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Updates & Announcements
All official announcements are posted here and mirrored to Discord → #announcements.
Deadlines use (UTC-12) for fairness.
At A Glance
Launch & Registration (NeSy, Santa Cruz): Tue, September 9, 3:00-5:00 PM PT
Technical Q&A / Office Hours: Wed, September 10, 2:45-4:00 PM PT
Approach submissions due: October 21, 2025, 23:59 (UTC-12)
Finalists announced: October 25, 2025 (NeSy session + online)
Build Phase (finalists): October 27 - November 24, 2025
Winners announced: December 2, 2025
Latest Updates
Launch🎉
Category: Announcement
The OPTIMAS x NeSy 2025 Neurosymbolic Hackathon is now live. *Phase-1 (Approach)* is open—build on the provided ontology and seed data.
Do Now:
- Read Resources (ontology docs, schema, diagrams, seed data).
- Choose one Challenge and draft a 3-5 page Approach with worked examples.
- Join Discord for #announcements and office hours (Sept. 10, 2:45 - 4:00 PM PT).
- Submit by October 21, 2025, 23:59 (UTC-12)
Next milestones:
- Finalists: October 25, 2025(NeSy session + online)
- Build phase: October 17 - November 24, 2025(finalists)
- Winners: December 2, 2025
How We Post Updates
- Categories: Announcement · Release · Clarification · Office Hours · Reminder · Deadline · Kickoff · Winners
- Mirrors: Every post is mirrored to Discord → #announcements
- Edits: If we correct a post, we'll mark it [Updated: YYYY-MM-DD] and note the change.
- Versioning: Any change to datasets/docs triggers a new Git tag and a Release post here.
Quick Facts
Team Size::
Solo/1-5 Member(s)
Cost:
Free
Prizes:
$45K in Total + Job Opportunity
Finalists: Top 5 per track announced October 25, 2025
Build window(finalists): October 27 - November 24, 2025 - 23:59
Winners announced: December 2, 2025
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