About the challenge

The DMV Hackathon is a one-day, in-person build sprint bringing together the DMV's builders, students, and founders for a day of shipping real projects. Hosted by Salam Consulting, Oasis Hill, and Riwayah AI at Fuse at Mason Square in Arlington, it's open-ended: bring an idea, form a team, and build anything — AI tools, apps, community tech — in one focused day. Whether it's your first hackathon or your fifteenth, you'll leave with a demo, new teammates, and a shot at prizes judged by a panel of founders and engineers from across the region.

Get started

1. Register on this page (and confirm your event RSVP if you haven't).
2. Show up July 25 at Fuse at Mason Square — come with a team of up to 4, or join one at the morning team-formation session.
3. Build all day, then submit your project on this Devpost page before the deadline.
4. Demo for the judges and stick around for awards.

Schedule — Saturday, July 25

• 8:00 AM — Check-in 
• 9:00 AM — Opening remarks — Shahamat Ibrahim Omar
• 9:30 AM — Hacking begins
• 12:00 PM — Fireside Chat #1 + Sponsor Chat — Nasser Chanda
• 1:00 PM — Lunch
• 2:00 PM — Hacking continues
• 3:00 PM — Fireside Chat #2 — PAM AI
• 3:45 PM — Hacking continues
• 5:00 PM — Women in Tech Panel — Nida Ansari & Arjuan Sharif
• 5:45 PM — Final hacking stretch
• 7:00 PM — Submissions due on Devpost (hard deadline) — judges & mentors finalize top 10
• 7:30 PM — Top 10 present live
• 8:30 PM — Winners announced

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