List of hackathons in Kawartha Lakes, Canada in 2015

Join the conversation @innovateforward   On the evening of December 2nd we will be celebrating the launch of the LOFT’s second physical lab space, along with all of the initiatives it will continue to drive and support. In our quest to spark innovation within our internal organization, we want to take this opportunity to open our doors to the larger entrepreneurial and university communities in Toronto. This innovation capability will reach far beyond the greater Toronto area  and support both the company as well as the city of Toronto in becoming a renowned leader in advancing technology. We hope to find ways to support the wider innovation ecosystem here in Toronto and identify areas for collaboration as we launch.  We are thrilled to announce that we will also be hosting a special guest speaker, Jeremy Gutsche!   Jeremy Gutsche is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning innovation expert, one of the most requested keynote speakers on the planet, and the founder of TrendHunter.com, the world's #1 most popular trend website, attracting over 2 BILLION views from 100,000,000 total visitors. Prior to Trend Hunter, Jeremy grew a $1 billion portfolio for a bank and today, over 300 brands, billionaires and CEOs rely on his unique expertise to FIND BETTER IDEAS FASTER. He has been described as "a new breed of trend spotter" by The Guardian, "an eagle eye" by Global TV, an "Oracle" by the Globe and Mail, an "intellectual can of Red Bull" by Association Week and "on the forefront of cool" by MTV.    Evening Agenda Time Activities Location 2:45 – 4:00 pm Live prototype demos of top 10 hackathon teams Auditorium, MaRS Discovery District 4:15 – 4:45 pm Judges deliberation and participant experience assessment Auditorium, MaRS Discovery District 4:45 pm Doors open to reception Multipurpose Room, First Floor MaRS Discovery District         5:15 – 5:20 pm Welcome remarks and introduction of guest speaker 5:20 – 5:40 pm Guest Speaker: Jeremy Gutsche 5:45 – 5:55 pm Manulife and innovation remarks 5:55 – 6:05 pm Announcement of winning teams, prizes, photo-op 6:05 – 6:15 pm Closing remarks 6:15 – 8:00 pm Reception commences  

  Join the conversation @innovateforward   Overview 'Unleash Toronto' will be the second hackathon hosted by the LOFT. On December 1st, members of the Toronto start-up community will join our organization’s brightest individuals from across the Investment, Group Functions, U.S., Canadian and Asia Divisions. Over the course of 2 days they will pitch, build and refine new business offerings and/or products and services that answer the following question: “How might we help customers redefine and reimagine what it means to invest with Manulife through the use of new business models, channels technology?”     Prizes & Judging Criteria The First Place team will receive $10,000 cash, and the Top 3 teams will receive an exclusive networking dinner with Manulife Executives, and a working strategy session with LOFT Leadership! Submissions will be judged across several categories: a.    Clarity of the Entry in framing the problem or challenge b.    How well does the value proposition of the Entry fit its intended market needs? c.    Did Participant/team focus the presentation on the Entry ? d.    Did the Entry prototype capture the core idea of a compelling end product? e.    Did Participant/team present feasible post-Competition milestones and hand-off strategy for the Entry? f.    Should Manulife pursue this initiative? g.    Importance of the Entry h.    Urgency of the Entry   2-Day Agenda   Please click the "Register" button above  to complete your registration for  Unleash Toronto, and refer to the link below for a PDF copy of the terms and conditions of the Participation Agreement.  Click here for access to a PDF copy of the Unleash Toronto Participation Agreement  

Drinks on us. HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech brethren. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch, yo), and brimming with UltraSmart(TM) people. Follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, hi-5 us in person. :) Rough lineup (pretty much always in development) - quick intro  - sponsor appreciation & love  - announcements Sponsors make this growing movement possible, so we treasure and build deep, long-term relationships with the companies that endorse us. We're always looking for new friends! Sponsors: Brainstation: Powering the next generation of creators Venue: Wanna show off your office? We're always looking for big open spaces with 200+ (standing room) capacity that are easily accessible. About Us: HackerNest is an international nonprofit uniting local tech communities through unpretentious Tech Socials and hackathons. We cram lots of smart, accomplished people into a room with free drinks. Our relaxed, down-to-earth events attract a diverse and highly technical membership. Strict no-douchebag policy.

