BIG IDEAS Hackathon
Date and time
Location
Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking Collision Space
MacEwan Student Centre Room 171 Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 CanadaDescription
The BIG IDEAS Hackathon is a fun-filled, hands-on experience that will enable students and post-docs to build, validate and launch innovative projects over the course of a weekend. Teams that wish to continue on with their projects will have the opportunity to pitch for up to $10,000 in innovation grants!
All UCalgary members are welcome to participate! Whether you have an existing idea or not, we invite you to join us for this unique experience. Throughout the course of the weekend, you'll work with a team and coaches to validate an innovative idea and develop a prototype. You'll present your project on Saturday evening to a panel of advisors who will help you identify the next steps to take.
Successful team projects from the Hackathon will be eligible to apply to the Summer Incubator Program, and to participate in advanced training and support programs offered by the Hunter Hub and its partners.
BIG IDEAS Hackathon Schedule
Friday, March 2, 2018
Introductory remarks 5:45pm - 7:15pm Idea sharing conversations 7:15pm - 8:00pm Team formation 8:00pm End of day
Saturday, March 3, 2018
8:00am - 8:30am Breakfast provided 8:30am - 9:30am Design thinking speaker 9:30am - 12:00pm Teams work on projects 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch provided 1:00pm - 2:00pm Pitch coaching workshop 2:00pm - 5:00pm Teams work on projects 4:00pm - 5:00pm Snacks provided 5:00pm - 6:00pm Pitch presentations 6:00pm - 6:15pm Judges deliberate 6:15pm - 7:00pm Closing remarks 7:00pm - 8:00pm Networking
BIG IDEAS Hackthon Themes:
- Human Dynamics in a Changing World: How do we develop in a rapidly changing world to ensure our security and quality of life?
- Energy and Environment Innovation for The Future: How do we move towards a low carbon energy system and resolve climate and other environmental issues?
- Solutions for Health: What new technologies and approaches could we create to improve the lives of those impacted by health issues?
- Our Digital Future: How do we address the social, technical and even evolutionary issues in the digital age?
- Wild card challenge(s) of your own definition!
- And other challenges through the year!
This program is developed from the Skunkworks Innovation Consortium and is offered and funded in partnership by the Faculty of Science and the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking. It is supported by the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Schulich School of Engineering, the Cumming School of Medicine, and Innovate Calgary.
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The Innovator Reactor Program is developed from the Skunkworks Innovation consortium and is offered and funded in partnership by the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking, and the Faculty of Science. It is supported by the Haskayne School of Business, the Schulich School of Engineering, and Innovate Calgary.
Have questions? Contact hunterhub@ucalgary.ca