unitaryHACK26 Kickoff

| Head over to the unitaryHACK26 website to register today and we'll see you all next week!

🚀 June 3rd | unitaryHACK26 Kickoff |
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| Join us on Zoom next Wednesday, June 3rd, at 4:30pm UTC/12:30pm ET to hear from unitaryHACK maintainers and community organizers about some of the projects and events that will be featured during the hackathon. Speakers include:

💥 Kate Bonner (Harmoniqs)

💥 Astryd Park (Moth)

💥 Manuel Rudolph (PauliPropagation.jl)

💥 Lukas Burgholzer (MQT)

💥 Eduardo Henrique Matos Maschio (H-hat)

💥 Stefan Krastanov (Center for Quantum Networks, UMass Amherst)

💥 Alessandro Cosentino (Metriq)

💥 Nicolas Lepage (Alice & Bob)

💥 David Ren (Xanadu)

💥 Nicolas Loizeau (PauliStrings.jl)

💥 Atadana Sogodam (African Quantum Consortium)

👉 Add the kickoff event to your calendar through this link.

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| 🤝 June 4-15 | Office Hours with HACK Maintainers |
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| Come spend time on the UF Discord Server throughout the two weeks of the hackathon to meet maintainers one-on-one, face-to-face.

Special thanks to the maintainers who are dedicating their time to these sessions: Eduardo Maschio (H-hat), Manuel Rudolph (PauliPropogation.jl), Alessandro Cosentino (Metriq), Nicolas Loizeau (PauliStrings.jl), Lukas Burgholzer (MQT), Jack Champagne (Harmoniqs), Nicolas Lepage (Alice & Bob), Stefan Krastanov (CQN, UMass Amherst)

👉 Check out the UF Community Calendar for the exact dates and times in June.

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| 🌍 June 3-15 | In-Person HACKdays |
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| In 2024, UF started the HACKday initiative to foster local, in-person meetups where students and quantum enthusiasts can network and build community. This year, 15+ organizers (and counting) are hosting HACKdays globally and are hoping you'll join them!

| 👉 Learn more about the 2026 HACKdays (and how you can sign up to attend one) on the unitaryHACK26 homepage. |
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