$14,000 in prizes. Two days. Three cities. More than 400 participants from across Canada. SportsHack will bring together teams of hackers in Toronto, Vancouver and Halifax to compete in developing innovative sports-related software solutions. This year, in partnership with the Canadian Football League (CFL), SportsHack challenges you to develop real world technologies from the CFL's real world data. The final challenge(s) will not be announced until the event begins, but all of the necessary materials and data will be released prior to the event. Follow #SportsHack15 for upcoming details, so that your team can start planning. At the end of the weekend-long hackathon, regional finalists from the three locations will advance to the national round, where they will have the opportunity to make a virtual pitch to our panel of judges. The winning team will have an opportunity to work with the CFL and mentors to bring their solution to market. For more information, please visit sportshackweekend.org. Need a team? No problem. There will be an open window at the beginning of the competition where we can help connect you with other registered participants. Wondering where to stay? You can stay with us, just bring your pillow and sleeping bag. Don’t know much about football? We’ve got you covered. We’ll have mentors attending that can help show you how to apply your tech know how to the CFL. We're looking for fan engagement solutions. Consider the CFL your first customer. Pre-Hackathon Events Why attend? You're thinking of joining SportsHack this year You want to learn about the challenge You want to learn how to use the tools that will be at the hack You want to start forming you team Date & location November 25, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm | RSVP Lighthouse Labs 639 Queen St. W., 3rd Floor, Toronto Development Partner   Thanks to the CFL’s generous support, teams this year will work on real world challenges to develop products with commercial potential. If you're a sports fan and want to create your own start-up, this event is for you.     

Join us as we announce the winning team from the BreakPoverty Hackathon, and have a panel discussion on Toronto’s Impact through Technology on Global Development All ticket sale proceeds will be donated to Free The Children * Panelists discussing technology applications in low income countries * Demos from top three winners of Break Poverty Hackathon * Hear the winning Hack to be implemented in rural Kenya by Free The Children Join us at Rangle.io, Toronto’s leading Agile JavaScript design and development firm, for this post-hackathon event bringing together individuals in technology and international development for an inspired panel discussion, a chance to see the incredible hard work of the Poverty Hackathon finalists, hear the winning team announcement - and even vote for the people's choice award! Agenda: 6:00 - Registration & Snacks provided by Rangle.io 6:30 - Introductions & Hackathon Demos 7:00 - Panel Discussion 8:00 - Hackathon Winner Announced & Networking  Moderator: Stay Tuned! Panelists: Levi Goertz Levi Goertz is COO of VOTO Mobile, which provides software and services to enable large scale 2-way mobile phone communication anywhere in the world, with a special focus on SMS surveys, behaviour change campaigns and call-in hotlines. Levi has done significant work in the health and governance/participation sectors in Africa, having also worked for Engineers Without Borders Canada, as both field staff and on the executive leadership team. Astrid Christoffersen-Deb Astrid is a Toronto obstetrician-gynecologistwho is using the grant money to give health care workers in Kenya smartphones that can be programmed to alert them when a woman in their area is in labour and to provide medical advice. Tariq Fancy Tariq founded Rumie, a non-profit organization on a mission to bring free digital educational content to the world’s underprivileged children, after seeing the success of his work to bring mobile phones to developing markets as a leapfrog innovation at a New York private equity firm. He began his career in technology investment banking with CSFB in Palo Alto. Deveney Bazinet Deveny is International Manager for Programming at Free the Children, and has a Masters in International Development from McGill University. She has worked internationally in Tanzania, Ecuador, Nicaragua and India. She has travelled to Kenya to see Free the Children’s sustainable development work in practice and meet with community members to better understand their own aspirations for their communities. As you may know, these events sell out quickly so don't delay on getting your tickets!

