Eric Nguyen

Spookathon 20252025

The 30-hour follow-up to HackCC, for 100+ hackers

Spookathon 2025

The 30-hour follow-up to HackCC, for 100+ hackers

#Project management#Leadership#Events

Type
Project managementLead organizer
Team
Me (lead)6 departments across colleges
Duration
30 hours[Month] 2025
Link
Recap video↗

[One line on what Spookathon set out to do differently from HackCC.]

Overview

Spookathon 2025 was a 30-hour hackathon that followed HackCC, run by the same cross-college team. I led it as lead organizer: sponsorship, the venue, catering, mentors and overnight accommodations for 100+ attendees.

Spookathon 2025, the recap

Running it

[What changed from HackCC: the theme, the format, the team.]

The Halloween theme ran through the whole site
The Halloween theme ran through the whole site
Six tracks, including a Math Honor Society challenge
Six tracks, including a Math Honor Society challenge

How it went

Across HackCC and Spookathon we raised over $21,000 in sponsorship. [Attendance, projects and winners for Spookathon itself.]

Reflections

[What you'd tell the next lead organizer.]