HackHERfest

Are you a high school student with a passion for coding and a flair for innovation? HackHERfest is calling on all female and female-identifying high school students (grades 9-12) to showcase their coding prowess in this thrilling STEM competition designed exclusively for you!

Event Overview:

HackHERfest is a groundbreaking coding competition aimed at fostering and celebrating the talents of young women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This event provides a unique platform for participants to collaborate, innovate, and demonstrate their coding skills in a supportive and empowering environment. Bring your own computer as it is all it takes to code dreams into reality at our HackHERfest.

Key Highlights:

Team Dynamics: Form a team of like-minded individuals with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 participants. Collaborate, brainstorm, and code together to bring your ideas to life.

Coding Challenges: Engage in a series of challenging coding tasks that test your problem-solving abilities, logical thinking, and creativity. The competition will cover a range of programming languages and concepts, allowing participants to showcase their versatility.

Innovation Showcase: Beyond coding proficiency, HackHERfest encourages participants to think innovatively. Present your projects in an innovation showcase, highlighting the real-world applications of your solutions.

Mentorship Opportunities: Connect with experienced mentors from the STEM industry who will provide guidance, insights, and valuable feedback to help you enhance your coding skills.

Networking: Interact with like-minded peers, professionals, and potential mentors. Build lasting connections that can serve as a foundation for future collaborations in the dynamic world of STEM.

Eligibility:

• Open to female & female-identifying high school students in grades 9-12.
• Each team must consist of a minimum of 3 participants and a maximum of 4.

Prizes:

Best Team Overall
3-4 people: $50-100 each

Best Coders
1-2 people: $25-50 each

Best UX Designer
1 person: $25-50

Best Pitch Creator
1 person: $25-50

Registration:

Gather your team and register now to secure your spot in this exciting coding competition. Don't miss the chance to be part of a transformative event that celebrates diversity and encourages women to excel in STEM fields.

Join us at HackHERfest and be a part of a movement that empowers women to break barriers, challenge norms, and lead the way in shaping the future of STEM.

Unleash your coding potential – because the future of technology is female!

About the founder:

Nowshin Saiyara Mahmud is the founder of the HackHERfest, although she is only a grade 12 student in Brampton, Ontario. Her passion for reading, the arts, and learning has brought her to the world of technology.

She began her journey exploring various technological fields from graphic design to robotics. However, her time in a computer engineering class left her stunned at the distinct gap between men and women in the tech industry due to the sheer difference in the number of women and men taking tech courses in high school. She decided to take it upon herself to host the HackHERfest to introduce young women to the vast and ever-changing field of technology.

About the Brampton Innovation District:

Brampton’s award-winning Innovation District – in the centre of Canada’s Innovation Corridor – is a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. Home to a network of companies, educational institutions, incubators and accelerators in the heart of downtown, the Innovation District supports tech-enabled businesses at all stages of development.