It's a comedy show. It's a product demonstration.  ...but it's more a comedy show.   Comedians and developers will present the hilarious tech products they've built in just 36 hours. Our guest judges will judge them. You will laugh. A lot.  Comedy Hack Day is a simple project: comedians and developers working together to make a product that is funny but also functional. This web page right here allows you to buy tickets to watch the presentation of the finished product.   If you'd like to participate or volunteer, you're in the wrong palce. Go here!   If you'd like to buy a ticket to watch a tech-minded comedy show or to sponsor the hackathon that will birth these ridiculous products, YOU'RE IN ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT PLACE!  Sunday November 15 Doors: 8:30PM Showtime: 9:00PM    Judges: MARK LITTLE @markmarklittle ABBY HO @abbyho  BRANDON HACKETT @brandonhackett TREVOR COLEMAN @trevorcoleman    Emcees: Zoe Daniels @zoejokes Tom Hobson @meistatom   Hosted by HackerYou  (@hackeryou) Made possible by the generous support of Microsoft   More info: @comedyhackdayTO www.comedyhackday.com/toronto    

Developers, designers, hackers, and open data enthusiasts are invited to work with mentors to examine and to use library and City of Toronto open data to imagine and create concepts for prototypes that enhance library service. The weekend culminates with presentations and awards for creative projects. This is a two-day event taking place on: * Sat. Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Browsery) * Sun. Nov. 15, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Beeton Auditorium) Please note: * Participants must be available for both days. * Participants must provide/bring their own laptops. * An info package will be provided to registered participants the week before the hackathon. This hackathon is presented in partnership with the Open Data Institute of Toronto.

SO YOU THINK YOU’VE GOT THE NEXT BIG IDEA??? Launching a startup is tough, building a product from scratch is complicated...successfully bringing a new idea to market is one of the most grueling things you will ever do...if you succeed at all.   If you are serious about making sh*t happen with your idea, you’ll join us for 3 of the most intense, exhilarating days of your life as you watch your idea transform into reality with a team of experts all committed to the success of your big idea. ‘If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together’ ~ Vicki Saunders WHEN: November 13th, 14th, 15th 2015 WHERE: BrightLane ~ 545 King St. West, Toronto (insert map) WHO: Entrepreneurs, Creators, Makers with ideas for innovative new products made of fabric. SCHEDULE Friday, November 13th Beginning with the first in our series of Power Talks, you’ll hear from industry experts on the power of strength & branding in business, with clear direction on how to utilize those tools to build strong teams and bullet proof branding in your business. From that point forward, you will have One on One with advisors, one from the fashion industry and one from the entrepreneurial sector.  You will then begin working through the Vision phase of the weekend, where your vision is outlined and detailed, in order to facilitate the creation process.  You will then enter the Focus phase where your ideas begin to take shape and can be positioned to be created. Saturday, November 14th Similarly to the previous day, Saturday will kick off with Power Talks, you will then be matched up One on One with designer to help your have your dream take shape.  Once your design work is ready, you’ll be paired up with a pattern maker & sewer where you will finalize your design, select your patterns & begin creating your first prototype! Sunday, November 15th We start the final day with an excellent panel of speakers for our Power Talks and on this final day, you will get the chance to finalize your product with your designers & makers.  With the completion of your product, you will sit down with your advisors to prepare your final pitch to the industry experts in attendance.  You can then sit down for your one-on-one pitching session with our on-site advisors. WHAT YOU’LL GET Mentorship from industry leaders ~ building your network with the best Business model map MSH Kit - Step by step launch strategy One on One time with expert designers & pattern makers Patterns of your design Finished prototype of your product WHAT’S INCLUDED Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks & Drinks (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) Brainstorming materials (notepads, sharpies, post-it notes) Fabrics and sewing supplies to build your product   FAQ What are my transport/parking options getting to the event? There is paid parking lot available adjacent to the event space.  It is also accessible via the TTC (504 King Streetcar) and easily accessible from Union Station is you are travelling from outside the city I have a co-founder or team member that i want to join me, is that allowed? The ticket price is for a single attendee, if you would like to have your co-founder/team member join you there is an additional fee of $250 - please be sure to purchase the ‘TEAM TICKET’ if there are 2 of you - payment in full is required before the beginning of the event. If your team consists of more than 2 people please email us hello@mshdistrict.com for more information. What should I bring to the event? Samples, Fabrics and Inspiration you already have for the product/idea Doodle/illustration of your ideas Notebook, computer, ipad   Where can I contact the organizer with any questions? All questions can be sent to hello@mshdistrict.com   Is my registration/ticket transferrable? If, for unforeseen circumstances, you can not attend you can transfer your ticket to another team member to attend on your behalf - Please notify us immediately via email. If you are not able to attend at all and would like to transfer to another startup please email us hello@mshdistrict.com to discuss the next steps.   Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? Please bring a copy of your printed ticket to authenticate yourself for the event.   What is the refund policy? These tickets are non-refundable - if you have any additional questions about this please contact our team hello@mshdistrict.com

