Pitch ideas, form teams, get advice from experts, and build a health app in one weekend. Present your finished product in front of a panel of judges for a chance of winning some fantastic prizes! Hacking Health fosters collaborative innovation by engaging key groups of stakeholders, such as healthcare professionals, developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and patients, to create human-centric solutions to improve the health of our communities. Our weekend hackathons are fun, intense, hands-on events where small teams tackle tough problems in a supportive community of peers and mentors. Hackathon 2018 will centre around Transforming the Aging Experience through Innovation. During the weekend hackathon, let's discover opportunities and build solutions that transform aging and improve the quality of life and health of our aging population. REGISTER TODAY Early bird pricing ends soon, on Friday, February 2nd, so get your tickets now. Be part of a global movement bringing innovation to healthcare...right here in Hamilton! PARTICIPATE Pitch Your Ideas on Sparkboard As soon as you get you register for the hackathon, go to Hacking Health Hamilton 2018 Sparkboard where you can either pitch your project ideas, describing them briefly and their skill requirements (designer, developer, medical expert, etc), or find a pitch/project idea that interests you or that matches your skills. With this year's theme centred around aging consider: independence; mobility; staying connected with family, friends and community; managing chronic illnesses while remaining active. Have other ideas? Great! Ideas not related to aging? That's ok too! Pitch as many ideas as you like. See a pitch/project idea that interests you or that matches your skills? Click on the board for further details and click on the Join button near the bottom to support the idea. Joining a project does not automatically assign you to that team, but shows your interest in the idea. (Teams are created on Friday evening of the Hackathon when you choose, after the pitches, which team you would like to work with.) Need inspiration on making a pitch? Check out last year's Sparkboard. You can also visit previous Hacking Health Hackathon success stories. Weekend at a Glance Registration: Your registration fee includes a t-shirt and covers all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner, see schedule below). Teams: Teams will be formed Friday evening. Judges: Our judging panel is made up of healthcare innovators, educators and hackathon pros. Bring: Your laptop (and charger!), skills and ideas. Come with a collaborative, team-focused mindset. Use: There will be two 3-D printers available for use. Share: Your experience on social media using the hashtags #hackingHealth #HamOnt Multiple Skill Sets Required: Developers, Designers, Healthcare Professionals, Students, Researchers, Product Managers, Business Development, Marketing, Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Mentors, Meta Users Restrictions:If you have any dietary or mobility restrictions, please inform us when you register. Go Green: Bring your own water bottle and coffee/tea mug. Reduce the number of plastic bottles and coffee cups that enter into the local landfill. Check out last year's hackathon video Terms of Participation Agreement By attending the Hackathon you are bound by the terms set forth. Be excellent to each other during the Hackathon. Mean-spirited attitudes, behaviours and any form of harrassment will not be tolerated. You agree to our code of conduct. By participating in the event, you grant Hacking Health Hamilton permission to capture photos and/or videos of the event. Tickets to this event are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, you have the option of giving your ticket to a friend to attend in your place. EVENT SCHEDULE Day 1 - Friday 5:00 pm: Registration & Pitch Clinic 6:00 pm: Networking Reception, light food & refreshments provided 7:00 pm: Program Begins 7:30 pm: Pitches 8:30 pm: Team Formation 10:00 pm: Venue Closes Day 2 - Saturday 8:00 am - 9:00am: Breakfast 9:00 am: Workshop! 9:30 am: HACK! 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch 1:00 pm: HACK! 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Mentoring Sessions 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Dinner 7:00 pm: HACK! 10:00 pm: Venue Closes Day 3 - Sunday 8:00 am - 9:00 am: Breakfast 9:00 am: HACK! 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch 1:00 pm - 2:00pm: Final Pitch Preparation 2:00 pm: Demo and Pitch Program 3:30 pm: Judges deliberate 4:00 pm: Winners announced and Prizes given out! 5:00 pm - Venue Closes EVENT SPONSORS McMaster Masters of eHealth Program Innovation Factory McMaster Innovation Park Hamilton Economic Development DF/Net Research Inc. McMaster Institute for Research on Aging MEDIC Centre QUESTIONS or COMMENTS? For more information, visit our website at http://hacking-health.org/hamilton. Email: hamilton@hackinghealth.ca Twitter: @HHHamOnt Facebook: facebook.com/HackingHealthHamilton Instagram: @hhhamont