List of hackathons in Waterloo, Canada in 2017

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.

Join us in Toronto and help us shape the future of functional testing in Ruby. Our key participants include: Bret Pettichord - Founder of Watir and member of original launch team for Selenium Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan - Author of the Page Object gem (and a host of other testing gems) Titus Fortner - Current Maintainer of Ruby Selenium Bindings and current project lead for Watir Ruby is an excellent language in which to write automated browser tests. It is easy to read, fun to use, and has dozens of different gems that do all kinds of different things that make it easier to write and maintain test suites at all levels of complexity. We'd like to improve how some of these gems work together and be able to provide a packaged collection of code that makes it easier for people to ramp up their automated test suites from scratch. I've been calling this idea the "Rails of Automated Testing." In the same way that Rails made it easy and fun for people without much domain experience to create a web application, there is a more specialized need to provide a solution like this for people tasked with writing automated tests. This might not be a typical hackathon, but we will be deciding on objectives and splitting up into groups to dig into code to make it happen. Organizers will be on hand to answer questions or provide deep dives into the code bases. Options for exploration will include things like: test data management, session configuration, mobile APIs, page modeling and project scaffolding. Please bring your testing experience and/or your coding skills and join us in Toronto. Friday:11:30 - Doors open12 - Introductions and Overview1 - Coding!5 - Break for dinner/drinksSaturday:9:30 - Doors open (breakfast)10:00 - Recap previous day11 - Coding!1 - Lunch Break2 - Coding!4 - Presentations, What nexts and Departing thoughts5 - Break for dinner/drinksSponsors:Loblaw Digital:Loblaw Digital is the team building and operating the digital businesses for Canada's largest and most successful retailer. We create leading responsive e-commerce experiences, including Loblaws Click & Collect, an innovative online grocery shopping experience. We've also built and now operate the award-winning JoeFresh.com, along with the iPad/iPhone app. We are based in downtown Toronto and operate like a startup with the resources of a much larger company. We are an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, collaborative, and fun team working towards transforming the way Canadians shop.Sauce Labs:Sauce Labs makes automated testing awesome. Our cloud-based platform helps developers test native & hybrid mobile and web applications across hundreds of browser / OS platforms, including iOS, Android & Mac OS X. Sauce supports Selenium, Appium and popular JavaScript unit testing frameworks, and integrates with all of the top programming languages, test frameworks and CI systems. With built-in video recording and screenshots of every test case, debugging tools, and secure tunneling for local or firewalled testing. Sauce makes running, debugging and scaling test suites quick and easy. To get started for free, visit saucelabs.com.

What Can YOUth Do 2017 is almost here! Sustainable Youth Canada, Waterloo Region Environmental Network and Sierra Youth are excited to partner local NGO’s, academics, entrepreneurs and politicians with passionate youth interested in discussing sustainability in Waterloo Region! Following last year’s success, this year’s event will focus on finding local and innovative solutions to climate change. Please join us on September 20th, 2017 from 5-9PM at the Centre for International Governance Innovation for an evening of discussion, networking and knowledge sharing. The evening will include a panel of notable speakers, exhibits of local organizations, complimentary refreshments, followed by a hackathon to build ideas that we can put into action. Please visit our website here for more information. This amazing event showcases community collaboration and is offered to attendees at no cost and is run by our amazing volunteers.  If you're able, please choose to purchase a $10 ticket (100% of your donation will go towards the cost of the event). Booths are available for organizations to purchase under the following ticket costs: WREN Booth Members: $25 (cruiser table), $40 (5ft. round table) Other Booth Members: $40 (cruiser table), $60 (5ft. round table) We look forward to building momentum within the environmental community and are excited to grow our network! Thank you for supporting our sustainable youth! Agenda 5:00- 5:30pm.......................... Registration and Networking 5:30pm- 6:00pm..................... Opening, Keynote Address 6:00pm- 6:45pm..................... Panel & Public Discussion 6:45pm- 8:30pm..................... WREN Presentation & Hackathon 8:30pm- 9:00pm..................... Closing & Networking Thanks to our sponsors: Save

High school techies in the Greater Toronto Area! Cipher invites you to participate in Bonfire '17 -- a 24-hour hackathon where you will collaborate with like-minded student coders to use technology to create innovative projects, and make their ideas into reality. Come as a team of four people, or form one at the event. You don't have to be an expert -- you can use one of your four team slots to add a hand-picked expert mentor to your team.

