Sym AI Open 2026
Date & Time
Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 8:00 am AEDT
Ends Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 9:00 pm AEDT
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Location
Macquarie University
14 Sir Christopher Ondaatje Ave, Macquarie Park NSW 2113, Australia
Price
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Nikhil Yoshihiro Warnakulasooriya; Macquarie University AI & Data Science Society; SoftSoc USYD; NCS UNSW; Macquarie Engineering Student Society; Ashwin Ravi; Mrinmoy Saha; Sam
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About This Event
🚨 IMPORTANT: Every team member must register individually. 🚨
Join us for the Inter-Uni Sym AI Hackathon, a two-day build sprint at Macquarie University on 17–18 October. The challenge is simple but ambitious: pick a well-known app like Xero or Jira and build the strongest alternative you can. Working in teams of two to four, you'll get your own Sym workspace, a shared AI computer in the cloud where your team can collaborate with AI agents to build, deploy and manage a real application from scratch.
Across the weekend you'll hear a keynote from the founder of Sym AI, join hands-on workshops, and get advice from mentors before pitching your MVP to the judges. The top teams will go through to a live final, competing for a share of a $2,000 prize pool. Meals are provided throughout the event, and students from every discipline and skill level are welcome, so bring your friends or find a team on the day.
Hosted by the Macquarie University AI & Data Science Society in collaboration with USYD SoftSoc, USYD Statistics Society, UNSW No Code Society, UTS Tech Society and MQ Engineering Society.
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