2021 Makeathon Schedule

The following is an outline of the progression of the competition and is subject to change.

Events Bolded and Italicized are MANDATORY

*All times are in Pacific Standard Time

Wednesday, February 10th

• 9:00 AM Teams are announced

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Thursday, February 11th

• 7:00-8:00 PM Makeathon Committee Office hours

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Friday, February 12th

• 11:59 PM Deadline to fill out Google Form

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Wednesday, February 17th

• 6:45-7:00 PM Check In of team members on Zoom

• 7:00-7:30 PM Makeathon Kickoff Presentation

• 7:30-8:15 PM Keynote Speech: Dr. Carla Pugh, M.D., Ph.D., Standford University

• 8:15-9:00 PM Challenge Reveal, Team Q&A, Maker's Toolkit

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Thursday, February 18th

• 3:45-4:00 PM Check In of team members on Zoom

• 4:00-5:00 PM Challenge presentation with global health organization

• 5:00-6:00 PM Brainstorming with team, Q&A with Makeathon Committee

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Friday, February 19th

• 2:00-3:00 PM Technical Office Hours and Makeathon Committee Office Hours

• 3:00-4:00 PM Technical Office Hours and Makeathon Committee Office Hours

• 4:00-5:00 PM Technical Office Hours and Makeathon Committee Office Hours

• 5:00-6:00 PM Entrepreneurship Guest Speaker

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Saturday, February 20th

• 6:00-9:30 AM Teams working on designs

• 9:30-10:00 AM Check In and Q&A with Makeathon Committee

• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Mentors assist in brainstorming and early design/low fidelity prototyping

• 12:00 PM Lunch Break

• 1:00-2:00 PM Mentor Availability

• 3:00 PM CAD and Presentation deadline

• 3:30-4:30 PM Mentor Presentations

• 5:00 PM Mentor Feedback

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Sunday, February 21st

• 9:30-10:00 AM Check In and Q&A with Makeathon Committee

• 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM Mentor Office Hours

• 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM Design Refinement ( Final Presentation Preparation)

• 2:00 PM Final Presentation Submission Deadline/ Receive meal gift cards

• 3:00-5:30 PM Final Presentations

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Wednesday, February 24th

• 4:00-5:00 PM Award Celebration