List of hackathons in Toronto, Canada in 2017

Young boys of colour -- aged 8 to 17 -- in and around Toronto! You're invited to participate in a robotics hackathon -- the Black Boys Code Toronto Fall 2017 Hackathon. You'll be challenged to design and program a physical robot to traverse obstacles. You'll also learn skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, and communication.

WHAT'S AN IMPACT JAM? A two-day Innovation Hackathon focused on turning innovation into impact against a specific global challenge. The 9Billion Lives Impact Jam - Food Waste will connect innovation hubs in Stockholm, Toronto and Nairobi to collectively work on the Food Waste challenge - sharing skills, ideas, and experiences using the Challenge Dialogue System framework. WHY YOU SHOULD PARTICIPATE. Food Waste in one of our time's biggest challenges as we're approaching 9 Billion people on the planet. We live in a time of unprecedented opportunities. There is no shortage of ideas, innovation, and money, yet grand challenges remain. THE 9BILLION LIVES IMPACT JAM IS: A collaborative environment where a mix of skill sets co-create impactful solutions Across multiple global locations over a 2 day period Focused on a diverse group of Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Sustainability Experts, Design Thinkers, Engineers and Policy Makers  Ultimately, it is a unique opportunity to collectively drive sustainable impact in a creative, solution-driven and international environment. And yes, IT'S FREE!  All we ask in return is dedication, engagement, focus, and that you don't waste food, of course! WHAT'S INCLUDED: - A facilitator lead Design Thinking weekend with unique international networking opportunities - A great venue downtown MaRS Discovery  District - All meals, drinks, snacks, and coffee included WHAT TO BRING - Laptop (don't forget your power cord) - Research, ideas, insights, skills - whatever you have to contribute! If you have further questions or would like more information about COLLABORATING, PARTICIPATING or FACILITATING in any of the JAM's, please reach out to Carissa Consoli, cconsoli@9billionlives.org. We can't wait to see you there! 9Billion Lives

"The blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that can be programmed to record not just financial transactions but virtually everything of value." - Don Tapscott. Blockchain technology has been hailed as everything from the renaissance of money to the new internet. Early adopters are looking for ways to apply the technology, with use cases currently focused on financial services at the industry level, and even in terms of new forms of governance at the discipline level. This meetup aims to present an overview of this fascinating technology. Blockchain - Changing The World Around Us Join us on November 14, 2017 at the Milton Education Village Innovation Center to learn more about Blockchain technology, including: What is Blockchain technology and why does it matter to the world? Is it really the new Internet? Key aspects of Blockchain technology you need to know - trust, peer to peer systems, cryptography, cryptocurrency, immutability, and consensus. The threat of disruption - and why banks really got involved. Understanding the challenges and constraints of Blockchain technology. What makes a good blockchain use case? Introducing Blockchain for developers - how to get started. Finally - insights from ETHWaterloo: the world's largest Ethereum hackathon. Presenters Guy Pearce - Managing Partner: REData Performance Consulting and Board Director: IIBA Guy Pearce (BSc, BCom, MBA) has served on various Boards in Banking, Financial Services and Retail over the last decade, as well as on their Risk, Audit, Governance and Credit Committees. He has also served as CEO of a multinational operation serving 100,000 customers in three countries with a staff complement of 700. He has published numerous articles and presented numerous keynotes on various aspects of governance, risk, IT and data around the world, and is interested in the competitive transformation potential and governance implications of Big Data, IoT, and Blockchain. His $94.95 million big data case study is an example of a practical outcome of this interest.   Denys Linkov - University of Toronto Computer Science Student / Tech Under Twenty Lead Denys is a third year student at the University of Toronto studying Computer Science. He enjoys reading, discussing and exploring everything related to tech, including Blockchain and Bitcoin. Denys leads the Silicon Halton Tech Under Twenty initiative and has interned at two Halton companies - Geotab and VL Omni in the two summers. Denys has been selected as a participant in EthWaterloo - the world's largest Ethereum hackathon.  He will be joining 300 other ambitious developers for the opportunity to build the decentralized future and work alongside the inventors of Ethereum.  He will be sharing his insights and experiences about the hackathon.

Students and professionals in the Greater Toronto Area! Are you interested in creating a welcoming environment for Syrian and other refugees? Newcomer Kitchen invites you to participate in their 2017 Social Enterprise Hackathon. You'll collaborate to develop a sustainable Newcomer Kitchen model that provides a replicatable means of welcoming newcomer groups into Canadian communities.

Education techies in the Greater Toronto Area! You're invited to participate in EducaTech Toronto's event: How Tech/AI is disrupting our approach to education. You'll hear a great panel discussion and then participate in a 48-hour uninterrupted coding marathon on Blended Learning.

Edutech enthusiasts in the Greater Toronto Region! Voila Learning invites you to participate in their Educatech Hackathon. At this 48-hour event, you'll collaborate in a team of three and use Unity to prototype an innovative 3D game that supports Second Language Learning. Come as a team or join one at the event.

Founders, c-suite tech leaders, corporate leaders, and entrepreneurs in the Greater Toronto Region! Do you support 'moving the dial' on opportunities for women to advance? You're invited to participate in a full-day hackathon -- Solving for Sponsorship in the New Economy. You'll collaborate with like-minded individuals to design innovative approaches that help facilitate career sponsorship for women.

