Industry Hackathon
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October 2, 2026
5:00 pm—5:00 pm
Collision Space, Hunter Hub, University of Calgary
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IEEE Southern Alberta Section Young Professionals is excited to present the 2026 Industry Hackathon: AI for Industrial Innovation! 🚀 This is an open hackathon, and everyone is welcome, from students, developers, researchers and industry professionals. You also don't need to be working for the full 48 hours. Work at your team's pace, build something meaningful, and if you finish your agent early, you're free to head out! 📅 When: October 2 @ 5:00 PM – October 4 @ 5:00 PM MDT 📍 Where: Hunter Hub, University of Calgary 🏆 Prizes: $650+ in cash prizes 🍕 Perks: Network with industry + food and drinks provided 💻 Lab Support: Open-source datasets, problem briefs, and starter agent code will be provided so you can jump straight into building. Current Partners Venue Partner: Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking - UCalgary Cloud Partner: Databricks AI Coding Partner: Cursor Community Partners: Tech Connect Alberta, Eudaimonia 🔥 More sponsors and judge announcements coming soon! Whether you're an experienced developer, a student exploring AI, an industry professional with a problem to solve, or simply curious about what's possible with agentic AI, come build with us. Gather your team, join one on the hackathon day, or come ready to collaborate and create something impactful.
IEEE Southern Alberta Section Young Professionals is excited to present the 2026 Industry Hackathon: AI for Industrial Innovation! 🚀
This is an open hackathon, and everyone is welcome, from students, developers, researchers and industry professionals. You also don't need to be working for the full 48 hours. Work at your team's pace, build something meaningful, and if you finish your agent early, you're free to head out!
📅 When: October 2 @ 5:00 PM – October 4 @ 5:00 PM MDT
📍 Where: Hunter Hub, University of Calgary
🏆 Prizes: $650+ in cash prizes
🍕 Perks: Network with industry + food and drinks provided
💻 Lab Support: Open-source datasets, problem briefs, and starter agent code will be provided so you can jump straight into building.
Current Partners
Venue Partner: Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking - UCalgary
Cloud Partner: Databricks
AI Coding Partner: Cursor
Community Partners: Tech Connect Alberta, Eudaimonia
🔥 More sponsors and judge announcements coming soon!
Whether you're an experienced developer, a student exploring AI, an industry professional with a problem to solve, or simply curious about what's possible with agentic AI, come build with us. Gather your team, join one on the hackathon day, or come ready to collaborate and create something impactful.
460 Campus Ln NW Calgary, Alberta Canada T2N 1N4
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