List of hackathons organized by junction in 2017

Tout bien - Okidoki en Junction, organiseren een hackathon van 18 - 19 november 2017. Tout bien-Okidoki is een vzw die het taboe wil doorbreken dat zelfdoding nog altijd is en suïcide bespreekbaar maken. Niet alleen voor mensen met suïcidale gedachten, maar ook voor al wie hen omringt.  Met de hackathon willen we iedereen samenbrengen die iets wil bijdragen aan dit onderwerp. Iedereen is welkom, of je al een idee hebt of niet. Tijdens het weekend vormen we teams, is er coaching voorzien en er worden oplossingen uitgewerkt. Deze oplossingen kunnen bijdragen aan preventie, maar kunnen bijvoorbeeld ook dienen ter ondersteuning van familie en vrienden. Dit kunnen zowel IT als niet-IT oplossingen zijn. Spread the word! ---- Together with Tout bien - Okidoki, we organise a hackathon in november. Tout bien-Okidoki is a non-profit association which aims at breaking the taboo around suicide and wants to adress the issue. Not just for people with suicidal thoughts, but also those surrounding them.  With the hackathon, we want to bring everyone together that wants to contribute to this matter. We welcome everyone, whether you already have an idea or not. During the weekend, we form teams. There is coaching foreseen as well. Solutions and ideas are developed. These solutions can contribute to prevention, but can also be helpful for family and friends. These can be IT as non-IT related solutions. Spread the word!

Belgium’s second Food Innovation Weekend is here – bringing Food Innovation to Brugge! 54 Hours of Testing your Idea to Impact the Food System. Are you in? Have you ever had an idea that would change the way we eat or produce food? Is your idea one that could impact our global food system? Here’s your opportunity to transform your thoughts into action. Startup Weekend Food Innovation is a 54 hours hackathon to test your concept and create your own startup venture. Find folks with the right skills, passion and dedication to help make your startup idea a reality. During the weekend you will test your idea with real potential customers, receive coaching from experienced entrepreneurs and industry professionals, and win prizes that will help you take your venture to the next level! Come learn the basics of founding and launching a successful startup while solving real problems we face in our food system.The recipe? Throw a pinch of innovators, entrepreneurs, passionate foodies, developers, graphic designers, chefs,… and bring them together during the weekend. Let them simmer, create, cooperate, innovate and see what they bring to the table! We provide the space, food, beverages and connections to local resources to keep you going throughout the hackathon. Your task is work together to form teams and innovate new ideas. This is your testing ground to experiment and see results come to fruition. If you have an idea around farming, reworking, or preparing food, or maybe you invent(ed) the next BIG recipe and want to bring it to the shop floors? Or you might have the idea for a mobile app that supports the consumers with shopping, checking nutritions, etc. Whatever you might bring up is welcome. Surprise us! You will: Pitch your idea (if you want to; its an open stage format) Form a team around an idea and make it real Get grilled and coached by some of the toughest industry experts Present to a panel of expert judges and win amazing prizes Test the limits of sleeplessness