Major League Hacking
Major League Hacking (MLH) is the official student hackathon league. MLH provides mentorship and support resources to student hackathons in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
History
MLH was founded in 2013 by Mike Swift and Jon Gottfried. In April 2014, Major League Hacking announced that they were expanding to the United Kingdom, with Tim Fogarty coming on board as commissioner of MLH UK. On October 29, 2014, Nick Quinlan was announced as the next commissioner of MLH.
Hackathons
MLH provides mentorship and support to the over 70 collegiate hackathons each season in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and the United Kingdom. More than 25,000 students compete in these hackathons and win points (awarded for both participation and prizes) for their school. At the end of every hackathon season, the school with the most points is awarded the MLH Hacker Cup.
The fall hackathon season runs from late August to early December. The spring hackathon season runs from early January to mid May.
Some popular MLH-affiliated hackathons include HackRU at Rutgers University, HackMizzou at the University of Missouri, TAMUHack at Texas A&M, HackTX at the University of Texas at Austin, and LA Hacks at UCLA.
Minor League Hacking
Minor League Hacking was announced in September 2014 as a hackathon league specifically for high school hackathon participants. A hackathon league for high schoolers and other underage hackers was necessary due to a number of controversies regarding collegiate hackathons banning high schoolers due to liability issues.