List of hackathons in Canada in 2015

Hacking Health is designed to improve healthcare by inviting technology creators and healthcare professionals to collaborate on realistic, human-centric solutions to front-line problems. Our hackathons are fun, intense, hands-on events where small teams tackle tough problems in a supportive community of peers and mentors. This will be the second annual Hacking Health Saskatoon event, after great success last year. We will be hoping to see both new faces and old, working on interesting projects and teams. If you are a programmar, engineer, designer, or just all around tinkerer, we want you! Please sign up your project on our sparkboard at http://hhsaskatoon2015.sparkboard.com/, so others may view it before the event for inspiration and to potentially join your team. If you haven't thought of one, that's okay! We take ideas right up until the pitches end Friday night. Note for mentors: If you are interested in mentoring teams during the event, please contact us at saskatoon@hackinghealth.ca for a free ticket.  Thank you for your participation, and we are excited to see you all out there! For more information, our website is http://saskatoon.hackinghealth.io/

A Retail Hackathon:  All of us purchase a huge variety of items from retail outlets: clothing, gifts, and of course, food.  With every grocery cart filled with fresh vegetables, cereal, and cans of soup, comes an incredible array of point of sale, services, supply chain, and customer data.   Sobeys - Helping Canadians Eat Better, Feel Better, Do Better - has compiled a huge, anonymized retail data set that participants will use for this analytics focused hackathon.   During the kick-off on October 2, teams will be introduced to retail challenges and data use-cases from Sobeys.  Participants will then learn about analytics and marketing techniques that will help them delve into the data.   Experts from IBM will provide access to IBM Bluemix, a next generation innovation platform, and provide tutorials on how to use Bluemix to create apps for the competition. Participants will also be introduced to IBM Watson, which can help teams find insights where no one ever thought to look before, using advanced analytics. We provide the data, software and training -  you generate the ideas.   Competition Categories 1. Retail Insights 2. BlueMix and Watson technologies 3. Business Innovations Over $9,000 in prizes will be awarded to the most innovative solutions.  The winning team will also be invited to a 2-day Bluemix Garage Design Thinking Workshop with Sobeys and IBM, valued at $15,000.  The workshop will focus on further developing the winning team's concept.  Judging Criteria: 1. Useful and intuitive app design 2. Robustness (does not crash) 3. Technical complexity - good use of general technology (database, web, mobile, cloud) - use of Bluemix and Watson (especially for IBM prizes)   4. Retail Value - product assortment and merchandizing decisions - customer behavior 5. Business case     Eligibility The hackathon is open to all current university students and recent graduates (graduated since May 2013).   We strongly encourage collaborations between developers, designers, and business students.  We hope to see students from all Nova Scotia post secondary institutions participating!    Schedule:  October 2 2015  Registration:  9:30am Tutorials: 10:00am - 12:30pm  (Please bring your own computer) Lunch:   12:30pm - 1:30pm Tutorials: 1:30pm - 3:00pm   October 9 2015 Team Pitches - Round One Judging:  10:00am - 12:00pm Lunch:  12:00pm - 12:45pm Finalists - Round Two Judging:  1:00-1:45 Awards:  2:00pm - 2:30pm        

General info session for the Tech club. We will be discussing opportunities within the Tech club as well as our agenda for the year. UWin Tech Club is a campus organization designed to encourage and support students with entrepreneurial aspirations by providing them with the knowledge, skill set, and exposure to the local tech scene. Our mission is to bridge the gap between business and technology by connecting students from all backgrounds to understand the importance of technology in today’s world as well as help them prepare for a successful technology-related career. The UWin Tech Club runs some great programs on campus such as the Startup Internship Program where we connect aspiring students with local Startups so they can gain exposure to the inner workings of a tech company. We also established the University of Windsor’s first Startup Trek by taking 30+ students to visit high-growth tech companies in the Toronto and Waterloo area such as Shopify, Nymic, and Communitech. We are also responsible for organizing the annual Hacking Health Hackathon as well as our weekly How to Start a Startup sessions. If you are interested in joining our club, partnering with us as an organization, or sponsoring one of our events then please get in touch. Contact Us

Come join Genesys at its second Toronto Tech Summit. Chosen by blogTO as one of the  Top 10 Tech Events in Toronto in Fall 2015. Learn about IoT, Wearables, App Development, and Customer Experience. The goal is to bring talented and knowledgeable speakers together with an audience filled with tech enthusiasts that have similar interests of keeping up to date with the latest technological trends.

