PitchIllinois is a hackathon created by high school students for high school students across Illinois and the Midwest. For 12 hours, participants collaborate to build projects from scratch, attend hands-on workshops, and gain valuable experience in a startup-like environment. Afterwards, participants pitch their ideas to the audience and are given feedback from a panel of judges. We hope to build a welcoming community with PitchIllinois, and to help students to bridge the gap between learning computer science and using it to make a difference.
PitchIllinois will be held on February 24, 2024 from 8:30am-6pm at the Univeristy Laboratory High School and neighboring facilities in Champaign, Illinois. More details to come.
8:15-8:30 | Event Set-up |
8:30-9 | Event Starts: Check-in |
9:00-9:15 | Opening Ceremony |
9:15 | Form Teams (4 per team) |
9:30 | Start Hacking! |
11:00 | Snack/Event Break(?) |
12:30 | Lunch Time! |
3:00 | Snack/Event Break(?) |
4:30 | Deadline for Submission |
5:00 | Team Pitch Presentations (times vary) |
5:30 | Judging Begins |
6:00 | Winners Announced, Prizes Given |
6:30 | Clean-up |
Interested in Sponsoring? Reach out to us by emailing wepitchillinois@gmail.com!
Or consider donating to help support our event!
Interested in Judging, Supervising, or Mentoring? Reach out to us by emailing wepitchillinois@gmail.com!