Official website for the 2nd Annual CHIPS Innovation Challenge, hosted by the C.H.I.P.S. Club. Built as a single-page, fully responsive site and deployed on Vercel.
This website serves as the central hub for the CHIPS Innovation Challenge 2026 — a team-based hackathon geared towards college students. It includes all competition information, hackathon prompts, judging criteria, and key dates.
chips-hackathon/
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├── index.html # Main (and only) page — all HTML, CSS, and JS is here
└── README.md # You're reading it
- Countdown Timer — Live countdown to the registration deadline (April 13, 2026)
- Interactive Category Cards — Expandable/hoverable cards for each hackathon prompt
- Visual Timeline — Key competition dates displayed as a clean milestone timeline
- Judging Criteria Breakdown — Scored criteria with visual weight indicators
- Fully Responsive — Optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop
- Scroll Animations — Sections fade in as they enter the viewport using the Intersection Observer API
- Dark Theme — Modern dark UI with vibrant accent colors
| Technology | Purpose |
|---|---|
| HTML5 | Page structure and semantics |
| CSS3 | Styling, animations, and responsive layout |
| Vanilla JavaScript | Countdown timer, scroll animations, interactivity |
| Vercel | Hosting and deployment |
No frameworks, no build tools, no dependencies — just a single index.html file.
This site is deployed via Vercel. Any push to the main branch will trigger an automatic redeployment.
To deploy your own version:
- Fork or clone this repository
- Go to vercel.com and import the repository
- Vercel will auto-detect the static site — no configuration needed
- Click Deploy
No installation required. Simply open index.html in your browser:
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/chips-lab/CHIPSHackathon.git
# Navigate into the folder
cd chips-hackathon
# Open in browser (or just double-click index.html)
open index.html| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration Opens | Monday, March 23, 2026 |
| Registration Closes | Monday, April 13, 2026 |
| Hackathon Presentation | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
- Open Innovation
- Government Identity & Verification
- Jamaican Digital Marketplace
- Unified Emergency Response Network
- Youth Skills & Gig Economy Matchmaker
- Digital Heritage & Cultural Preservation
This project is maintained by the C.H.I.P.S. Club. If you spot a bug or want to suggest a change, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.
This project is for educational and club use only. All content is the property of the C.H.I.P.S. Club.
Built with 💚 by the C.H.I.P.S. Club