List of hackathons in Lebanon in 2019

Developers in and around Beirut, Lebanon! Facebook Developer Circle: Beirut invites you to participate in the Tech Leadership Training: Beirut Hackathon - Social Good. You'll be tasked with creating either a Messenger Bot or a React/ReactNative App to address a community challenge set by UNDP Lebanon.

Event Description IoT-Leb is a leading IoT event that actively contributes to the development of a mature IoT ecosystem in Lebanon. The mission of IoT-Leb is twofold: bringing the IoT into the Lebanese market and positioning Lebanon on the IoT world map. The first 2017 edition organized by the Faculty of Engineering ESIB, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, gathered 400 participants around insightful discussions and exhibitions demonstrating that Lebanon has the required ecosystem to develop innovative IoT solutions for a wide variety of applications. We invite you to visit http://iot-leb.com  or enjoy watching a recap video of the event at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWvREeOgAl0 For the 2019 edition, ESIB engages a steering committee of distinguished professionals from ANSYS, AutomatiX, Berytech, CardioDiagnostics, Château Kefraya, CME, Data Consult, IM Capital, Joseph Tehini & Fils, LCTechHub, Scriptr, and SMG-Energy. IoT-Leb 19 will be a two-day event featuring inspiring keynotes, specialized sessions, dynamic panels, an exhibition, and a hackathon. The IoT hackathon is a great opportunity for all those seeking to learn about implementations of IoT technologies, and those wishing to share and develop their ideas. The main conference will feature an array of speakers and panelists discussing the progress of IoT technologies in Lebanon. Date and Venue The IoT hackathon will take place at the CIMTI labs, ESIB, Mar Roukz on the 12th of March 2019. The main conference will be held on the 13th of March 2019 at the Jean Ducruet Auditoriumm, CST campus, Mar Roukos. Tentative Program Day 1: March 12th 2019 Full Day Hackathon Day 2: March 13th 2019   8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration 9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome Session   09:15 am - 10:00 am Keynote 1: The Internet of Things: Ecosystem, Challenges and Real World Applications James Edson: "Entrepreneur in Residence" at Itron Idea Labs.   10:00 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break/Exhibition 10:30 am – 11:30 am                              Panel 1:agrofood                                               Moderator Ramy Boujawdeh: Beytech   Speakers Elie Aad: Nokia Nadine El Khoury: Robinson agri Lucien Azzi: Technologix Rodrigue Balaa: Balamand Brian Baboch: FoodCheck     11:30 am – 12:30 pm                     Panel 2 IoT devices   Moderator Rayan Mina: ESIB   Speakers Ziad Boustany: S&AS Fadi Daou: Multilane   Ghassan Beydoun: FabLab Berytech CME (TBD) Neuvatek (TBD)   12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch/Exhibition 2:00 pm – 2:35 pm  Keynote 2 Nizar Souissi: MindSphere Regional Partner Manager at Siemens, Co-founder & CTO at Ayadee   2:35 pm – 3:35 pm Session: IoT applications and use cases Maroun Chammas: MEDCO Michel Fallah: traxens Samer El Gharib: Slighter   3:35 pm – 4:00 pm Coffee Break 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Panel 3: IoT network infrastructure Tony Aoun: OGERO Touch (TBC) Alfa (TBC) Raymond Lahoud: Allstream, LEBNET Ali Zogheib: GDS-IDM     5:00 pm – 5:10 pm    Closing   FAQs Are there any requirements to attend the event? Due to limited places, there will be a selection criterion for the hackathon attendees. The main conference is open for everyone. What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event? Parking is available (for free) on the university campus. Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? Registration is necessary. Bringing your ticket with you is preferable but not mandatory. Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends? In order to facilitate organization, it is important that all attendees register for the event.

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