List of hackathons in Peterborough, Canada in 2017

Teams of developers, designers, and marketers will come together to build a functioning mobile app that tackles a social or environmental issue in just 36 hours. Sign up as a team of 2-5 or as an individual and we’ll match you up. Either way, it will be a great way to meet other techies, share ideas and have fun! Open to professionals and students, 18+ • Free to enter• Food and drinks provided• Prizes Why Join? COLLABORATE: work with like-minded individuals to create a functioning app worthy of showing off. NETWORK: connect with mentors and businesses in the tech community and potentially scope your next big opportunity. LEARN: hone your tech skills and learn some new ones. HAVE FUN: enjoy 36 straight hours of fun and challenging work that you can feel good about. For more information, visit: Our WebsiteLike us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter Sponsors for the Hack For Good Hackathon include: Town of Whitby, 360insights, General Motors, Cisco, Durham College, SourcePoint Business Group, Spark Centre

HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech community. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch), and brimming with Ultra Smart People.   Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, like us on Facebook, hi-5 us in person! The typical Tech Social agenda:   - folks arrive, grab drinks, socialize   - quick announcements, thank sponsors   - back to chatting   - head home, exhilarated from great conversations!   *** HackerNest Tech Socials are Entry by Donation - any amount appreciated, but $5 suggested. No amount is too little! If a cash donation is too restrictive, please join us anyway – just let us know at the door. *** SPONSOR: 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! Please email sponsor@hackernest.com for more information. VENUE: Cardinal Software We're on the lookout for easy to access offices with space that can fit our audience (standing-room only). Please email info@hackernest.com (or organizer email) if you’d like to host a Tech Social! COMMUNITY PARTNERS: PTBO Game Jam 02 runs Friday February 17th to Sunday February 19th 2017 at the Kawartha Trades & Technology Centre. This second event is set to showcase the talent of local game developers and attract developers from afar. Kicking off Friday evening at 6:00 PM with a 2½ hour seminar about making video games, with the 45-hour Game Jam starting at 9:00PM. If you’re a Community or Meetup group looking to promote an event or discount for HackerNest members, please email ryan.sykes@hackernest.com. 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 and get them talking to one another. Our relaxed, down-to-earth events attract a diverse and highly technical membership. Strict 'no-scuzzbag' policy.