The POP Movement is very excited to announce its first-ever Ocean-Hack, a week-long event where youth across the world will come together to design innovative and technology-based solutions focused on the conservation of the ocean and other water bodies. Through the Ocean-Hack, the POP Movement aims to mentor innovative technology-based ideas for ocean action by establishing a platform for emerging change-makers to implement their ideas.
Participants can be individuals/teams/existing organizations with no more than 5 participants representing one team. The participants should have an already existing idea focused on the theme.
Structure of the Hackathon
The hackathon will be a week-long event to promote technology-based solutions focused on solving issues related to the ocean and other water bodies. Participants will have three days to work on an innovative solution to address the current challenges of marine ecosystems and wildlife, which will be presented to a panel of judges on the fourth day. The winning project will be chosen based on a series of criteria that include the use of technology, the feasibility, as well as the impact and scale of the project.
Panelists
- R. Lucía Tróchez Ardila, Director, Future of Earth
- Dr. Valérie Barbosa Solomieu, French Embassy, Mexico
- Dr. Sergio Cerdeira Estrada, Subcoordinator of Marine Monitoring, National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity
Winning team
The winning team will be awarded the following:
- Special invitation to the POP Global Festival 2021, presenting their solution as the “Winner of the Ocean-Hack 2021”
- A 6-month mentorship program that will focus on developing the solution and finding funding.
- Monthly dialogue sessions (one-on-one calls) with experts on the field.
The Ocean-Hack will take place from March 11, 2021 to March 14, 2021. Presentations will take place on March 15, 2021, and the winning team will be announced on March 19, 2021.
If you are interested in participating, please fill the application form by February 26, 2021, 11:59 PM CST.
For additional details, please consult the Concept Note.
