Event Logistics

SEE YOU IN LOS ANGELES

Thank you for your interest in joining us for Bruin Entrepreneur’s Designathon at UCLA: Vista 2024. We are excited to have you join us. Designathon is a beginner-friendly program providing an opportunity to undergraduate students to learn and utilize design skills to create unique and creative solutions to real-world scenarios, and get the chance to explore everything from UX and prototyping to typography and layouts.

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WELCOME TO VISTA

Vista is the theme for Designathon at UCLA 2024 promoting inclusivity and diversity of design with the invitation to soar beyond the typical canvas. Vista encourages our designers to explore the unordinary and challenge the status quo. Design thinking helps us address problems, using innovation to contribute to our quickly developing society. By placing importance on empathy, equity, inclusivity, diversity, and curiosity, we shape design to be whatever we need and dream it to be. This allows us to place an emphasis on a new perspective in design that proves worthwhile. No matter how you tackle design thinking, we’ll still see you soar beyond at Vista.
Under the UCLA Student Group Conduct Code, applications will not be discriminated on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or service in the uniformed services.

DATE & TIME OF EVENT

Vista will take place on Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 9AM to 7PM PST on UCLA’s Campus, with check-in beginning at 8:30 AM PST. Vsta will take place in Moore Hall 100. Please note that Vista is an exclusively-in-person event.
A detailed itinerary personalized for each team will be posted on the Vista Intranet (“MyVista”) prior to the event start.

TEAMS FORMATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Students are encouraged to work with each other and teams can be up to 4 participants. Teams sign up will begin a day after applications close. If students are applying in teams, each individual must submit an application.
Designathon is a beginner-friendly program that welcomes undergraduate students without prior design experience to learn and apply design skills in solving real-world problems, including UX, prototyping, typography, and layouts! All applications will be considered, regardless of prior design background.

RULES & REGULATIONS

Participants agree to follow the UCLA Student Group Conduct Code regarding Facilities and Activities Regulations. Failure to comply with these regulations will subject participants to removal from the program.

VISTA INTRANET ("MYVISTA")

MyVista, or simply the Vista Intranet, is the internal system where Vista Participants, Mentors, Judges, and Staff have access to their personalized experience. Based on their role, Vista attendees will be able to access their personalized schedules, submit/view final projects, submit/view final scores/comments, and access the member directory to collaborate and network with other attendees and professionals, expanding networking beyond design work.

SLACK

Slack is the official communication platform connecting participants, mentors, judges, and staff in one place. Users may log in at designathon2024.slack.com after an invite has been sent out.
All Vista Users will utilize #announcements for any up-to-date information, news, etc. from our staff.
Participants will utilize their team channels (#team-name) to connect with their group.
Mentors will utilize #mentors for communications from our staff regarding workshops and individualized mentoring sessions.
Judges will utilize #judges for communications from our staff regarding judging windows, score submissions, etc.

EVENT LOCATION

Vista will take place in Moore Hall 100 on UCLA grounds (2043 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095).

PARKING & LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Parking is available in Parking Lots 4 or 7. Guests who do not have UCLA Parking may purchase a day parking pass for visitors in Lots 4 or 7.
Lots 4 and 7 are located in the center of campus and participants may follow the UCLA Map at map.ucla.edu to the venue location.
Designathon at UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

CHECK IN

Participant check in will start at 8:30 AM PST on May 25, 2024 at the outside entrance in front of Moore 100 (opposite of Kerckhoff Patio). Participants are asked to check in at this time, no later than 9:00 AM for the Opening Plenary.
Participants will be asked to bring a BruinCard (if a UCLA Student) or another form of identity (School ID/Government-issued ID). Vista Staff will be checking-in participants.

REQUIRED ITEMS

Participants are asked to bring the following for the Vista Experience:
  • ID, for Check In
  • Laptop
  • Chargers
  • Pen & Paper (or equivalent)
  • Reusable Water Bottles
  • Snacks

WIFI

To access MyVista, Slack, research materials, and other web/cloud-based programs (i.e., Figma), attendees may access the following WiFi platforms based on their roles:
Vista Participants and Staff: Use "eduroam". The username is “NetID@schoolname.edu” as provided by their institution.
Vista Mentors and Judges: Use "UCLA_WEB".

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