8 months ago

And the winner is...

The judges have weighed in, and we're excited to share the news! Congratulations to team BridgeEE (Elaine and Edima)! Go to the Helpful Engineering Building Infrastructure Resiliency Hackathon 2023 gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome submissions.

Even though the competition is over, you don't have to stop coding. Update your portfolio to inform your followers about new projects and get feedback from fellow hackers.

Feel free to revisit any of our session or material from the week in the links located here:

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8 months ago

Please join us in our Closing Ceremony

Hi hackers,

The week has gone by fast! Thanks again for joining us in hacking together to build a more resilient and safer world.

While our judges work on providing feedback and scoring of submitted projects, we’d like to invite you to our Closing Ceremony tomorrow Sunday March 26th at 9:00pm UTC. We look forward to announcing the results and hearing how the hackathon was for you. 

The information to join is as follows:

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83729878214?pwd=UHBkUWRoemsza2pBa24rc1VJeDMwZz09

 

Meeting ID: 837 2987 8214
Passcode: KKmQ4C

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

8 months ago

[Correction]: Submissions due Saturday

Hi hackers,

Correction: Our apologies for the early message- this was just a quick reminder for the deadline tomorrow (Saturday March 25th) in Devpost at 9:00pm UTC. Thanks so much for your hard work so far! We look forward to seeing your projects and celebrating with you afterwards in our Closing Ceremony. 

In the meantime, please enjoy the upcoming presentations today and tomorrow. 

Thanks and Good luck!

 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

 

8 months ago

[Correction]: Submissions due Saturday

Hi hackers,

Correction: Our apologies for the early message- this was just a quick reminder for the deadline tomorrow (Saturday March 25th) at 9:00pm UTC. Thanks so much for your hard work so far! We look forward to seeing your projects and celebrating with you afterwards in our Closing Ceremony. 

Good luck!

 

 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

8 months ago

Joining Link: Helpful Engineering's Project Lifecycle

Hi all,

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Hackathon presentation on Helpful Engineering’s Project Lifecycle on Saturday March 25th, 2023 at 9:00 PM UTC

 The information to join is as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82732972641?pwd=NkVob3VlVWxadmJZbkVYRkdrQU1tQT09

Meeting ID: 827 3297 2641
Passcode: QdsJ4K

 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum or #ask-a-mentor.

 

 

9 months ago

Island Grid Resiliency Video & Presentation

Hi Hackers,

Thank you for your patience and understanding with the time mixup earlier today, but hopefully some of your questions can be answered by Jennie's presentation and recording (posted in the links below)

Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JRBk-rOxFzTIAOLlCES0QsNGxycyk6s8/view?usp=share_link

Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s2GjoSkefW2TtEvBG0m7zlJqpbEJFrsv/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=101264140637783934627&rtpof=true&sd=true

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

9 months ago

Joining Link: How Helpful Engineering connects teams to experts

Hi all,

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Hackathon presentation on How Helpful Engineering connects teams to experts on Friday March 24th, 2023 at 9:30 PM UTC

 The information to join is as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88295988468?pwd=c24rUjV4dE9jb0JzYWZBRVA2MGNRZz09

Meeting ID: 882 9598 8468
Passcode: X0TFTd

 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum or #ask-a-mentor.

 

 

9 months ago

Time Change for Today's Event

Hi all,

Apologies but there's been a bit of a confusion with scheduling as it relates to the scheduling of "A Case Study & Discussion on Caribbean Infrastructure Resilience Challenges" today. It will now be at at 7:00 PM UTC, the joining information should remain the same.

 The information to join is as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83009538663?pwd=MXFpTjNocHF0SElWMzBEZDlpNHA1UT09

Meeting ID: 830 0953 8663

Passcode: nS7rt5Add content here

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

9 months ago

Final call for submissions

There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for Helpful Engineering Building Infrastructure Resiliency Hackathon 2023.

