The Seventh National Hackathon Program*

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 (Times are CET+1)

8:00 – 9:00 Reception, registration, team and work-space assignments, sponsors exhibit and displays,hackathon space opening .
9:00 – 9:45 Opening Session:
MC: Prof. Ehud Menipaz, Founding Chairman, The National Hackathon, Dean, School of IE&M, Shenkar
Prof. Sheizaf Rafaeli, President, Shenkar Engineering.Design.Art
HE Meir Shitrit, The Ira Foundation for Business, Technology and Society
Prof. Eran Toch, Chairman, Department of IE, Tel Aviv University, President, The 7th National Hackathon
9:45 – 10:00 Keynote: Prof. Haim Dotan, Architect, Fudan University, Guinness Award Winner, Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, China
10:00 – 10:20 Coffee Break
10:20 – 14:00 Start teamwork, brainstorming, mentoring by industry experts and academic faculty 
14:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 20:00 Continuing work and mentoring
20:00 – 21:00 Pizza and Soft Drinks Break
21:00 – 00:00 Continue work in teams 

* The proceedings will be conducted in both English and Hebrew and broadcasted though ZOOM

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 13:00 Continue work in teams
13:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break Group picture
13:30 – 15:00  Panel of Judges, presentations, 6 minutes per presentation, three parallel judges’ panels*
15:00 – 15:30 Judges’ consultation and distribution of certificate of participation to the students
15:30 – 16:00 Closing Ceremony
Appreciation certificates to the judges
Acknowledgement of sponsors
Winning teams’ announcements, prizes, certificates, trophies**

* The panel of judges, presentations and closing ceremony will be conducted in English and in Hebrew through Zoom