First Annual California Artificial Intelligence Summit
Middle and High school students from both in and out of California are all invited and welcome to participate in this event filled with professional speakers and interactive workshops.
AI Summit
Date
September 25
Registration Deadline
September 24
AIdeathon Submission Deadline
September 23 at 5:00 PM PDT
Summit Information
Who Can Attend
Middle and High School Students
How will the event be held?
This event will be held virtually. Participants will receive a Zoom link to the panels and workshops after registration.
Speakers
Christian Shelton
Professor of Computer Science at the University of California at Riverside
Sara Gerke
Assistant Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law
Enrico Santus
Data Science Leader at Bayer
Summit Schedule
Schedule (PDT)
| Opening Ceremony: 9:00 – 9:30 |
| Keynote speaker #1: 9:30 – 10:30 |
| Kahoot / Game Activity: 10:30 – 10:50 |
| 10 Minute Break: 10:50 – 11:00 |
| Workshop #1: 11:00 – 11:45 |
| Lunch Break: 11:45 – 12:45 |
| Workshop #2: 12:45 – 1:30 |
| 5 Minute Break: 1:30 – 1:35 |
| Awards Ceremony: 1:35 – 2:05 |
| Closing Remarks: 2:05 – 2:30 |
Prizes, Rules and Questions
AIdeathon Prize Categories
Internship Opportunities
Top prize winners within our Best Overall section will advance to the final round of matching with paid gigs and internships at top startups from MIT, CMU, Stanford, and YC ecosystems. This opportunity is supported by Slingshot, a partner of GCL.
Best Overall
1st Place: $500 + $20 Ebook Voucher
2nd place: $300
Best All Girls: $300
Best use of Neural Networks track
1st place: $200 + $20 Ebook Voucher
Best creative track
1st place: $200 + $20 Ebook Voucher
Best Design/UI
1st place: $200 + $20 Ebook Voucher
Attendee Prize Package (for all participants)
– Extended trial to Balsamiq Cloud
– 1 free year of 1Password Families
– 1 free month of Repl.it hacker plan
– 20% discount code for Ebooks
Rules and Registration:
- In order to receive your prize, AIdeathon winners must be present at the event on September 25th
- Elementary, Middle, and High School students are eligible to compete in the AIdeathon and attend the event
- This event is open to anyone (all genders/etc.) interested in AI and healthcare
- AIdeathon teams can range from 1-4 people
- The ideathon is based in California but is open to all students in the U.S.
- You do not have to submit an AIdeathon project to attend the workshops/participate in the interactive games during the event on September 25
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Due to challenges with sending prizes to students internationally as a nonprofit organization, only students located in the US will be eligible to receive a cash prize for the AIDeathon. However, international students are still welcome to compete and direct their prize money, if they win an award, as a donation to a nonprofit organization of their choice. Please note that international students still qualify for our in-kind prizes such as internship opportunities, Ebook vouchers, and the attendee prize package.
AIdeathon Submissions
We are looking for projects that include creative systems/solutions and provide descriptive details about their innovation and how it is helpful to society. Participants are required to submit a video or abstract through the Google form on the Girls Computing League website.
The deadline for all pitches is September 23 at 5:00 PM PDT Participants can submit their AIdeathon project at the top of this page.
Below are the criteria that will be used for judging AIdeathon pitches related to AI and healthcare. Please note that AIdeathon pitches are due September 23, which is before the actual AI Summit.
In the AIdeathon Pitch, participants will need to address the following areas (Minimum of 3 minutes, maximum of 5 minutes or abstract):
1. Purpose and need for the product
2. Target audience for the product (students/elderly/veterans/etc.)
3. What the product does and its features. Explain how the product includes the intersection between AI and healthcare
4. Competitive analysis (how is the product different than other products)
5. Product demo, screenshots, or pictures, if applicable
6. Future vision and plans for the product
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