  [go to hackernest.com/dementiahack for the full listing]  47 million people live with dementia worldwide – 750,000 in Canada alone – with global numbers expected to reach 75 million by 2030. Much effort goes towards the search for a cure that may be decades away, but millions today face overwhelming, heartbreaking challenges daily. The point of DementiaHack is to create products that improve lives today.   Saturday November 7 to Monday November 9, 2015   George Brown College Waterfront Campus | 51 Dockside Dr, Toronto, ON    Calling all developers, designers, health professionals, marketers, entrepreneurs, and others movivated by the cause:   Register ASAP so we can match you with mentors! Team matching Oct 3.   You want to win, right? Register and we’ll connect you with the best mentor/potential customer ever to give you relevant feedback on your ideas. Don’t wait. Schedules fill up fast.       Schedule   Sat, Oct 3: “Voices from the Field” Workshop @ MaRS, 101 College Street, Toronto Insustry experts, caregivers, and people living with dementia share insights and experiences so you get a better, more human understanding of their challenges. A very cool, very special guest may be video conferencing in. Casual socializing follows.   Mon, Oct 26: HackerNest Tech Social & DementiaHack Team Matching @ Entertech Systems, Suite 202, 109 Atlantic Avenue, Toronto Our regular Toronto Tech Social becomes a DementiaHack Team Matching event!    Sat, Nov 7-8: DementiaHack Hackathon @ George Brown College, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive, Toronto Epic 30-hour hackathon culminating in a science-fair judging by mentors. Shortlisted teams will move on to the Monday night finals.    Mon, Nov 9: DementiaHack Finals @ George Brown College, Waterfront Campus Finalists get a day to recuperate and polish their demos. Potential investors, acquirers, and customers are invited to observe the crème de la crème of DementiaHack showcasing their products to our panel of distinguished judges. Casual socializing follows.       Prizes   GRAND PRIZE: Travel and accommodations for a UK business trip to pitch at a major health conference; intros to potential customers, investors, and acquirers galore. FACEBOOK PRIZE: Travel and accomodations for a trip to visit Faceboo in Silicon Valley.   CHALLENGE SET WINNERS (4): There will be cash, but we're designing prizing tracks to hel you get to market. We're working on securing legal/accounting/etc. partners and will update this section frequently.    Sponsors  DementiaHack is chaired by Jordan Banks, presented by Facebook, supported by the UK and Canadian governments, hosted at George Brown's new Waterfront Campus, and produced by HackerNest.     Support DementiaHack   We are actively seeking partners, challenge set champions, property sponsors, prize sponsors, and volunteers. To sponsor DementiaHack, please email dementiahack@hackernest.com. For press and media inquiries, please email esther.buchsbaum@energipr.com.   Challenge Sets   These are some of the most common and endemic challenges faced; solve them and you'll improve millions of lives. That said, these are suggestions, not restrictions: fit the theme, pick a beneficiary, come up with a working solution - and you'll get to demo.   Diagnosed individuals need help with: Cueing everyday tasks in a simple and sequential order Emergency broadcast alerting and notification systems for things like falls, extreme temperature changes, etc. Multisensory and cognitive brain stimulation and training to help keep people alert and perhaps active in the workforce longer   Family caregivers need help with: Easy management of knowledge and data reporting to healthcare professionals  Emergency alerting and notification systems within the household (e.g. notification when appliance is turned on, a shower runs for over an hour, etc.) Understanding where the person they’re caring for falls in the acute vs. chronic spectrum of dementia, what to expect, and finding support/best practices/coping strategies on how to manage   Institutional caregivers/clinicians need help with: Keeping up-to-date with the medication dispensing history/program in a multiple-caregiver-multiple-patient setting Tracking and monitoring movement of patients within a healthcare facility  Safely and comfortably preventing bedsores   Researchers need help with: Collecting and having access to ‘real-life’ cognitive and memory processing data Connecting to patients, family and institutional caregivers within the broader community Finding participants for studies/trials      Apply Now Apply early so we can partner you with a mentor sooner rather than later. Schedules fill up pretty fast. Don’t worry, the application is easy and straightforward: we just need a sense of what you’re working on so we can connect you with the best mentor… ever.   Rules   Demos must be functional demos: no slideshows/pure design mockups. Fresh code only. APIs and libraries are fine, but not if you wrote them... sneaky! Winners will likely be subjected to code review; Facebook engineers are pretty sharp. Teams can have up to 5 members. Have excellent personal hygiene. Don't be unpleasant. We reserve the right to eject anyone for violation of any of the rules above, especially #5. Just be sunshine and rainbows. Easy! Note: there will likely be media at all the events, so if you're not comfortable being on camera and having your likeness show up in noncommercial DementiaHack videos, wear a large hat.