Saturday, August 5th, 2017 at Mississauga Celebration Square DawaNet is pleased to announce an Interfaith Dialogue session to address social problems. The aim is to have a brainstorming session where faith communities come together based on shared values of charity, empathy, hospitality, and work towards providing support based community resources for all members of society. Part A: This session will serve as the discovery phase focusing on faith systems coming together to address a local problem (sustainability, food deserts etc.) and work towards an innovative solution that cultivates meaningful relationships. Part B: The second part will be an open dialogue where attendees brainstorm ideas for the Interfaith Hackathon. If you have experience organizing hackathons, love to create something new or are interested in getting invovled for the first time, than join us! But please register soon, as seating is limited. You're also invited to experience the opening of “Canada 150” a multi-media ceremony that starts on Friday August 4th, and continues all weekend long. The exhibit showcases the contributions Canadian Muslims have made towards Canada’s economic growth, community service, diversity, and heritage. From volunteering at local soup kitchens, to building dialogue with interfaith delegates, helping Syrian refugees or housing victims from the Fort McMurray fire, Canadian Muslims have given back to their communities from coast-to-coast and the Canada 150 exhibit gathers their stories to illustrate the humanity and service that has brought communities together. Event Details: Saturday, August 5th | 1:00  - 2:00 pm* Mississauga Celebration Square | Classroom 3 300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga, ON L5B 3C1 - MuslimFest attracts over 30,000 visitors and welcomes everyone each year to a display artistry rich in history hundreds of years old, and also promotes a lineup of fresh young performers ready to become household names. DawaNet is a Canadian Muslim community empowerment, engagement, and education organization, based out of Mississauga, Ontario. DawaNet specializes in creative methods of outreach and community development. Contact: Sana Khawaja media@muslimfest.ca

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.  SPECIAL GUEST We are honoured to have long time HackerNest supporter, Councillor Norm Kelly joining us for this Tech Social. Helping lead the 6th largest government in Canada and the 4th largest city in North America, he serves as the Councillor for Ward 40 (Scarborough-Agincourt), and serves some serious fire on his Twitter account @Norm  ***** 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 $10 is suggested. No amount is too little! If a cash donation is too restrictive, please join us anyway – just let us know at the door. *** NORTH AMERICAN SPONSOR: RBC RBC is an active contributor to the Canadian innovation ecosystem, including working with organizations like TechToronto, the C100 and as a founding partner of NextAI, a global innovation program for artificial intelligence related ventures. RBC recently launched RBC Research, a team which supports RBC’s innovation strategy through fundamental scientific study and exploration in machine learning theory and applications with the goal of developing state-of-the-art financial technologies.  HackerNest is proud to have RBC as a North American sponsor! GOLD SPONSORS: Hover Hover sticks to what they know (and do!) best: domains. They'll help you take care of your domains and be out of the way when you're on to whatever's next. HackerNest happily hosts domains with Hover! Flipp Flipp Corporation is a Toronto-born technology company that is reinventing the weekly shopping experience - our mobile app, Flipp, was named the #1 retail flyer app in Canada. Flipp’s culture is an integral part of what has driven the company’s success and we abide by key principles that promote a high-trust environment.  Learn more about our team culture here: https://corp.flipp.com/culture.  OVH Specializing in cloud and internet infrastructure, OVH offers innovative Web, Dedicated and Cloud products and services. Since 1999, OVH has partnered with hundreds of thousands of professionals worldwide, offering server manufacturing and in-house maintenance of their infrastructure. OVH ensures stable and reliable product and service offerings across all brands, while providing the best price quality ratio. Learn more at ovh.com and on Twitter.  StartUp HERE Toronto  StartUp HERE Toronto celebrates Toronto’s innovation community.  SILVER SPONSOR: Lighthouse Labs Lighthouse Labs will take you from coding hobbyist to professional developer, and be the launchpad for your career.  With the support of a brilliant team of instructors and mentors who view coding as the ultimate craft, you’ll join the ranks of over 500 developers in the Lighthouse Labs community. Winter cohorts are filling up, apply now!   BEER SUPPLIER: Beau's "At Beau’s we have names, not titles. We brew using equal parts art and science. And we always have time for our friends."  Beau’s All Natural brews interesting, tasty beers using the best ingredients & local spring water. They take pride in creating unique, wonderful and certified organic craft beer, conceived with honest consideration for the environment and our local communities, and delivered with a true sense of friendly relationship. They are an award-winning, Canadian, family-run, organic, and independent brewery.  VENUE: Toronto City Hall - Members Lounge   Community Events:  Techweek Toronto Techweek is coming back to Toronto!  From July 24th to the 28th, Techweek will be celebrating the best of the Toronto tech scene with events throughout the city. Check out the schedule for more information on the week's events, and if you'd like to join in the festivities, click on this link for a special 40% off ticket code for HackerNest community members.  All Day DevOps   On October 24th, HackerNest will be supporting the Live Online All Day DevOps Conference. This is a 24 hour event with 5 simultaneous tracks, 96 sessions and 4 keynotes in 38 time zones! There are featured guest speakers galore and frankly, far too much information to list, so check out this link instead! Oh, and did we mention that the entire thing is free?     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. Want to volunteer at our HackerNest Tech Socials? Visit http://hackernest.com/volunteer/ for more information and to apply! 

