Technovation Girls Mini-Hackathon

Google Community Space Waterloo
Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 at 9:00 AM  - 7:00 PM EST 
{ "name":"Technovation Girls Mini-Hackathon", "description": "https://ticketfi.com/event/5907/technovation-girls-mini-hackathon\n\n\"Do you want to see what Technovation Girls is about before registering for the 12-week program?\\n\\nJoin 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.\\n\\nAre 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!\\n \\n\\nDate: Saturday, November 9th, 2024\\nTime: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm (guests are invited to watch the pitches starting at 5:00 pm)\\nLocation: Google Waterloo Community Space\\nFood: Lunch (Pizza), Snacks, & Dinner (TBA) will be provided. Please bring a WATER BOTTLE\\n\\nPlease 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. \\n\\nEvent Overview\\nMorning:\\n\\n\\n\\tOpening Presentation\\n\\tCreate your Teams\\n\\tIdentify the Problems your Team wants to tackle\\n\\tCreate a list of Possible Solutions & a Mission Statement\\n\\nAfternoon (after a Lunch Break): \\n\\n\\n\\tCreate a Paper Prototype\\n\\tLearn how to pitch your ideas\\n\\tCreate a digital prototype\\n\\tRefine your prototype, practice your pitch, and get ready to present\\n\\nEvening (Guests are invited to join):\\n\\n\\n\\tPITCH your project to a panel of judges (Parents are invited to attend pitches)\\n\\tDINNER\\n\\tAward Announcement & Closing\\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\"", "startDate":"2024-11-09", "endDate":"2024-11-09", "startTime":"09:00", "endTime":"19:00", "location":"Google Community Space Waterloo - CA-WAT-BRT1 21 Breithaupt St Kitchener ON N2H 5G5 Canada", "label":"Add to Calendar", "options":[ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone":"US/Eastern", "trigger":"click", "inline":true, "listStyle":"modal", "iCalFileName":"invite.ics" }

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
Afternoon (after a Lunch Break): 
  • 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
Evening (Guests are invited to join):
  • 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
Participant
Free
Participant Guest
Free
Volunteers & Judges
Free

Organizer Details

Logo - Technovation Waterloo Chapter

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.