Solving water challenges from space | 11-15 October 2021
The 2021 Hackathon is now completed. See you on 19 September 2022!
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Solving water challenges from space | 11-15 October 2021
A competition for innovators excited by the opportunity to solve water challenges by leveraging space technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship. This hackathon is a competition of teams and it is made possible by a collaboration of a number of institutions led by the Centre of Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology and the Canberra Innovation Network. Special thanks and acknowledgment for their sponsorship and providing mentoring, judges and resources for the competition goes to ANU Institute for Space (InSpace), ANU Institute for Water Futures, CSIRO and Charles Sturt University.
Agregate cash awarded to teams by judge panels in 2020 ($10,000) and 2021 ($20,000). it is free to register and participate but teams must dedicate the time and can win cash from the prize pool.
In addition, teams receive:
Teams in our hackathons need to score high in seven criteria plus add something extra to the mix. We are looking for innovative and impactful solutions that are validated, viable, have clear sight of funding, are pitched well and leverage collaboration.
2021 H2O HACK was an opportunity for ambitious researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to develop space-based solutions that address the following areas:
Download the complete and up-to-date challenge statement.
H2O HACK Judge Panel represents the views of the industry, research, academia and the innovation sector. Can you build and present a novel solution that addresses the challenge statement and excelles in the 8 criteria as seen by these judges?
"The winners of last year’s hackathon found the challenge to drought-proof the agrifood sector incredibly beneficial to take their idea to the next level."
“Hackathons are innovation playgrounds; they are set up to encourage you to ideate, explore, experiment, fail, learn and change. And then, repeat.”
As a 3rd (year) undergraduate, having access to so many well educated and experienced mentors was fantastic, I was able to learn so much about the process of innovation and the agricultural industry in only a week. I would recommend the Hackathon for anyone who enjoys exposing themselves to new things and applying themselves in a competitive setting. I had a great week even though my team took home no accolades!
A great way to learn and network and the pitches were a great way to end.
This format managed to cater for an amazing diversity of proposals each with widely different scales of application.
Excellent tech help and clear instructions, excellent time keeping.
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