Space Apps Toronto Hackathon Sponsorship Opportunities April 28 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Space Apps Toronto Hackathon Sponsorship Opportunities April 28 - 30, 2017 @ TWG An intense global weekend-long hackathon where designers, developers, makers, engineers, entrepreneurs & explorers solve NASA-designed challenges.

What is the International Space Apps Challenge? Running annually since 2012, the International Space Apps Challenge is the largest hackathon challenge on the planet bringing coders, designers, entrepreneurs and makers together from across the globe to take on a series of challenges developed by NASA. During the intense 48-hour hackathon, teams will form and produce solutions that leverage NASA’s extensive spacecraft, celestial and science data. Together, we’ll make space and Earth more accessible, visual and fun to explore. Last year, more than 15,000 hackers participated in 61 countries and 161 cities, and created over 1,300 projects .

Hackathons: Marathons for hackers Space Apps Toronto is a hackathon. The event begins Friday evening when hackers form teams and select their challenges. Most work day and night on their solutions that take form as mobile apps, software, robotics, schematics and designs – many of them functional by the end of the weekend. Sunday’s presentations are open to the public, livestreamed to hundreds, and evaluated by a panel of well-known and respected judges.

Why Toronto? Toronto is the “the largest, most dynamic and innovative hub of technology-focused businesses in Canada,” so naturally we led the way for Canadian cities in the International Space Apps Challenge last year. We’re over the moon to bring Toronto’s stellar development and startup communities to this international challenge. Who runs it? Toronto team NASA team A team of talented and dedicated The International Space Apps organizers, which can be viewed Challenge is being overseen by the at spaceappstoronto.com. NASA Open Government Team.

Toronto statistics Notable moments 2015: Team Kid on the Moon won Twitter: 770 followers “Most inspirational project” And Facebook: 5,900 likes was invited down to Cape Newsletter: 1,400 people Canaveral to see the Osiris-Rex Total Reach: 7,000 Mission Launch 2014: Global winner SkyWatch has developed into a well recognized Canadian space startup and has been featured in the Financial Post, Maclean's, and the Toronto Star. They are now working out of the Communitech incubator.

Sponsorship Opportunities Tropospheric Thermosphere Exosphere Title Sponsor Amount $250 - $1500 * $1500 ** $2500 ** $5000 ** ● ● ● Mentions on social media Logo on website ● ● ● ● ● Exclusive Presence at event Logo on promo materials ● ● ● ● ● ● Materials in swag packs * This range enables businesses with more limited budgets to sponsor. We’ll work to highlight specific needs that can be sponsored within your budget. ** All amounts are subject to 13% HST.

Let’s talk Want to find out how you can help or contribute? We'd love to hear from you at sponsorship@spaceappstoronto.com. For more information, check out: Space Apps Toronto Website Space Apps Toronto Twitter Space Apps Toronto Facebook NASA’s Space Apps Challenge Website