** schedule is done for the day after the keynote Q&A due to streaming setup difficulties and we apologize for any confusion <3
Goal: to connect, support, educate, entertain, and empower the hacker community when many have been displaced from their campuses with a series of Twilio TV livestreams with games, contests, talks, workshops, and more throughout the day, interspersed with breaks and contests like
- draw-the-owl: draw and owl and show us on Slack or in Twitch chat!
- TwilioQuest, a video game and training tool to earn XP, swag, and an IRL Zelda sword (we will mail it to college hackers)
- #DevWithSign. post to social media picture of yourself AT HOME with a homemade sign similar to Dude with Sign with the hashtags #HackTogether and whatever hackathon you are attending (LA Hacks, HooHacks, or RowdyHacks).
(more info at the bottom under asynchronous contests)
Submit a PR with a question you'd like to ask the Father of Python Guido van Rossum then tune in 3/28 at 4pm to see if it's answered on Twilio TV. We'll have other activities, talks, games, and contests throughout the weekend of LA Hacks, RowdyHacks, and HooHacks to keep you entertained and learning.
| Time | Talk | Speakers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 3/28 | (all PST) | ||
| Morning Kickoff | 10am | Welcome, intro to schedule, contests, where to tune in and learn more, etc. | Twilio Developer Evangelist, LA Hacks/HooHacks/RowdyHacks mentor Lizzie |
| Morning stretch | 10:20am-10:30am | Take a stretching and yoga break! | |
| Intro to Security **MOVED TO 7:30PM PST | 7:30 | Get a deep-dive into security | HackathonMentors founder and MLH Coach Kyle Suero |
| Setup a Web Page with GH Pages | moved to 6pm | Get a personal webpage setup with GitHub Pages. | Microsoft Dev PMM Kim Noel |
| Offline: Lunch break | 11:30am-12:30pm | ------------------------------- | |
| Job Prep Power Hour | 12:30pm-2pm | Job or internship hunting? Unsure what to do for a virtual interview? Tune in for resume reviews, LinkedIn optimization tips, and more. | Twilio Talent Researchers Connie Chan and Lauren Huynh, asynchronous reviews via chat from Twilio Head of Talent Research Greg D'Augusta, Newsela engineer Prince Wilson, and Twilio engineers Bex Warner and Duy Nguyen |
| Get Creative with Code | 2pm-2:30pm | Make music with Sonic Pi, a free code-based music creation and performance tool, and maybe with a npm module as well, time-permitting. | Engineer Amy Dickens |
| Design Thinking for Engineers | 2:30pm-3pm | Learn design processes and resources to prototype your demo today.on. | Twilio Principal Product Designer for AI Elaine Lee |
| Offline: Afternoon break | 3pm-3:45pm | Stretch and get ready for our 4pm speaker Guido van Rossum! | |
| Q&A with Father of Python Guido van Rossum | 4pm-5pm | You won't want to miss this. | Guido van Rossum |
| Dev Trivia contest between LA Hacks, RowdyHacks, and HooHacks with prizes | 5pm-5:45pm | Learn some obscure programming- and owl-related trivia as organizers from 3 different hackathons happening this weekend duke it out trying to win a donation to the charity of their choice. | MLH co-founder and former Twilio evangelist Jon Gottfried and Lizzie |
| Offline: Dinner break | 5:45pm -7pm | ------------------------------- | |
| How to craft a winning hackathon pitch | 7pm | Are you ready to demo tomorrow? Tune in to find out how best to pitch and demo your hack. | Girls Make Apps founder, TechCrunch Disrupt winner, and Stanford student Akshaya Dinesh |
| Build your First Twilio App (time-permitting after Intro to Security, moved) | 7:30pm | What's a Twilio and intro to some core Twilio products | Lizzie |
| Intro to Machine Learning | 8pm | Get started with Machine Learning | AWS evangelist Nick Walsh |
LeetCode Live!  |
9pm | See engineers answer LeetCode in real-time! | former SB Hacks organizer Diane Phan and Airtable engineer Tim Deng |
| Nighttime break | 10pm | ------------------------------- | |
| Show-and-tell x Games | 11pm | Show off what you're working on and play Developer Quiplash. | |
Devtime/Bedtime Story  |
11:30pm | Bed time? More like dev time, amirite? Hear a new version of an old favorite, the Very Hungry Developer (inspired by the Very Hungry Caterpillar). | |
In addition to sponsoring best use of the Twilio API for LA Hacks (which is open to people who did not register as well) and Rowdy Hacks and some contests during the livestream above, we also have
- Play TwilioQuest this weekend, earning XP and swag by completing missions for the chance to win an IRL Zelda sword.
- #devWithSign contest. Take a picture of yourself AT HOME with a homemade sign similar to Dude with Sign. Post it publicly on Twitter, Instagram, or Linkedin with the hashtags #devWithSign and #hacktogether and tag @twilio as well.
If you're hacking at LA Hacks, RowdyHacks, and HooHacks, we are sponsoring Best Use of the Twilio API with Quarantine Survival Packs.
Here are some Twilio hackathon resources like a list of tutorials, videos, etc. and a letter on what we are looking for. We can't wait to see what you build.
