The qhack from stjordanis

Welcome to QHack, the one-of-a-kind quantum computing hackathon!

QHack has three main pillars:

QHack Live Streams: Streaming live at twitch.tv/qhack. Join us for exciting talks from our awesome lineup of top speakers. Tune in live to interact with the speakers and win raffle prizes. Runs Feb 14-18, 2022.
QHack Coding Challenges: Test out your quantum coding skills with 25 unique questions for all skill levels. Earn prizes by ranking on the leaderboard. Runs Feb 14-25, 2022.
QHack Open Hackathon: Showcase your creativity, problem-solving capabilities, and technical chops in this free-form hackathon. Share your own idea with the world, or start with one of project seeds. Multiple exclusive prizes are up for grabs. Runs Feb 21-25, 2022.

Power Ups and Prizes

This year there are more prizes and power ups available than ever before, courtesy of our incredible sponsors.

Internships: This is your chance to work with some of the best quantum scientists and companies in the world, and get paid for it!
On-site & Virtual Tours: See where the magic happens with exclusive visits with your favourite quantum companies and researchers.
Hardware & Software Access: Unlock exclusive quantum computing platforms from the top companies in the field.
Physical Prizes: Prefer something you can get yor hands on? We've got you covered, with iPads, Oculus VR Headsets, Macbook Pros, signed textbooks, shirts, hats, and mugs.

There are also more ways you can win.

Raffles: Sign up for QHack, post on social media, join the live streams, or take part in the Coding Challenges and Open Hackathon. You've got a chance to win raffle prizes just by taking part!
Design Competition: Who doesn't love clever quantum t-shirts? Submit your design for a chance to win awesome prizes, and have your shirt featured on the Xanadu Shop.
Meme Contest: The OG quantum computing meme contest returns returns! Take home some sweet swag by creating the spiciest quantum memes.
Open Hackathon Challenges: Submit your team's Open Hackathon project to one (or more) of our sponsor's challenges. The best entries for each challenge win amazing and unique prizes.
Coding Challenges: Unlock power ups to put toward your Open Hackathon project (and beyond!) by placing high on the QHack Coding Challenges.

Timeline

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
Feb 7: Coding Challenge Portal opens for team registration
Feb 14: Coding Challenge Questions available QHack Livestream Day 1	Feb 15: QHack Livestream Day 2	Feb 16: QHack Livestream Day 3	Feb 17: QHack Livestream Day 4	Feb 18: AWS Power Up: Win $400 USD in AWS credits (top 100 teams as of 17h00 ET) IBM Power Up: Win access to IBM Quantum's 7-qubit machine (top 70 teams as of 17h00 ET) QHack Livestream Day 5 (Spanish-language session)
Feb 21: Open Hackathon begins	Feb 22: Submit draft Open Hackathon project if you want to be considered for access to IBM Quantum's 16-qubit machine (10 teams; must submit before 23h59 ET)	Feb 23: Submit draft Open Hackathon project if you want to be considered for $2000 USD in AWS credits (15 teams; must submit before 12h00 ET)		Feb 25 (17h00 ET): Open Hackathon concludes Coding Challenge portal closes