Spectra

Schedule

Time	Great Hall	Golden Gate	Stonehenge	Mezzanine (3rd floor)
8:30AM	Check-In and Breakfast
9:00AM	Check-In and Breakfast	Team Formation
9:30AM	Opening Cermony
10:00AM	Opening Cermony
10:30AM	Hacking Starts	Braintree - What is Infrastructure?	Building Intelligent Applications with Android	PubNub - My Experience as an Intern in Silicon Valley
11:00AM	Sisu - Engineering Product Market Fit	Braintree - What is Infrastructure? (continued)	Building Intelligent Applications with Android (continued)
11:30AM		Introduction to Flutter - iOS/Android	Building Intelligent Applications with Android (continued)	Intro to iOS
12:00PM		Introduction to Flutter - iOS/Android (continued)	Building Intelligent Applications with Android (continued)	Intro to iOS (continued)
12:30PM	Lunch Sponsored by Curry Up Now
1:00PM	Lunch Sponsored by Curry Up Now
1:30PM		Introduction to MongoDB - Hands-On Workshop	Learn web development by building a Pokedex	Build A Website From Scratch!
2:00PM		Introduction to MongoDB - Hands-On Workshop (continued)	Learn web development by building a Pokedex (continued)	Build A Website From Scratch! (continued)
2:30PM			Learn web development by building a Pokedex (continued)
3:00PM		Introduction to Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning in Python	DOM manipulations using JavaScript	Introduction to Data Wrangling with Jupyter Notebooks
3:30PM		Introduction to Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning in Python (continued)	DOM manipulations using JavaScript (continued)	Introduction to Data Wrangling with Jupyter Notebooks (continued)
4:00PM		Facemasks/Meditation Session		Game Changing Bonanza hosted by RingCentral
4:30PM	Boba Sponsored by ShareTea	What is Design Thinking?	ServiceNow - Introduction to Enterprise Chatbot
5:00PM		What is Design Thinking?	Astrobiology and JavaScript
5:30PM
6:00PM
6:30PM
7:00PM	Hacking Ends / Dinner - Chipotle
7:30PM
8:00PM	Project Demos & Judging
8:30PM
9:00PM	Closing Ceremony + Prizes
9:30PM
10:00PM	Event Ends (May end sooner or later)

Time

Great Hall

Golden Gate

Stonehenge

Mezzanine (3rd floor)

8:30AM

Check-In and Breakfast

9:00AM

Check-In and Breakfast

Team Formation

9:30AM

Opening Cermony

10:00AM

Opening Cermony

10:30AM

Hacking Starts

Braintree - What is Infrastructure?

Building Intelligent Applications with Android

PubNub - My Experience as an Intern in Silicon Valley

11:00AM

Sisu - Engineering Product Market Fit

Braintree - What is Infrastructure? (continued)

Building Intelligent Applications with Android (continued)

11:30AM

Introduction to Flutter - iOS/Android

Building Intelligent Applications with Android (continued)

Intro to iOS

12:00PM

Introduction to Flutter - iOS/Android (continued)

Building Intelligent Applications with Android (continued)

Intro to iOS (continued)

12:30PM

Lunch Sponsored by Curry Up Now

1:00PM

Lunch Sponsored by Curry Up Now

1:30PM

Introduction to MongoDB - Hands-On Workshop

Learn web development by building a Pokedex

Build A Website From Scratch!

2:00PM

Introduction to MongoDB - Hands-On Workshop (continued)

Learn web development by building a Pokedex (continued)

Build A Website From Scratch! (continued)

2:30PM

Learn web development by building a Pokedex (continued)

3:00PM

Introduction to Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning in Python

DOM manipulations using JavaScript

Introduction to Data Wrangling with Jupyter Notebooks

3:30PM

Introduction to Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning in Python (continued)

DOM manipulations using JavaScript (continued)

Introduction to Data Wrangling with Jupyter Notebooks (continued)

4:00PM

Facemasks/Meditation Session

Game Changing Bonanza hosted by RingCentral

4:30PM

Boba Sponsored by ShareTea

What is Design Thinking?

ServiceNow - Introduction to Enterprise Chatbot

5:00PM

What is Design Thinking?

Astrobiology and JavaScript

5:30PM

6:00PM

6:30PM

7:00PM

Hacking Ends / Dinner - Chipotle

7:30PM

8:00PM

Project Demos & Judging

8:30PM

9:00PM

Closing Ceremony + Prizes

9:30PM

10:00PM

Event Ends
(May end sooner or later)

FAQ's

What is Spectra?

Spectra is a 12-hour hackathon open to all individuals who identify as female or non-binary. In this case, the word "hack" describes how multiple technologies can be used together in new and creative ways. Teams will spend the day creating a website, mobile app, or hardware creation. The Spectra team believes that the most important aspect of a hackathon is the community it generates and the skills that attendees can take away with them at the end of the event.

What events does Spectra host?

The Spectra team hosts two events each year: a workshop day in the winter and a hackathon in the summer. Both of our events are aimed towards women of all technical experience levels, but we especially encourage beginners to come and learn new skills.

Our goal is for our attendees to explore computer science and technology - the focus is not on competition, but rather on personal and technical development.

What if I don’t have a team or idea yet?

Not a problem! We will have team formation and ideation sessions to help you find people to work with.

Who can attend?

Any individual who identifies as female, inclusive of non-binary and trans people, and is at least 18-years-old can attend.

When will I know if I'm able to attend?

We are still currently working on the process of notifying if you will be able to attend. Most likely you will recieve an email from us confirming your spot for this hackathon. Please check back soon for an update.

What do you mean by non-competitive? Will there be no prizes?

Non-competitive means there will be no ranking for best overall hacks (no 1st/2nd, etc. places.) Instead, we will have other fun categories for prizes such as “best mobile hack” or “most creative use of xyz API."

What if I don’t know how to code?

Spectra is the perfect place and time to learn! There will be plenty of workshops and mentors to guide you through your first project. Participants are not filtered by technical background. Our focus is on making Spectra fun and welcoming for everyone involved. We welcome attendees from all levels and background.

I love what Spectra is doing! How can I help?

Spectra events are not-for-profit. All of our events so far have been free to attend. If you are interested in learning more about how you can help support upcoming Spectra events, please reach out to the Spectra team at hello@sospectra.com if you would like to sponsor, please send us an email.

You can also help the day of! You can either lead a workshop/give a tech talk or mentor or volunteer. Please contact hello@sospectra.com if you are interested.

What is the cost to attend?

This event is free for all who attend! We’ll be providing you with the space, WiFi, food, drinks, snacks, and swag!

What should I bring?

All you'll need is a valid photo ID (a student ID works), a laptop, a charger, and a willingness to grow and learn. For more information about behavior, check out our Code of Conduct.

Will there be transportation?

Accepted hackers will be contacted via email regarding transportation options. For those outside of the SF Bay area, unfortunately we will not be able to provide travel reimbursements this year.

Team