When: February 20, 2026 - February 22, 2026
Where: Develop your solution at your home college or university. Presentations and Judging at the CCSC:CP Conference
How will the Hackathon work?
The Hackathon kicks off at 6:00pm on February 20, 2026 with an online reveal of the theme/problem and a review of Hackathon rules. Teams have until 6:00pm on February 22, 2026 to develop an original, innovative solution to the problem. Each team must submit a link to a 3 minute video that pitches their solution and submit the artifacts of their solution by the deadline. Judging will take place at the CCSC: CP Conference held at Drury University on April 11, 2026. Each team will be expected to present their solution and a panel of judges will award prizes. (Yes there will be monetary prizes!!).
Judging Criteria
Entries in the CCSC:CP Hackathon will be judged using the following three criteria:
- Potential impact of your solution.
- Embodiment of the Hackathon rules.
- Quality of your presentations (Video and final presentation)
Sign me up! How do I register for the Hackathon?
You may register a team of 2-5 students who are currently enrolled with you in your college or university. Team members must present their work at the conference*. The process is as follows:
- Register for the conference online at https://www.conftool.org/ccsc-cp/ by February 6, 2026.
- Send an email to Padmavathi (Sam) Iyer by the registration deadline with your team name, the name and email address of each member of the team, and the name and email address of a faculty sponsor from your college or university. Make sure that the subject line of the email reads: CCSC:CP Hackathon Registration.
- Have your faculty sponsor email Padmavathi (Sam) Iyer to certify their sponsorship of your team and certification that your team members are all students at your institution.
- Additional information about the contest will be sent after your registration.
* More than 50% of the team must present their work at the Conference.