List of hackathons in Waterloo, Canada in 2016

Hacking Health Hamilton Hackathon is organized to improve healthcare by mixing technology creators and healthcare professionals to work on realistic, human-centric solutions to front-line problems. Come and tackle real problems together with the support of professional mentors!

Engineering World Health-University of Toronto Chapter is organizing two complementary events in February—the EWH Symposium and the EWH Ideathon. You can indicate your interest in both events by registering on this Eventbrite page. More info about the events are available on our homepage. *** Registration deadline has been extended to February 21st! *** However, please register before noon on Wednesday, Feb 17 to guarantee poster inclusion in the programme and lunch. Please contact us directly at EWH.UofT@gmail.com if you would like to submit an abstract after Wednesday. Abstract submission closes at noon Friday, Feb 19. See you soon! EWH Symposium, Feb 22nd, 8:45 am–5:30 pm William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Steet, Toronto, ON M5S 1C7   The annual EWH symposium is organized entirely by graduate and undergraduate students for the University of Toronto community. This symposium aims to expose the UofT community to current global health initiatives. This year, we will focus on how engineering solutions can contribute to interdisciplinary health challenges in low- and middle-income countries.   The symposium spans a full day of lectures, panel discussions, networking opportunities and a poster session. Participants will have the chance to learn more about exciting global health topics and network closely with leaders in the field. We are very excited about this conference as it will bring together a diverse group of passionate scientists, government, and industry representatives to promote world health to the next generation.   We are accepting poster submissions describing innovative solutions to global health challenges, including already published data. Please use the registration form to submit your poster abstract (max. 2000 char.). There will be two poster prizes!     EWH Ideathon, Feb 28th, 9:00 am–8:30 pm Rm 412 Rosebrugh Building, 164 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9   This complementary event to the EWH symposium is an opportunity for students to work in interdisciplinary teams, apply their knowledge gained from the symposium, and generate innovative ideas geared at solving global health issues. This is not a hackathon, rather this is a gathering of brilliant minds ready to spark positive change. Participants are not required to attend the symposium beforehand, however, the talks and panel discussions at the symposium will certainly help provide important insights and guidance for this competition.