{
  "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
  "checked_at_utc": "2026-11-02T05:32:18.911148+00:00",
  "scope": "20 additional official pages across hackathons, event operations and learning, beyond the previous 20 AI brand references. Multiple MLH/Google pages serve distinct purposes. This is an editorial research set, not a best-site ranking or measured conversion comparison.",
  "method": "Read-only primary-source web extraction. No browser screenshots, no form submissions, no event registrations or messages. Observed content/control structure is separate from proposed TN adaptations.",
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": 21,
      "name": "MLH Hackathon Organizer Guide",
      "canonical_url": "https://guide.mlh.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://guide.mlh.com/",
        "https://guide.mlh.com/general-information/hackathon-website/main-website",
        "https://guide.mlh.com/llms.txt"
      ],
      "category": "Organizer guidance",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The guide separates planning into sponsorship, registration, logistics, judging, schedules, mentorship and after-event work.",
        "Its website chapter separates registration, event explanation, sponsors, FAQ and support documentation."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Give organizers a concise readiness view with owners, source-linked tasks and unresolved decisions.",
        "Keep the public page focused on attendee decisions; put deeper organizing work in the connected hub."
      ],
      "caveats": "Generic sample policies are examples, not TNHackathons rules. In particular, do not inherit example food, age, team-size, travel, workshop, overnight or hardware promises.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": 22,
      "name": "Global Hack Week",
      "canonical_url": "https://ghw.mlh.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://ghw.mlh.com/"
      ],
      "category": "Participant onboarding",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The page links registration, schedule, FAQ, sponsorship and a community channel.",
        "Upcoming editions are separated from example challenges and recordings of earlier sessions."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Offer a clear before-event path: register, find one small challenge, introduce yourself, form a team.",
        "Keep live/next-event information separate from reusable examples and past material."
      ],
      "caveats": "The current page lists November and December 2026 editions. Its free, worldwide model and Discord choice do not establish TN event eligibility, delivery or staffing.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": 23,
      "name": "TreeHacks",
      "canonical_url": "https://treehacks.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://treehacks.com/"
      ],
      "category": "Event explanation and team formation",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The page offers distinct about, track, speaker, sponsor and FAQ paths with an application action.",
        "FAQ topics explicitly cover first-time coding, arriving without a team, price and participation eligibility."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Answer the no-experience and no-team objections close to registration.",
        "Explain the team-building route and what different strengths contribute."
      ],
      "caveats": "The live page is for February 2027. Flights, meals, sleeping areas, workshops, attendance and prizes belong to TreeHacks and must not be copied as TN promises.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 24,
      "name": "Cal Hacks 13.0",
      "canonical_url": "https://www.calhacks.io/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.calhacks.io/"
      ],
      "category": "Pre-event conversion and practical clarity",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The page exposes an application timeline, venue directions, pre-event activities and a categorized FAQ.",
        "Team formation and an introductory workshop appear alongside registration-related steps; some incomplete activities are labeled pending."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Make the route from first interest to team formation visible.",
        "Show confirmed information and explicitly pending logistics separately; add orientation dates only after organizers confirm them."
      ],
      "caveats": "Its team limit, student eligibility, awards, prior-work rules and sponsored activities differ from TN requirements. No conversion superiority was measured.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": 25,
      "name": "PennApps XXVII",
      "canonical_url": "https://pennapps.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://pennapps.com/"
      ],
      "category": "Single next action",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The current announcement gives the next edition status and presents name/email interest fields.",
        "A direct contact address remains visible."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Keep one primary action obvious for the current event state.",
        "If future-event interest capture is later implemented, provide a real destination and accurate confirmation before displaying a signup-success state."
      ],
      "caveats": "Only exposed controls and text were reviewed; the form was not submitted. The displayed spring-semester announcement is not a verified date for the TN event. Do not add a pretend mailing list.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 26,
      "name": "HackHarvard 2026",
      "canonical_url": "https://hhuh.io/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://hhuh.io/"
      ],
      "category": "Event state and schedule",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The current site leads with a completed-event message and a recap route, while retaining a future-sponsorship contact.",
        "The program is organized by day and distinguishes activities requiring in-person attendance."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Use a date-aware event state and keep completed-event material distinguishable from current registration.",
        "Label the real Sunday in-person requirement in text, not color alone."
