The title for the hackathon - Future Energy Hack, creating greener spaces and places, is an opportunity for students to work on real cases, whilst being mentored by professionals.
Participants will be presented with three cases and given a package of open data and access to the LoRaWAN network to come up with new solutions. The cases are:
The hackathon starts with a kick-off on March 7. The hackathon itself will take place March 15-17. Each case will be presented with a video in advance of the event. Here's the first case, presented by the City of Stavanger:
Program (Tentative):
FRIDAY, MARCH 15:
15:00-15:15 Registration
15:15:15:30 Welcome
15:30:16:30 Case presentation
16:30-17:00 Team building
17:00-18:00 Decide case/challenge and group name
18:00-18:15 Deliverable I
18:15-19:00 Dinner
19:00-20:15 Idea phase
20:15-20:45 Stand-up presentations
20:45-21:00 Summary of the day
SATURDAY, MARCH 16:
09:00-09:30 Let’s start the day together (yoga&breakfast)
09:30-10:00 Presentation - Gina Husebø and Thomas from EVRY
10:00-11:50 Working time
11:50-12:00 Deliverable II
12:00:12:30 Lunch
12:30-13:15 Speed dates with mentors
13:15-15:45 Info graphic/Prototype
15:45-16:00 Coffee break and snacks
16:00-18:00 Working time/test
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:00-......... Individual group work
SUNDAY, MARCH 17:
09:00 -09:45 Let’s start the day together (Breakfast)
09:45-12:00 Stand up presentations
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:00 Deliverable III
15:00-15:30 Snacks and sandwiches
15:30-17:45 Final team pitches
17:45-18:00 Public voting
18:00-18:15 Announcement of the winner
19:00 Doors closing
Future Energy Hack - greener spaces & places truly demonstrated the spirit of cooperation in the Stavanger region. A total of 15 professionals from both the private and public sector came together to challenge and mentor at a hackathon organised over a full weekend.
Four municipalities challenged the tech industry to a hackathon to come up with green, sustainable solutions for their citizens.