9 months ago

Joining Link: A Case Study & Discussion on Caribbean Infrastructure Resilience Challenges

Hi all,

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Hackathon presentation on A Case Study & Discussion on Caribbean Infrastructure Resilience Challenges on Thursday March 23rd, 2023 at 4:00 PM UTC

 The information to join is as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83009538663?pwd=MXFpTjNocHF0SElWMzBEZDlpNHA1UT09

Meeting ID: 830 0953 8663
Passcode: nS7rt5

 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum or #ask-a-mentor.

 

9 months ago

Joining Link: Tools, Tips, and Helpful Engineering Resources on Technical Architecture

Hi all,

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Hackathon presentation on Tools, Tips, and Helpful Engineering Resources on Technical Architecture on Wednesday March 22nd, 2023 at 9:00 PM UTC

 The information to join is as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84073174487?pwd=TnFtbDk5RlZ1dDFZeWM2bEZERGNFdz09

Meeting ID: 840 7317 4487
Passcode: TBKR5F

 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum or #ask-a-mentor.

 

9 months ago

Impactful Presentations & Washington Air National Guard Links

Hi All,

I hope that the hacking and teams are doing well in developing solutions to our challenges as we get closer to our deadline.

I know that not everyone is able to join our sessions live and so below you'll find links to the video recordings and the materials shared from our previous sessions.

Design Thinking

Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_FmOgheTf6nKyOztKhKYYGqKUOw03C1C/view?usp=share_link

Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16hbKaISJushdWwS6nQOi-9BsRVFgqBxjFxYNa1T9OZo/edit?usp=share_link

Creating Impactful Pitches

Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QmHYJGWiPjtinzD1A81nZQVHuEtA-nLG/view?usp=share_link

Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vIrVqzs4g7Ru3jT6gFOA46UUPSRYFj6GGcdxgq5lgUc/edit?usp=share_link

Washington Air National Guard

Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gtt8kq3hf7dDDLDxzCawKK2BXvjAeECf/view?usp=share_link

Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OxtexBjOzqIme_D4v5hVH_RwCKT_rutvAPVtmIq4avw/edit?usp=share_link

 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

9 months ago

Joining Link: Washington Air National Guard Emergency Preparedness

Hi all,

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Hackathon presentation on Washington Air National Guard Emergency Preparedness on Tuesday March 21st, 2023 at 5:00 PM UTC

 The information to join is as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87273667335?pwd=NS9KTjVHd2N1N3hjalVaNmI5cTQrQT09

Meeting ID: 872 7366 7335
Passcode: Dj3p9V

 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum or #ask-a-mentor.

 

9 months ago

Design Thinking & Ideation Video and Presentation Links

Good Morning Hackers!

For those that were not able to join us yesterday to chat about design thinking and ideation, we're sharing a video recording of the session and the presentation via the links below:

Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_FmOgheTf6nKyOztKhKYYGqKUOw03C1C/view?usp=share_link

Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16hbKaISJushdWwS6nQOi-9BsRVFgqBxjFxYNa1T9OZo/edit?usp=share_link

Good luck and happy hacking!

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

9 months ago

Joining Link: How to make an impactful 5 minute pitch

Hi all,

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Hackathon presentation on How to make an impactful 5 minute pitch on Monday March 20th, 2023 at 6:00 PM UTC

The information to join is as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84634733941?pwd=c3Y0UERmbUpzYVJPS2R5TmFMMmRKUT09

Meeting ID: 846 3473 3941
Passcode: S2BUAS

 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum or #ask-a-mentor.

 

9 months ago

Joining Link: Design Thinking/Ideation Approaches

Hi all,

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Hackathon presentation on Design Thinking/Ideation Approaches on Sunday March 19th, 2023 at 12:00 PM UTC

 

The information to join is as follows:

 Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82555597268?pwd=K1Q1UFFoVDZZcVJqaE9nRjBxNDdmdz09

Meeting ID: 825 5559 7268
Passcode: vsP52S

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

9 months ago

Follow up on teams formation

We are hearing from some hackers earlier today there was difficulty in finding team mates.

