Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada

Canada

Space Apps Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada was held on October 19th, 20th & 21st. Thank you to the 736 people who joined the International Space Apps Challenge at this location.The local results, including the work of 52teams, can be found below!
Thanks Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada!

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Welcome to the Waterloo Region - Space Apps Challenge

SIGN UP HERE:link to sign up.

About this event

For the 4th year in a row, SkyWatch will be hosting the NASA Space Apps challenge in the Waterloo region. With 250+ participants, volunteers, and mentors last year, we promise you a year of excitement, fun, and science!

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We are excited to officially kick off the countdown to the 2019 International Space Apps Challenge, happening October 18-20!

Now in its 8th year, the NASA Space Apps Challenge is intense 48-hour international hackathon for coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists, and others in cities around the world, where teams engage with NASA’s free and open data to address real-world problems on Earth and in space. Space Apps 2018 included over 18,000 participants at more than 200 events in 75 countries.

For the 3rd year, the Canadian Space Agency will partner up with Canadian location to also offer participants the chance to win Canadian specific prizes.

More info

To sign up for the Waterloo Region - NASA Space Apps challenge, please visit the following link. For more information about the event and schedule, visit our event page.

For any question, please email spaceapps@skywatch.com.

Schedule (All times UTC)

Friday, October 18th
  1. Workshops around science and space

  2. Registration opens

  3. Technical workshops start

  4. Opening ceremony

  5. Dinner

  6. Technical workshops continued

Saturday, October 19th
  1. Hacking starts

  2. Breakfast

  3. Lunch

  4. Afternoon activities

  5. Dinner

  6. Evening activities

Sunday, October 20th
  1. Breakfast

  2. Lunch

  3. Closing ceremony

  4. Judging start

Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada Teams