True North Pre-Hackathon Workshop

This special Hacking Health (HH) cafe launches our series of 2019 Hackathon events in conjunction with True North. Events will occur simultaneously in Kitchener-Waterloo and Ottawa.

Here is the Eventbrite sign-up link for the Hackathon. https://true-north-hackathon.eventbrite.ca

The evening will focus on a Hackathon 101 and introduce the hackathon theme of Social Isolation, Aging and Technology. Learn about the basic of Social Isolation here. https://hacking-health.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Social-isolation-the-basics.pdf

• 6:00 - 6:30 pm: Networking and light snacks
• 6:30 - 6:40 pm: Opening remarks
• 6:40 - 7:00 pm: Hackathon 101
• 7:00 - 7:20 pm: Social Isolation in Waterloo-Wellington
• 7:20 - 7:40 pm: What is Principled Thinking
• 7:40 - 8:00 pm: Principled Thinking Worksheet
• 8:00 - 8:30 pm: Guide to Sparkboard and team formation
• 8:30 - 9:00 pm: Wrap-up and Networking

Once you have registered on Eventbrite for the hackathon, you will want to sign up on Sparkboard https://dual-city-hackathon.sparkboard.com This video explainer may help you register on Sparkboard https://share.vidyard.com/watch/enjFVj1Z8Cy9nhsNgtEpp8

We encourage you to read the dual-city hackathon rules here. https://hacking-health.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Dual-city-hackathon-rules.pdf