To have the hackathon open to more people, if you are still interested in looking for teams, then please reach out to us, or post on Discord ask-the-community so others can see who is looking and match up.

 

Keep us posted on what we can do to help make it easier to connect!  

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please reply to this email.

9 months ago

Brian Perkins - One Act Aid

Our first mentor, Brian, was unfortunately unable to join us in person as he is currently filming in Ukraine, but he was kind enough to record the following video to share several heart warming and harrowing experiences that he's been a part of while Russia attacks their country and key infrastructure.

You can find the link to the video here: Brian Perkins One Act Aid

Meanwhile, feel free to send him questions or messages via our discord channel: #ask-a-mentor

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

9 months ago

Important Reminders & Updates

Hi Hackers,

Welcome to our second day!

In case you missed it in our hackathon Opening Ceremony, three challenge prompts were introduced:

  • Repurposing Batteries
  •  Island Grid Resilience
  • Survival Kit 

You are welcome to choose from one of these or work on your own project as long as it fits the submissions and judging requirements.

To get your recap, head over to our Discord Announcements channel and catch up on the most recent updates in one go!

Note: Teams registration is DUE today March 18th at 16:00 UTC

All participants must be in teams of minimum 2 people, otherwise projects…

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9 months ago

Welcome and Invitation to Discord

Hi hackers,

Welcome again and thanks for those who were able to join the kick off today.

The recording of the Opening Ceremony can be found HERE:

We invite you to join our Discord channel for the rest of the week. Here, you will find updates, meet others and work with your teams. We encourage you to chat and mingle!

#ask-organizers: post here if have any questions

#ask-the-community: post here if you need help with finding teammates

A reminder, that you will need a minimum of 2 members to participate. All teams MUST be formed and registered by March…

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9 months ago

Networking Hour Join-in Info

As mentioned, we are officially underway and have a great networking hour coming up in a few minutes.

Feel free to use this link to join: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NXA2bmlzc2luODA2ZGQ3djBrdTl2bGdsdmsgZHRzZUBoZWxwZnVsZW5naW5lZXJpbmcub3Jn&tmsrc=dtse%40helpfulengineering.org

Or just join using this Zoom information:

Helpful Engineering is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting

Topic: Hackathon Networking Hour
Time: Mar 17, 2023 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/85426925775?pwd=THlxVHo5VWJrVmN5NVRVamVRZDVnQT09

Meeting ID: 854 2692 5775
Passcode: acLM2j

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

9 months ago

[Joining Information] Opening Ceremony / Hackathon

Hi All,

I hope you are all as excited as we are here at Helpful for the kick-off of our Hackathon!

The information to join our opening ceremony zoom meeting is as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84717834197?pwd=cXZPdE1WcWsrcnVMRU1XT0NEQ1VsUT09

Meeting ID: 847 1783 4197
Passcode: 2BQEhj

Additionally, you can find links to all of our other scheduled events throughout the rest of the week to add to your calendars below so that you don't miss out on any of the exciting topics or discussions we have planned.

3/17 - Opening Ceremony

3/17 - Networking Event

3/18 - Team Registration Deadline - 16:00…

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9 months ago

Opening Ceremony / Hackathon Kickoff Tomorrow March 17

Hi All,

Thank you for signing-up to participate in our first Quarterly Hackathon of 2023! We are pleased to have an amazing calendar of events over these 10-days for you all to help facilitate interesting discussions and your teams refine the best solutions for submission.

For now, there are a few key events that we'd like for you to block off your calendars for while invitations and information on joining all of our events rolls out over the next few hours.

  • Opening Ceremony: Friday March 17, 2023 15:00 UTC / 11:00 EDT / 20:30 IST
  • Opening Day Networking: Friday March…

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