Technovation Girls Mini-Hackathon
Google Community Space Waterloo
Saturday,
Nov 9, 2024 at 9:00 AM
- 7:00 PM EST
Event Details
Do you want to see what Technovation Girls is about before registering for the 12-week program?
Join us for our first-ever Waterloo Chapter Technovation Mini-Hackathon! This mini-hackathon is open to girls and gender-diverse individuals aged 11 – 18 interested in tech entrepreneurship. During this day-long event participants will form teams, identify a problem related to the UN SDGs, design a tech-based solution, and pitch their idea to a panel of judges.
Are you already planning on joining Waterloo Chapter Technovation Girls 2024? The mini-hackathon is a great way to start brainstorming and testing your ideas for this year’s challenge!
Date: Saturday, November 9th, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm (guests are invited to watch the pitches starting at 5:00 pm)
Location: Google Waterloo Community Space
Food: Lunch (Pizza), Snacks, & Dinner (TBA) will be provided. Please bring a WATER BOTTLE
Please note: Due to security procedures at Google, EVERYONE (including guests of participants) must register before Wednesday, November 6th, 2024. There will be NO IN-PERSON registrations.
Event Overview
Morning:- Opening Presentation
- Create your Teams
- Identify the Problems your Team wants to tackle
- Create a list of Possible Solutions & a Mission Statement
- Create a Paper Prototype
- Learn how to pitch your ideas
- Create a digital prototype
- Refine your prototype, practice your pitch, and get ready to present
- PITCH your project to a panel of judges (Parents are invited to attend pitches)
- DINNER
- Award Announcement & Closing
Location
Google Community Space Waterloo
21 Breithaupt Street Kitchener, ON N2H 5G5 CA
Tickets
Type |
Price |
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Participant |
Free |
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Participant Guest |
Free |
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Volunteers & Judges |
Free |
Organizer Details
Technovation Waterloo Chapter
Women in Computer Science (WiCS) Outreach oversees the Waterloo Chapter of Technovation Girls, which supports teams in the junior (ages 13-15) and senior (ages 16-18) divisions. The chapter includes students from Cambridge, Elmira, Guelph, Kitchener, London, Stratford, Waterloo, and their surrounding townships.
Be part of the change! Technovation Girls is a free, 12-week program that equips girls, young women, and gender-diverse individuals ages 8-18 with the skills to become tech entrepreneurs and leaders. With the support of volunteer mentors, students work in teams to code mobile apps or AI solutions that address real-world problems they've identified.
