Dates

 

Saturday, September 26, 2026 - JacHacks a2Tech at the Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

 

Check-in: 8:00–10:00 AM PT

 

Hacking hours: 10:45 AM – 7:15 PM ET

 

Submissions close: 7:15 PM ET (hard deadline. late submissions are not accepted unless a technical issue affects multiple teams)

 

Eligibility

 

Open to everyone: students, professionals, founders, and first-time hackers

 

All team members must be registered on Luma and checked in at the venue

 

Teams can have up to 4 people; solo hacking is allowed

 

Organizers and judges are not eligible for prizes

 

Project and Submission Requirements

 

Projects must be built using Jac, with at least 40% of your code in Jac

 

All coding and building must take place during hacking hours (10:45 AM – 7:15 PM on September 26). Brainstorming and planning beforehand is allowed and encouraged.

 

All work must be your team's own. We will verify that winning projects were built by team members within the event timeframe, including checking GitHub commit history.

 

Use of AI tools, open-source libraries, and APIs is allowed — but your project itself must be original work created at the event

 

Misrepresenting what your project actually does or how it was built is grounds for disqualification

 

Each team may submit and be considered for only 1 project

 

Projects must be submitted on Devpost before the deadline, and at least one team member must be present to demo to judges

 

By participating, you agree to follow the JacHacks a2Tech Code of Conduct

 

Code of Conduct

 

JacHacks a2Tech is a harassment-free event for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Harassment of participants, organizers, sponsors, or judges in any form will not be tolerated. If you experience or witness harassment, or have any other concerns, find an organizer on-site or message us on Discord. We'll take it seriously and act on it. Organizers reserve the right to remove any participant from the event and disqualify any submission for violations of this code.