A hackathon is an event where anyone with an interest in technology can attend to learn about technology, build a project, and share it over the course of a weekend to win prizes and more! People from all disciplines, regardless of their experience in programming, are welcome to participate.

No! HackMerced will provide learning resources, workshops, activities, and more. You do not have to code to contribute to a team.

Yes! HackMerced welcomes people of all experience levels. We will also have beginner-friendly workshops, events, and prize categories for those unacquainted with hackathons.

HackMerced X will be a fully in-person event! It will take place at the University of California, Merced. Workshop resources will also be shared in our Discord server.

Teams can consist of 1-4 people.

No! HackMerced will be providing food, resources, etc. for free.

We will be hosting a team mixer where you can meet other individuals looking to form teams! You are also welcome to participate alone, however, we always encourage meeting new people.

All students are eligible to participate. You do not need to attend UC Merced.

For a parking map resource, please see here. Parking on campus at UC Merced is free on weekends in non-specially marked spaces in Gold, Slate, Blue, Green Zones only. On Friday, a parking permit is required until 6pm in Bellevue Lot- Green Zone, Scholars Lot, and North Bowl Lots. You may purchase here: https://taps.ucmerced.edu/permits/visitorsvendors. We recommend the 2 hour pass so you can be present for Check-In. Parking is free after 6 PM in the North Bowl, Scholars and Bellevue Lot - Green Zone lots. Parking is free after 8 PM in the Le Grand Lot, Library Lots 1 and 2 and Bellevue Lot - Gold Zone lots. Note that parking in the University Lot, Calaveras Lot, H Zones and specially marked spaces are prohibited at all times.

This year, HackMerced is proud to collaborate with Badger, an RFID-based attendance tracking system. When you participate in workshops or activities, simply scan the badge you obtain at check-in to earn points that can be redeemed for swag. Track points through live.hackmerced.com

If you are interested in mentoring, please apply using this form. If you would like to judge a track, please consider sponsoring us by contacting Jet Lin at jlin276@ucmerced.edu

Sadly, we do not offer travel reimbursements this year. We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

We will be have rooms COB1 110 and COB1 114 as designated sleep rooms during the event. You will see exact times in our Live Page!

Please join the HackMerced Community Discord server! If you have personal questions, feel free to open a ticket with us there. Please join our Discord at https://hackmerced.com/discord