BoothHacks - Chicago Booth's First-Ever Hackathon

Introducing BoothHacks 2025: UChicago Booth’s First-Ever Hackathon!

Hosted by BTG, EVC, and AIG, BoothHacks is your opportunity to bring ideas to life, collaborate across disciplines, and experience the creative energy of building something from the ground up. BoothHacks welcomes all Booth students (Full-Time, Part-Time, MiM, and MiF) to brainstorm, prototype, and pitch innovative solutions to real-world challenges.

Registration Guidelines:
1. Teams must be comprised of 1-5 people 
2. All team members must register and complete their payment on this BoothGroups event
3. One team member must fill out the Google Form and register all other members
4. At least one member must attend in-person on November 14th @ Gleacher
5. All members must be current Booth students (FT, EW, PT, MiM, MiF)

Other Details:

• No technical experience is required. This is a vibe-coding hackathon, using Lovable's no-code prototyping platform. 
• Teams must be comprised of 1-5 members. If you are looking for a team or additional members for your team, please use the Team Building Google Sheet.
• There will be a Kick-off Event on 11/12 in the evening. This will be invite-only for registered hackathon participants and will mark the beginning of the hackathon. Expect to learn about the hackathon logistics, prize information, and have an opportunity to ideate with your team, over dinner. **Hacking will begin after the kick-off event concludes, on Wednesday evening**

Key Dates:

• Thurs, Oct 30: Info Session (Virtual)
• Thurs, Nov 6: Loveable Workshop (Virtual)
• Wed, Nov 12: Hackathon Kickoff (Details to come) - Hacking begins after the kick-off
• Fri, Nov 14: @ Gleacher: All-Day Hackathon

What to Expect:

• Food all day to keep you fueled while you build
• Mentorship oppportunities with Booth alumni and industry experts
• Hands-on collaboration with peers across backgrounds
• HackFair, where teams present their ideas in an expo-style setting
• Thousands of dollars in prizes for the top teams

Whether you’re a coder, designer, strategist, storyteller, or just looking to learn, BoothHacks is your chance to build impactful products, meet incredible people, and shape the next wave of innovation at Booth. Register now and get ready to hack, build, and create at BoothHacks 2025!

Website | Team Registration Form | Team-Building Sheet

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Co-hosted with: Entrepreneur/Venture Capital (FT), Booth AI Group (FT)

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