Columbia University WiCS — Hackathon
DivHacks 2026
Empowering and inspiring students historically underrepresented in the tech industry.
Prize Pool
Non-cash Prize
Location
Online
Duration
1 day
Date
Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026
About the Hackathon
Empowering and inspiring students historically underrepresented in the tech industry.
Hackathon Schedule9AM - 10AMHackers Arrive / Check-In @ Lerner Roone Auditorium10AM - 11AMOpening Ceremony @ Lerner Roone Auditorium11AM - 10PMHacking Time @ Lerner Roone Auditorium11AM - 11:30AMMLH 1 Workshop @ Lerner 56811:30AM - 12:30PMLinkedIn Branding 101 @ Lerner Broadway Room (2nd Floor)11:30AM - 12PMMLH 2 Workshop @ Lerner 568 / DeepSpace SDK Workshop @ Lerner 47712PM - 1PMBuild Your Entire Internship Application Stack in 30 Minutes Workshop @ Lerner Satow (5th Floor)12PM - 12:30PMMLH 3 Workshop @ Lerner 568 / Prototyping Edge AI & Low-Power Hardware Workshop @ Lerner 47712:30PM - 1PMTavily Workshop @ Lerner 4771PM - 2PMLunch @ Lerner Roone Auditorium2PM - 2:45PMSoftware Engineering in an AI Native World Workshop @ Lerner Satow (5th Floor)2PM - 2:30PMBuild Your AI Second Brain with Claude Code and Notion @ Lerner 4772:30PM - 3PMBuild a Live iMessage AI Agent with Photon @ Lerner 4773PM - 3:30PMBuild, Ship & Demo Workshop @ Lerner Satow (5th Floor)3:30PM - 4PMJudges Meet & Greet @ Lerner Satow (5th Floor)6PM - 7PMDinner @ Lerner Roone Auditorium10PMTransition to Carleton Commons11PM - 12AMLate Night Ramen @ Carleton Commons10PM - 9AMHacking Time @ Carleton Commons8AM - 9AMBreakfast @ Carleton Commons9AMTransition to Lerner9AM - 10:30AMHacking Time11AM - 12PMLunch @ Lerner Roone Auditorium12PM - 4PMJudging4PM - 5PMClosing Ceremony @ Lerner Roone Auditorium
Event Details
Format
Online
Prize Pool
Non-cash Prize
Currency
USD
Start
Sep 26, 2026
End
Sep 27, 2026
Duration
1 day
Schedule
2026-09-26
Hackers Arrive / Check-In @ Lerner Roone Auditorium
Opening Ceremony @ Lerner Roone Auditorium
Hacking Time @ Lerner Roone Auditorium
MLH 1 Workshop @ Lerner 568
LinkedIn Branding 101 @ Lerner Broadway Room (2nd Floor)
MLH 2 Workshop @ Lerner 568 / DeepSpace SDK Workshop @ Lerner 477
Build Your Entire Internship Application Stack in 30 Minutes Workshop @ Lerner Satow (5th Floor)
MLH 3 Workshop @ Lerner 568 / Prototyping Edge AI & Low-Power Hardware Workshop @ Lerner 477
Tavily Workshop @ Lerner 477
Lunch @ Lerner Roone Auditorium
Software Engineering in an AI Native World Workshop @ Lerner Satow (5th Floor)
Build Your AI Second Brain with Claude Code and Notion @ Lerner 477
Build a Live iMessage AI Agent with Photon @ Lerner 477
Build, Ship & Demo Workshop @ Lerner Satow (5th Floor)
Judges Meet & Greet @ Lerner Satow (5th Floor)
Dinner @ Lerner Roone Auditorium
Transition to Carleton Commons
Late Night Ramen @ Carleton Commons
Hacking Time @ Carleton Commons
2026-09-27
Breakfast @ Carleton Commons
Transition to Lerner
Hacking Time
Lunch @ Lerner Roone Auditorium
Judging
Closing Ceremony @ Lerner Roone Auditorium
Organized by Columbia University WiCS
Online · Ended
Timeline
Sep 26, 2026
EVENT STARTS
Hackathon kicks off. Join online and start building.
Sep 27, 2026
EVENT ENDS
Final submissions and judging period begins.
