Aitex. Good for tech Hackathon (judging): an award for O-1 and EB-1A
Award
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What the organisation itself states on its site aitextechforgoodhealthhackathon2025.cc. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.
- Organiser
- The hackathon is run by the AITEX association; the theme is digital health solutions for communities.
- Frequency
- One-off hackathon: start May 30, submission June 2, pitches June 3, winners June 4 (the page gives no year).
- Who can enter
- Healthcare professionals, developers, designers, product people and young professionals are invited; participation is in teams.
- Jury
- The site says the jury was assembled by the AITEX association; the page lists 24 judges, mostly engineers and IT managers.
- How jurors are chosen
- There is no judge application form on the page; the organiser assembles the jury. Judges score team pitches on five criteria: presentation, impact potential, relevance to community health, feasibility, originality.
- What the winner receives
- Cash prizes for the top three teams: $500, $300 and $200.
Source: the organisation's site aitextechforgoodhealthhackathon2025.cc (pages /), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.
What officers look at: 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(iv) - whose work was judged and how it is documented
Aitex. Good for tech Hackathon (judging) counts under the awards criterion if it is given for merit in your field, not for participation: the officer looks at selectivity and the awarding body.
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