacks
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Genre | Hackathon |
Location(s) | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
Founded | 2013 |
Website | Official website |
MHacks is an annual student-run hackathon held by the University of Michigan. The 36-hour event brings students from everywhere to develop solutions with the technology, including both software and hardware-based solutions.[1] MHacks is open to students of all majors and requires no prior coding experience.
History
[edit]MHacks Number | Date | Location | Number of Participants | Fun Fact |
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MHacks 1[2] | February 1, 2013 | University of Michigan's Palmer Commons | 500 | Largest student-run
collegiate hackathon |
MHacks II[3] | September 20, 2013 | University of Michigan's Big House | 1200 | Largest student-run
collegiate hackathon |
MHacks III[4] | January 17, 2014 | Detroit's The Qube | 1200 | First off-campus event |
MHacks IV | September 5, 2014[5] | University of Michigan's North Campus [6] | 1100 | Adopt-A-Noob system and
focus on education |
MHacks V | January 16, 2015 | University of Michigan's North Campus | 1000 | Bleeding-edge mentorship program |
MHacks 6 | September 11, 2015 | University of Michigan's North Campus | 1300 | Introductory workshops and
Women@MHacks |
MHacks: Refactor[7] | February 19, 2016 | University of Michigan's North Campus | 700 | 1:1 female to male hacker ratio |
MHacks 8 | October 7, 2016 | Detroit Masonic Temple | 2200 | Healthy Hacking initiative |
MHacks 9 | March 24, 2017 | University of Michigan's North Campus | 700 | Empathy-driven design and
focus on local community |
MHacks Nano | June 19, 2017 | On-line | 400 | The first virtual MHacks[8] |
MHacks X | September 22, 2017 | University of Michigan's North Campus | 1200 | |
MHacks 11 | October 12, 2018 | University of Michigan's Intramural Sports Building | 650 | This was the first MHacks run in the IMSB. |
MHacks 12 | October 13, 2019 | University of Michigan's Intramural Sports Building[9] | ||
MHacks 13 Beta | August 21, 2020 | Online | 234 | The second virtual MHacks |
MHacks 14 | October 15, 2021 | Online | 167 | |
MHacks 15 | February 17, 2023 | Online | 372 | |
MHacks 16 | November 18, 2023 | University of Michigan's Duderstadt Center | 500 | First in-person MHacks post-COVID |
Founding
[edit]MHacks was founded by Michelle Lu, Thomas Erdmann, Adam Williams, Dan Friedman and Dave Fontenot, who were inspired to create the event after attending a PennApps hackathon.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "MHacks Facebook Page Info". Facebook. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ a b Chowdhry, Amit. "MHacks At The University Of Michigan Was The Largest Student-Run Hackathon". Forbes. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Chowdhry, Amit. "Over 1,200 Hackers Are Attending MHacks At University Of Michigan's Stadium This Month". Forbes. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Allen, Jeremy (14 January 2014). "MHacks III takes center stage as world's largest student-run hackathon moves from U-M to Detroit". MLive. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ MHacks resources from Microsoft
- ^ "MHacks IV Recap - MLH News". Major League Hacking News. September 11, 2014.
- ^ "MHacks: Refactor | Introduction — MHacks: Refactor". Medium. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "MHacks Gains Focus, Maturity as MHacks X Approaches". eecs.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "MHacks". MHacks. Retrieved 25 October 2019.