List of hackathons in Canada in 2019

The NoW-Academy will decipher these two, all too common terms (hackathon and design thinking), and give you the tools to effectively utilize them! This 1-day bootcamp will inspire you to lead ongoing mini-hackathons that are anchored in principles of design thinking. Participants will see first hand the power of collaborative ideation and rapid prototyping that can be applied "everyday". This is a highly experiential workshop that will catapult your innovative mindset!

It's a high pressure, high stakes environment, and you can't afford to waste a minute! What's the best way to plan your project, manage your time, utilise your mentors and lead your team over 28 hours of an action-packed hackathon?? Lucky for you, we've assembled a team of top-level hackathon enthusiasts, to help you Join us for an evening crash-course in ideas generation, design inception, rapid-prototyping, storytelling and presentation, all geared towards bringing you to the finish line for your next hackathon. Alongside our winning team of hackathon tutors, we've teamed up with BizHacks to prepare you for first-place in your next hackathon and every hack after that! We'll also be serving coffe and snacks - everything you need to get your hack-brain going! This event is supported by BizHacks!  Where: RED Academy Vancouver Cost: $5. All proceeds from this event will go to The School Fund, a charitable organization that gives scholarships to children in developing countries.

Pii and MCIS Language Solutions invites you to our full day Language Policy Hackathon to discover and create solutions towards removing cultural and language barriers in our every day lives. Individuals from Cabinet Office, Ministries of Health, Education, Labor and more will  be present to lend insights to mitigate cultural barriers in health services, job training and employment, labor relations services, media and communications, and criminal justice issues such as human trafficking. A Keynote Speech will be delivered by Award-winning Filmmaker, judge at TIFF, HotDocts, Min Sook Lee. This will also be an opportunity for academics and policy professionals to work with managers in language services along with non-profits that help the public with these crucial issues. Representatives from multiple Non-profit organizations across Ontario will be present to help participants create solutions including WelcomeHomeTO, Lifeline Syria and more! A final report will be published documenting the participants' names (if consent is provided) and solutions, along with a best practices consultation guide resulting from the sessions. Breakfast and Lunch are included!  Please RSVP by Friday January 25th, and bring your laptops! Table Topics: Immigration and Social Services, Criminal Justice, Education and Job Training, News and Media, Legal Services, Healthcare, Labour Relations. **Videographers and photographers will be present** Hackathon Agenda 8:30am – 9:00 am – Breakfast and registration 9:00 am - 9:15 am – Opening Remarks and Prayer by First Nations Elder, Verne Ross  9:15am - 9:30am - Keynote Speech by Min Sook Lee  9:30 am - 10:20am -  Background presentations on language policy issues  10:15am - 10:30 am - Break  10:30 am - 12:30pm - Journey-mapping workshop  12:30 pm-1:15 pm - Lunch 1:15 pm - 2:45pm – Journey-mapping Implementation 2:45 pm-3:00 pm - Break  3:00pm - 3:15pm - Video showing and experience sharing 3:15pm – 4:00pm -  Report back of findings  4:00 -4:45pm – Feedback on solutions  4:45pm - 5:00pm - Closing remarks, Closing Prayer by First Nations Elder, Verne Ross 

ConUHacks is an annual hackathon held in the heart of Montreal at Concordia University. Students from all disciplines with an interest in technology and innovation hailing from all across North America are welcomed to attend the event. ConUHacks takes pride in its open-themed hackathon that allows students to bring to reality the ideas that spark in their minds. Every year, ConUHacks is sponsored by the best companies that believe in education for technology through mentorship and practice.

Are you interested in learning about business ideas in cybersecurity? Are you looking for a new and innovative business idea to work on this semester? Join our workshop, organized in partnership with Verafin, and learn about the exciting business ideas in cybersecurity. Verafin is an industry leading, cloud-based fraud detection and anti-money laundering software provider who started here in St. John's and have grown their software to be used in 1700 banks and credit unions across North America and currently employ over 300+ people! If you want to learn about cybersecurity business ideas, you need to talk to these folks! Get inspired, gain insights and learn about the support available to get you started! Schedule: 5:30 pm - Meet a rep from Verafin who has in-depth knowledge of the industry. They will share the Verafin journey, insights and trends into the cybersecurity industry, and describe problems/opportunities they currently have that need solutions! (Could you be the one to solve them?!) 6:30 pm - Q&A, Ask all your burning questions to Verafin. 6:45 pm - A mini-hackathon! Use the information you have just learned to brainstorm the next cybersecurity innovation in NL! 7:30 pm - All done Pizza and water provided!

