ECYC 2021-2022 HACKATHON REGULATION

Youth international participation in times of crisis

How to build trust, increase participation and remove barriers to youth involvement in times of crisis?

We would like ECYC member organizations’ to work with teams of staff and young people to create solutions to this challenge. Solutions can be varied and creative such as software programs, or hardware developments, as well as non-technical artifacts such as visualizations, new or improved documentation, or publications on the topic of youth international cooperation in times of crisis. We encourage creative approaches to presenting solutions, taking into consideration the present regulation document, they can vary from an app to a rap song. You know best what you’re good at. All teams should work with and use mainly information for the open portals of the Council of Europe and the European Union, at https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal and https://europa.eu/european-union/index_en

Guidelines for the Hackathon

1. You must treat all team members, competitors, judges, coaches, volunteers, etc, with respect and courtesy.
2. Hackathon teams will be a maximum of 8 people
3. Hackathon teams should not include organizers, volunteers, judges, sponsors, or in any other privileged position at the event
4. All team need to appoint at least one spoke person which will be present online or offline at the GA in Arona (Italy) in November -if possible, this should be a young person
5. Teams can of course gain advice and support from organizers, volunteers, sponsors, and others
6. All the work on the project proposal should be made from 1st December until 10th  January 2022
7. Teams can use an idea they had before the event
8. Teams can work on ideas that have already been done. Hacks do not have to be “innovative”. If somebody wants to work on a common idea they should be allowed to do so and should be judged on the quality of their hack.
9. Teams can use libraries, frameworks, or open-source code in their projects.

Teams can be disqualified from the competition at the organizers’ discretion. Reasons might include but are not limited to breaking the Competition Rules or other unsporting behavior.

Hackathon Teams

1. All interested organizations should submit their will to participate to info@ecyc.org.

What do we expect?

1. A summary document which describes how youth work organizations can enhance youth participation and remove barriers for youth participation at local, regional or European levels.
2. A short video of maximum of three (3) minutes where you will explain your idea and your motivations – be as creative as possible!
3. Comprehensive proof that young people were consulted about the topic (may it be a file containing data acquired during your hackathon through their help or pictures of their direct involvement)

Pitching

All Hackathon Teams must submit their summary document and short video by the 10th of January 2022 via We Transfer to info@ecyc.org. The videos will be presented on the ECYC webpage and facebook, and participants will vote based on the judging criteria below.

You are encouraged to present what you have done even if you weren’t able to finish. It’s okay if you didn’t finish—that happens all the time!

On the 15th of January 2022, during the online boradcasted event of closing the hackathon, all the spokesperson appointed will have the opportunity to pitch explaining their idea in maximum 7 minutes.

Judging Criteria

Teams will be judged on these five criteria. Judges delegated by ECYC member organisations will weigh the criteria equally. During judging, participants should try to describe what they did for each criterion in their project.

Resilience: How is your proposal building resilience of youth work and young people? Is it able to resist crisis scenarios?

Cooperation: How much of your idea creates connections, friendships and co—operations with other networks of organizations and associations which can help you and your people to continue commit and help others? Was it created through a regional, national, or trans-national cooperation?

Technology: How much technology is used in a creative way to create new organizational and engagement methods?

Youth work: How much would this solution champion Youth work?

Youth led: How much have young people been involved in creating this solution? Have young people designed the idea?

Hackathons are like marathons: Some people go to compete, but most people take part to better themselves and have fun. Whatever the reason is you’re at a hackathon, make sure you’re upholding the spirit of the hackathon by collaborating with other teams, helping beginners, and having fun.

For any questions, or issues, please contact us at info@ecyc.org or ecyc@fcjmp.be.