Outpost
Outpost is a 6-day hardware hackathon + expo we’re hosting with Open Sauce from July 14-20th!
Qualifying:
To qualify, you will need:
- Super hardware builder status
- 300 Stardust so that you can buy an Outpost ticket on the shop
- You can earn discounts on this price by designing hardware projects! Check out tiers
Have any questions? Check out the FAQ
Details:
First, after arriving in San Francisco with the projects you built, you’ll team up with 2-3 other Hack Clubbers for a 4-day hardware hackathon to build out the projects on your booth!
A booth is an 8x8 feet area that you’ll share with your teammates to actually demo what you put! Here’s some examples:
There’ll be tons of electronics, scrap wood, cardboard, and anything else you need to create awesome demos at Open Sauce!
After that, you’ll transport your hackathon projects + qualifier projects to Open Sauce and set it up to exhibit, where you’ll be showcasing your projects to 35,000+ people that weekend with your fellow Hack Clubbers!
What’s provided:
- Lodging during the hackathon on-site from July 14-17th, and dorm rooms from the night of July 17th to morning of July 20th
- Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner for the full event (excluding July 20th)
- $75 USD base flight stipend, where you can earn more through making more projects!
- Funding for public transit between venues (up to $40 USD)
- Awesome swag! (including jackets & t-shirts!)
Key locations:
- SFO: San Francisco National Airport. This is the primary airport that you should be flying into, and the cheapest flight most likely flies into here.
- OAK: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport. A secondary airport that may potentially have cheaper flights.
- San Mateo County Event Center: This is the primary location that Open Sauce is hosted during the day
- Housing during Open Sauce: This is where everybody will be staying during the nights between exhibit days!
- Hackathon Venue: This is where the hackathon will be hosted! The exact location is currently TBD, but it will be in San Francisco
Schedule
- July 14th: Arrive at SFO/OAK and get to the hackathon venue
- July 15th Hacking day 1
- July 16th Hacking day 2
- July 17th Travel to Open Sauce venue, set up final booths
- July 18th Day 1 of Open Sauce expo
- July 19th: Day 2 of Open Sauce expo + teardown + closing
- July 20th: Travel back home!
Other logistics:
Our safeguarding policies can be found here: https://hackclub.com/safeguarding
Contact:
For any questions, please email Alex at alexren[at]hackclub.com