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Join us for a spectacular weekend dedicated to closing the gender gap, exploring new
technologies, and building the next big thing! Our mission is to support and nurture students
of marginalized gender identities in technology by hosting Southern California’s
premier women-centric hackathon (trans and non-binary inclusive).
Join us
on campus at the University of Southern California (USC) for over 24 hours full of free food,
technical workshops, mentorship, social activities, and more! No experience necessary – we
only require curiosity and creativity!
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A hackathon is a 24 hour event where students with similar interests come together to work on a project. You can attend workshops, hear from people in the computer science field and network with students and reps from companies!
All female and gender non-conforming university students are welcome to attend AthenaHacks! Other students are welcome to apply as a mentor or volunteer.
AthenaHacks will be fully in-person this year! We will be hosting our event on-campus at the University of Southern California.
Hacker Applications open on November 1st, 2023! They are reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible!
No! This is the perfect place for any student to create their first coding project. We'll have plenty of resources for beginners to get started!
Nope! Admission is free! Our sponsors and AthenaHacks will provide you with the free swag!!
At most teams can have 4 people. You can have your teammates in mind before the event, or you can find a team during our team formation activity before and after opening ceremony!
We do provide hardware!! We will have Grove Beginner Kits for Arduino and Grove IoT Edition Starter Kits.
Yes, we want to make AthenaHacks enjoyable for everyone! We follow MLH's Code of Conduct: here.
If you have technical experience with programming or software development, please apply to be a mentor today!
Are you interested in making a huge impact on women in tech? Join AthenaHacks as an organizer! We recruit once a year in the fall for our Programs, Logistics, Finances and Marketing teams.
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Unfortunately, we are unable to cover the costs of hackathon travel this year.