What is the Make it Mobile – RBC Digital Challenge? Imagine the future of mobile banking, a future where people’s everyday financial activities blend completely with the native functionality of their mobile devices. We’re RBC – Canada’s largest bank by market capitalization – and we want that future today. So we’re inviting the most visionary – and driven – developers, designers and entrepreneurs to compete over 24 hours in the creation of brilliant pieces of new mobile banking technology.   The Future of Banking Mobile technologies are transforming the way people engage with their finances. They’re paying for things, borrowing money, and managing accounts across a range of tiny interactions, multiple locations and varying spans of time. But that’s nothing compared with the ways in which people interact with their phones’ native technologies. Cameras, Bluetooth, geo-location, accelerometers, NFC: people know them so well that they don’t even think of them as separate items. So how do we use those familiar tools to push their mobile banking habits even further into the future? How do we turn their hum-drum experiences of daily finances into something exciting?   What is the Challenge? We’ll ask every participant to build on those native features and what we know about people’s mobile behaviors. Use ANY mobile device* and ANY of its features to create the next great leap in the way people engage with their financial world. If your idea is functional, adoptable and really fresh, it could become a piece of our next mobile technology release. Your brilliance can actually change the way people think about their money. *We ask attendees to bring their own developer phones or emulators so that they can demo their projects.   What are the Prizes? We recognize success at the RBC Digital Challenge. We reward it, too. We’ll award at least $8,000 in total to the winning teams (up to five of them). And just to keep spirits high over the long haul, we’ll also be giving away door prizes and freebies. Register early so you don’t miss out. Grand Prize: $5,000 for the team 2nd Place: $2,000 for the team 3rd Place: $1,000 for the team 4th Place: $500 for the team 5th Place: $100 for the team   Schedule The Make It Mobile – RBC Digital Challenge will be held Saturday-Sunday, November 7th-8th at RBC WaterPark Place Auditorium (88 Queen’s Quay West, Toronto, Ontario). Although staying overnight isn’t required, we highly recommend it. Saturday, November 7th 09:00 am – Doors Open, Breakfast and registration 10:30 am – Opening Ceremony & Presentations 11:30 am – Coding Begins 12:00 pm – Lunch 06:00 pm – Dinner 12:00 am – Midnight Snack Sunday, November 8th 7:00 am – Breakfast 11:30 am – Submission Deadline 12:00 pm – Lunch 02:00 pm – Judging 04:00 pm – Awards 05:00 pm – Closing   Judging Criteria Simplicity (5 points): Is the application simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or less? Creativity (5 points): How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge? Impact (5 points): Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact? Design (5 points): Was the UX/UI intuitive and appealing?   What are the Rules?    Team Size: Each team can include up to five humans. Each team can be comprised of no more than half of RBC Employees. Fresh Code Enforced: We all start coding at the same time. This is done to keep things fair. Please don’t come in and build on top of previous projects if you want to win. No PowerPoints: You must demo your hack in order to present. No slide-decks or power-points will be allowed. 2 minute presentation 1 minute Q&A from Judges Submissions: Each hackathon has its individual hackathon.io page, which projects should be submitted on. Submission time is 12:00pm Sunday, November 8th, 2015 unless stated otherwise. Code Review: Winning teams will be subject to a code-review at some point following the event or immediately before winning. Please click here for the Participation Agreement