List of hackathons in Richmond Hill, Canada in 2017

Health professionals, patients, developers, designers, entrepreneurs! Are you motivated to change the world of health! Come participate in the Hacking Health Hamilton Hackathon. This hackathon is intended to help bring IT and healthcare professionals together to conceive & design an app, a device, or other solution for patient-centric care.

Blockchain enthusiasts in and around Toronto! You're invited to sign up to participate in the Blockgeeks Lab Hackathon. This is your opportunity to network, and collaborate, with some of the leading minds in the blockchain world! You'll be challenged to compete against 150 other participants in creating a blockchain product from scratch. Come and show that your idea is capable of disrupting current business models with an innovative blockchain app.

Blockchain enthusiasts in and around Toronto! Are you planning to participate in the Blockgeeks Lab Hackathon? Whether you're going to participate or not, you're invited to attend the pre-hackathon speaking event to hear a keynote address from Vitalik Buterin -- the inventor of the Ethereum blockchain platform.

AquaHacking is a five-month long hack-a-thon that catalyzes stakeholders who want to protect our freshwater – citizens, decision makers, practitioners, researchers, NGOs – to take action. AquaHacking challenges young digital designers and coders, aspiring water experts and entrepreneurs to develop applications that raise awareness about water issues, and that solve water problems. There is $75,000 in prize money available, in addition to access to local accelerators and mentors for winning teams. The Challenge: Water experts, hackers, engineers, and other creative minds work together as a team for 10 weeks to develop functional, marketable innovations to help solve Lake Erie’s water issues. The competition runs from April - September, with semi-finals in June and the finals in September. Anyone 18 or older is welcome. We are looking for creative minds, whatever their field of expertise, but especially students, water researchers, developers, digital designers, programmers, engineers, technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and people who want to save the world! The Issues Teams Have to Tackle This Year: Spreading #LakeErieLove All eyes on Erie Stopping the invaders to keep our fisheries fishable Stemming the plastic tide Taking on the algae monster Join us on March 29 at the University of Waterloo for an information session on how you can be a part of this innovative movement!

On March 26th, we will be collaborating with Shecosystem for our "Hack for Craft" Hackathon!For girls ages 10-13, we will be using a variety of different software to code, design and make our ideas come to life. The challenge: Finding a way to support local and international artisans through technology. During this 3-hour hackathon, girls will be divided into teams and work collaboratively, while being mentored by their team leader. Girls will learn how the power of technology can change the lives of others (and themselves!), and understand the importance of keeping arts, craft and creativity alive.   No experience necessary!  For girls ages 10-13 | Students must bring their own laptops and chargersWhen: Sunday March 26th 2017 | 1pm-4pmWhere: Shecosystem - Toronto ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maker Tech School is an after school program for youth, located in Toronto and York Region.We provide a learning experience that teaches youth the fundamental skills of digital literacy and design, while encouraging them to become innovators and creators of technology in a collaborative environment. Through teaching youth to become makers, not just consumers of technology, they will shape their future and the future of the digital generation. Programs are created and developed by students and graduates with a background in New Media and Business from Ryerson University.  Visit us at www.makertechschool.comEmail: info@makertechschool.com 

Apply here: https://wearhackskw.typeform.com/to/EtEMzH WearHacks KW 2017 is Kitchener-Waterloo region’s premier emerging technologies hackathon.What exactly is WearHacks KW? It’s not just about the prizes or networking opportunities, though we do have those too. More than anything, we’re about community, a place and time where people connected by a common purpose can get together to innovate, discover, learn play, laugh, grow.So if you’re passionate about technology, come join us! We welcome programmers, developers, engineers and designers of all skill levels and background. You will have access to a wide range of mentors and resources and there will be plenty of free meals, snacks, and caffeine to keep you fuelled!We’ll be providing hardware for people to hack with, for more information and the full list of available tech check out our Facebook page and website.For sponsorship or other inquiries please contact: waterloo@wearhacks.com

Want to contribute to the fast growing field of impact investing and a chance to win 2000$? It’s your chance to unlock the next billion dollars of impact investing for social entrepreneurs working around the Globe. Studio Y's Finance Cluster and MaRS and teaming up to conduct a weekend long co-design on hacking the impact investing ecosystem. We will spend the weekend learning by doing. Weekend will include workshops in design thinking, experiment design, prototyping and start-up pitching, all tailored to give you the tools you need to succeed. Teams of 3 are encouraged, if you don’t have a team yet, no problem!  There will be teams looking for new team members too. Final pitches will be presented to:  Narinder Dhami, Managing Director, LEAP: Centre for Social ImpactSinath Kim, CIBC, Senior Manager, Innovation Engagement, Enterprise InnovationHyewon Kong, AGF Investments Inc, Associate Portfolio Manager, Global Sustainable Growth Equity StrategyHilary Watson, Deloitte, Manager, Performance Enhancement Advisory

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 schedule:  - 8:00pm: folks arrive, grab drinks, socialize  - 9:00pm: quick announcements, thank sponsors  - 9:10pm: back to chatting  - 11:00pm: head home, exhilarated from great conversations!     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.   VENUE: TextNow   Wanna show off your office? We're always looking for big open spaces with 100+ (standing room) capacity that are easily accessible: amaris@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.

High school students in and around Toronto! You'll get the opportunity to design innovative solutions to global challenges. You don't need to know how to code -- you just need to have a passion for new things and change.