ThinkingNorth Smart Cities Hackathon

Seneca College

Hackathon (n.): Innovation contest where participants compete to create the best solution to a given problem.

Seneca College Newnham Campus

<h1>What is Smart Cities Hackathon?</h1><p>Smart Cities Hackathon is a student-focused innovation competition that provides a unique experiential learning experience.​ It encourages and develops creative thinking, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving skills by bringing together students from diverse backgrounds to work together on addressing real-world challenges. ​ The teams receive support from subject-specific mentors and technical specialists, and then showcase their solutions in a fun and lively environment to be adjudicated by a panel of experts consisting of investors, partners, school representatives, and domain specialists. ​</p><p>The winning teams will have the opportunity to receive prizes and be considered for applied research project investment opportunities.​</p><p>Thinking North Investor Network is the title sponsor of this hackathon. They offer unique opportunities for students to showcase their innovation to a Bay Street investors. This is the fourth annual Seneca-sponsored hackathon. and the first since the pandemic to offer an in-person finale.</p><p>We welcome Wasausking First Nation community with whom we have developed a First Nations People Health Care Challenge set along with partner Roche Data Science.</p><p></p><h1>W﻿ho can participate?</h1><p>You can register as either a team or solo participant (You can team-up with other solo contestants later). T﻿o register for the Smart Cities Hackathon 2023 you must qualify at-least one of the following criteria:</p><ul><li>Any Student/Alumni/Team of Seneca College.</li><li>Any student from other learning institutions provided a Seneca student is included in their team.</li><li>Student/Team from Partner School: (list will grow) York University, Conestoga College, PIM University, Universidad del Rosario</li></ul><h1></h1><h1>Prizes</h1><ul><li>Overall champion team: $5,000
</li><li>Runner-up prize: $2,000
</li><li>Roche Data Science Prize for top First Nations People Health Care Solution: $2,500
</li><li>Thinking North Entrepreneurship Prize: Top three teams each have private lunch with Bay Street VC Team
</li><li>S﻿WAG including T-shirts, Lanyards, Door Prizes</li></ul><h1></h1><h1>T﻿eam Rules</h1><ul><li>Minimum Team Size: 2 (We will help solo participants to team-up!)</li><li>Maximum Team Size: 5 </li><li>Minimum one student from Seneca College or Partnered Institute must be in the team unless from a Partner School. (We will help you team-up if you're registering from a non-partnered institute).</li></ul><h1></h1><h1>W﻿hat's in it for you?</h1><ul><li>Industry exposure and subject domain knowledge</li><li>Formal Seneca Microcredentials for participants, organizers and winners</li><li>Experiential Learning that you can reference on your resume and in interviews</li><li>Network &amp; work with Industry Leaders, Investors, Academia, Entrepreneurs, Peers</li><li>F﻿un! A well-deserved, post-covid innovation fest! </li></ul><p></p><h1>Important Dates!</h1><ul><li>Hackathon Registration Closes: <strong>April 29th</strong></li><li>Hackathon Qualifier Round (Virtual): <strong>May 2nd</strong> – <strong>May 3rd</strong></li><li>Keynote Sessions: <strong>May 2nd</strong>,<strong> May 5th</strong> (Virtual), &amp; <strong>May 6th</strong> (On-Premises)these include sessions from Rupa Banerjee, David Peterson, Nigel Turner, Steve Singh, </li><li>Live Mentoring Session: <strong>May 2nd &amp;</strong> <strong>May 5th</strong></li><li>Hackathon Final: <strong>May 5th</strong> (Day 1 – Virtual) &amp; <strong>May 6th</strong> (Day 2 – Hybrid Seneca CITE Building)</li><li>On-Site Mentoring and Judging: <strong>May 6th</strong></li></ul><p></p><h1>W﻿ebsite</h1><p><a href="https://www.senecahackathon.com/#" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.senecahackathon.com</a></p><h1></h1><h1>S﻿ocials</h1><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/Seneca.hackathon?fbclid=PAAaYFVSdTqRQRsPECYEwE0XpSecmdw5YBkgONxfPjnCqCTi87ZmojqNma2FA" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://linktr.ee/Seneca.hackathon?fbclid=PAAaYFVSdTqRQRsPECYEwE0XpSecmdw5YBkgONxfPjnCqCTi87ZmojqNma2FA</a></p>

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