Bitcamp 2025 organizer applications are officially LIVE! 🔥 Apply now at bit.camp/orgapp. If you couldn’t attend the interest meeting, look over our slides at bit.camp/orgslides to learn more about the different teams. Applications are due September 29th at 11:59 PM EST! 🍀
Bitcamp
Higher Education
College Park, Maryland 895 followers
The University of Maryland’s annual spring hackathon.
About us
Bitcamp is the University of Maryland’s annual spring hackathon and has been one of the largest collegiate hackathons on the East Coast over the past ten years. Join 1000+ students to collaborate and grow with endless opportunities, regardless of your level of experience. Explore your passions in different tracks, learn new skills in workshops, or build an awesome website, app, or hardware project to win a prize! Bitcamp is a place for influencing a diverse group of the nation’s brightest makers, all working on different projects and possessing different skill sets, and educating the next generation of technologists. It's All About the Journey! For more information about Bitcamp, visit our website at https://bit.camp, or email us at hello@bit.camp.
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https://bit.camp
External link for Bitcamp
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- College Park, Maryland
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2013
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College Park, Maryland, US
Employees at Bitcamp
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Edgar Cipriano Mijares Cejas
Capi.lat Coordinador. | Consultor
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Jennifer Li
SWE @ Capital One | UMD CS '25 | QUEST Honors Program
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Eesha Kaul
Info Sci + Business Student at the University of Maryland | Community Director @ Technica
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Seema Shaik
SWE at JPMorgan Chase & Co. | CS @ University of Maryland
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😎ONE DAY TILL BITCAMP 2024😎 ‼️Please welcome our opening speaker David Baggett, CEO and Founder of Inky‼️Baggett earned his undergraduate degree in CS at UMD before studying CS at MiT. 💻👨🎓He is one of the co-developers who created the original Crash Bandicoot game and now specializes in cybersecurity.👨💻🤙 For the closing ceremony, get excited for Zachary Fogg, one of Bitcamp’s OG founders! 👀 CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL BY THE CAMPFIRE🤘🏽🔥
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😱Two days till Bitcamp!!😱 Looking for a nice break from coding? Or just interested in learning more about your track? Check out our variety of workshops from clubs such as the App Dev Club💻, Women in Cybersecurity🔐, and the Undergraduate Quantum Association⚛️. We will also have non-track workshops including designing in Figma🧑🎨, virtual/augmented reality🥽, and content creation🤳. See you by the campfire! 🔥
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🚀T-Minus 3 days until Bitcamp!!🚀 I know y’all are always looking for that LinkedIn connection. Lucky for you, Bitcamp is partnering with rad companies including Cloudforce, Bloomberg, and Cipher Tech Solutions, Inc. Be sure to visit their booths and network for job opportunities at Bitcamp weekend! See you soon!🕺
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With 5 days till Bitcamp, here is some important logistical information. ‼️Bitcamp will be hosted in the Reckford Armory from April 19-21‼️ Hackers, please start arriving at 6 pm for check-in. The opening ceremony will start at 7:45 pm. For parking info, refer to our previous parking post. 🚙🅿️ Check out bit.camp/schedule for information on all the timings of Bitcamp weekend. 📆 Bitcamp uses Devpost for hackers to submit projects.🧑💻If you do not have a Devpost account, please look into making one at devpost.com. 🔉More info will be announced at Bitcamp!🔉 For food, we will have dessert on the first night. We will have breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. There will be snacks and drinks too! Get ready to GRUB!🍔🍟😁
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Are you an avid artist? Do you enjoy drawing? If so, get excited for the return of Colorwar! Colorwar is a rapid-fire live-design competition and one of the highlights of Bitcamp. 🎨✍️ To compete, you will create a visual that expresses your interpretation of Bitcamp’s “It’s All About The Journey” theme. For more information and examples, visit our site at bit.camp and scroll down to Colorwar. 🔥⚔️ P.S. 6 DAYS TILL BITCAMP!!
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We are proud to be co-hosted by Cloudforce. Check out their open roles at gocloudforce.com/careers and visit their LinkedIn at Cloudforce!
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Bitcamp reposted this
⚡ Helping leaders harness the power of AI & the Microsoft Cloud ☁️ 🚀 We don't just find your competitive edge – we forge it. 🥇 Founder @ Cloudforce
📢 "We worked with our co-hosting organization, Cloudforce, to provide mentors with years of experience and a deep knowledge of the field to give students a whole new perspective and help them grow even more. This has allowed Bitcamp to expose young people to solving real-world problems in industry, to more students than ever. Through workshops, prompt-a-thons, and #Microsoft-certified #Azure Architect Experts, Bitcamp is excited to meaningfully contribute to a growing local workforce in the fields of AI and cybersecurity at Bitcamp 2024.” - Anjali Samavedam, ACES ‘26 📢 “I think one of my favorite aspects about Bitcamp is that it's an opportunity for growth. The #UMD and ACES Bitcamp community along with Cloudforce and Microsoft's support is set to offer an unprecedented experience that will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression on all participants.” - Amrit Magesh, ACES ‘25 🏆 I can't wait join forces with Microsoft's Chief Innovation Officer for Education Michael J. Jabbour at Bitcamp 2024!!! 🤝
ACES Students Organize Bitcamp's 10th Anniversary
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