Develop a Successful Healthcare Tech Startup Business Today! Always wanted to start an Healthcare Tech Startup? Now we have a complete blueprint for you start your own Medtech Startup. During our tech startup program you will learn and navigate through tools, software, hardware, platforms, resources, projects, processes, methods and strategies to penetrate your own Medtech Startup into the market. Accomplish 10X Performance Results compared to other Startups Receive 10X Return Of Investment (ROI) than a college education Our Tech Startup Program contains jam-packed with practical market & industry insights Our team has done the market/industry research so you won't need to, Save 10X of Your Time Learn to Develop a Six-Figure Tech Startup from Scratch Discover the Potential with Emerging Technologies Get a foot into a Billion Dollar Industry Full Tech Startup Mentorship Tech Entrepreneurship Certification/Diploma Go From Beginner To Advanced Entrepreneur in No Time Step by Step Instructions Complete Tech Startup Business Setup: From Zero To Hero In No Time No Previous programming or tech background needed except an open mindset Generate sales in a B2B environment Get a holistic overview of different tech startup processes Discover new strategies and perspectives on developing your startup Increase Your Creativity & Innovation IQ During This Healthcare Tech Startup Workshop We Will Cover: Session 1: Medtech Basics During this session we will explore the very foundation and the basic systems and platforms for you to integrate into your own tech startup process.  Medtech Hardware Medtech Software Medtech Platforms Medtech Projects Medtech Systems Medtech Blueprint Medtech Tools Medtech Resources Session 2: Tech Startup IdeasDuring this session we will explore tech startup ideas for you to implement and integrate into your own tech startup or use them as an inspirational source for developing your own products, projects, prototypes or services in your tech startup AI Bio Profiles Bio Profiles Big Data Behaviour Analytics Niche Disease Wearable Disease BioLocking BioFirewalls Herb Biolocation Platform Biodesign Bioapp Marketplace Heart BioMonitoring AI Patient Care Genome BioAnalytics BioEnergey App AI Treatment Adviser Brain Performance BioMonitoring Biohancement Platform BioCloud Platform BioVR Sleep Lab Sleep Lab Analytics Biosleep Sensors Microscopic CV AI Microscopic BD IP pH BioMonitor MedDevice App Biomimicry Simulation VR/AR Lab Biorobotic AR Surgery BioCycle Feedback System Bioalgoritm Data Warehouse Healthcare Enterprise Intelligence BioSound Therapy NeuroControlled VR AR BCI AI BioSurgery Medical AI Assistant Healthcare Emergency System Healthcare Notifications/Alerts VR Healthcare Lab and much more   Session 3: R&DDuring this session we will explore the research process, how you can research a specific niche industry, the market and tech trends. R&D/Research R&D Tools Startup Tools Market Research Surveys Consumer Analytics Market Analytics Industry Analytics Trends Researching   Session 4: Creativity During this session we will explore the creativity process, how to increase your own creativity intelligence and implement quality tech ideas into your own tech startup process. Creativity Tools Creativity Techniques Creativity Strategy Mind mapping Brainstorming Meditation Idea Exploring Idea Blender Key-Point System Problem Solving Strategy Incubation Creative intelligence Outside the Box Thinking Lateral Thinking Productivity Tools Mind Relaxation Meditation Higher Consciousnesses Inspiration Tools Idea Storage   Session 5: Capital/FundingDuring this session we will explore the capital and funding process of your tech startup. How to raise capital and make systematic attempts to penetrate into the market. Capital/Funding Capital/Funding Tools Capital/Funding Strategy Venture Capitalists Angel Investors Seed Funding Incubators Accelerator Programs Co-Founder Capitalization Table Crowdfunding Business Trade Fairs   Session 6: Clients/CustomersDuring this session we will explore the client acquisition process. Find your first clients and customers for your tech startup and implement the right tools, methods and strategies for creating an successful sale system for your specific niche industry/technology. Clients Client Acquisition Strategy Client Acquisition Process PR Strategies Social Media Marketing Competitive Analysis E-Mail Marketing Newsletters Analytics SEO Digital Marketing Ad Systems Competitor Research Sale System Sale Strategy Growth Hacking Sales Funnel Email Hunting   Session 7: Business PlatformDuring this session we will explore the business organizing process. How to implement an organized and professional platform for your tech startup for creating efficient workflow. Business Automation Business Process Business Strategy Business Model Business Management ERP CRM Human Resources (HR) Recruitment Intranet Collaboration Project Management Document Management Customer Support Business Automation Tools   Session 8: Business FormationDuring this session we will explore the business formation process. Which platforms, models and tools to integrate into your tech startup formation for creating an successful