      ],
      "caveats": "hackharvard.io redirects to this official event site. The October 2026 edition is past. Its sponsors, award criteria, overnight limitations and scheduled sessions are not TN facts.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 27,
      "name": "HackIllinois",
      "canonical_url": "https://hype.hackillinois.org/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://hype.hackillinois.org/",
        "https://hackillinois.org/",
        "https://info.hackillinois.org/"
      ],
      "category": "Upcoming edition and support routes",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The current landing page separates a countdown, an interest action, a detailed information site and an earlier-edition link.",
        "The information site distinguishes general inquiries from mentoring/judging contacts."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Keep the next attendee action separate from mentor/judge participation.",
        "Use a stable event guide and label earlier-edition information rather than mixing it into the current program."
      ],
      "caveats": "The live landing page points to the 2027 season; some information-site footer text is older. Do not infer a current TN schedule from its countdown.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 28,
      "name": "VandyHacks XIII",
      "canonical_url": "https://vandyhacks.org/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://vandyhacks.org/"
      ],
      "category": "Inclusive contribution and practical FAQ",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The introduction recognizes coders, designers and storytellers.",
        "The FAQ exposes questions on first-time attendance, team formation, submissions, virtual participation, equipment and mentoring/judging."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Describe useful non-engineering roles with concrete examples.",
        "Make eligibility, remote-building limitations, team expectations and what to bring easy to find."
      ],
      "caveats": "The page is for March 2027 and says applications open soon. FAQ answer execution was not tested; exposed question topics are the verified observation. Its college-only context does not restrict the TN 18+ audience.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 29,
      "name": "HackDavis 2026",
      "canonical_url": "https://hackdavis.io/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://hackdavis.io/"
      ],
      "category": "Honest event state and varied recognition",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The site clearly says registration is closed and gives separate empty states for live and upcoming activities.",
        "Prizes can be filtered by categories including design, business and nonprofit work, with eligibility explanations."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Use explicit empty/pending states instead of fabricated activity.",
        "When TN awards are confirmed, explain eligibility and recognize multiple contribution types; until then, keep the prize target clearly a target."
      ],
      "caveats": "The page shows a completed 2026 edition. None of its prizes, award eligibility, sponsors or guaranteed opportunities are transferable to TNHackathons.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": 30,
      "name": "NASA Space Apps Challenge — NASA Science announcement",
      "canonical_url": "https://science.nasa.gov/universe/nasa-welcomes-all-ages-experience-levels-for-space-apps-challenge/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://science.nasa.gov/universe/nasa-welcomes-all-ages-experience-levels-for-space-apps-challenge/"
      ],
      "category": "Role-inclusive invitation",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "NASA describes collaborative work for programmers and nonprogrammers, naming scientific, design, storytelling and technology contributions.",
        "The invitation connects a real-world challenge, open data, teams and registration."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Frame the TN event around solving a useful problem with complementary strengths.",
        "Show a small project outcome and why research, design, writing and business judgment matter alongside coding."
      ],
      "caveats": "This is an October 15, 2026 official announcement, not a visual review of the Space Apps website. Its November dates, all-ages eligibility, scale and challenge themes are not TN event facts.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 31,
      "name": "CS50’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python",
      "canonical_url": "https://cs50.harvard.edu/ai/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://cs50.harvard.edu/ai/"
      ],
      "category": "Structured learning path",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The course publishes prerequisites, numbered topic sections, hands-on projects and a short lecture-to-project workflow.",
        "Learning materials, community help and optional credential routes are distinguished."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Give a beginner a short sequence ending in a demonstrable artifact.",
        "If offering optional technical study links, label prerequisites and keep them separate from event admission requirements."
      ],
      "caveats": "This course expects CS50x or substantial Python experience. It is not a prerequisite for the TN weekend, and a weekend does not confer its certificate or expertise.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": 32,
      "name": "Grow with Google — AI training",
      "canonical_url": "https://grow.google/ai/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://grow.google/ai/"
      ],
      "category": "Goal and audience paths",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "Training is grouped by practical audiences and outcomes, including educators, students, small businesses and job seekers.",
        "Cards expose course length/type and distinguish learning more from starting a program."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Let visitors choose their goal and see a fitting small project.",
        "Set clear expectations about a short first step, a weekend prototype and longer-term learning."
