Name: Hackreation
Start: 2025-10-18T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-18T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Penrod

**Hackreation 2025 - Everyday Tools Reimagined**

As part of [Wisconsin Tech Month](https://witechmonth.com/), 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. Thanks to New Resources Consulting for sponsoring our lunch.

**📍 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](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mDfg2-j97qB4WHKXRqOUpJS87E-AnS7EpYFEl-O-ZSI/edit?tab=t.0).
* **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.

**🙌 #Hackreation2025 #Hackathon #Innovation #Community**

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