🚀 OpenClaw Hackathon: Build the Best Personal Assistant

​Join us both in-person and online for a 1-week hackathon where you will build a powerful AI Personal Assistant inspired by OpenClaw 🔥

​📅 Timeline

• ​🚀 Saturday, April 25 — Kickoff
  11:00 AM PST
  📍Northeastern University 410 W Georgia St and Zoom

• ​📚 Sunday, April 26 — Online Lecture
  6:00 PM PST
  • Build your Personal App Proof of Concept
  • Recording will be available

• ​👥 Monday, April 27 — Co-working 1
  5:30 PM PST
  📍Coffee Shop Vancouver Downtown

• ​🛡️ Tuesday, April 28 — Online Lecture
  6:00 PM PST
  • Debug and Secure your App
  • Recording will be available

• ​👥 Thursday, April 30 — Co-working 2
  5:30 PM PST
  📍Coffee Shop Vancouver Downtown

• ​🎉 Saturday, May 2 — Show & Tell (Demo Day)
  11:00 AM PST
  📍Northeastern University 410 W Georgia St and Zoom

​👉 RSVP for Demo Day here:
https://luma.com/24liey22

​Please RSVP there as well if you plan to present 🙌

​📍 Format

• ​🌐 Hybrid: In-person + Online

• ​💬 Discord channel for communication, support, and updates

​👥 Co-working sessions:

• ​🗓️ Monday & Thursday

• ​🕠 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM (PST)

• ​Available both online + in-person

​🎯 Kickoff Day (April 25)

​🕚 Starts at 11:15 AM sharp

​What to expect:

• ​📚 Lecture (Hackathon Overview)

  • ​What is OpenClaw

  • ​What makes a great Personal Assistant

  • ​Examples + winning strategies

• ​🛠️ Hands-on Setup Workshop (1.5 hours)

  • ​Install and run Claude Code

  • ​Make sure it works on your machine (this is essential)

  • ​Set up your first OpenClaw agent

  • ​Connect tools (APIs, workflows, etc.)

​🧠 Theme

​Build the Best Personal Assistant for a domain of your choice

​Your assistant should:

• ​Save time ⏱️

• ​Automate workflows ⚙️

• ​Make intelligent decisions 🧠

​💡 Example Ideas

​🦷 DentalClaw

​An assistant for dental receptionists

• ​Automates appointment booking and reminders

• ​Handles patient intake and FAQs

• ​Pulls patient records and insurance info instantly

​🏢 EnterpriseClaw

​An assistant for workplace admins

• ​Schedules meetings across teams

• ​Gathers relevant documents and summaries

• ​Helps with onboarding, reports, and coordination

​📊 ResearchClaw

​An assistant for researchers

• ​Conducts deep research with sources

• ​Summarizes papers and extracts insights

• ​Helps generate reports and experiment ideas

​🛠️ How it Works

• ​👥 Form a team (solo is perfect too)

• ​💡 Choose a domain you care about

• ​⚡ Build your assistant inspired by OpenClaw

• ​🔁 Iterate during co-working sessions

• ​🎥 Prepare a short 1.5 min max demo for presentation

​🧠 Requirements

• ​✅ No coding experience required

• ​⚡ Some familiarity with Claude Code is recommended

• ​⚠️ You must be able to install and run Claude Code locally

  • ​This is essential to building your app

​🎉 Demo Day (May 2)

• ​🚀 Present your Personal Assistant

• ​💬 Get feedback from the community

• ​🏆 Top demos get recognition

​👉 RSVP: https://luma.com/24liey22

​🤝 Support

• ​💬 Active Discord support

• ​👥 Co-working sessions

• ​🧠 Guidance during kickoff + community help

​🎯 Goal

​Build a working AI Personal Assistant that people and YOU would actually use 🚀

​​About the Facilitator

​​Issam Laradji is a Research Scientist at ServiceNow and an Adjunct Professor at University of British Columbia. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia and a postdoc from McGill, and his research interests include natural language processing, computer vision, and large-scale optimization.

​​Looking forward to discussing the latest AI Papers!

​​About Northeastern University

​​Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. With 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, over 320,000 alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide, the global university network serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. Located in the heart of downtown, the Vancouver campus offers a wide range of master’s-level tech degrees, including pathway programs that allow students with non-STEM backgrounds to pursue a graduate degree in tech.