GDG Android Montreal - September Meetup Hello everyone! We've had a pretty busy month, Hackathon preparation Workshops, big shipping dates and late nights for the whole organizing team, as well as various Hackathon involvements. Our next Hackathon Preparation Workshop will be the 28th of September, and our Big Monthly Meetup will be Wednesday the 30th. This month, we like to thank the people at CloudOps who are graciously hosting us. CloudOps - 420 Rue Guy, Montréal, QC H3J 1S6 We'll be starting at 18h, and we have two talks. RxJava and RxAndroid par Simon GUEROUT Vous avez sûrement entendu parler de RxJava ou RxAndroid, ce framework qui fait de plus en plus d'adeptes. Mais de quoi s'agit-il en réalité ? Comment l'utiliser et qu'est-ce que cela peut apporter au développement d'une application ? You may have heard about RxJava or RxAndroid, a framework getting more and more attention. But what does it really do ? How can you use it and what could it bring to your application development ? Bio: Simon est un passionné du petit bonhomme vert. Après avoir travaillé quelques années dans le domaine de la télévision numérique, il s'est rapidement tourné vers le développement mobile. Aujourd'hui il est directeur de Sidereo à Montréal, une agence spécialisée dans le mobile et l'internet des objets. Simon is a fan of the little green robot. After working a few years in the digital TV business, he quickly moved to mobile application development. He is now the manager of Sidereo in Montreal, an agency specialized in mobile applications and the Internet of Things. Intro to the Marshmallow Permission System by Philippe Breault and Etienne Caron The new Android Marshmallow permissions model is a big change for the platform. From now on, users will be able to decide exactly what permissions they want to allow applications to use. With this change comes a series of new challenges (and opportunities) for Android developers to handle (and explore). Bio: Hey There! My name is Philippe Breault, I am a software developer living in Montréal (Canada) and my job/hobby is Android. I have been working on the Android platform since 2010 and I hope that sharing what I have learned will help people get proficient in Android faster! Etienne is a software developer who's worked on all tiers (server, web, mobile and embedded) of large scale software platforms. He's been the Android team lead for PasswordBox, which was acquired by Intel Security in 2014. He is now Android team lead for TrueKey, Intel's digital identity manager.

EcoHack est un évènement réunissant des experts des technologies informatiques (TI) et d’autres experts de divers horizons dans le but de créer des outils, des plates-formes, des applications innovantes et utiles pour la communauté sur une thématique environnementale. Nous profitons de l'événement mensuel Startup Drinks Sherbrooke pour vous inviter à notre premier rassemblement avant le hackathon de janvier 2016. Horaire de la soirée - Présentation des organisateurs d'EcoHack Montréal - Présentation des organisateurs d'EcoHack Estrie - Micro ouvert au public pour venir pitcher vos idées de projets Comme à tous les Startup Drinks, des consommations seront offertes. * Il ne s'agit pas du "Hackathon EcoHack Estrie" mais d'un rassemblement préliminaire. Le grand hackathon aura lieu au mois de janvier 2016. Startup Drinks est un événement 100% gratuit qui réuni les entrepreneurs de Sherbrooke depuis plus d'an et qui est organisé avec passion par l'équipe bénévole de Sherbrooke I/O. Participez au groupe Facebook Startup Sherbrooke et restez au courant de l'actualité avec l'info-lettre UP Sherby. Partenaire de l'événement : Espace INC, AMR Assurances Multi-Risques, Therrien Couture

Drinks on us. HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech brethren. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch, yo), and brimming with UltraSmart(TM) people. Follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, hi-5 us in person. :)   *************************************  Special Announcement: Introducing DementiaHack, the world’s foremost dementia-themed hackathon, happening in Toronto, Nov 7-9, 2015. Now open - apply to participate! http://hckrn.st/DementiaHack  ************************************* The typical Tech Social schedule:   - 8:00pm: folks arrive, grab drinks, socialize   - 9:00pm: quick intro, thank sponsors, quick announcements   - 9:10pm: back to chatting with interesting new friends   - finally go home exhausted from great conversations Sponsors make this growing movement possible - email us to chat! Venue: As Canada’s largest technology incubation platform, Istuary provides business and marketing support to commercialize promising innovation.   Wanna show off your office? We're always looking for big open spaces with 50+ (standing room) capacity that are easily accessible. About Us: HackerNest is an international nonprofit uniting local tech communities through unpretentious Tech Socials and large cause hackathons. We cram lots of smart, accomplished people into a room with free drinks. Our relaxed, down-to-earth events attract a diverse and highly technical membership. Strict no-douchebag policy.

