U of T Climate Impacts Hackathon

About the challenge The main challenge will be revealed during the event; nevertheless, the main structure of the challenge is the following:
Compete in teams to produce potential solutions to future climate change-related problems. 
Learn how to use the UTCDW guidebook and survey (link), and develop the skills needed to design and conduct a climate change impact analysis study.
The teams will work from Friday to Sunday and they'll present their solutions to a diverse group of experts who will decide on the winning proposal. 
Agenda Friday, March 15, 2024 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Registration (60 St George Street 13th Floor, Burton Tower, IdeaLab) 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Panel Discussion 6:00 pm - 6:20 pm: Reveal of Hackathon Challenges 6:20 pm - 7:05 pm: Dinner and Team Formation 7:05 pm - 10:00 pm: Working Session (McLennan Physics (MP), 60 St. George St., Toronto, MP 126)   Saturday, March 16, 2024 9:00 am - 9:45 am: Breakfast  (McLennan Physics (MP), 60 St. George St., Toronto, MP 126) 9:45 am - 1:00 pm: Working Session   1:00 pm - 1:45 pm: Lunch   1:45 pm - 6:30 pm: Working Session   6:30 pm - 7:15 pm: Dinner   7:15 pm - 10:00 pm: Working Session    Sunday, March 17, 2024 9:00 am - 9:45 am: Morning Snacks and Coffee (McLennan Physics (MP), 60 St. George St., Toronto, MP 126) 9:45 am - 10:45 am: Final Working Session (participants should send their presentations by the end of this session) 10:45 am – 11:00 am: Move to the IdeaLab (60 St George Street 13th Floor, Burton Tower, IdeaLab) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Presentations to Judges (5 minutes each)   1:00 pm - 1:45 pm: Lunch and Judges' Deliberation  1:45 pm - 3:15 pm: Finalist Presentations (3 teams, 10 minutes each)  3:15 pm - 3:35 pm: Judges' Final Deliberation (20-minute break)  3:35 pm - 4:15 pm: Announcement of Winners and Closure  Teams

Name
Team name
Challenge

Julien Bruneaux
Af
Snow (3)

Martin Hewitt
Af
Snow (3)

Toh Hengyi Lucas
Af
Snow (3)

Laura Soto
Af
Snow (3)

Animesh Singh
BSh
Heat (1)

Valeria Morozova
BSh
Heat (1)

Kumal Udamulla
BSh
Heat (1)

Indraneel Bhattacharjee
BWh
Agriculture (2)

Grace Hu
BWh
Agriculture (2)

Raghav Singhal
BWh
Agriculture (2)

Lucas Prates
Cwa
Agriculture (2)

Luke Fraser-Leach
Cwa
Agriculture (2)

Athena Lorenzen
Cwa
Agriculture (2)

Nicole Stochmal
Cwa
Agriculture (2)

Zere
Dfb
Heat (1)

Nicholas Mutlak
Dfb
Heat (1)

Aditya Chugh
Dfb
Heat (1)

Mikhail Schee
Dfb
Heat (1)

Ka Hei Ng
Dsa
Agriculture (2)

Hanfu Gong
Dsa
Agriculture (2)

Ahmed Kane
Dsa
Agriculture (2)

Mevan Solanga
Dwa
Heat (1)

Asli Bese
Dwa
Heat (1)

Panagiotis Angelinos
Dwa
Heat (1)

Samudra Perera
Dwa
Heat (1)

Yunxuan Ma
ET
Snow (3)

Mehmet Batukan
ET
Snow (3)

Liangjie Chen
ET
Snow (3)

Tianyu Chen
ET
Snow (3)

Dates:

March 15, 2024 - March 17, 2024

Organisation:

University of Toronto

Location:

60 St George St, Toronto, ON M5R 2M8, Canada

Prizes:

$CAD1,800

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