Filmed in 2019 by Control Shift Video ([ Ссылка ]), here's a recap of Houston's first Climathon hackathon, hosted by Impact Hub Houston!
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What happened during Climathon?
Entrepreneurs, students, developers, and more are invited to come up with innovative solutions to Houston’s climate challenges. They met with and were mentored by city officials and partners around a shared vision for a healthier city. Participants could bring an existing idea to work on, or develop a new solution with an inspiring team, with coaches and experts on-site to help develop promising solutions to Houston’s climate challenges. Participants won passes to the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, courtesy of the Citizens’ Environmental Coalition!
What happened after Climathon?
Participants continued working on solutions at Open Project Night and over the next two weeks. For those serious about turning their ideas into viable businesses, they pitched their ideas to our panel of judges, who evaluated which ideas moved on to the next phase. The highest scoring team had the opportunity to work with Topl to build a customized Impact Tracker for their solution, giving the winners the opportunity to turn their sustainable solution into verifiable action by creating, analyzing, and eventually exchanging Impact Credits on Topl, the impact blockchain!
The top three solutions were submitted for a chance to go to the Climathon Global Awards in Paris and win a Citizens Award and cash prizes:
1st) EUR 10,000 / 2nd) EUR 5000 / 3rd) EUR 2500
Finalists selected to move to the next phase would receive:
- An invitation to the Climathon Global Awards Ceremony on January 31 in Paris during the ChangeNOW Summit
- A dedicated one-day bootcamp to grow your idea, on January 30 in Paris
- Free entrance to the 3-day ChangeNOW Summit
- Travel and accommodation for one person per team of semi-finalists is complimentary (additional team members are more than welcome to join at their own expense!)
#ClimateAction Entrepreneurs, Investors, Innovators & Changemakers: Join us for Climathon Houston! See the full calendar of talks, workshops, events, hackathons, and more at https:/climathonhouston.com/
Catalyze inclusive and equitable entrepreneurial innovation that drives scalable impact for the UNited Nations Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs): Support Impact Hub Houston at [ Ссылка ]!
