List of hackathons in Bedford, Canada in 2019

CAA Atlantic Hackathon 2019 is a 3-day event that aims to create new business solutions to solve challenges faced in the mobility industry.

ALC Hackathon

About The Event This Deep Dive event is a weekend long event in collaboration with Brain Awareness Week. This Deep Dive is aimed at bringing together students from across disciplines to develop creative applications of neuroimaging data. Teams will compete to develop the most innovative brain-computer interface (BCI) application, using open-source software packages and data. No prior background or experience needed to participate! Students in Neuroscience, Computer Science and curious data geeks are all welcome! Teams will be formed on Friday evening. Mentors will be on hand to provide support. It's all about fun, creativity and learning!  There will be free food and beverages! Cash prizes will also be awarded in two categories: Machine Learning and Applications. Schedule Friday 17:00 Introduction by Aaron Newman - crash course in EEG and BCI18:00 Dinner and "lightning round" 1-minute introductions by mentors and participants18:30 Team formation (for those looking for teams) and networkingFinished by 19:00 Saturday 8:45 Breakfast 9:00 Introduction to the MNE software package and BCI libraries10:00 Breakout sessions: Stimulus programming Classifiers for BCIs Machine learning approaches to EEG artifact correction 11:00 Begin hacking12:00 Lunch1:00 Keep hacking17:00 Dinner18:00 SURGE closes for the day (those who want to keep going can adjourn to the Library or other open spaces) Sunday 9:00 Breakfast and team check-ins9:30 Hacking12:00 Lunch and team check-ins 13:00 Final presentations15:00 Judging16:00 SURGE closes for the dayPlease note: Timing of presentations and judging on Sunday is dependent on the number of teams. It is possible that we will finish earlier About SURGE SURGE is an innovation sandbox at Dalhousie University funded by the Nova Scotia government, whose aim is to train science students to translate scientific discovery into economic growth and solutions to the world’s big problems.

Are you a Biologist? Ethicist? Computer Scientist? Anywhere in Between? Dalhousie iGEM is looking for a diverse range of undergraduate students to join our team and help us build on previous years of success at the international Giant Jamboree! Join Dalhousie iGEM and SURGE at our "iGEM Hackathon" Weekend, where you (and some friends) can exercise your synthetic biology muscles, create a project of your very own, and pitch it to our panel of Judges. AWARDS for top three teams! Schedule:  Friday March 1st:5:00pm – iGEM Introduction  – What is iGEM?6:00pm – Snacks, Tea/Coffee, Social Mixer – Time for students to meet each other and form teams.7:00pm – Official Team Formation  Saturday March 2nd:9:00am – Tea and Breakfast9:30am – iGEM Bootcamp: Deep Dive into Synthetic Biology 10:30am – Team Breakout Session for Project Building12:00pm – Lunch, Tea/Coffee1:00pm – iGEM Bootcamp: Human Practices and Entrepreneurship 2:00pm – Team Breakout Session 4:30pm – Tea/Coffee5:00pm – End for Day   Sunday March 3rd:9:00am – Tea and Breakfast9:30am – Panel discussion: Can we do Syn-Bio in Nova Scotia? (Panelists: Jacob Sicheri - BioVectra, Greg Wanger - Oberland Agriscience)10:30am – How to Pitch: A Quick lesson in Pitching Projects 11:00am – Team Breakout Session for Project Building 12:00pm – Lunch, Tea/Coffee1:00pm – iGEM Bootcamp: How to Win the Competition – More on Judging, Medalling, and How Teams Succeed 2:00pm – Team Breakout Session  – Students prepare their pitches3:00pm – Pitches from Teams4:30pm – Awards Ceremony What is the iGEM competition?iGEM is an international competition in the subject of synthetic biology. Held each fall in Boston, MA, over 6,000 university students from all over the world come together to pitch their project ideas and designs using synthetic biology to solve a real world issue. For more information about the iGEM program visit the following: http://igem.org What is SURGE? SURGE is an innovation sandbox funded by the Nova Scotia government, whose aim is to train science students to translate scientific discovery into economic growth and solutions to the world’s big problems. Learn more about SURGE at surgeinnovation.ca

Atlantic Lottery presents the Lotto Game Super Hackathon, a three-province event that challenges you to build a lottery game that YOU would want to play! We want your best ideas for the next generation of instant win experiences. We're bringing together coders, designers, artists, marketers & ideas people to get the best our region has to offer. This collaboration between three Atlantic Startup hubs will be a fun-filled weekend with plenty of food and refreshments. Enter with a team of up to five members or just come by yourself, and prototype the next awesome game to be featured on alc.ca. If your game comes out on top, you'll walk away with a chunk of the $11,000 prize pool! For maximum reach, we're making this a distributed experience. Come down on Feb. 8-10 2019 to Volta in Halifax, Startup Zone in Charlottetown, or Venn in Moncton. We can't wait to see what you're going to build! This event is open to participants 19 years of age and older. Pitching: Each team will have three minutes maximum to pitch their idea and 2 minutes maximum for Q&A with the judges. Judging: Projects will be judged on presentation, impressiveness, completeness, and, of course, innovation, which is the degree to which an idea has design desirability, technological feasibility, and business viability! Teams will be ranked by total score, with the top three teams at each hub winning monetary prizes.   After the Hackathon: The winners from each hub will then be placed for the judges to pick an overall winner. The winner will be anounced at a later date and awarded with an additional prize. Teams/Participants: You can go solo, or work in a team.  Note: This event is 19+. Schedule: Friday, February 8 5:30 PM Doors Open + Registration Begins 5:30 PM Pizza served 6:00 PM ALC Welcome + Competition begins 9:00 PM Team finalized 10:00 PM Doors close for the night Saturday - February 9 10:00 AM Doors open for the day 12:00 PM Lunch served 2:00 - 4:00 PM ALC Drop-in Office Hours 5:00 PMDinner served 6:00 PM Doors close for the night Sunday - February 10 10:00 AM Doors open for the day 12:00 PM Lunch served 2:30 PM All slides and team sheets submitted 3:00 PM Presentations begin (5 minutes per group) 5:00 PM Winners will be announced post presentations/judging What's the food situation: Lunch will be provided on the Saturday February  9 and Sunday February 10, Dinner will be provided Friday February 8 and Saturday February 9. **IMPORTANT: The Competition is only open to legal residents of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island who are 19 years of age or older as of the date of entry.

What is Hoist? Hoist is a tech club for teens interested in coding, design or entrepreneurship. If you’re between the ages of 12-19 and have an interest in startups, tech or coding, then come check it out! Don't forget to bring your laptop and charger. If you do not own a laptop we have a limited number available for use! Hoist is normally held on the third Saturday of every month. January Topic: Introducing Databases Presenter: Andrew Burke Andrew Burke is a Halifax- based freelance software developer and occasional entrepreneur. He has been messing with computers since the 1980s. (Andrew at the age of our HOIST particpants) What Happens at Hoist? LearnLearn from experts in the business. The first half-hour will be a lesson from a pro on the topic of the day – App basics, coding (android/ios?) etc. LunchHave some free pizza with your new friends. HackBuild or design something, apply what you just learned…it’s a mini hackathon. Work in a group or on your own to create the next big product or service! DiscussReflect and discuss the day…what did you find challenging or exciting? Chill out and talk to your new pals about what you created! If you're unable to attend an event please take a minute and cancel your ticket. This allows our events team to better prepare for every event.