Day 1 (November 14th):
| Time: | Event: | Details: |
| 8:30 am | Registration | Participants join the meeting to complete the registration for themselves and their team |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | Opening Remarks | Rundown of the event and theme, information about the schedule, expectations for all participants, etc. |
| 9:15 – 9:30 am | Speech I | Fred Shen (Microsoft National Technology Officer) |
| 9:30 – 9:50 am | Speech II | Lawrence McCook (Head of Oceans Conservation WWF Hong Kong) |
| 10:00 – 11:30 am | Workshop I | Human-Centered Innovation through Design Thinking with Derek Seto and Jennifer Fuqua (Ogilvy Consulting) |
| 11:30 – 11:45 am | Morning wrap-up | |
| Lunch | ||
| 13:00 – 14:00 pm | Workshop II | Project Sharing: GPS Tracker, Ghost Gear with June Wong (WWF Hong Kong) |
| 14:00 – 15:00 pm | Workshop III | Responsible Production & Consumption with Benita Chick (CEO and Founder of Encompass HK) |
| 15:00 – 16:00 pm | Workshop IV | A Diver’s Look at Marine Biodiversity & Challenges at Sea with Benita Chick (CEO and Founder of Encompass HK) |
| Break | ||
| 16:15 – 17:15 pm | Workshop V | Mobile App Development using Thunkable with Vanessa Tang (COBO Academy) AND (two workshops running simultaneously) Introduction to SwiftUI with CIS Staff |
| 17:15 – 18:15 pm | Workshop VI | Web Development using Squarespace with Harshit Sethi (COBO Academy) AND (two workshops running simultaneously) Learn about Android + Firebase with CIS Staff |
| 18:15 pm | Day 1 wrap-up |
Day 2 (November 15th):
| Time: | Event: | Details: |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | Morning debriefing | Participants join the meeting to attend a short debriefing for the day before breaking off to work on their projects. |
| 10:00 – 11:00 am | Workshop VII | TensorFlow + Image Classification using Convolutional Neural Network with CIS Staff |
| 11:00 – 16:00 pm | Free work time for all participants | Participants work in their teams to work on their product and submission. Should any questions arise, please email hackathon@cis.edu.hk. |
| 16:00 – 17:00 pm | Workshop VIII | Overview of expectations for the final submission: Participants will hear about what they will be expected to create and deliver in a week’s time. Guidelines and possible upcoming tasks for the week ahead will be announced. |
| 17:00 – 18:15 pm | Continue free work time for all participants | Participants work in their teams to work on their product and submission. Should any questions arise, please email hackathon@cis.edu.hk. |
| 18:15 – 18:30 pm | Weekend 1 closing remarks |
Days 3-7 (November 16th – 20th):
* Workdays for all participants. Mentors will be available during several time slots. This information will be released soon!
Day 8 (November 21st):
17:00 – 18:30: More free work time and closing remarks
Monday – Friday, 16/11 – 20/11
Work days for all participants. Recorded Technical sessions and Mentor meetings are also available.
Saturday, 21/11
16:00- 17:00: Deliverables overview and Pitching/Storytelling Workshop.
Day 9 (November 22nd):
Submissions due by 5:00 pm
Date to be determined: Winners announce