launch process.Business Formation Legal Contracts Business Model Corporate Structure Payment Platforms Payment Gateway Invoicing System Credit Cards/Payments Pricing Strategies Accounting Subscriptions Office Space Virtual Address Virtual Phone Virtual Office Remote Office Virtual Assistant Virtual Receptionist Virtual Support Outsourcing Product Demo Product Launch   Session 9: Startup CodingDuring this session we will explore the coding process of your tech startup.Coding/Programming IDE API SDK GUI Code Analysis Data Visualization Python C# Forms Wireframing Front-End Back-End Library Frameworks Testing Programming Platforms Programming Tools Agile Development Software Code Management   Session 10: Startup Hardware/PrototypingDuring this session we will explore the hardware and prototyping process of your tech startup. Using different tools and platform to innovate and integrate your own tech startup projects. Electronics IoT Raspberry Pi Arduino Microcontrollers Sensors Projects Microchips Hardware Boards Hardware Tools Hardware Platform PCB 3D Design 3D Models 3D Printing DIY Tech Tech Lab Embedded Systems   Session 11 : Startup IT OperationsDuring this session we will explore the IT infrastructure process of your tech startup. Which platforms to use for setup an organized database system, cloud system and other technical solutions for your tech startup to work efficiently IT Infrastructure Cloud Servers Database DevOps Monitoring Remote Access Backup Technical Documentation Data Recovery Encryption Security FTP NAS Deployment VPN VPS Automation Log Management Networking Virtualization   Session 12 : Startup ConsultingDuring this session we will explore the consulting process for your tech startup. An strategic approach, where you can receive more experience before you launch your own specific products/projects. Tech Startup Consulting Tech Consulting Services Tech Consulting Structure Tech Consulting Approach Tech Consulting Strategy Tech Consulting Contracts Tech Consulting Referrals Tech Consulting Portfolio Tech Consulting ISO Tech Consulting Integration Tech Consulting Projects   Session 13 : Startup ManagementDuring this session we will explore management process of your tech startup. How to manage your internal and external environments for increasing the probability of your tech startup to succeed. Tech Startup Management Motivational Skills Time Management Team Management Leadership Skills Learning Skills Goal Setting Skills Decision Making Skills Stress Management Communication Skills Procrastination Hacks Productivity Hacks Confidence Hacks Growth Mindset Skills Problem Solving Skills Analytical Skills Strategic Thinking Skills Learning Management Session 14: Tech WorkshopsDuring this session we will explore tech trends, emerging markets and disruptive technologies and future workshops Future Workshops Disruptive Technologies Emerging Markets Emerging Industries Tech Trends For more detailed information go to our website Atechup.com [This is an Online Web Workshop] Workshop Curriculum Basic Edition: Tech Tools/System, Tech Startup Ideas, R&D, Startup Creativity, Startup Formation, Startup Automation. Session 1-5.4 Hour Tech Startup Workshop Business Edition: Tech Tools/System, Tech Startup Ideas, R&D, Startup Creativity, Startup Formation, Startup Automation, Startup Capital/Funding, Startup Clients/Marketing, Startup Programming, Startup Prototyping/Hardware, Startup IT OperationsSession 1-12.12+ Hours of Tech Startup Workshops,On-Demand 30 Days Streaming Access Premium Edition: Tech Tools/System, Tech Startup Ideas, R&D, Startup Creativity, Startup Formation, Startup Automation, Startup Capital/Funding, Startup Clients/Marketing, Startup Coding/Programming, Startup Prototyping/Hardware, Startup IT Operations, Startup Management, Startup Consulting, Startup Workshops.Session 1-14. 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What is Hoist? Hoist is a tech club for teens interested in coding, design or entrepreneurship. If you’re between the ages of 12-19 and have an interest in startups, tech or coding, then come check it out! Don't forget to bring your laptop and charger. If you do not own a laptop we have a limited number available for use! Hoist is normally held on the third Saturday of every month. January Topic: Introducing Databases Presenter: Andrew Burke Andrew Burke is a Halifax- based freelance software developer and occasional entrepreneur. He has been messing with computers since the 1980s. (Andrew at the age of our HOIST particpants) What Happens at Hoist? LearnLearn from experts in the business. The first half-hour will be a lesson from a pro on the topic of the day – App basics, coding (android/ios?) etc. LunchHave some free pizza with your new friends. HackBuild or design something, apply what you just learned…it’s a mini hackathon. Work in a group or on your own to create the next big product or service! DiscussReflect and discuss the day…what did you find challenging or exciting? Chill out and talk to your new pals about what you created! If you're unable to attend an event please take a minute and cancel your ticket. This allows our events team to better prepare for every event.

