Attend

View Schedule

2025 Schedule

We're looking forward to having you join us at Hackcon. Below you can find our schedule. We'll add more details for our 2025 schedule as we get closer to the conference!

Outside of the activities listed here, you'll have the opportunity to tie dye, participate in arts and crafts, go for a swim, send mail to a friend, and so much more.

We're looking forward to having you join us at Hackcon. Below you can find our schedule. We'll add more details for our 2025 schedule as we get closer to the conference!

Outside of the activities listed here, you'll have the opportunity to tie dye, participate in arts and crafts, go for a swim, send mail to a friend, and so much more.

Friday

August 22nd 2025

12:00pm

First Shuttles Depart

Manhattan - Bella Abzug Park

Bus Pickup is at 34th Street and Hudson Boulevard East (Between 10th and 11th Ave)

12:00pm

First Shuttles Depart

Manhattan - Bella Abzug Park

Bus Pickup is at 34th Street and Hudson Boulevard East (Between 10th and 11th Ave)

12:00pm

First Shuttles Depart

Manhattan - Bella Abzug Park

Bus Pickup is at 34th Street and Hudson Boulevard East (Between 10th and 11th Ave)

3:00pm

Registration Opens

Info Desk

3:00pm

Registration Opens

Info Desk

3:00pm

Registration Opens

Info Desk

3:00pm - 7:00pm

Camp Activities

3:00pm - 7:00pm

Camp Activities

3:00pm - 7:00pm

Camp Activities

3:00pm - 7:00pm

Tie Dye with your HCMs

Arts and Crafts

3:00pm - 7:00pm

Tie Dye with your HCMs

Arts and Crafts

3:00pm - 7:00pm

Tie Dye with your HCMs

Arts and Crafts

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Dinner

Dining Hall

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Dinner

Dining Hall

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Dinner

Dining Hall

8:00pm - 9:30pm

Welcome & Opening Activity

Playhouse

Kick off Hackcon and get to know your cabinmates at our Opening Ceremony!

8:00pm - 9:30pm

Welcome & Opening Activity

Playhouse

Kick off Hackcon and get to know your cabinmates at our Opening Ceremony!

8:00pm - 9:30pm

Welcome & Opening Activity

Playhouse

Kick off Hackcon and get to know your cabinmates at our Opening Ceremony!

10:00pm - 11:00pm

Working at MLH Campfire

Upper Campfire

Meet outside the Playhouse at 9:30 PM to walk together to the Upper Campfire!

10:00pm - 11:00pm

Working at MLH Campfire

Upper Campfire

Meet outside the Playhouse at 9:30 PM to walk together to the Upper Campfire!

10:00pm - 11:00pm

Working at MLH Campfire

Upper Campfire

Meet outside the Playhouse at 9:30 PM to walk together to the Upper Campfire!

10:00pm - 11:00pm

Campfire

Lower Campfire

Enjoy s'mores and tell stories with other Hackcon attendees

10:00pm - 11:00pm

Campfire

Lower Campfire

Enjoy s'mores and tell stories with other Hackcon attendees

10:00pm - 11:00pm

Campfire

Lower Campfire

Enjoy s'mores and tell stories with other Hackcon attendees

11:00pm - 11:59pm

Karaoke

Movie Theater

11:00pm - 11:59pm

Karaoke

Movie Theater

11:00pm - 11:59pm

Karaoke

Movie Theater

Saturday

August 23rd 2025

8:15am - 9:00am

Breakfast

Dining Hall

8:15am - 9:00am

Breakfast

Dining Hall

8:15am - 9:00am

Breakfast

Dining Hall

9:00am - 10:15am

The State of the League

MLH CEO and Co-Founder Swift

Playhouse

9:00am - 10:15am

The State of the League

MLH CEO and Co-Founder Swift

Playhouse

9:00am - 10:15am

The State of the League

MLH CEO and Co-Founder Swift

Playhouse

10:30am - 11:00am

Workshops and Unconference Discussions

Choose from a workshop below or start an unconference discussion - post a topic or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

10:30am - 11:00am

Workshops and Unconference Discussions

Choose from a workshop below or start an unconference discussion - post a topic or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

10:30am - 11:00am

Workshops and Unconference Discussions

Choose from a workshop below or start an unconference discussion - post a topic or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

Fostering Hackathon Organizer Community

Carlota Catot

Movie Theater

Fostering Hackathon Organizer Community

Carlota Catot

Movie Theater

Fostering Hackathon Organizer Community

Carlota Catot

Movie Theater

Helping Hackers Use AI: An Organizer's Guide

Quinn Dines

Playhouse

Helping Hackers Use AI: An Organizer's Guide

Quinn Dines

Playhouse

Helping Hackers Use AI: An Organizer's Guide

Quinn Dines

Playhouse

Inclusive Hackathon Visual Identities

Christina Raganit and Keyaan Vegdani

Dance Studio

Inclusive Hackathon Visual Identities

Christina Raganit and Keyaan Vegdani

Dance Studio

Inclusive Hackathon Visual Identities

Christina Raganit and Keyaan Vegdani

Dance Studio

11:30am - 1:00pm

Lightning Talks

Playhouse

Get ready for a rapid-fire showcase of ideas! In this dynamic session, our speakers will each have 10 minutes to share on the following topics.

