List of hackathons in Kitchener, Canada in 2016

The HackHalton is a hackathon brought to you by Haltech, Sheridan College, and, TechUnder 20. This event will aim to provide you with an open data hackathon focused on improving quality of life in the Halton region through turning data into insights in order for you to produce useful solutions through collaborative software engineering.

The International NASA Space apps challenge is a yearly hackathon which runs for three days in over 130 cities around the world simultaneously.  Come as a developers, makers, engineers or entrepreneurs and take on the NASA-designed challenges, creating solutions that range from silly to serious, fantastical to feasible!

SkyWatch hosting the NASA International Space Apps Challenge for the Waterloo Region. This hackathon will attract Waterloo’s top tech and non-technical talent including: developers, makers, citizen scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs who will be asked to work non-stop for 48 hours to address NASA-designed challenges. The two winning solutions from the Waterloo challenge will move on to compete with other winners from across the globe, to be judged by the NASA International Space Apps Challenge team. This year’s event will include the unveiling of Canada’s first ever accelerator focused on space startups. The Canadian space industry will make this program become a reality right in the Waterloo district. More details will be reveal at the event.

This hackathon invites all Canadian residents over the age of 18 to come and find solutions to tackle the congestion that plagues the rush hour commutes of thousands of employees in Toronto. This will be done by using a policy + technology approach and working with the Mayor's office as well as half a dozen public and private employers, [D]congestant will aim to reduce the countless productive hours lost to traffic every day. It does not matter if you are a developer or a designer, the winning idea will be selected based on potential impact!

WearHacksKW is a 36-hour Hackathon about Wearables and IoT. Learn, create, and hack in a city known for its technological innovations. With access to a multitude of the best hardware on the market you will have the chance to design and build anything you have ever dreamed of! The hardwear that will be available to you include Thalmic Labs Myo, Leap Motion, Microsoft Kinect, Microsoft Band, Nod Ring, Oculus Rift DK2, Estimote Beacons, Pebble, mbientlab Metawear, Photon Internet Button, XYZ GestureSense, and Particle.io Kits!

Let your creative 8-10 year old become part of a digital storytelling adventure at this kid friendly hackathon, 3-hour workshop held by the New Media students of Ryerson University. Kids ages 8-10 will be introduced to the world of art and technology by teaching them various softwares such as Pixlr, iMovie and Scratch Programming to develop an interactive story. Inspired by Ryerson University’s Story Hackathon and the META art show, kids will be put into teams and will be given a hackathon challenge, on which they will have to work together to create the most inspiring and creative storybook experience! They will also get a glimpse on how to create wonderful works of interactive art, similar to how the artists are making their pieces in the upcoming Ryerson META art show!

ProtoHack wants to provide non-coders with the tools, knowledge and connections to bring their idea to life through the creation of a real prototype. No coding will be required. At the end, you and your team will present your project on stage to a panel of judges to get feedback.

This hackathon is hosted by the global leader in connected software experiences, Connected Lab, exploring voice-based user interfaces for Alexa, the software that supports Amazon’s Echo hardware. Alexa’s Skills enable people to interact with connected devices using just their voice. Attendees will build voice capabilities, called Skills, for Alexa. The Amazon team will provide training prior to the hackathon for using Amazon Web Services with the Alexa Skills Kit. Please bring your laptop and any other hardware devices you want to integrate with Alexa. Prizes include Amazon Echos, Amazon featuring the winners on Amazon’s developer blog, and Connected Lab offering a chance to interview for a full time position or paid internship!

Join the IEEE UofT Hardware Hackathon to work to work on interesting new devices, show off your hardware knowledge and strengthen your skills. It will be a fun 24-hour event where you will be divided in teams of two and take on the challenge to create a functional and creative electronic device of your choice! A wide variety of parts including an Arduino Uno will be made available to all participants in order to make powerful devices!

Hello, friends and fellow product people! Product Hunt is mobilizing cities around the world to get together and build products on February 26th - 28th. As the first and one of the largest Product Hunt community-run events in the world, Product Hunt Toronto is thrilled to be a part of this and host an epic hackathon in our city. 1,600+ of you have attended our wildly popular meetups and we're excited to get together in a different format. This time we'll be building great products together and putting Toronto on the map in a big way. Theme for the inaugural hackathon : Build things you want to see in the world. Yes, that's right. Build something you wish existed. The winners of the hackathon will receive a demo spot at the next Product Hunt Toronto event to showcase their product. We can't wait to see what you come up with! Below you can find more information about logistics for the hackathon weekend. Only 50 spots are available! See you there! Schedule: Day 1 - Friday, Feb 26 6 PM - Doors Open. Dinner is served 7 PM - Opening Remarks 7:30 PM - Pitches from the Participants. Team Formation 8:30 PM - Official start of the hackathon Midnight - go home to get some sleep!  Day 2 - Saturday, Feb 27 9 AM - Doors Open. Breakfast is served Noon - Lunch is served 12:30 PM - Lighting talks from prominent makers in the community 5:30 PM - Dinner is served Midnight - go home to get some sleep!  Day 3 - Sunday, Feb 28 9 AM - Doors Open 9 AM - Breakfast is served Noon - lunch is served 3 PM - Submit your hacks 4 PM - Final demos  5 PM - Winner Announcement & Closing Remarks 5:30 PM - Afterparty  Teams: We encourage folks to work in groups of 3-4 people. Ideally, each team has a developer, designer and a product manager.  FAQs What should I build? Anything you would like. Do you wake up wishing a certain product or service existed? That's a good indicator you should explore it. Who is this event for? Developers, designers and product managers of Toronto/GTA who are interested in expanding their product development skills and turning their idea into a working prototype over the course of a weekend. Don't have a product idea? No problem. You can join a team that has an idea, or work with the mentors to brainstorm ideas. Can I continue building something I started in the past? No. We want all teams to start on a level playing field. Use this as an opportunity to work on something new.  Why is there a cost to attend? What are ticket sales used for? We are a community-run Product Hunt event in Toronto and want to create a great hackathon experience for you, dear hackers. Ticket sales go towards event expenses such as providing food and drinks for you. We want to make our event accessible, so if you are unable to purchase a ticket, please send us a note (info@producthunttoronto.com) and we'll try our best to accommodate you.  Is my registration/ticket transferrable? You can transfer your ticket to a friend as long as they need the same ticket type as was purchased by you (e.g. Designer, Developer, Product Manager) Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? Nope! What is the refund policy? We offer refunds up until February 24, 2016 in order to be able to accommodate others. Our events sell out and we usually have a waitlist in place. What if I have dietary restrictions?  We will do our best to accommodate you - please email us at info@producthunttoronto.com upon purchasing your ticket. Thanks!