Coders, designers, hackers, techies in and around Toronto! Do you have a yen to create something that's terrific, but has absolutely no value at all? Little Dada invites you to participate in the Stupid Shit No One Needs & Terrible Ideas Hackathon Toronto 2.0. So sign up today and build something awesomely valueless!

Toronto area lady techies! Are you interested in helping get more girls and women into the tech scene? Maybe help them to learn how to code? Ladies Learning Code -- a Canada-wide not-for-profit organization -- invites you to attend July's Toronto Code & Coffee afternoon in order to help design the third annual Ladies Learning Code annual Teen Club hackathon! If you have experience with hackathons -- even if you don't -- you are welcome to help in this design session.

Circular design enthusiasts in the greater Toronto area! Think you've got a winning circular design idea? OpenIDEO Toronto invites you to sign up to participate in the Circular Design Challenge Hackathon. You don't have to be a super expert! The challenged is open to all levels and you can compete for cash prizes with your peers with Early-Stage, Mid-Stage, or Advanced Ideas.

HamOnt IoT is all about the “Internet of Things”… low cost and kick ass, featuring experts from within and abroad for a full day of talks… We would love for you to join us on Saturday June 24th! Check out the schedule of talks below!  HamOnt IoT attendees can also expect morning coffee & snacks, lunch, afternoon drinks & snacks, and an after party! Schedule 9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. Arrival and registration!  We'll have coffee and snacks available! 10:00 a.m — 12:00 p.m. Colin Gagich (@colingagich) Owner, NVC Software Solutions Talk: HitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot (@HitchBOT) Bio: Colin Gagich operates NVC Software Solutions, a software company which performs contract design and development work based in Hamilton, Ontario. Through NVC, Colin has worked with clients in the Aircraft Deicing Industry, HVAC Industry and Restaurant Point of Sales Industry. Colin specializes in embedded system design, mobile application development and web application development. Colin has been operating NVC Software Solutions since 2013. Ian Pilon Ambient Intelligence Specialist Talk: Ambient Intelligence: Human-Computer Interaction Design & Smart Environments Bio: Ian Pilon is an IoT product designer from Kitchener Waterloo Ontario. He studies the relationships between humans and computers and how to interact with physical objects that are evolving into the digital domain. Ian is the Founder and Managing Director of IoT Waterloo Region and IoT GTA, a peer to peer network group of over 2,000+ members who meet-up quarterly for professional networking and learning from industry speakers. He’s also the founder of the "Ambient Intelligence Conference" held annually in the Waterloo Region. Nick Tomkin Director of Orbital Studios Lightning Talk: Creating Carina Carina is a lightweight, portable structure that takes photos of guests at various public or private events and locations, and uploads them directly to Twitter, Facebook and/or Instagram, complete with captions, photo frames, as well as the event hashtag and branding. Lightning talks - 10–15m each! Adrian Duyzer of Parallel on Taking Advantage Of The IoT Opportunity 12:00 p.m. — 1:00 p.m. Fantastic lunch! Gluten free and vegetarian option will be available. 1:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. James Arlen (@myrcurial) Director of Risk and Advisory Services at Leviathan Security Group Talk: Avoiding common security issues in novel IoT products Bio: James Arlen is Leviathan’s Director of Risk and Advisory Services. Over the past twenty plus years, James has been delivering information security solutions to Fortune 500, TSE 100, and major public-sector organizations. James is involved in information security policy, process, and procedure improvements for internationally known manufacturing and financial organizations and has held key contributor roles as CISO of a publicly traded financial institution and as Information Security Coordinator at a large scale power utility. Best described as: “Infosec geek, hacker, social activist, author, speaker, and parent”, James' areas of interest include organizational change, social engineering, blinky lights and shiny things. James founded Hamilton’s first makerspace think|haus before the Internet had Things. He is also a contributing analyst with Securosis and has a recurring column on Liquidmatrix Security Digest. James is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and is a prolific contributor to standards bodies and media. Sam Reid (ioTcan) Director of Business Development for ioTcan Talk: Launching a nationwide loRaWAN M2M (machine-to-machine) IoT network Bio: IoTCAN is a next generation wide area network designed specifically for IoT solutions. Sam's talk will cover ioTcan's work to deliver a robust, carrier grade network to enable the reliable bi-directional communication of connected devices and machines. Initially launching in the GTA IoTCAN will quickly expand their network to offer service in other major cities nationally and then full nationwide coverage. This network is being built on a recognized global standard for low power wide area coverage established by the LoRa Alliance. LoRaWAN™ is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless battery operated Things. For more information on LoRa please refer to the following sites: www.lora-alliance.org and Semtech. Meg Smith (@megthesmith) Ladies Learning Code Hamilton Chapter Co-Lead Talk: Opportunities and Challenges for Women in Technology Bio: Meg Smith is a Senior Designer at Parallel, the Ladies Learning Code Hamilton Chapter Co-Lead, and loves all things DIY. Her work with LLC was featured in Hamilton Business article. Lightning talks - 10–15m each! Terry George and team on their “FITWIZ” ECE capstone project (McMaster University) 3:00 p.m. — 3:15 p.m. (ish) Break time with drinks and snacks! 3:15 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. John Gerryts IT telecom analyst by day, uber blockchain hacker by night Talk: Project Oaken - The intersection of blockchain and IoT Bio: John Gerryts is a Technologist that has been involved in the cryptocurrency space since 2013. Beginning as an active miner, John is the organizer for the Niagara Bitcoin Meetup Group, and has led a few projects surrounding IoT + Blockchain technology (mostly related to Ethereum.org as early as PoC3). For the last 23 years, John has been involved at different levels of technology, with roles such as Network Administrator, Telecommunications Specialist, and Senior Network & Electronics Integrator. His Project Airlock placed 3rd at the "In Crypto We Trust" Hackathon which has since been mentioned in the Canadian Senate and on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast by Andreas Antonopolous. Lightning talks - 10–15m each! Lightning talk: Blake Laufer, award-winning investor and entrepreneur on his new IoT parking counter project More speakers to be announced soon! Q&A Panel: Succeeding as an IoT entpreneur Ask whatever you like – this is your opportunity to learn from successful entrepreneurs and investors in person! Panel participants: Blake Laufer: Invester, entrepreneur, and board member of Angel One Investor Network Colin Gagich: McMaster graduate, entrepreneur, hardware and software developer, and creative genius Alex Ross: Lawyer and partner at Gowling WLG in Hamilton specializing in intellectual propert law 5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. Beer and pizza! Make connections, ask more questions of the presenters, and start great conversations about IoT! Sponsors and organizers Thanks to our proud sponsors! If you are interested in sponsoring or contributing in some way please e-mail dpetican@gmail.com for details! Code of Conduct Our conference will follow this standard code of conduct. Code of Awesomeness We encourage everyone to be excellent to one another! FAQs What dietary options are available? Gluten free and vegetarian options will be available.  Although everything will probably be nut free we cannot guarantee this.  If you have any other concerns or requests please contact us. Are there ID or minimum age requirements for the event? Students are welcome, but the minumum age for attendance is 16 What are my transportation / parking options for getting to and from the event? CoMotion is located in downtown Hamilton so getting here by public transit is easy.  During the weekend there's lots of parking within a few blocks Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? No. Unless you want to give your ticket to someone else at the last minute in which case we will need to see the printed version of the ticket How is this event only $20!? We have a firm policy: we only organize events that we would want to actually go to ourselves! That means good food, a limit to total attendance, opportunities to learn and interact and a price that is actually affordable for everybody. Thank the sponsors for helping us to make this vision happen :) 2017 HamOnt Events Calendar HamOnt IoT (Internet of Things) - June 24th HamOnt UX (User Experience Design) - Sept... details to be published soon! HamOnt JS (Javascript) - October 21st HamOnt ?? (Surprise Event to be announced!) - December