Weekend
schedule
Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November at TUS Athlone. Times are Irish time. Project work starts at 09:00 on Saturday.
Friday 13 November
Team formation
16:00
Registration check-in
Check in at the registration desk in the Engineering Building to collect your ID, T-shirt and merch.
18:00
Opening Ceremony and HACK101
Everyone gathers in the Douglas Hyde Theatre (Main Building) for the opening ceremony. HACK101 then covers the challenge statements, NASA Open Data, Global Offers and judging criteria.
19:15
PITCH101
A short talk on delivering a strong 30-second pitch for an idea, an open place on a team or a set of skills.
19:20
Pitch-Fest
One by one, participants pitch their idea on stage in 30 seconds and call for teammates with the right skills.
19:55
Team formation and networking
Teams form and talk through the challenges. Project work begins on Saturday at 09:00.
20:15
Info sessions
Short sessions on the hackshop, makerspace, Global Offers and basic CAD for your Team Name Plate.
21:00
Dinner
Pizza dinner for everyone.
21:30
23:59
Overnight coffee
Coffee stations stay open through the night.
Saturday 14 November
Build day
07:00
Hackshop requests close
Collect from 09:00, first come, first served.
08:00to 09:00
Breakfast
In the college canteen, Main Building.
09:00
Project work begins
Hacking officially starts. The makerspace, hackshop, soldering stations and workshops open.
09:00to 13:00
Mentor slot 1
Mentors move around the venue and help teams, first come, first served.
13:00to 14:00
Lunch
A hot lunch in the college canteen, Main Building, for all participants, mentors and volunteers.
14:00to 18:00
Mentor slot 2
A second round of mentoring with the mentors available that afternoon.
14:00
Industry Bootcamp for Local Collaborators
HackAthlone’s Local Collaborators meet to discuss themes shaping the community.
15:00
Fusion 360 (CAD) and 3D printing
A session for participants on designing in Fusion 360 and 3D printing, led by mentor Guilherme Daniel Gomes, Lecturer at TUS.
17:30
High tea
Sandwiches and coffee.
20:00to 23:00
Mentor slot 3
An evening round of mentoring.
21:00
Dinner
Pizza dinner for everyone.
23:59
Overnight coffee and tea
Coffee and tea stay on through the night, with milk alternatives.
Sunday 15 November
Pitch day
00:00to 05:00
Mentor slot 4
An overnight round of mentoring, running on from Saturday night.
06:00
Team confirmation deadline
Each team confirms its final status at the Atrium X support desk.
07:00
Practice presentations (optional)
Submit a draft by 07:00 for a timed dry run with mentor feedback at 08:00.
10:30to 11:30
Sunday brunch
Hot brunch for everyone.
11:30to 13:00
Final presentations, session 1
Teams present to the judges. The room is announced at the venue.
13:00to 13:15
Short break
13:15to 14:45
Final presentations, session 2
Judging continues with the remaining teams, in order.
14:45to 15:00
Short break
15:00to 16:30
Final presentations, session 3
The last session of final presentations.
16:30
Judges deliberate
Judges agree on the winners while participants share feedback on the event.
17:30
Closing talk and awards
A short closing talk by our guest speaker, then the winners and category winners are announced.
17:55
Closing ceremony and photos
Photos with everyone. The event ends at 18:00, then optional drinks at the Tack Room.
19:00
Venue closes
23:59
Global submissions close
Submit your project on spaceappschallenge.org by 23:59. Submissions open at 09:00 on Saturday.
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