Salt Lake City · Nov 14, 2026
Hack for Humanity
The AI Collective + Tech-Moms
Agenda
- 9:00-9:50 AMCheck-in, breakfast, find a team
- 10:00-10:15 AMWelcome & problem briefing
- 10:15 AM-1:45 PMBuild time (3.5 hrs)
- 1:45 PMDeadline to submit work
- 1:45-2:30 PMDemos (3 min per team)
- 2:30-3:00 PMJudging and prizes awarded
Tracks
- 1. Return to Work: Support caregivers in returning to work after a career break.
- 2. Utah's Environment: Water, lake dust, data centers: help the community understand and reduce environmental impact.
- 3. Fundraising for Tech-Moms: AI assistant to supercharge Tech-Moms fundraising (nonprofit support).
- 4. Open Horizon: Your own idea for the public good.
Rules
- Teams of up to 5
- Start from zero
- Open by default: public repo, MIT or Apache 2.0, open data
- Spend $0 (free tiers, credits, and coding agents after the start are allowed)
Submission
- Working prototype
- Public repo
- Team details
- Project story (goal, unique value, after-event plan)
- Optional video as tie-breaker
Awards
First Place (judges): exclusive NVIDIA employee-edition cap and a $30 Amazon gift card.
People's Choice (crowd vote, not judged here): NVIDIA employee-edition mug and a $30 Amazon gift card.
Judging reminders
- Be fair and consistent
- Use the same rubric for every team
- Actually open and use the prototype
- Check the rules
- Declare conflicts of interest
- Give one strength and one next step
- Stay on time: the judging window is 30 minutes