SCHEDULE
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NOV 13 (Wednesday)
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Research symposium
📍 6-120 (Building 6)
HACK DAY 1, NOV 15 (Friday)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Registration and welcome reception
📍 Building 4 and Building 8 Classrooms
Check in, receive your badges, and meet other hackers.
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Opening ceremony
📍 MIT Great Dome: Building 10 (2nd floor, Room 10-250)
Hear from our Keynote speakers, understand the logistics of the weekend, and learn about this year’s challenges.
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Dinner
📍 Memorial Lobby: Building 10 (1st floor)
Dinner is provided.
9:00 PM
Challenge preference submission
📍 MIT Great Dome: Building 10 (2nd floor, Room 10-250)
9:30 PM
Challenge allocation announced
📍 MIT Great Dome: Building 10 (2nd floor, Room 10-250)
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Hacking begins!
📍 Building 4 and Building 8 Classrooms
Classrooms are available for hacking, and they close at 11pm!
HACK DAY 2, NOV 16 (Saturday)
All Day
Sponsor consultations
📍 IHQ: Building E38, 7th floor (292 Main St)
Meet with your sponsor during an assigned time slot.
7:00 AM
Classrooms open for hacking
📍 Building 4 and Building 8 Classrooms
Classrooms are open if you want to start bright and early!
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakfast
📍 Memorial Lobby: Building 10 (1st floor)
Breakfast is provided.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
📍 Memorial Lobby: Building 10 (1st floor)
Lunch is provided.
3:30PM - 4:15PM, 4:30PM-5:15PM
Pitch training
📍 IHQ: Building E38, 5th floor (292 Main St), Room 579
Practice your pitch with our dedicated coaches. Two in-person sessions are available.
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Dinner
📍 Building 13 Lobby
Dinner is provided.
11:00 PM
Hacking spaces close
📍 Building 4 and Building 8 Classrooms
Classrooms close at 11pm.
HACK DAY 3, NOV 17 (Sunday)
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakfast
📍 Building 13 Lobby
Breakfast is provided.
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Semi-final judging
📍 Building 4 classrooms
Pitch to the judges during an assigned time slot.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
📍 Building 13 Lobby
Lunch is provided.
1:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Final round judging
📍 MIT Great Dome: Building 10 (2nd floor, Room 10-250)
Finalists announcements and final pitches.
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Break
📍 Building 13 Lobby
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing ceremony
📍 MIT Great Dome: Building 10 (2nd floor, Room 10-250)
Final remarks and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners are announced.