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SWECCATHON 2026
Closing ceremony.
Demos · Judging · Awards
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Welcome back.
Thanks for building with us this weekend. Settle in — presentations begin at 5:15 PM.
When
5:00 – 7:00 PM · today
Where
CSE2 G10 · Bill & Melinda Gates Center
Address
3800 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195
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TONIGHT
How the evening runs.
5:00
Doors & welcome
settle in (arrive 4:30–4:45)
5:15
Project presentations
top 5–7 teams · ~5 min each
~6:00
Judging deliberation
judges confer (~30 min)
~6:30
Closing & awards
winners + honorable mentions
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JUDGING CRITERIA
What we're looking for.
One north star: the wow factor. Then —
Track execution & wow~40%how well you nail the track's concept
Usefulness & gap30%how practical — test cases & grading logic
Data & reusability20%can others reuse your benchmark & traces?
Presentation clarity10%how clearly you explain it
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YOUR JUDGES
Meet the panel.
Rogerio Panigassi
Google · SRE
Niti Shah
Google · Software Engineer
Raman Singh
Google
Simon Kurgan
SWECC · host
Sophia Lin
SWECC · host
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5:15 PM
Presentations
Top 5–7 teams · ~5 minutes each
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JUDGES CONFERRING
Deliberation
Back shortly with the winners. Grab a snack & some stickers.
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THE MOMENT
Awards
One winner per track · one overall · honorable mentions
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PRIZES
What you're playing for.
Grand · overall
Best in show
Metal sensory fidget cubes + a Google tumbler, water bottle & hat.
Track winners
One per track
Google merch assortment, fidget keycap keychains, metal webcam covers & USB data blockers.
Honorable mentions
Crowd favorites
Plenty more Google merch — and sticker packs for everyone.
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STICKERS
Take a stack.
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Thank you.
For building, judging, and showing up. This is just the first SWECCATHON — benchmark literally anything.
Devpost
tinyurl.com/sweccmesocosm
Platform
mesocosm.swecc.org