Trent University's First Hackathon
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Taking place from November 4th - 6th at Trent University's Peter Gzowski Building, 400 students will compete to create software and hardware projects within 36 hours. With companies such as TribalScale, TD, BlackBerry and FreshBooks attending, there will be many opportunities for students to engage representatives and inquire about future career opportunites.
Eligibility
Any student who has hacked at and been accepted to Electric City Hacks is able to submit a project.
Participants: Students.
Team Sizes: Teams of 4 will be eligible for prizes, teams larger than 5 will not be considered eligible.
Prizes
1st Place
1st Place at Electric City Hacks!
Presented by MLH
2nd Place
2nd Place at Electric City Hacks!
Presented by MLH
3rd Place
3rd place at Electric City Hacks!
Presented by MLH
Best Hardware Hack - Presented by IEEE
Best Display of Project Management - Presented by Peter Northrop
A gift card to a project management bootcamp, including certification as a professional project manager.
Most Innovative Hack - Presented by IEEE
Best Interdisciplinary Hack - Presented by Electric City Hacks
Best Agritech Hack - Presented by the Peterborough Agricultural Society
Inspired by the Apps for Ag Competition at AG 4.0
Best Use of AWS Presented by MLH
1TB Hard Drives
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Domain.com Swag Bags
Watch Dogs® 2 Best Device Privacy Hack
Everything is part of the internet of things now - from your phone to your fitness band to your thermostat. Build a hack that utilizes private data being collected from your devices, and show how you can turn potential vulnerabilities into something constructive. Prize: Collector's Edition of Watch Dogs 2
Best Hack Against Online Harassment
Build a software solution that can help reduce the frequency and/or severity of online harassment.
Best FinTech Hack Presented by FreshBooks
Best Beginner Hack Presented by ECH
Participants must have attended 2 or fewer hackathons cumulatively.
Perfect Pitch Presented by GPIC
Don't forget to checkout the perfect pitch workshop at 6PM (Saturday) in FPHL-117!
Best Green Hack Presented by TD
Best hack that is considered "Green"!
SAP Award
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Peter Northrop
Trent University
Adam Lacombe
TribalScale
John Collinson
VP of Technology Innovation at TD
Michael Skinner
President & CEO - Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster
Ryan Moore
Peterborough Agricultural Society
Amaris Gerson
Magnetic Forensics
Judging Criteria
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Product
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Pitch
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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