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)

Ended

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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