Atlantic Lottery Corporation Hackathon - Hosted by Saint Mary's University

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ALC - SMU - IBM Hackathon

At Atlantic Lottery we provide fun and regulated games (19+) for the 4 Atlantic Provinces. All our profits go back to the communities of Atlantic Canada and with over $1B in sales per year the impact to the place we call home is significant. 

We beleive that delving into data can unleash many new opportunities for our customers and our retailers. The goal of this hackathon is to help us identify areas where we can improve, innovate, and implement the latest technologies and service design to make positive impacts in the retail experience.

  • Friday, March 31    IBM Bluemix and IBM Watson tutorials
  • Saturday April 1    Project mentorship from Atlantic Lottery and IBM
  • Sundary, April 2    Presentations and Judging

Location:  CLARI   Change Lab Action Research Initiative   http://smu.ca/research/clari/ 

Eligibility:  Open to current students and new professionals who graduated after January 2015

> 5K in prizes

>10K in potential internships


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Location

Saint Mary's University (Halifax)+
Halifax, Canada

Dates

From 31st March 2017 - 10:00 AM
to 2nd April 2017 - 03:00 PM

Prizes

Prize Pool - $5,000
Internships - >$10,000