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A Non-Coders Guide to Hackathons

Event Type
Informational
Sponsor
TechTogether
Date
Jul 7, 2021   4:30 - 5:30 pm  
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Non-iSchool Undergrad Events Calendar
You don't need to be a computer science student or a coder to get value out of hackathons (or even win one).

About this event

Calling all aspiring designers, writers, product managers, creatives, and more! This workshop will show you how you can participate in a hackathon (and win) without writing one line of code.

We will end the workshop with information about alternative career paths in technology and how you can use your hackathon experience to strengthen your resume.

Co-hosted with DeisHacks (March 19-21, 2021), a 48-hour social good hackathon hosted by Brandeis University.

Workshop Host Bio

Fiona Whittington is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of TechTogether, the nation's largest initiative to address the gender inequities in the hackathon community. TechTogether is credited with increasing the representation of women and non-binary people in the hackathon community by 18% from 2019 to 2020. Her work for TechTogether has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Boston Globe. Fiona previously worked in marketing at Red Hat and Armored Things. In 2019, she received her bachelor's degree in Advertising from Boston University.

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