      ],
      "caveats": "Program offers, subscriptions, credentials, costs and labor-market statistics belong to Google and were not verified for use as TN claims. Do not label every linked course free.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 33,
      "name": "fast.ai — Practical Deep Learning",
      "canonical_url": "https://course.fast.ai/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://course.fast.ai/"
      ],
      "category": "Practical artifact before deeper theory",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The page organizes lessons and summaries with a contents navigation and direct first-lesson action.",
        "It states that learners need some coding experience and describes practical model-building/deployment outcomes."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Start with one visible working flow and let visitors explore deeper explanation afterward.",
        "Keep an optional advanced-learning path without implying that beginners need to complete a long technical course first."
      ],
      "caveats": "The main course text identifies a 2022 recording. Use its educational structure, not its tool versions as current 2026 technical advice.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": 34,
      "name": "Google Machine Learning Crash Course",
      "canonical_url": "https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course"
      ],
      "category": "Modular self-paced learning",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The page offers separate start, module-browse and prerequisite actions.",
        "Modules are self-contained, while newcomers are advised to follow an order; exercises and interactive explanations are named."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Provide a recommended first-time route and a browse-all route.",
        "Organize project help into small, independently useful steps with a clear next action."
      ],
      "caveats": "This is technical ML education. Its module content and prerequisites are not event rules, and completion is not promised during the weekend.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 35,
      "name": "Hugging Face Learn",
      "canonical_url": "https://huggingface.co/learn",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://huggingface.co/learn"
      ],
      "category": "Topic-based learning library",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The catalog separates courses by concrete subject areas such as language models, agents, robotics, audio and computer vision.",
        "A cookbook route offers reusable worked material alongside full courses."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Filter builder resources by intent or project type.",
        "Distinguish a short reusable worksheet from a longer external course, and offer both without making the library a wall of undifferentiated links."
      ],
      "caveats": "Catalog/control structure was reviewed; individual enrollment, pricing and lesson prerequisites were not tested. Course availability may change.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 36,
      "name": "MIT App Inventor",
      "canonical_url": "https://appinventor.mit.edu/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://appinventor.mit.edu/"
      ],
      "category": "Beginner-to-advanced project onboarding",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The page presents a first-app action and groups tutorials into beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.",
        "Project examples include a short description, starting expectations and a clear way to open the build."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Use a first-project pathway with a manageable outcome, input, useful output and a test.",
        "Show how someone can progress after the event without promising instant expert status."
      ],
      "caveats": "Its browser/app setup and course time estimates belong to App Inventor. TN tool access, hardware and workshop staffing remain separately confirmed facts.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": 37,
      "name": "Microsoft AI for Beginners",
      "canonical_url": "https://github.com/microsoft/AI-For-Beginners",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://github.com/microsoft/AI-For-Beginners",
        "https://microsoft.github.io/AI-For-Beginners/"
      ],
      "category": "Curriculum with boundaries and reusable practice",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The official repository organizes lessons with practical labs and quizzes, provides translations and names material it does not cover.",
        "Setup and supporting resources are separated from the lesson sequence."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Give project briefs a clear scope, test cases and honest limits.",
        "Make preparation materials reusable and clearly label optional technical setup."
      ],
      "caveats": "The rendered curriculum root was not readable, so this observation is of Microsoft’s official repository README. Its longer curriculum is not a weekend completion promise.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 38,
      "name": "The Odin Project",
      "canonical_url": "https://www.theodinproject.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.theodinproject.com/"
      ],
      "category": "Learn, build and connect",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The page explains a progression from curated study through portfolio projects to community support.",
        "Full curriculum browsing and an initial get-started action are both exposed."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Connect learning, a project someone can try and collaborators in one coherent journey.",
        "After the weekend, suggest an honest project writeup, next iteration and continued community participation."
      ],
      "caveats": "This is a web-development curriculum reference, not an AI course or evidence that the TN weekend leads to employment. Testimonials and hiring claims were not reused.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": 39,
      "name": "Day of AI",
      "canonical_url": "https://dayofai.org/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://dayofai.org/"
      ],
      "category": "Time-based entry and critical thinking",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The homepage routes visitors by available time, from a short activity to a longer course.",
        "It separates professional-learning and family/community resources, and describes AI literacy without requiring AI-tool use."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Offer a small preparation step and a longer build plan instead of an all-or-nothing learning burden.",
        "Help participants question outputs and explain their own decisions, not merely generate a result."
