**IMPORTANT: This is a public showcase for projects entered in the TeenTech GLOBAL Civic Hackathon and World Pitch. Only projects submitted by email to teentechsf@gmail.com will be accepted for judging. Please read the full guidelines before submitting.**

The TeenTech GLOBAL Civic Hackathon is an online peer-led opportunity for teens to explore the world of STEM! Three winning teams from our hackathon advance to the TeenTech Global Youth Summit & World Pitch Finals. 

What Makes the TeenTech GLOBAL Civic Hackathon Unique?

• Social Impact Goal: Tech Solutions to Civic Problems
• Free, Beginners Welcome: Special Award for New Hackers
• Open to Anyone, Anywhere: Equal Access to Tech for Teens

All are welcome in two action-packed days of workshops, panels, and prizes, as teens collaborate to develop tech solutions to solve problems in our own communities! This year’s focus is on “Tech for COVID Recovery” - Get together with other teens to create new innovations to tackle the spread of COVID misinformation, support small business owners and low-income families coming out of the pandemic, or improve accessibility to COVID and mental health resources.

We’re featuring a number of community leaders from organizations including Mission Neighborhood Health Center, the Lawrence Hall of Science, UCSF, and student-run projects. Our two panels, regarding first-hand impacts of COVID and tech projects teens have created to address pandemic-related concerns, will give you the opportunity to hear from and ask questions directly to those involved in COVID community recovery.

First-time coders are highly encouraged to attend! We have experienced mentors to support each team and provide both intermediate & beginner-friendly STEM workshops, on design thinking, app prototyping and design, game development, website design, and programming in multiple languages.

Like all TeenTechSF events, this event is completely FREE, but advance registration is required! Open to all students 13-18 years old -- no previous coding experience necessary.

About TeenTechSF:

Since launching, we have connected 1400+ teens on 5 continents with more than 100 mentors from Apple to Zynga, including speakers and workshops on app development, coding, design thinking, civic entrepreneurship, game creation, global tech trends, professional networking, STEAM, social media, and venture funding.

• For more about WHO WE ARE and WHAT WE DO, visit TeenTechSF.org

• For the latest events and opportunities, LIKE the TeenTechSF Facebook page

REGISTER TODAY! You must register at 2021-ttsf-civic-hackathon.eventbrite.com to participate. TeenTechSF is run by and for teens – Find out more about Who We Are and What We Do at TeenTechSF.org and fill out bit.ly/TTSFLeadershipForm if you’d like to join the TeenTechSF student leadership team! 

• Civic Engagement
  Direction: How well does it address the chosen topic? Impact: How impactful would this project be? Significance: How well do they make their issues seem important?
• Technology
  Creativity: How innovative is the solution? Efficiency: How well does the product use the chosen technology? Functionality: How durable is it? Can it actually work?
• Entrepreneurship
  Practicality: Is it practical for the environment it will be used in? Demand/ Scalability: Will there be a demand for this product, How scalable is it? Originality: Is this project unique?
• Presentation
  Persuasiveness: Is their pitch compelling and how confident are they? Explanation: How well is the project explained? Organization: Is their presentation timely, and visually organized?