List of hackathons in Peterborough, Canada in 2015

Building simple robots with Raspberry Pi and Scratch is easy!  Come and check it out.  Help redesign a candy-dispensing robot. In this meetup, you will see how the original gumball robot was built, and how the various parts work together. You’ll be shown how the robot is controlled using Scratch programming, and you will get to reprogram and redesign the robot to change how you use it and interact with it.  Open to anyone 8 and older.  Under 12? Bring a parent/caregiver.   Bring a fully charged laptop with you. Robot costumes welcome (as it’s October 31st!).  This workshop will be led by Adriana Ieraci. Adriana is the Founder of the Get Your Bot On! Robotics Hackathon, and the Founder of Conveyor Built - a design and innovation skills training consultancy.  Adriana also teaches entrepreneurship and product design at the University of Toronto Faculty of Information.  You can connect with her on Twitter: @adrianai.    Give me my candy! is part of 2015's One Book One Markham (#MarkhamReads) community wide reading program. This year we are reading Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow. Download a free copy of Little Brother, or pick one up from your local library branch, or bookstore. Check markhamlibrary.eventbrite.com for additional One Book One Markham (#MarkhamReads) events, or visit www.markhampubliclibrary.ca for complete details. 

Do you have an idea but need a team? Looking to add some experience to your portfolio? Looking for a great way to spend the weekend? Varsity Hack is focused on bringing hackathons to students in order to add to their portfolio and get some networking done at the same time. Teams will include at least: one pitcher, one developer, one designer. If you have a team, sign up together, otherwise you can find a group at the event. All platforms, all languages, and all ideas are welcome! We are looking for all types of participants: designers, developers, business experts, and idea people. This is an opportunity to refine your skills and pick up a few more while you're at it. Experts will be available to help you realize your idea and provide support in making it pitch perfect. Awards will be presented for various categories, including: Best design and UX Best prototype/market ready Best concept Best solution SCHEDULE DAY 1 - Saturday, 3 October 2015 09:00 am Pitch clinic (for pitchers only) and breakfast 10:00 am Project pitches 10:30 am Project selection and networking 11:00 am Team Building and HACK! 12:00 pm Lunch 05:00 pm Supper 09:00 pm End for the day   DAY 2 - Sunday, 4 October 2015 09:00 am Breakfast and HACK! 12:00 pm Lunch 03:30 pm Closing pitches 04:00pm Prizes awarded