      ],
      "caveats": "This program primarily serves educators and K–12 learners. Its audience and partner claims do not alter the TN event’s adult 18+ policy. No signup was submitted.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": 40,
      "name": "MLH Sponsorship Prospectus",
      "canonical_url": "https://guide.mlh.com/general-information/getting-sponsorship/sponsorship-prospectus",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://guide.mlh.com/general-information/getting-sponsorship/sponsorship-prospectus"
      ],
      "category": "Sponsor decision support",
      "observed_patterns": [
        "The guide recommends a short, legible prospectus with event basics, a clear purpose, sponsorship tiers and a custom-package contact.",
        "It distinguishes basic publicity/recruiting benefits from higher-tier additions."
      ],
      "proposed_adaptations": [
        "Give sponsors a concise comparison, specific proposed benefits and a direct human inquiry route.",
        "Provide a downloadable discussion brief while labeling packages and funding as proposals until agreed."
      ],
      "caveats": "The guide’s pricing ratios and prescriptive email-link advice are opinions/examples, not adopted TN policy. Keep the user’s proposed $200/$500/$1,500 discussions and do not promise attendance, recruiting outcomes or unapproved benefits.",
      "checked_date": "2026-11-01",
      "visual_verification": "Not performed. Official content and exposed control labels only; no claims about unobserved typography, color, animation or executed interactions.",
      "priority": "high"
    }
  ],
  "five_priority_patterns": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "pattern": "A concrete first-project route",
      "references": [
        "MIT App Inventor",
        "Day of AI",
        "CS50 AI"
      ],
      "ship": "Let a visitor choose a goal and starting level, then produce a small build plan with one audience, input, output, test and demo. Make advanced resources optional."
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "pattern": "Learn → artifact → people",
      "references": [
        "Global Hack Week",
        "The Odin Project",
        "NASA Space Apps"
      ],
      "ship": "Connect registration, a manageable example/brief and a clear Slack introduction/team route; show useful research, design, writing and business roles."
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "pattern": "Honest state and practical program clarity",
      "references": [
        "HackDavis",
        "HackHarvard",
        "Cal Hacks"
      ],
      "ship": "Separate confirmed dates/venue/Sunday requirements from pending room, parking and program details. Use empty states and a post-event state rather than invented live activity."
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "pattern": "A sponsor can make a clear decision",
      "references": [
        "MLH Sponsorship Prospectus",
        "Global Hack Week"
      ],
      "ship": "A short sponsor explanation, proposed tier comparison, custom-support route and copy/downloadable brief. Distinguish a funding target from received money."
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "pattern": "A resource library with a next action",
      "references": [
        "Google ML Crash Course",
        "Hugging Face Learn",
        "Microsoft AI for Beginners"
      ],
      "ship": "Filter by goal/topic and distinguish first steps, checklists, project briefs and optional longer courses. Each item should name the outcome and effort/prerequisite where known."
    }
  ],
  "best_practices_pending_owner_confirmation": [
    {
      "topic": "Single source of event truth",
      "action": "Reconcile Luma, public website and pinned Slack wording, including the listed 51-hour span, team policy, prize target and final logistics.",
      "public_promise_gate": "Use only confirmed facts; do not carry over another event’s sample policy."
    },
    {
      "topic": "Room, access, parking and accommodations",
      "action": "Assign an owner and publish room, approved lots/pass pickup, access hours and an accommodation contact after confirmation.",
      "public_promise_gate": "Food, loaners, travel help and overnight access remain unconfirmed until approved."
    },
    {
      "topic": "Submission and judging",
      "action": "Publish one submission route/deadline, required demo materials, evaluation criteria, judging process and conflict handling. Prepare a backup demo route.",
      "public_promise_gate": "Project suggestions and draft judging checklists are not official competition rules."
    },
    {
      "topic": "Mentor/judge coverage",
      "action": "Confirm named people, availability, expertise and support/escalation coverage before advertising a roster or promised workshop.",
      "public_promise_gate": "Do not infer staffing from community contacts or sponsor prospects."