Alberta's Largest Student Run Hackathon IMPORTANT: You must register also on DevPost in order to be properly accepted into the hackathon. Hackathons are for designing, creating, and building awesome projects. HackED is the premiere, annual, 24-hour hackathon from the Computer Engineering Club of the University of Alberta. This event is for hackers who choose to learn because they can, and build because they love it. We’re about working together and applying yourself, your skills and your creativity. Join us over the weekend of January 19 to hack your way to something new. Bring on the challenge, bring your ideas to life

Jan 9, 2019 - We are postponing the event and will post the new date shortly.  If you purchased tickets you will be emailed directly and given the option to get a refund or use it when we have a new date.  We had to postpone it because of logistical challenges with providing a positive experience for all.  Use the "Contact" button at the bottom if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience and look forward to seeing you at our hackathon and workshops! Team Bluzelle Compete to build applications within the decentralized ecosytem, using your native language and the Bluzelle team on standby to help! Not ready to compete but want to learn? - Take part in workshops to learn how you can apply your business and technical skills in the field of decentralization and blockchain! What????: When was the last time you heard of a data breach?  Developers have been using cloud-hosted database backends that have been failing for a variety of reasons - the world is generating much too much data for the traditional cloud providers to handle. Bluzelle is building a decentralized NoSQL database backend that anybody can use and provides enterprise-quality experience.  It is self-managed, blockchain-grade secure and implements PBFT level tolerance. This hackathon is an opportunity for you to build your application and host your data in the global swarm.  You can build an AI, ML, robotic or even a traditional payment system - the sky is the limit, but you'll have only 2 days to do it! Video of what Decentralized Database technology is all about: https://youtu.be/tYQk5vWc83o Our Github is here https://github.com/bluzelle/swarmDB. Note: By registering for this event, you agree to our Hackathon Participation Agreement below Totally new to the space or don't see where you fit in? - we've got workshops for you: Confirmed: (1) CryptoKitties - How much do CryptoKitties' players make? How long do they play?Covalent's Ganesh Swami will explain the CryptoKitties project and provide insights to it's success by using data visualization tools based on data from the Ethereum blockchain and smart contracts - especially relevant for data scientists, UX specialists and tech specialists. (2) Pros/cons and how to integrate decentralization/blockchain into a business(3) How to lead a lunch n learn at your company on decentralization and blockchain TBD: - Evolution of decentralization/blockchain by looking at milestone platforms- Intro to using Go / JS / Python / PHP to develop your own decentralized project- Pros/cons and how to integrate decentralization/blockchain into a business- How to lead a lunch n learn at your company on decentralization and blockchain- Intro to Ethereum and smart contracts- Round-table discussion on how big data, AI, ML and other burgeoning tech integrates with decentralization- Bluzelle partners sharing and demonstrating their technology Time: Saturday, January 19th, 830am to 8pm Sunday, January 20th, 9am to 7pm Schedule: Saturday - Hackathon Room Roll-in and get comfy - breakfast provided 9am - Introductions, Acknowledgements, Logistics 930am - The theme: Decentralized World - Where do you fit? 10am - Form teams 12-1pm - Lunch 2pm - Team registration closes 5pm - Dinner Saturday - Workshops Room Roll-in and get comfy 10am - Workshops start 12-1pm - Lunch Sunday - Hackathon Room 9am - Breakfast 12-1pm - Lunch 5pm - Presentations and judging 6pm - Awards and Appreciation Judges (More to come!): Charles Krempeaux has held titles such as CTO, Director of Engineering, Director of Technology, Engineering Manager, Principal Software Engineer, and Chief Architect. He has built 6 companies in his career and helped 5 others build theirs. He has been involved in open source projects since 1996 and has co-authored “The Mono Handbook” book as well contributing to the mono project itself. He is one of the 4 original senior members of the Hootsuite engineering team. As well as having done work for Electronic Arts (EA), and had a startup acquired by Microsoft, and later sold to Facebook. Through his illustrious career, he has gathered a wealth of knowledge in and around the area of Software Engineering, Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, Management, Entrepreneurialism, Product Development, and Software Architecture. Neeraj Murarka is a software engineer and computer systems architect with over 20 years expertise in cutting edge technology. He has worked on projects for Google, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Lufthansa, Thales Avionics, and Zynga. Some of Neeraj's largest projects include: locking down of modi ed Android OS for retail markets; multicast UDP satellite-based music streaming systems, mobile app for blockchain startup "Zeroblock"; design and development of secure and FFA-approved systems for Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft. Prizes: Hardware wallets filled with crypto! 