SCHEDULE
MIT classrooms are denoted like 10-250, which means Building 10, Room 250.
Unsure where to go? Search for building locations on the MIT campus map here. Our volunteers will also be around to help you navigate!
HACK DAY 1, NOV 14 (Friday)
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Registration
📍 Stata Lobby - 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA
Check in, receive your badges, and meet other hackers.
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Opening Ceremony
📍 10-250
Hacker welcome and talks from our sponsors. Challenge statements will be revealed here!
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Dinner
📍 Lobby 10
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Networking and Team Formation
📍 Building 10
Haven’t found a team yet? No worries! Use this time to meet other hackers and form teams.
9:30 PM
Team Formation/Challenge Selection Deadline
You will need to submit your teams and challenge statement preferences by this time to get assigned a challenge statement.
10:00 PM
Challenge Statement Selection
At this time, we will balance across the challenges and reveal which challenge you will be working on!
HACK DAY 2, NOV 15 (Saturday)
All Day
Hacking Time!
📍 Classrooms across MIT campus
Hack starting as early as you want! Classrooms will be open starting at 7 AM.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakfast
📍Lobby 10
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sponsor Sessions
📍Classrooms across MIT
Book some time to get advice on your solutions from the sponsor companies themselves!
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Professor Talk #1
📍4-270
Hear from an MIT professor about their research in climate and energy!
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Lunch
📍Lobby 10
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sponsor Mentoring Sessions
📍Classrooms across MIT
Book some time to get advice on your solutions from the sponsor companies themselves!
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Professor Talk #2
📍4-270
Hear from an MIT professor about their research in climate and energy!
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dinner
📍Lobby 10
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pitch Training
📍4-270
Need to learn how to pitch your idea to a panel of judges? Come to this session and learn from an expert.
HACK DAY 3, NOV 16 (Sunday)
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast
📍 Lobby 10
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Semi-Final Judging
📍Classrooms
You will pitch your solution to a panel of judges. If selected, you will move on to the final round later.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
📍Lobby 10
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Sponsor Info Sessions
📍Classrooms
Learn more about our what our sponsor companies do in these info sessions!
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Finals Judging
📍 10-250
1 team per challenge will be selected to give a final pitch to our judges before they make their decisions.
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Closing ceremony
📍 10-250
Final remarks and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners are announced.
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Winner’s Dinner
📍 Shy Bird
Special dinner with our sponsors and winning teams!