Cooperation 2019

October 2, 2019 by startGBC

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The Cooperathon is a platform connecting partners with the objective to support entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and general citizens to collaborate and build solutions to problems in different domains. It is an international Open Innovation competition that connects citizens, communities, entrepreneurs, researchers, academics and large institutions to develop, together, a socially responsible future.

Inspired by the well-known Google Design Sprint, participants join to a 25-days marathon, which includes workshops and teamwork on Saturdays, as well as specialized sessions and follow-ups on weeknights: dozens of hours of optional but strongly recommended training!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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FAQ

Who can participate ?

Anyone 18+
Students & Professionals & Citizens

Which are the tracks of the Cooperathon?

Environment – Health – Education – Finance – Energy – Agriculture

Where can I find more information about the Cooperathon ?

https://cooperathon.com/?lang=en

When the registration will be opened ?

June 1st, 2019

What are the registration fees?

The price is not yet fixed. (Usually around 50$, per individual. This covers the workshops in October and regional competition in the beginning of November.)

Note : all the registration fees are donated to a non-profit.

Where the Cooperathon will take place ?

In diverse cities in Canada and internationally.

In ONTARIO, the Cooperathon events and workshop will take place in :

Toronto
Waterloo

What is the general agenda of the Cooperathon in Ontario ?

April – September : diverse design jams and other types of events
October :
- 2nd – 3rd National Launch of the Cooperathon (in Montreal) (free transportation will be offered from Toronto, limited places)
- 5th – 30th Workshops in Toronto and Waterloo

November :
- 3rd: Regional pitch competition : In Toronto, for Ontario teams
- 20th: National pitch competition : In Montreal, for Canadian finalist teams

How do I stay informed about the Cooperathon activities (April – September)?

Join the Slack channel to engage with the community of people that would love to work on their ideas and solve problems in Health, Education, Environment, Finance, Energy and Agriculture.

https://lickst.at/cooperathon19-JOIN-ONTARIO

Genesys Hackathon

October 13, 2018 by startGBC

REGISTER HERE

Program details:

ARE YOU READY FOR ANOTHER GENESYS HACKATHON?

Teams should be constructed of 3 or less. There are a limited number of spots available for this event (cap of 20 teams). We are expecting a large number of applicants to register, and will be going through a selection process of identifying and vetting qualified participants by using a screening system.

You and your team will receive an email about 3 weeks prior to the event letting you know if you have been accepted to participant based on our selection process. If you have been selected, you will be provided more information about the theme of the Hackathon.

We will be taking photos and recording parts of the event to share the experience with the community. By entering the venue, you are allowing us to post and share the photos taken (unless you have notified us prior to the event).

QUESTIONS? EMAIL: TorontoEvents@genesys.com

Theme of Hackathon

TBA

All Participants will Receive:

Opportunity to create something amazing
Two days of Hacking
Generous amount of food and drinks
Opportunity to win various prizes
T-shirt
SWAG bag

You will need to bring your own laptop

Prizes:

First Place: Microsoft Surface Go
Second Place: Parrot Mambo FPV Quadcopter Drone with Camera
Third Place: Google Home Mini

Note: the number of prizes depend on the number of members in your team. Each team member will receive ONE of the respective prizes.

Two-Day Schedule:

Saturday

11:00 – 11:30 AM – Registration
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Introduction & Training
12:30 PM – Hacking Starts
2:30 PM – Lunch
8:00 PM – Dinner

Sunday

7:00 AM – Breakfast
12:00 PM – Lunch
12:30 PM – Hacking Ends
12:30 – 2:30 PM – Presentations / Judging
2:30 – 3:00 PM – Judges Deliberate
3 PM – Top 3 teams announced

Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight

July 17, 2018 by startGBC

George Brown will be hosting Civic Tech Toronto on Tuesday, July 17th and August 14th!

These hacknights bring together coders, designers, public servants, planners, students and engaged residents — all interested in using their skills and interest in tech, data and design to address civic issues. They provide a space for community-building, conversation and collaboration on civic tech projects.

Each hack night features a presenter, and time for breakout groups to work on projects. Participants are welcome to start new projects, or work on ones that are already in motion. Some current projects include:

Budgetpedia: a website making the city budget understandable to all
DemocracyKit: a toolkit to make it easier to run municipal election campaigns
Women and Color: a website cataloging women and people of color working in tech
Bike Parking Project: a project backed by the city aiming to prototype an app that enables bikers to suggest new places for bike parking
Subway Data Dashboard: a project scraping TTC data and analyzing it for insights into transit performance
(and others!)

