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Hack the North organizer applications are open! As an organizer, you’ll have the opportunity to help plan and execute Canada's biggest hackathon, hosting 3,000+ hackers from 40+ countries across the globe! 💙 Hack the North is looking for passionate students to join our frontend, backend, marketing, sponsorship, logistics, design, and internal operations teams. The average time commitment for team members is 7 to 10 hours per week, but can vary week-to-week depending on the role. Students from all backgrounds and disciplines are welcome — you don’t even have to be involved in the tech community to join! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to us at hello@hackthenorth.com or come join us at our Organizer Open House on Saturday February 27 at 8pm EST. You’ll have the opportunity to ask any questions regarding organizer applications and meet current and past organizers to learn about their experiences from being on the team! 👉 RSVP to our Organizer Open Hou...

  As a result of the global scale of change and disruption in 2020 (including the COVID-19 pandemic, social justice awakening, demonstrations to uphold Indigenous rights, etc. and the growing inequities within communities), Sheridan College wants to catalyze an open-discussion around the imperative to build resilience - individually and organizationally. Specifically, Sheridan College needs help to imagine a different role for learning and education through inclusive community engagement and to answer the following question: How might we collaborate within our communities to reimagine learning and education so that no one is left behind and all youth and adults can realize their full potential? ·          What will you do: Participate in the Ideation stage of the challenge and share your innovative ideas to help Sheridan College answer the question: How might we collaborate within our communities to reimagine learning and education so that no...

Camp Tournesol is looking for a coding enthusiast who likes to share their passion with others! They are a leading virtual classes organization serving thousands of families, looking to expand their product line. You will be: participating in identifying the best classes to develop developing the curriculum for the classes under the supervision of our director of curriculum Testing the content on our beta group Instructing the classes and helping in selecting and training other staff for this group of classes. Involved in internal automation projects as needed. You have: A self starter attitude and are an independent worker. 3rd year university student in a related field or higher education. Strong technical skills and knowledge of powerpoint (slides) and zoom. Work well within a team. Have experience teaching or working at camps. Excellent english verbal and written skills. Knowledge of Minecraft, Roblox, Python and Scratch. Expertise at chess is an asset. Being Comfortable ...

hEDGE Financial Services Conference 2021 is an exclusive 2-day recruitment event for University of Waterloo students with a passion for financial services. Look forward to exclusive workshops, mock interviews, guest speakers and networking. Take advantage of this opportunity to network with an amazing line-up of financial services sponsors and discover co-op and full-time job opportunities. Stay tuned on our Facebook and Instagram pages for more information on our conference sponsors and event details! Please see below for the conference and application details. Date: Thursday, April 29th and Friday, April 30th 2021 Location: Virtual Applications close on Sunday, February 21st at 11:59 PM ET. Apply by January 31stto get early bird pricing! Please visit our website to apply: https://www.hedgeconference.ca/application-details . Acceptances will be sent out on a rolling basis.

Join Intact for their first ever National Data Science Virtual Networking Event! At the event, you’ll hear from top data scientists, hiring managers, senior leaders as well as current students through a combination of large group presentations, small group discussions and individual networking. Visit their multi-floor virtual conference hall and learn why working in insurance has never been THIS exciting! When:  Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from 5:00PM to 7:30PM EST Who:  For all students seeking Data Science internship positions in 2021 Where:  At Intact’s Virtual HQ – Remo Online platform -  Details to follow closer to the event via email Registration:   https://careers.intact.ca/ca/en/event/5ffc7b3cd6018000069a30d8/National-Data-Science-Virtual-Event-Intact-s-HQ Your attendance will enter you into a draw to win AIR PODS and a bunch of other cool prizes!!

ABOUT: Create an application or developer tool that uses the Hedera Token Service (HTS) and promotes active Hedera account creation and tokenization of digital or physical assets. PRIZES: $47,000 in prizes DEADLINE: Feb 12 11:45PM PST JOIN THE HACKATHON:  http://bit.ly/Hedera21u   Here are more hackathons for students listed by submission deadline: Jan 25  -  The Postman API Hack Feb 8  -  Tchibo Consumer Experience Hackathon Feb 22  -  Expert.ai Natural Language & Text Analytics API Hackathon