1st prize: $500 CAD of crypto currency spread across max 3 devices 2nd prize: $250 CAD of crypto currency spread across max 2 devices 3rd prize: $100 CAD of crypto currency  spread across max 2 devices Every participant gets a t-shirt What are hardware wallets?: The Trezor Wallet: https://trezor.io/ Hackathon Participation Agreement Bluzelle is pleased to present the Decentralized World Hackathon (“Hackathon”) hosted by SFU Harbor Centre. The Hackathon is governed by this Hackathon Participation Agreement (“Agreement”). By entering the Hackathon, you (“Participant”) agree to abide by the Agreement which is a binding legal agreement between Participant and Bluzelle with respect to the Hackathon. Participation in the Hackathon Participant must be at least 18 years of age and be present at the hackathon with their team for the duration of the hackathon. In addition to the Agreement, Participant agrees to abide by SFU Harbor Centre's Code of Conduct and additional documents, if any, provided in connection with the Hackathon (collectively “Additional Documents”). Bluzelle has the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any Participant for breach of the Agreement or Additional Documents. Bluzelle has the right to cancel or suspend the Hackathon with or without notice and for any or no reason. Bluzelle is not responsible for any damage or inconvenience caused by a cancellation or suspension of the Hackathon. Teams Participants can work as an individual (team of one) or in groups of two to six Participants (each group of 1-6 Participants is a “Team”). Submission Teams of Participants are expected to provide submissions leveraging Distributed Database Technology. While suggested areas relate to how this new database solution can be used to host globally distributed data, teams of Participants are not restricted to this area. Team submissions can range from a rudimentary application demonstrating their initiative to a full-blown complete app. By providing a submission in the Hackathon, each Participant represents and warrants that the submission does not violate any applicable law or any third party intellectual property rights. Judging The Hackathon winners will be chosen from the teams of Participants by a panel of judges selected by Bluzelle. The judges’ decisions are final, binding and uncontestable. Judgment will be based on: (i) Identifying a real-world problem (30%) (ii) Utilization of Bluzelle's technology into the solution (10%) (iii) Developing a complete working solution (30%) (iv) Suggesting an innovative approach to solving the real world problem in (i) (30%) A total of three winning Entries will be chosen on the above criteria, for which the hardware wallets and crypto will be given as prizes. Prizes The prizes will be divided evenly amongst Participant team members unless otherwise noted. Bluzelle reserves the right not to award a prize in the event of an insufficient number of eligible entries meeting the minimum judging criteria as determined in Bluzelle’s sole discretion. Bluzelle is not responsible for any dispute among teams or team Participants related to prizes. Publicity and Privacy Participant understands that the Hackathon may be photographed, videotaped, recorded, live streamed, etc. and hereby grants Bluzelle and/or SFU Harbor Centre the right to use or refrain from using Participant’s name and/or likeness any and all footage about Participant’s participation in the Hackathon and Participant’s Hackathon submission in any manner or media that Bluzelle and/or SFU Harbor Centre sees fit without Participant’s review or approval and without compensation. By participating in the Hackathon, Participants agree that their personal data provided as part of the Hackathon may be used for the purposes of the Hackathon. Licensing and Intellectual Property Rights Bluzelle does not claim any license or any intellectual property rights in Participant’s submission, except for the limited license to review the submission as part of Hackathon judging and awarding of prizes. Software produced should be licensed in a permissive fashion. Approved licenses include the MIT License, new BSD License (preferred), or the Apache license. For a template of the 3-Clause BSD License, please refer to: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause. Liability Release and Indemnity UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL Bluzelle BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE HACKATHON AND/OR THIS AGREEMENT. Participant shall indemnify and hold Bluzelle and its officers, directors, employees, successors and assigns harmless against any claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees) incurred by Bluzelle in connection with, arising out of or relating in any way to the Hackathon and/or this Agreement. Governing Law and Severability This Agreement and the Hackathon will be governed by the laws of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein and the courts of British Columbia will have sole jurisdiction over any disputes relating to this Agreement.

High school and CEGEP students from in and around Montreal! You are invited to take part in BrebeufHx 2.0 - Secondary-College level hackathon — a two-day event that welcomes everyone from beginner to expert! Be prepared to participate with the best hackathon advice!