Drinks on us. HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech brethren. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch, yo), and brimming with UltraSmart(TM) people.   Follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, hi-5 us in person. :) *************************************  Special Announcement: Introducing DementiaHack, the world’s foremost dementia-themed hackathon, happening in Toronto, Nov 7-9, 2015. Now open - apply to participate! http://hckrn.st/DementiaHack  ************************************* Rough lineup (pretty much always in development) - quick intro   - sponsor appreciation & love   - announcements  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!   Sponsors: Lighthouse Labs: Become a developer in 8 weeks Hired: Marketplace for recruiting Softlayer: Get your cloud together. OVH: A Better, Safer Cloud Brainstation: Powering the next generation of creators Branch: Links with metadata and metrics for your mobile app Syndesus: Engineers. Startups. Connected.  Venue:    Paytm Labs: The world's fastest growing mobile commerce ecosystem   Wanna show off your office? We're always looking for big open spaces with 200+ (standing room) capacity that are easily accessible.     Community Partners:   CIX:  The Canadian Innovation Exchange on November 17 is the top destination for key leaders in the innovation economy to explore new relationships Techweek NYC: Tech's leading and emerging voices are in NYC from October 12-18. Use discount code: WSSX6OA4NY for a 15% off your tickets!    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 with free drinks. Our relaxed, down-to-earth events attract a diverse and highly technical membership. Strict no-douchebag policy.

Drinks on us. HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech brethren. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch, yo), and brimming with UltraSmart(TM) people. Follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, hi-5 us in person. :) Rough lineup (pretty much always in development) - quick intro  - sponsor appreciation & love  - announcements 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! Sponsors: Brainstation: Powering the next generation of creators OVH: A Better, Safer Cloud Venue: Rubikloud Wanna show off your office? We're always looking for big open spaces with 200+ (standing room) capacity that are easily accessible. 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 with free drinks. Our relaxed, down-to-earth events attract a diverse and highly technical membership. Strict no-douchebag policy.

  *************************************    Special Announcement:     Introducing DementiaHack, the world’s foremost dementia-themed hackathon, happening in Toronto, Nov 7-9, 2015. Now open - apply to participate! http://hckrn.st/DementiaHack  *********************************************************************************** Drinks on us. HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech brethren. All you have to do is show up, grab a nametag, find a beer, and hang out - that's it, there's literally nothing formal planned. Plan on meeting new friends in the tech industry, and getting into heated debates about Emacs & Vim.  Best of all, it's free (as in beer). Attendees: That's you! Thanks for coming. We only ask two things:  1) If you can, leave a donation at the door ($10 recommended)   2) Be friendly and welcoming. We expect everyone to respect the HackerNest "No Douchebag" policy, which includes everything on the JSConf Code of Conduct, but also includes other forms of harassment like soliciting business or aggressively recruiting. Events like ours rely on everyone being great, so if you see someone being less than awesome, let us know, and they can take it elsewhere :) Venue host: Notman House: Montreal's technology hub and home of the web Sponsors:   OVH: A Better, Safer Cloud   Sponsors make this growing movement possible, so we treasure and build deep, long-term relationships with the companies that endorse us. If you are the real deal and want to connect with the Montreal tech community, let us know.  Venue: Notman House: Montreal's technology hub and home of the web Want to get involved? We're always looking for volunteers to help out! Get in touch with Lauren at lauren@hackernest.com.     Community Partners:   Techweek NYC: Tech's leading and emerging voices are in NYC from October 12-18. Use discount code: WSSX6OA4NY for a 15% off your tickets!    Masters of Code: Think you're the best developer out there? Sign up for MasterCard's epic hackathon on September 26-27. Use the discount code "AngelHACK" for free tickets! Want to get involved? We're always looking for volunteers to help out! Get in touch with Lauren at lauren@hackernest.com.    Still confused? That's OK, you'll figure it out. For more info:    HackerNest FAQ | HackerNest Twitter | HackerNest Facebook Wanna sponsor? Show off your office? We're always looking for big open spaces with 50+ (standing room) capacity that are easily accessible. Email: lauren@hackernest.com