Houston Hackathon 2025 Interest Meeting (Virtual)

### Hosted by Impact Hub Houston in partnership with The City of Houston, the Houston Hackathon is an opportunity for people with different skills to collaborate on projects to improve life in our city.

We’re currently recruiting volunteers, mentors, and organizers to help us plan and host this year’s Houston Hackathon, taking place this September. Whether you’ve participated in a hackathon before or are brand new to the experience, this session will walk you through everything you need to know to get involved from the organizing side of things!

Why volunteer with the planning committee?
Impact Hub Houston envisions a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable economy, where people are empowered with the skills, capacity, and resources they need to take action. We invite you to be a part of this vision by participating in this annual opportunity to develop systemic and transformative solutions for Houston – solutions that are rooted in local communities so that they are as diverse as Houston, and work for ALL of Houston.

This is your opportunity to be part of a city wide initiative that brings together: developers, designers, writers, artists, marketers, students, educators, activists, community members, nonprofit leaders, entrepreneurs, product thinkers, data scientists, community organizers, policy experts, journalists, government representatives, and more!

Volunteer Roles:

• Tech Support: Help manage tools like Discord, GitHub, DevPost, and ensure teams can troubleshoot quickly during the event.
• Sponsors + Logistics: Help us secure in-kind donations (food, swag, prizes), coordinate event day logistics, and support vendor needs.
• Community Outreach: Help spread the word! This might include reaching out to community organizations, student groups, and local networks.
• Mentors & Experts: Advise project teams during the kick-off and through the Hackathon weekend.
• General Volunteers: Support participant check-ins, room setup, info desks, and other day of logistics.

Don't think you have what it takes? That's simply not true. We’ll help you find the right way to contribute based on your skills and interests.

Whether you’re a seasoned hackathon veteran or just getting curious about how tech, policy, and community come together to create solutions, we invite YOU to our Houston Hackathon 2025 Interest Meeting + Q&A!

### Looking Ahead: Houston Hackathon Schedule

• Sept 5: 12PM-4PM -- In Person Kickoff @ The Ion
• Sept 7 @11:45PM -- Project Submissions Due on DevPost
• Sept 8-10: Judges will review submissions on DevPost and submit their rankings.
• Sept 12: Winners Announced!!