Featured Event

MakeOHI/O 2026

March 7-8, 2026 | Learn More >

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OHI/O

The OHl/O Program fosters a tech culture at Ohio State and its surrounding communities, ultimately providing students the opportunity to learn and build with real technologies outside of the classroom. Through the platform, OHl/O better connects students to real world problems and opportunities by engaging with the community and industry partners.

Cornerstone Events

OHI/O Presented Large Scale Events Celebrating Tech

HackOHI/O

Software Focused Innovation
October 25 – 25, 2025
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MakeOHI/O

Hardware Focused Marathon
March 7-8, 2026
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ShowOHI/O

Tech Entrepreneurship Showcase
April 17, 2026
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High School I/O

Hackathon for High School
November 23, 2025

Focus Events

Events Led By OHI/O Partners With Our Support And Enthusiasm

Buckeye Fintech Hackathon

A weekend-long hackathon for students interested in learning more about the intersection of finance and technology

  • Date February 28 – February 29, 2026
  • Location The Ohio State University, Fontana Labs
Buckeye CTF

Game I/O

A 2-week-long game jam hosted by OHI/O and the Game Creation Club >

  • Date February 17 – March 3, 2026

  • Location The Ohio State University (Fontana Labs)

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OCRI Capture The Flag Competition

Take on hands-on challenges and level up your cybersecurity skills in this one-day CTF event

  • Date Saturday, April 11, 2026

  • Location TBD

  • Time 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

CodeI/O

Code I/O is a coding enrichment program that features a Tech Escape Room, immersive problem-solving experiences via hack-a-thons, AI Virtual Reality demonstrations, and resources for hands-on exploration of real-world challenges with guidance from industry professionals.

  • Date April 18, 2026

  • Location The Ohio State University (TBD)

Hack AI

Hack AI

2-Day Hackathon Where Students Tackle Projects with the help of AI >

  • Date February 21-22nd 2026

  • Location The Ohio State University (TBD)

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Data I/O

Data I/O

Tackle real-world data challenges and showcase your data science skills in this one-day Hackathon. >

  • Date February 7, 2026

  • Location The Ohio State University (Pomerene Hall)

Data I/O

Bio-Hack

A weekend-long hackathon full of engineering, learning, networking, and innovation. >

  • Date February 7 – 8, 2026
  • Location The Ohio State University, Fontana Labs
Construct Ohio

Construct I/O: The Builder’s Summit

The developer conference for all people – technical and non-technical alike. >

  • Date October 23, 2025

  • Location Ohio Union
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BuckeyeCTF 2025

A hacking competition in which teams compete to obtain “flags” by solving security-based problems. >

  • Date Friday, Nov 7, 8:00 PM EST – Sunday, Nov 9, 8:00 PM EST

  • Location The Ohio State University, Pomerene Hall
HackOHI/O 2024

World Language Appathon

Build VR Games, Learn Languages, and Win!>

  • Date November 21, 2025

  • Location Ohio State Main Campus

Meet Past Winners

Community Events
Events On Campus And Beyond That Support Our Tech Community

RocketHacks

RocketHacks is a 24-hour hackathon hosted by the University of Toledo that brings together students from across the Midwest and beyond to innovate, collaborate, and create. The event welcomes participants of all skill levels—from first-time [...]

Love Data Week @ OSU

Where’s the Data? The Research Commons and our campus partners are teaming up to host a week of exciting events from February 9–13 as part of a global celebration of research data. This year’s theme, [...]

AI4ALL Ignite: Summer 2026 AI Career Accelerator

Wondering how you can get your start into an AI career? AI4All Ignite is cutting-edge, two-semester career accelerator program developed by leaders in AI that helps U.S. undergraduate students majoring in computer science, data science, [...]

NexGen: Empowering & Inspiring Future Leadership

Thursday, February 12, 2026 – 1pm to 6pm The Curl Viewpoint Highlights executives from across multiple industries, and provides career journey mentorship and networking opportunities for students across academic disciplines. Keynotes and fireside chats highlighting [...]

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