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Hackreation 2025 – Everyday Tools Reimagined
As part of Wisconsin Tech Month, Mitobyte, Latinos in Tech, and Milky Way Tech Hub are teaming up to bring you Hackreation 2025 – a one-day hackathon full of collaboration, creativity, and community.
📍 Location: Penrod, Downtown Milwaukee
📅 Date: October 18th, 2025
🥐 Food: Breakfast & Lunch Provided
🌟 Theme: Everyday Tools Reimagined
We use simple tools every day, calendars, to-do lists, weather apps, but what if we reimagined them in bold, creative ways?
🗳️ Challenge & Voting
Idea Voting: Starts at Code & Coffee (Oct 4) and closes at Code + Brews (Oct 8). For inspiration, view some examples here.
Winning Idea: The top-voted idea becomes the main hackathon challenge.
Teams: Formed on arrival, no pre-made teams required. You’ll join others based on skills and project interest.
Main Certificate: Teams working on the winning idea will compete for The Golden Byte, awarded to the best implementation.
Other Projects: You may also build from the idea board. These won’t qualify for the main certificate but are eligible for recognition:
People’s Choice
Best in Design
Best in Innovation
Best in Teamwork
👉 Bonus twist: A special engineering team from (to be announced soon!) will also build their version of the winning idea and help judge the best implementation.
🛠 Hackathon Schedule
8:00 am – Doors Open
Check in, grab coffee, and settle in.
8:30 am – 9:00 am – Team Formation
Fuel up, meet participants, and join a team. Organizers will help match skills and interests.
9:00 am – 9:20 am – Kickoff & Announcements
Rules, agenda, and team registration.
9:20 am – 12:00 pm – Hacking Time
Start building! Floating mentors available for support.
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm – Lunch Break
Recharge and brainstorm with your team.
12:45 pm – 4:00 pm – Hacking Time (Continued)
Push your project forward.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Presentations & Awards
Teams present to judges and the community.
🏆 The Golden Byte goes to the best implementation of the winning idea.
📜 Other projects receive certificates & recognition.
💡 Why Join?
Shape the main challenge through idea submission + voting.
Reimagine everyday tools in creative ways.
Collaborate with developers, designers, and innovators.
Compete for recognition and bragging rights.
Learn from or mentor fellow technologists.
👉 Registration
Sign up now, get ready to submit your ideas, and come build something amazing with us.
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