NOTE: The class will be delivered in a small group of 8-10 trainees. Please let us know if you are willing to join but the dates do not work for you. If there are requests from the majority of the group, we can consider other dates in late October. You can vote for the best dates: http://doodle.com/poll/af8qg52nce9ugm6e, or email us: training@altoros.com. Hyperledger Fabric is the leading open source software platform for permissioned enterprise blockchains. Learn how to use the latest version (1.0) of Hyperledger Fabric codebase in a real blockchain network environment where you can play with smart contract deployments. Is your team planning to build blockchain applications for your industry use case or project? Do you want to become fully skilled for building commercial-grade blockchain applications on Hyperledger Fabric 1.0 and deploying private blockchain networks? Then this advanced course is what you need! Course duration: 3 days (8 hrs per day). Objectives: Learn concepts and use cases of permissioned blockchains. Learn architecture of Fabric 1.0, setup network, run smart contracts. Learn to write smart contracts and deploy them in a complete blockchain application. Benefits to you: Solid hands-on technical skills developing and deploying blockchain applications with Hyperledger Fabric. Interactive experience with expert trainers who have built working blockchain apps, an opportunity to ask questions and get real-life examples. Who should attend? Developers who have understanding of blockchains and want to know how to design and write their own blockchain applications on top of Hyperledger Fabric V1.0. If you experimented with smart contracts, or worked with Ethereum, other blockchains, and want to dive into Fabric 1.0 - this is the right course for you. Prerequisites: Working knowledge of Java Basic understanding of PKI and docker Development environment with JDK 1.8, Gradle or Go, and Docker Compose (docker is optional) ssh access to AWS EC2, IBM Bluemix or local Ubuntu Please bring your laptop with pre-installed JDK, Gradle or Go, and Docker Compose  Notes: - java version "1.8.0_131"- Gradle 3.5- Docker is optional- An instance of Ubuntu either locally on laptop or in the cloud (AWS, Bluemix).While we can provide an instance in the cloud, your own instance is preferred as you'll be able to keep it after the training.An instance in the cloud is preferred to local as we'll download quite a few docker images and cannot rely on the auditorium wifi's throughput.  Training Program Day 1 Introduction Introduction to blockchain technology Public and permissioned blockchains Use cases for permissioned blockchains Hyperledger project Fabric 1.0 Workshop Fabric 1.0 architecture Endorsers, orderers, clients, smart contracts Set up development network Anatomy of config files and crypto material Deploy and exercise example smart contracts Day 2 Fabric 1.0 Workshop You will study in detail the transactions workflow and spend a sizable amount of time on experiments with blockchain. The training helps developers acquire solid technical skills in building blockchain applications on Hyperledger Fabric v1.0. The students will learn how to develop working blockchain apps with Hyperledger Fabric SDK, how to deploy local blockchain networks, as well as understand the confidentiality basics in Hyperledger Fabric. Agenda: Write your own smart contract in Go Comparison of Smart contract developed in Go or Java (performance, ease of deployment, etc.) Custom Events Endorsement policies Overview of SDKs for Node and Java Overview of Fabric Composer Day 3 Hackathon Students will leave with the ability to develop full-featured blockchain applications, write not only a smart contract in Go or Java, but also the client code and full interface of the application. Learn from an experienced trainer who has delivered working blockchain solutions. Agenda: Identify a use case for a blockchain application Design identities, entities, transactions Design network, consortium Use Node SDK to create application API Create secure web front end About the Trainer: Oleg Abdrashitov, Blockchain Practice Lead, Trainer Oleg Abdrashitov heads the Blockchain Practice at Altoros and the Requirements Working Group at Hyperledger. Oleg's career spans 20 years in software development for the financial services companies. He has built systems supporting high frequency trading, middle office and online exchanges. Oleg has worked at top investment banks, hedge funds and has founded startups and consultancies. He is currently engaged by clients in finance and insurance to train engineers and architects on blockchain. Together with team Altoros, Oleg won the blockchain hackathon at Consensus 2016 with Decentralized Energy Utility Project, and led delivery of a number of blockchain solutions. Some of the prototypes can be found in Hyperledger's demo directory: Distributed Clearing Platform For Derivatives, and Bond Issuance and Trading. The most recent project Oleg has been working on is Commercial Bonds Platform with National Settlement Depository. Oleg has delivered public Hyperledger Fabric classes in Boston, New York, San Francisco, as well as private training for corporate teams, and has been referred to as a highly competent instructor aspiring to bring students to the high level of understanding Fabric technology. Contact the Organizers: Please email us at training@altoros.com if you have questions about the training agenda or need a custom in-house course for your team. Payment options: Need an invoice for your company to pay for this training? Or would like to pay via PayPal? Send us a note at training@altoros.com. Please help us spread the word! We'll appreciate if you share this training with your friends or colleagues who might be interested.   About the Organizer: Altoros is a digital transformation consultancy that has built a reputation in blockchain space. We are an active member of Hyperledger project, contributing expertise of our engineers. We have built a number of blockchain application prototypes for insurance and financial services clients and conducted technical training on Hyperledger Fabric 0.6 for a large financial services corporation, as well as a number of blockchain workshops for executives in (Re)Insurance, Lending & Securitization field.

Ideas people in the Greater Toronto Area! Are you interested in collaborating on solutions to the world's biggest problems? Want to get involved with the OpenIDEO global community? The OpenIDEO Toronto Chapter invites you to participate in the Gratitude in the Workplace Hackathon. You'll collaborate to come up with innovative approaches to redesign appreciation in the workplace! If your project is judged to be one of the best, you may be selected for an implementation grant.

High school students in the Greater Toronto Area! canCODE invites you to participate in the hackCODE: canCODE Hackathon -- the first ever hackathon in the area created and designed specifically for you! You'll get the opportunity to participate in 12 hours of coding, workshops, and teambuilding exercises! Come as a member of your own 2-4 student team, or join one at the event. If you've already completed high school, you're still welcome to attend.