What is Bitcamp?

Bitcamp is a 36 hour hackathon and the prime opportunity to delve into your curiosities, learn something new, and build something awesome. With world-class mentors and 1,200+ fellow campers, you're in for an amazing experience. Whether you're a seasoned hacker or completely new to the world of hacking, we'll have something for you. If you're ready for an adventure, see you by the fire!

Tracks

Quantum

Hardware Village

Mini Events

Colorwar

Design Den

Campfire Games

The Campfire Games is a brand new way to learn, grow, and build with the Bitcamp Community. At the start of this year's event, you will join one of three teams based on your personality and interests—joining forces with hackers from around the world! By winning unique challenges, attending workshops, and participating in mini-events, you'll rack up points for your team. At the end of Bitcamp, members of the winning team will receive limited edition Bitcamp Apparel. Find your community, develop your team identity, and collaborate on something bigger than yourself: #AdventureAwaits

The blue team is rational and clear-headed. Their curiosity and intelligence are some of their greatest assets in understanding and exploring the world around them.

The green team is adaptable—always growing and thriving in new and challenging circumstances.

The red team is passionate and fiery! Their emotion is their strength in handling whatever comes their way.

Schedule

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Sponsor Check-In	Check-In
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	(Primary) Hacker Check-In	Check-In
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Mentor/Volunteer Check-In	Check-In
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM	Dinner	Food Event
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Sponsor Fair	Main Event
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM	Opening Ceremony	Main Event
9:30 PM	Hacking Starts	Main Event
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM	Quantum Track Workshop 1	Workshop
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM	Bitcamp 101	Workshop
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM	Dessert	Food Event
10:30 PM - 11:30 PM	Team Formation	Mini Event

12:00 AM - 1:00 AM	Hungry Hungry Hippos	Mini Event
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Breakfast	Food Event
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Building a Start-Up Right Out of College	Workshop
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Dream of Coffee - Make the Coffee of Your Dream for 20 Cents in Minutes	Workshop
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Quantum Track Workshop 2	Workshop
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	(Secondary) Hacker Check-in	Check-In
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Hacking the Wireless World: An Intro to SDR	Workshop
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Design Den	Mini Event
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Two Six Technologies: Lessons Learned From Engineers	Workshop
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Quantum Startup Foundry, Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Quantum	Workshop
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Intro to ASL: Hackathon Edition	Workshop
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Bloomberg Tech Interview Workshop	Workshop
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Beginner's Guide to SQL (Cockroach Labs)	Workshop
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch	Food Event
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM	Inclusive Design: How to avoid hidden biases related to race, gender, and sexuality	Workshop
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM	Getting Started With Machine Learning	Workshop
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Introduction to Flutter	Workshop
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	CoStar Panel	Workshop
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM	Intro to Git and Github	Workshop
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Quantum Track Workshop 3	Workshop
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Learning Digital Logic Through Minecraft	Workshop
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	CoStar Interviews	Mini Event
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	Effective Altruism: How To Optimize Your Positive Impact	Workshop
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Create an API with NodeJs & Express	Workshop
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM	Intro to Reading a Research Paper	Workshop
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	ColorWar	Mini Event
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Counter Terrorism Analytics	Workshop
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM	Hosting Your ML Model on the Web	Workshop
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Quantum Track Workshop 4	Workshop
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Fireside Chat: Underrepresented Voices in STEM Panel	Workshop
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Dinner	Food Event
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM	What is a Computer? A Brief History of Computer Science	Workshop
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Therapy Dog Session	Mini Event
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Starting Your Business at UMD with Hydraze	Workshop
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Style Your Shell With Swagger	Workshop
9:00 PM - 9:45 PM	Inclusive Design: Accessibility vs Inclusivity	Workshop
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM	From Concept to Capital	Workshop
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Building Python APIs with FastAPI	Workshop
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Salsa	Mini Event
10:00 PM - 11:30 PM	Dessert	Food Event

12:00 AM - 1:00 AM	Marshmallow Tower/Chubby Bunny	Mini Event
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	How to Submit Your Hack (Office Hours)	Workshop
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Breakfast	Food Event
9:00 AM	Hacking Ends (submissions due)	Main Event
10:30 AM - 11:30 PM	Quantum Track Wrap-up	Main Event
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Project Expo	Main Event
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch	Food Event
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Closing Ceremony	Main Event

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

FAQ

Bitcamp is a hackathon that values participant experience and mentorship over competitiveness and points. Come to have fun with your friends, learn something new, eat s'mores, and have a generally awesome time. We have all sorts of crazy activities planned for you...come find out the rest!

A hackathon is a creative marathon all about building something cool. Students are encouraged to come up with an idea, form teams, and then build out that idea (typically through programming!) into a product in 36 hours. We want you to take something you love (sports, art, camping, anything!) and combine it with technology to make something awesome. It's a great time to push the envelope and learn some new skills.

No prior experience is required to attend Bitcamp. Exciting workshops and helpful mentors will give you the resources to help you build your dream project. Just come with your head and a willingness to learn!

No idea? No team? No problem! There will be dedicated events during Bitcamp for idea creation and team formations.

Yes! Minors can attend with a chaperone, and can apply here!

Although Bitcamp is a hackathon, there is no requirement to hack if you don’t want to. If hacking isn’t your thing, you can still participate in our exciting workshops and fun mini-events.

We'd love to get you on our volunteering or mentoring teams! If you'd like to help, please fill out our mentor form or our volunteer form. Also, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates!

Projects are submitted by teams to DevPost. You don't need to finalize your team until project submissions are due during the event. You may work individually or in a team of up to four campers. Don’t have a team in mind? No problem! Bitcamp will kick off with an optional team formation event.

Admittance into Bitcamp will be going out on a rolling basis.

Any college student or high school student is more than welcome to apply to Bitcamp!

Yes! There is no cost to attend Bitcamp.

People not registered for Bitcamp will not be allowed entrance to the hackathon.

From Augmented Reality Human-Scale Pong to a research paper detailing vulnerabilities in Google’s reCaptcha system, the projects at Bitcamp span across all categories and interests. You can check out all of the amazing submissions at the Bitcamp 2019 Devpost!

Arduinos, sensors (ultrasonic, photoresistors, thermistors), inputs (buttons, switches), outputs (LEDs, piezo speakers, 7-segment displays, micro servo motors), passive components (resistors, capacitors, diodes), and wiring.

Yes, all attendees are required to wear a mask at all times except when eating and sleeping.

Just email us at [email protected].