About this Event
Bringing university and high school students to the table to source innovative solutions for reducing food waste.

 

Visit the hackathon website : www.foodfuturehack.com

 

This event is a part of Food Waste Prevention Week.

 

Who can participate ?
The event is open to all university and high-school students in the
State of Florida.

Choose your track

 

Ideas Track

Participants develop ideas and concepts to create an implementation plan.

 

Technology Track

Participants design a prototype of a mobile app or a website.

Eligibility

Who can participate ?
The event is open to all university and high-school students in the United States.

Requirements

The Video: Upload your work to Youtube. Make it public visibility. Your video should include the following details:
  • State the problem related to food waste that you opted to solve.
  • Name of team members and your organization's mentor with pictures.
  • Role of team members in the project and their expertise areas.
  • Problem solution description.

            What is the uniqueness/novelty added by you to the defined problem statement?

            How is the proposed solution effective than the existing?

            Define the scope of work to be implemented in the project with modules etc.

  • Diagrammatic Representation of the process flows.
  • Additional Requirements Technology Track :

 Technologies/Platform/APIs used

 Architecture diagram of the project if applicable.

 Elaborate the frameworks/tools used for UI/UX design.

Video Length:

  • Upload a 2 - 3 minutes video of the working solution, explain the steps of your solution developed.

Terms and Conditions Document:

  High school students must submit parental consent form for their submissions to be eligible.

  • Upload the signed Terms and Conditions document in a .doc/.pdf format stating the originality of the submitted work.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$9,000 in prizes
Best Overall (High School)
1 winner

Best Idea (High School)
1 winner

Best Tech (High School)
1 winner

Best Overall (University Track)
1 winner

Best Idea (University Track)
1 winner

Best Tech (University Track)
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Oliver Johnson

Oliver Johnson
Means Database

Lily Winter

Lily Winter
Good Samaritan Meals

Christiano Piglia

Sammie Paul

Sammie Paul
Means Database

Kenna Rogers
Means Database

Gil Zepeda
Farmshare

Marcus Chee

Marcus Chee
ZeroQ Foods

Franziska Alesso-Bendisch

Franziska Alesso-Bendisch
Better Food Partners

Jenny Jaegal

Jenny Jaegal
Orange County Public Schools

Erin Meyer
U C Merced

Elaine Blatt

Elaine Blatt
Department of Environmental Quality (Oregon)

Teddy LHoutellier

Teddy LHoutellier
University of Miami

Dan Meeroff

Dan Meeroff
Florida Atlantic University

Lokesh Ramamoorthi
University of Miami

Elaine Fiore
Food Conservation Alliance

John Buschman

John Buschman
Florida International University

Maria De Pena
Code Explorers

Kim Charick
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Alejandro Enomorado

Alejandro Enomorado
REFED

Chris Perry

Chris Perry
Department of Environmental Protection

Melanie Mason

Melanie Mason
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Ricardo Alvarez

Ricardo Alvarez
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Agritrace Institute

Agritrace Institute
Agritrace Institute

Kathleen Jackson
Broward Schools

Stalia Ferro

Stalia Ferro

Judging Criteria

  • Food Waste Reduction
    Does this solution solve the problem of reducing food waste?
  • Feasibility
    Will this solution be easy to implement? How long would it take to start?
  • Innovation
    Is this solution unique to the industry? Does it go beyond the problem?
  • Sustainability of the idea
    Can the solution remain viable for a prolonged period?
  • Adaptability
    Does this solution follow the rules given for the scenario? Idea must be saleable Idea must have a lasting, long term impact. Idea must go beyond signage
  • Outside University Settings
    Can this idea be used in different segments outside of a university setting?
  • Clarity of Video Content & Message
    Is the video used to help present the idea is clear?
  • Does it qualify for best submission entry ?
    If it is idea does it qualify for Best Idea/Best Tech entry. Click on the stars (disagree - 1 star, fully agree - 5 stars)

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