Cardboard #Hackathon
More Info at CardboardHackathon.eventbrite.com
Friday, February 28, 2014 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST
Nguyen Engineering Building, 4104
Our Cardboard Hackathon, another in our Hack Mason series, provides a hands-on opportunity to collaborate and create practical uses and applications from one of the most abundant and functional materials in our world: CARDBOARD!
We welcome students, alumni, faculty, staff and Mason community members to participate in this event dedicated to supporting creativity, innovation and impact at Mason and beyond.
Our offices in Engineering 4104 will be open at 9 am and throughout the day Friday with food, drinks and good fun -- a drone or two may fly by!
CHALLENGE
Participants will take an abundant resource – used cardboard – and convert it to a product or good that provides value to society (commercial, social, etc.).
The event will start at 9am, with a short discussion and a chance for with participants with concepts to announce their ideas, network/discuss, and forming teams by 9:45 or 10:00. Food, drinks, and good humor will be available in 4104 through the challenge.
Participants will present their entry to the judges beginning at 3:15 pm.
Winners will be announced and awards will be presented at 4:00 pm.
BASIC RULES
1) Participants may work individually OR in a collaborative team
2) All participants (one per team) must register here by Wednesday, Feb. 26
3) Cardboard and basic tools and resources (scissors, duct tape, etc.) will be provided, but participants may bring any unique tools or materials to the event
4) At least one registered representative from each team must be there to present the entry at the time of judging (3:30pm).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & TIPS
1) Each participant should plan a 2-3 minute presentation describing who the creation is for, how it is used, and what value it provides
2) Projects need not be completed for judging but an entry should be developed enough to convey the idea; accompanying mockups/prototypes, plans or parts are encouraged
3) Entries will be judged on creativity, feasibility, and their potential for making positive impact - social, commercial, or otherwise.
4) From the simple -- cardboard strips sold as fire kindling -- to complex -- furniture, a $10 cardboard bike, and a super strong carboard bike helmet ($129) based on a Woodpeckers shock absorbing capacity (from a different designer in a differnt country though!). We welcome your visions for cardboard!
Hosted by Mason Center for Social Entrepreneurship.
Sponsored by Startup Mason.
