New Futures Hackathon for Ageing in Place

New Futures Hackathon for Ageing in Place will bring together multidisciplinary minds to explore the barriers around ageing at home and how our elderly community can remain independent, in control and at home while they age. Meet new people, be exposed to fresh ideas, learn new skills and build creative, original work.

Registration essential

WHY AGEING IN PLACE?

The release of Australia’s final report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care revealed poor and deteriorating living standards for many in residential aged care homes as well as extended wait times for those living at home and reliant upon Home Care support. A major finding from the report showed that the majority of people want to remain at home rather than moving into an aged care facility.

When we support people to age in place we are helping our ageing population to remain independent, in control and connected with their community. Additionally, the cost of service per person is significantly lower when people can stay in their own home, alleviating the financial burden from governments.

Ageing at home offers significant advantages to our ageing community and our society, however there are significant barriers to overcome on the way.

PRIZES

Best Tech Solution $3,000 cash and a 3-month residency at I2N Hub Honeysuckle with specialist mentorship, valued at up to $4,620

Runner-Up Tech Solution $2,000 cash

Rising Star Award $500 cash

ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS:

FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER:

5:30pm - Registration: Check in and get comfortable in the Hub

6:00pm - Ageing in Place panel: Learn from local domain experts as they talk about the challenges within the sector.

6:45pm - Event Info: We’ll go over the event schedule, logistics, datasets and rules. Mentors and domain experts will be introduced.

7:15pm - Dinner break

8pm - Team pitches and formation: Registered without a team? First time to a hackathon? Never fear! This is the opportunity for people with ideas to pitch (2mins) to secure teammates that fill skill gaps.

9pm - WTF is DevPost and Slack? Workshop

11pm - Registration and Hub closes: Hackathon teams must register their team name and individual team members via DevPost.

SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER:

7am Venue reopens: Idea development and execution commences

8am Breakfast break

1pm Lunch break

4pm Hack closes: All final projects must be submitted. Then it’s time to prepare your pitch.

5pm Pitches: Teams have 5 minutes to pitch their solution to the judging panel.

6pm Dinner: Time to relax after a long day of hacking.

7pm Winners announced: Prizes for the top three teams are announced.

8pm Event close: Get some well-deserved rest knowing you’ve expanded your network and skillset.

JUDGING CRITERIA:

Innovation: Full improvement to full breakthrough.

Solution fit: Is there a real problem? Is your solution really going to solve it?

Feasibility How likely is the project to work and be accepted by the market/community?

Prototype: What progress has the team achieved during the hack and how functional is the project?

Pitch: In the end, everything comes down to how well you can sell your ideas.

EVENT PARTNERS

This event is part of Spark Festival, the tech and innovation festival for Australians. With online and offline events running in locations across Australia from October 12-27 2022, see the full Spark Festival program here.

What is I2N?

The University of Newcastle's Integrated Innovation Network (I2N) fuels the success of innovators and entrepreneurs to build great businesses by connecting them with community, coaching, customers and capital.

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