11:30am - 1:00pm

Lightning Talks

Playhouse

Get ready for a rapid-fire showcase of ideas! In this dynamic session, our speakers will each have 10 minutes to share on the following topics.

11:30am - 1:00pm

Lightning Talks

Playhouse

Get ready for a rapid-fire showcase of ideas! In this dynamic session, our speakers will each have 10 minutes to share on the following topics.

Pinning Down Engagement

Isaac Bassas Batista

Pinning Down Engagement

Isaac Bassas Batista

Pinning Down Engagement

Isaac Bassas Batista

Hackathons As Affinity Spaces: Abridged

Cecilia La Place

Hackathons As Affinity Spaces: Abridged

Cecilia La Place

Hackathons As Affinity Spaces: Abridged

Cecilia La Place

Responsible AI In Hackathons- Who Gets A Say?

Alex Cooper

Responsible AI In Hackathons- Who Gets A Say?

Alex Cooper

Responsible AI In Hackathons- Who Gets A Say?

Alex Cooper

Workships that Work

Emily Yin

Workships that Work

Emily Yin

Workships that Work

Emily Yin

Storytelling to "Sell": A New Take on Sponsorship

Zhi Ling Jiang

Storytelling to "Sell": A New Take on Sponsorship

Zhi Ling Jiang

Storytelling to "Sell": A New Take on Sponsorship

Zhi Ling Jiang

Designing Effective Marketing

Jordan Tan

Designing Effective Marketing

Jordan Tan

Designing Effective Marketing

Jordan Tan

Building Thriving Communities

Pamela Sanchez

Building Thriving Communities

Pamela Sanchez

Building Thriving Communities

Pamela Sanchez

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Lunch

Dining Hall

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Lunch

Dining Hall

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Lunch

Dining Hall

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Camp Activities

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Camp Activities

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Camp Activities

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Crochet 101

Mary Siebert

Canteen

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Crochet 101

Mary Siebert

Canteen

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Crochet 101

Mary Siebert

Canteen

2:30pm

Friendship Bracelets!

Christine Kim

Canteen

2:30pm

Friendship Bracelets!

Christine Kim

Canteen

2:30pm

Friendship Bracelets!

Christine Kim

Canteen

3:15pm

Sticker Exchange

Maria Dunning

Canteen

3:15pm

Sticker Exchange

Maria Dunning

Canteen

3:15pm

Sticker Exchange

Maria Dunning

Canteen

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Lightning Talks

Playhouse

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Lightning Talks

Playhouse

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Lightning Talks

Playhouse

Maximizing Sponsorships in Today's Economy

Ridwan Amin

Maximizing Sponsorships in Today's Economy

Ridwan Amin

Maximizing Sponsorships in Today's Economy

Ridwan Amin

Making Your Event an Experience

Dylan Vidal

Making Your Event an Experience

Dylan Vidal

Making Your Event an Experience

Dylan Vidal

Minority Inclusion & Support Within the Hacker Community

Roselyn Chin

Minority Inclusion & Support Within the Hacker Community

Roselyn Chin

Minority Inclusion & Support Within the Hacker Community

Roselyn Chin

The First 30 Days: Hacker Retention and Engagement

Ignacio Palma

The First 30 Days: Hacker Retention and Engagement

Ignacio Palma

The First 30 Days: Hacker Retention and Engagement

Ignacio Palma

Everything Broke and It Was Still the Best Hackathon Ever

Purva Pawar

Everything Broke and It Was Still the Best Hackathon Ever

Purva Pawar

Everything Broke and It Was Still the Best Hackathon Ever

Purva Pawar

Designing for Deaf Inclusion

Lara McIntyre

Designing for Deaf Inclusion

Lara McIntyre

Designing for Deaf Inclusion

Lara McIntyre

6:00pm - 6:45pm

Workshops and Unconference Discussions

Choose from a workshop below or start an unconference discussion - post a topic or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

6:00pm - 6:45pm

Workshops and Unconference Discussions

Choose from a workshop below or start an unconference discussion - post a topic or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

6:00pm - 6:45pm

Workshops and Unconference Discussions

Choose from a workshop below or start an unconference discussion - post a topic or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