Events are free and everyone is welcome. They start at 6:30pm and end at 9pm.

REGISTER HERE

GBC Students Compete At WWF Hackathon!

March 30, 2018 by startGBC

Left to right: Nuo Zheng, Adrianna Jane, Charles Jackson, Lia Bezerra, and Frederico Neumann.

Five students were chosen to represent George Brown College at the first ever World Wildlife Fund (WWF) hackathon! With themes surrounding sustainability and the circular economy, students from multiple post-secondary institutions were expected to come up with a sustainable solution of their choosing.

Team GBC – consisting of Lia Bezerra, Adrianna Jane, Frederico Neumann, Charles Jackson, and Nuo Zheng – pitched the Zero Waste @ Campus initiative that would help students limit the amount of waste that’s produce on campus. The general idea behind the Zero Waste @ Campus initiative was to implement a store on campus that would sell reusable, sustainable products, such as reusable water bottles etc. The money made from the store would then go back to the school to further support efforts in reducing waste at George Brown College.

Although team GBC did not win, we are so proud of our George Brown College students and the work they put in to ideating the Zero Waste @ Campus initiative!

We’d like to give a special thanks to Stephanie Foster, the sustainability coordinator at GBC, for all the hard work she put into helping organize the WWF hackathon! We would also like to thank all the wonderful people at WWF for making this competition possible. This was an excellent opportunity for post-secondary students to develop the entrepreneurial mindset employers are looking for when hiring recent graduates. We are thankful that our students were able to share their ideas on sustainability with those who participated in the WWF hackathon. We hope to be part of this wonderful competition next year!

Left to right: Nu Zheng, Neal Lilliot, Frederico Neumann, Safia Amin, Adrianna Jane, Lia Bezerra, and Charles Jackson.

Team GBC presents their Zero Waste @ Campus Initiative!

Fishackathon 2018

February 10, 2018 by startGBC

First organized by the US Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships in 2014, Fishackathon inspires the creation of digital solutions to address sustainable fisheries challenges.

Overfishing and other serious problems harm marine environments and can devastate already-struggling, small-scale fishing marketplaces and communities, many of them in developing countries. Protections exist, but actual enforcement faces major obstacles.

To combat this, Fishackathon brings together thousands of concerned designers, developers, and subject matter experts for a weekend to build practical tech solutions to endemic problems defined by the world’s most respected fisheries experts.

Save our waters, save our world!

HOW IT WORKS

In the coming weeks, Fishackathon will announce the challenge sets we’ve defined with our partners alongside the launch of participant registration.

Expert mentors will help teams hone their ideas into projects that will solve actual (rather than imagined!) problems.

Teams will gather in each city on February 10-11, 2018 to execute on the design and development of these projects — then demo for panels of distinguished judges. Local prizes will be awarded, and top teams will move on to the regional and global finals.

As part of our Grand Prize, Fishackathon partners are strongly encouraged to work with global winners to further product development and get to market.

PRIZES

Our prizing is designed to help catapult your team to success by working to get your product to market and into the hands of those who need it. To that end, we’ve been working on securing partnerships for:

a scholarship for each member of your team to join the Founder Institute
Founder Institute, one of the worlds leading idea-stage accelerators, is offering scholarships to all members of the Global winning team! With locations around the globe, a spot at Founder Institute will help you build, grow, and scale your winning product.

mentorship from and an invite to join the Maverick1000 (see below)

$25K in credits, social media promo, and a blog post from AWS
…because Amazon Web Services wants you to win.

for aquaculture projects, a coaching session with Aqua-Spark
A new, innovative investment fund that addresses the planet’s health and food security while generating a high economic return through investing in aquaculture.

a demo spot at a major conference
Fingers crossed!

a coaching session with Ben Parr
Journalist, author, venture capitalist, and entrepreneur Ben Parr will offer the winning team his feedback on their project, growth strategy, and direction.

Learn more, click here!

Genesys Hackathon

Program details:

ARE YOU READY FOR ANOTHER GENESYS HACKATHON?

QUESTIONS? EMAIL: TorontoEvents@genesys.com

Theme of Hackathon

All Participants will Receive:

You will need to bring your own laptop

Prizes: