New Futures Hackathon for Disaster Resilience
New Futures Hackathon for Disaster Resilience will bring together multidisciplinary minds to explore the solutions around the identification of disasters and mitigating risk to build a sustainable world. Meet new people, be exposed to fresh ideas, learn new skills and build creative, original work.
Register yourself or join as a team - book here.
WHY DISASTER RESILIENCE?
Disaster resilience is the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and reduce the causal factors of disasters. Whether natural or societal caused, disasters are severe and our global community’s resilience can lead the world to act on these global issues.
A disaster's severity depends on how much impact a hazard has on society and the environment. The scale of the impact, in turn, depends on the choices we make for our lives and for our environment.
These choices relate to how we grow our food, where and how we build our homes, what kind of government we have, how our financial system works and even what we teach in schools. Each decision and action makes us more vulnerable to disasters - or more resilient to them.
CHALLENGES
- Enhancing city and community resilience frameworks (improving city and community preparedness)
- Reducing critical infrastructure disruptions
- Improving information management and sharing
PRIZES
Best Tech Solution
$3,000 cash and a 3-month residency at I2N Hub Hunter Street with specialist mentorship, valued at up to $4,620
Runner-Up Tech Solution
$2,000 cash
Rising Star Award
$500 cash
EVENT PARTNERS
UON is proud to be able to bring this event alongside CIFAL Newcastle.
EVENT SPONSOR
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I2N is pleased to bring you this event as part of the Hunter Innovation Festival.
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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. We do this through a range of programs across our I2N Hubs at Hunter Street, Williamtown, Muswellbrook and Honeysuckle (opening 2020).
Program Partner
UON is proud to be able to bring this event to you via the NSW State Government's Boosting Business Innovation Program.
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Event Information
- Date: This event was held on Friday 10 May 2019
- Location: X101 NeW Space, 409 Hunter Street, Newcastle
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.