HVTechFest Hackathon approach:
- Not a Business Competition, but
- An Idea Celebration
Thank you to
our sponsor
25 inspiring and unique ideas were pitched by the participants
- Yulia Ovchinnikova
- Ari Weinstein
- Andrea Tejedor
- Alicia D'Amico
Mark was helping teams with final pitches and UI/UX feedback
Our guests and leaders - with Newburgh Free Academy, PTECH
During this hands on workshop participants were happy to practice their value communication - essential skill for finding a good job or get a promotion
The grand prize (and the Audience Award) was awarded to the Space Track team. Jarred Duggal (Syracuse, NY), Taylor Dinardo and Tanner Festa (Suny New Paltz students, NY), Patrick Meaney (Poughkeepsie, NY), Gerard Vinyes (Catalonia), Aidan Young (Canada), Jacob Johnston (Newburgh, NY). They built the SpaceTrack website to help students, particularly those who struggle with executive function, to organize and prioritize tasks in the new virtual environment. Tasks can include courses, social interaction, exercise, and other goal-oriented activities. SpaceTrack includes games, a prioritization calculator, task selector, parent portal, and a VR display, not to mention its awesome space theme!
workforce development panel session is about to begin, and you can see our main sponsors listed
25 inspiring and unique ideas were pitched by the participants before teams were formed
The grand prize (and the Audience Award) was awarded to the Space Track team. Jarred Duggal (Syracuse, NY), Taylor Dinardo and Tanner Festa (Suny New Paltz students, NY), Patrick Meaney (Poughkeepsie, NY), Gerard Vinyes (Catalonia), Aidan Young (Canada), Jacob Johnston (Newburgh, NY). They built the SpaceTrack website to help students, particularly those who struggle with executive function, to organize and prioritize tasks in the new virtual environment. Tasks can include courses, social interaction, exercise, and other goal-oriented activities. SpaceTrack includes games, a prioritization calculator, task selector, parent portal, and a VR display, not to mention its awesome space theme!
The Hackathon revealed how the youth are driven to solve Hudson Valley employability & professional sustainability challenges. We were excited to see that we are all aligned in our dream of making the Hudson Valley a better place to live and work, and leveraging technology as a practical tool for this rising tide!
Social Impact award went to Marist Cyber Group Connecting Students and Educators During a Pandemic Through Modern Technology. The award was given to three students from Marist College: Patrick McNamara (Team Lead), DeAnna Singer, and Cole Nielson. These students are senior cybersecurity majors who are currently enrolled in a capstone project which aims to evaluate the impact of the global pandemic on internet privacy. They hope to be able to incorporate the project that they created for the hackathon into their final capstone delivery. See their pitch deck here
All volunteers and staff members got these t-shirts to be recognizable
Isn't it cool?
Welcome to the Hudson Valley!
#HudsonValleyCanCode #HVTech #HudsonValleyNY
Mark Tourtelott, HVTechFest programming committee member, tech expert
