Hackreation

Hackreation 2025 - Everyday Tools Reimagined

As part of Wisconsin Tech Month, Mitobyte, Latinos in Tech, and Milky Way Tech Hub are teaming up to bring you Hackreation 2025 - a one-day hackathon full of collaboration, creativity, and community.

📍 Location: Penrod, Downtown Milwaukee
📅 Date: October 18th, 2025
🥐 Food: Breakfast & Lunch Provided
🌟 Theme: Everyday Tools Reimagined

We use simple tools every day, calendars, to-do lists, weather apps, but what if we reimagined them in bold, creative ways?

🗳️ Challenge & Voting

• Idea Voting: Starts at Code & Coffee (Oct 4) and closes at Code + Brews (Oct 8). For inspiration, view some examples here.
• Winning Idea: The top-voted idea becomes the main hackathon challenge.
• Teams: Formed on arrival, no pre-made teams required. You’ll join others based on skills and project interest.
• Main Certificate: Teams working on the winning idea will compete for The Golden Byte, awarded to the best implementation.
  Other Projects: You may also build from the idea board. These won’t qualify for the main certificate but are eligible for recognition:
• People’s Choice
• Best in Design
• Best in Innovation
• Best in Teamwork

👉 Bonus twist: A special engineering team from (to be announced soon!) will also build their version of the winning idea and help judge the best implementation.

🛠 Hackathon Schedule

8:00 am - Doors Open
Check in, grab coffee, and settle in.
8:30 am - 9:00 am - Team Formation
Fuel up, meet participants, and join a team. Organizers will help match skills and interests.
9:00 am - 9:20 am - Kickoff & Announcements
Rules, agenda, and team registration.
9:20 am - 12:00 pm - Hacking Time
Start building! Floating mentors available for support.
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - Lunch Break
Recharge and brainstorm with your team.
12:45 pm - 4:00 pm - Hacking Time (Continued)
Push your project forward.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Presentations & Awards

• Teams present to judges and the community.
• 🏆 The Golden Byte goes to the best implementation of the winning idea.
• 📜 Other projects receive certificates & recognition.

💡 Why Join?

• Shape the main challenge through idea submission + voting.
• Reimagine everyday tools in creative ways.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, and innovators.
• Compete for recognition and bragging rights.
• Learn from or mentor fellow technologists.

👉 Registration
Sign up now, get ready to submit your ideas, and come build something amazing with us.

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