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April 23, 2022

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Hybrid Event

55 Beattie Place, 16th Floor
Greenville, SC 29601

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WELCOME to Drake Software’s Hack-a-thon Event “Hacktivate®”

Hacktivate® will be held on April 23, 2022 at 8 AM. This event is a 24-hour team sprint coding competition where the Theme (“Too Cool for School”) of the Event is to create something useful in the school setting.

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Who can Attend

University Students

Professionals

Everyone Else 17+

What to Bring?

Sleeping Bag
Laptop
Headphones
Phone
Chargers
Toiletries
Reusable Water bottle
Competitive Spirit

Prizes

In addition to bragging rights, there will be three cash prizes for this event as follows:

First Place: most likely to be used in a school setting ($5000)
Second Place: most complex with ease of use ($2500)
Third Place: most visually appealing ($1250)

Schedule

Day	ET	Event
Saturday (ET)	8:00 AM	Opening Ceremony
Saturday (ET)	9:00 AM	Mixer- Team Selection
Saturday (ET)	10:00 AM	Workshop- Hear from an Educator
Saturday (ET)	2:00 PM	Workshop
Saturday (ET)	4:00 PM	Workshop- Hear from an Educator
Saturday (ET)	8:00 PM	Workshop
Sunday (ET)	7:00 AM	Motivational Talks
Sunday (ET)	10:00 AM	Hacking Closed
Sunday (ET)	1:00 PM	Winners Announced

Location

Hacktivate® will be hosted at Drake Software’s Greenville location

55 Beattie Place, 16th Floor

Greenville, SC 29601

(One Liberty Square Building downtown Greenville)

Code of Conduct

We have adopted Major League Hacking’s Code of Conduct

View Code of Conduct

Resources & Tools

We have gathered some helpful resources to help you hack.

echo3D

echo3D echo3D is a cloud platform for 3D/AR/VR that provides tools and server-side infrastructure to help developers & companies quickly build and deploy 3D/AR/VR games, apps, and content. Hacktivate® Greenville participants can get 1-month FREE access to all Business Plan features of the echo3D platform, by registering here: https://console.echo3d.co/#/auth/register-promo?code=HacktivateGreenville

About Drake Software

Drake Software, a private company founded in 1977, provides software solutions to over 65,000 tax and accounting firms that file more than 40 million tax returns every year. Known for its award-winning customer service team, Drake is also consistently recognized for excellence in quality, value, and reliability. As part of its commitment to innovation and customer success, the company has continued to expand product offerings, integrations, and customer-service efforts—more than doubling its customers over the past decade. For more information, visit DrakeSoftware.com or call 800.890.9500

Have Questions?

Contact Bryson.Rodier@drakesoftware.com