    },
    {
      "topic": "Awards and sponsor delivery",
      "action": "Separate asks, pledges and received funds; approve award allocations and sponsor benefits before publishing them.",
      "public_promise_gate": "$2,000 remains a goal; $200/$500/$1,500 packages remain discussion proposals unless agreed."
    },
    {
      "topic": "Pre-event team formation and orientation",
      "action": "Choose an approved date, place or meeting link and owner for orientation; prepare beginner/team prompts and reminder material.",
      "public_promise_gate": "Existing Slack team matching is available; a specific orientation session must not be invented."
    },
    {
      "topic": "Participant records and media",
      "action": "Keep registration/check-in/submissions separate from personal browser checklists. Confirm appropriate separate permissions for résumé sharing and identifiable photos.",
      "public_promise_gate": "Do not treat registration as blanket sponsor-data or promotional-photo consent."
    }
  ],
  "excluded_or_substituted_candidates": [
    {
      "url": "https://hackmit.org/",
      "reason": "Live root titled 2027 with no readable content in this fetch; excluded from the 20 rather than reuse stale indexed 2026 facts."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://hackthenorth.com/",
      "reason": "Only a JavaScript-required message was readable."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.kaggle.com/learn",
      "reason": "No readable lines; substituted Google ML Crash Course."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.elementsofai.com/",
      "reason": "Root returned 403 and its Building AI root returned no readable lines; not used as a fully reviewed entry."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/",
      "reason": "No readable lines; excluded rather than infer current controls."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.deeplearning.ai/short-courses/",
      "reason": "Fetch returned 403; substituted readable learning references."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/",
      "reason": "Event root timed out; the selected entry uses a current official NASA Science announcement instead."
    }
  ],
  "content_policy": "No external event’s sponsors, testimonials, numbers, prizes, travel/food promises, age policies or team rules are copied into TN facts. Generic MLH template answers require organizer-specific decisions.",
  "supporting_operations_sources": [
    {
      "name": "MLH Judging Plan",
      "url": "https://guide.mlh.com/general-information/judging-and-submissions/judging-plan",
      "observed": "The guide sizes judging effort from project count, reviews per project, minutes per review and available judging time; it also recommends rehearsing the process and retaining export/backups.",
      "adaptation": "An adjustable capacity estimate can help organizers test staffing scenarios. Clearly separate planning assumptions from the confirmed Sunday showcase window and approved judging process.",
      "caveat": "Do not adopt recommended timing, review counts, scoring style, video length or judging format as official TN rules without organizer decisions."
    },
    {
      "name": "MLH Hackathon Submission Portal",
      "url": "https://guide.mlh.com/general-information/judging-and-submissions/hackathon-submission-portal",
      "observed": "A submission system should support project details, durable project links and structured exports for reviewing and showing work after the event.",
      "adaptation": "Prepare a concise submission-readiness checklist: project name, problem, live or backup demo, source link where applicable, contributions, limitations and permitted data.",
      "caveat": "The submission route and final required fields remain organizer decisions. Do not collect secrets or treat a personal worksheet as an actual submission."
    },
    {
      "name": "MLH Marketing Goals & Timelines",
      "url": "https://guide.mlh.com/general-information/marketing-your-event/marketing-goals-and-timelines",
      "observed": "The guide recommends a local-first audience and separately considers registrations versus expected attendance.",
      "adaptation": "Prioritize MTSU and nearby campus/community placements, track source-tagged registration links, and let organizers adjust attendance assumptions.",
      "caveat": "Its generic no-show estimate is not a TN forecast. Avoid publishing registration/attendance targets as actual counts or exceeding unconfirmed venue capacity."
    },
    {
      "name": "MLH Hackathon Communication Platform",
      "url": "https://guide.mlh.com/general-information/event-logistics/hackathon-communication-platform",
      "observed": "The guide distinguishes channels for team formation, rides, organizer questions, introductions, mentors and internal administration.",
      "adaptation": "Show the existing Slack route for each attendee need and keep organizer/mentor/judge coordination clearly separated.",
      "caveat": "Retain actual channel names and access levels. Do not switch away from Slack or expose private channels because another guide prefers a different platform."
    }
  ]
}