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8 months ago

IMPORTANT - JUDGING INFORMATION

Hey everyone, please read carefully, as this message will explain how the judging process will work. Judging will consist of two rounds, which will go as follows:

In Round 1, each judge or a group of judges will be assigned one specific rubric category to evaluate across all submissions. After all judges complete their scoring, we'll calculate total scores for each submission and advance the top 15-20% to Round 2.

In Round 2, the entire judging panel will reconvene to collectively review the top submissions together. They'll re-evaluate each finalist as a group, use Round 1 scores as a reference point, discuss and confirm final rankings, and write very brief justifications for winner selections. Then we'll announce the winners.

**The teams that make it to round 2 will have to do a live pitch in front of the judges** 

Round 1 will start on Saturday, 10/11/25 at 5 PM EDT, and end at 6 PM EDT, while the Round 2 session will be from 6:30 to 7:30 EDT.

Questions?

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