Hack for Humanity: Ottawa

📍 Nicol Building, Room 4010 (NI 4010), Sprott School of Business, Carleton University

About the Event

Our chapter is joining Hack for Humanity, The AI Collective's global initiative running Fall 2026. It's the continuation of the Humans in AI Week conversations we held this summer, where we identified real problems in our local community... and now is our chance to build the solutions. 🌎

Hack for Humanity is a hands‑on, community‑driven hackathon focused on creating practical AI projects that benefit people and solve meaningful, local problems. All types of builders are welcome: technical, non‑technical, students, founders, operators, designers, and anyone curious about applying AI for social good.

You can participate solo or team up with others. If you’re coming with people, teams of up to 5 are welcome.

Winners may be invited to showcase their projects in our global newsletter with 300k+ subscribers.

What to Expect

A full‑day hackathon designed to take you from idea → prototype → demo. You’ll form a team, receive a problem briefing, build rapidly, and present your work in timed pitches.

The focus is exactly what the name says: every problem statement and every project should solve something local, with the purpose of benefiting humanity.

Coffee and lunch will be provided.

Schedule

11:00 AM · Registration & Networking
11:30 AM · Problem Briefing
12:00 PM · Hacking Session (Lunch at 12:30)
3:30 PM · Demos
4:30 PM · Judging
4:45 PM · Awards & Closing

Venue & Logistics

Location: Nicol Building, Room 4010 (NI 4010), Sprott School of Business, Carleton University

Parking: On‑campus parking is available. Standard Carleton parking rates apply. View the campus parking map and current rates: https://carleton.ca/parking/parking-map/

RSVP below and we'll see you there.

Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!

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