Hack Your Budget

Xenia Khusid

Dance Studio

Hack Your Budget

Xenia Khusid

Dance Studio

Hack Your Budget

Xenia Khusid

Dance Studio

So You've Been Voluntold to Make the Discord

Edmund Dong

Playhouse

So You've Been Voluntold to Make the Discord

Edmund Dong

Playhouse

So You've Been Voluntold to Make the Discord

Edmund Dong

Playhouse

Creating an Amazing Scoring Sheet

Victor Suwantaweechoat

Movie Theater

Creating an Amazing Scoring Sheet

Victor Suwantaweechoat

Movie Theater

Creating an Amazing Scoring Sheet

Victor Suwantaweechoat

Movie Theater

7:00pm - 7:30pm

Workshops and Unconference Discussions

Choose from a workshop below or start an unconference discussion - post a topic or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

7:00pm - 7:30pm

Workshops and Unconference Discussions

Choose from a workshop below or start an unconference discussion - post a topic or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

7:00pm - 7:30pm

Workshops and Unconference Discussions

Choose from a workshop below or start an unconference discussion - post a topic or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

Using Devpost at your Hackathon

Playhouse

Using Devpost at your Hackathon

Playhouse

Using Devpost at your Hackathon

Playhouse

Beyond the Poster: Building Hype and Hacker Community

Vianca Varma

Movie Theatre

Beyond the Poster: Building Hype and Hacker Community

Vianca Varma

Movie Theatre

Beyond the Poster: Building Hype and Hacker Community

Vianca Varma

Movie Theatre

Dreaming Big - Using Engineering to Elevate Hackathons

Ivan Yu

Dance Studio

Dreaming Big - Using Engineering to Elevate Hackathons

Ivan Yu

Dance Studio

Dreaming Big - Using Engineering to Elevate Hackathons

Ivan Yu

Dance Studio

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Dinner

Dining Hall

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Dinner

Dining Hall

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Dinner

Dining Hall

9:00pm -11:00pm

Scavenger Hunt

Maria Dunning

Info Desk

9:00pm -11:00pm

Scavenger Hunt

Maria Dunning

Info Desk

9:00pm -11:00pm

Scavenger Hunt

Maria Dunning

Info Desk

10:00pm-11:00pm

Regional Meetups!

Lower Campfire

The stars at night are big and bright... deep in the heart of Texas Oh Canada And more!

10:00pm-11:00pm

Regional Meetups!

Lower Campfire

The stars at night are big and bright... deep in the heart of Texas Oh Canada And more!

10:00pm-11:00pm

Regional Meetups!

Lower Campfire

The stars at night are big and bright... deep in the heart of Texas Oh Canada And more!

10:00pm - 11:00pm

Campfire

Upper Campfire

Enjoy s'mores and tell stories with other Hackcon attendees

10:00pm - 11:00pm

Campfire

Upper Campfire

Enjoy s'mores and tell stories with other Hackcon attendees

10:00pm - 11:00pm

Campfire

Upper Campfire

Enjoy s'mores and tell stories with other Hackcon attendees

11:00pm - 11:59pm

Talent Show

Movie Theater

11:00pm - 11:59pm

Talent Show

Movie Theater

11:00pm - 11:59pm

Talent Show

Movie Theater

Sunday

August 24th 2025

8:30am - 9:30am

Breakfast

Dining Hall

8:30am - 9:30am

Breakfast

Dining Hall

8:30am - 9:30am

Breakfast

Dining Hall

9:30am - 10:30am

Unconference Discussion Groups

Join our final Unconference Discussions! Post or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

9:30am - 10:30am

Unconference Discussion Groups

Join our final Unconference Discussions! Post or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

9:30am - 10:30am

Unconference Discussion Groups

Join our final Unconference Discussions! Post or vote on a topic by the Gazebo next to the Dining Hall

10:45am - 11:15am

Closing Ceremony

Playhouse

10:45am - 11:15am

Closing Ceremony

Playhouse

10:45am - 11:15am

Closing Ceremony

Playhouse

11:15am - 12:00pm

Group Photos

Lower Campfire

11:15am - 12:00pm

Group Photos

Lower Campfire

11:15am - 12:00pm

Group Photos

Lower Campfire

12:00pm - 1:15pm

Yearbook signing and Pack up

Info Desk

12:00pm - 1:15pm

Yearbook signing and Pack up

Info Desk

12:00pm - 1:15pm

Yearbook signing and Pack up

Info Desk

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch

Dining Hall

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Lunch

Dining Hall

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch

Dining Hall

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch

Dining Hall

1:15pm-2:00pm

Load up and All Buses Depart

1:15pm-2:00pm

Load up and All Buses Depart

1:15pm-2:00pm

Load up and All Buses Depart

We help run the global hacker community. It's our mission to empower hackers, just like you.

•

We help run the global hacker community. It's our mission to empower hackers, just like you.

Hackathons

2025 Hackathons

Global Hack Week

Fellowship

Programs

Fellowship FAQ

Apply

ABOUT mlh

Blog

Partners

Work at MLH

Resources

•

We help run the global hacker community. It's our mission to empower hackers, just like you.

Hackathons

2025 Hackathons

Global Hack Week

Fellowship

Programs

Fellowship FAQ

Apply

ABOUT mlh

Blog

Partners

Work at MLH

Resources

•