Code for KC Hack-a-thon

​KC Developers Conference | Pre-Con Hack-a-thon with Code for KC

​Looking to use your technical chops to make a difference in your community? If you'll be attending KC Developers Conference, you're invited to suit up and volunteer with Code for KC to participate in an all-day hack-a-thon to help local nonprofits use tech to solve a sticky problem. Register now for this pre-workshop day hack.

​Can’t wait to get involved? Join us for our weekly meetings on Monday nights! https://codeforkc.org/

​ 🛠️ Code 4 KC Hackathon Agenda: 

​Date: August 13, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Location: Bartle Hall 2100 Lobby, 301 W 13th St, Kansas City, MO 64105.   Enter at northeast corner of Broadway and 13th Street. 

​☕ 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Check-In & Breakfast

• ​Registration opens

• ​Light breakfast & coffee

• ​Set up laptops, Wi-Fi, and workspaces

​🗣️ 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM | Welcome & Kickoff

• ​Introduction from organizers

• ​Overview of schedule, rules, and judging criteria

  • ​Award Categories

    • ​Best Team Name

    • ​Most Innovative Plan

    • ​Smallest Code, Biggest Impact

    • ​Best Presentation

• ​Presentation of problem statements by Stakeholders - 3 minutes each

• ​Rapid team formation - Participants pick 1st and 2nd choice.  

​💡 9:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Hacking Session 1

• ​Teams begin work on projects

• ​Mentors available for questions or brainstorming support

​🍽️ 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Working Lunch

• ​Grab lunch

​🔧 12:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Hacking Session 2

• ​Deep work session

• ​Finalize MVPs

• ​Mentors check in and help with refinement

​🛑 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Code Freeze & Submission

• ​Submit code/project links and presentation materials

• ​Set up for demo presentations

​🎤 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM | Team Demos & Judging

• ​3- to 5-minute pitches per team

• ​Live Q&A with judges

• ​Judges deliberate and score projects

​🏆 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Awards & Closing Remarks

• ​Winners announced

• ​Final group photo and networking wrap-up

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​Since 2012, KC Digital Drive has been the civic organization leading the region’s digital evolution, specifically addressing digital needs across broadband, connectivity, and adoption alongside emerging tech innovation. The organization was established by the cities of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas to mobilize diverse community partners around collective action in digital innovation to drive economic development for the bi-state region.

​Code for KC is a program and meetup for a community of civic hackers who work on open-source, open-data and need-based projects that benefit the community, and is managed by KC Digital Drive.