Name: Effective Impact Hackathon
Start: 2022-05-14T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-05-14T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Fabriken

Effective Impact Hackathon

Effective Altruism Sweden

Teams compete for a 25000 SEK price to kickstart a highly effective project for social good

Fabriken

<h3>General information</h3><p>This hackathon is the ultimate opportunity for students in Stockholm to kickstart an effective project that contributes to solving the world's biggest challenges (non-students are welcome too!). Our team has outlined the challenges that we think are some of the most pressing. The goal for you is to pick a topic, generate lots ideas, get feedback from mentors, work out the best one to be a project proposal and pitch it to the jury. The best proposal, evaluated by the judges, will receive a grant of 25 000 SEK to get kickstarted. The two best runner-up teams will be rewarded with a fully-funded trip to the next <a href="https://www.eaglobal.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Effective Altruism Conference in Berlin in the autumn</a>.</p><p>The problems you are encouraged to work on, include:</p><p>- Global health and development</p><p>- Animal welfare </p><p>- Nuclear security</p><p>- Preventing future pandemics</p><p></p><h3>Practical Details</h3><p>Participation is free. The event will take place at Fabriken, Textilgatan 31, Stockholm on the 14th of May. For more information - <a href="https://www.effektivaltruism.org/hackathon" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Check out the website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.effektivaltruism.org/hackathon" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>Participation is free and we hope to create an inspiring day for you with free food, experienced mentors, fun and an opportunity to try out a career as a social entrepreneur! You can sign up with a team of maximum 4 persons, or join individually and be paired to a team during the day of the hackathon</p><h3>Contact Details</h3><p>This impact hackathon is a joint event organised by EA Sweden, EA KTH, EA Uppsala and EA SASSE. If you want to know more about Effective Altruism, see the attached TED Talk or go to <a href="https://www.effectivealtruism.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.effectivealtruism.org. </a></p><p>If you want to join one of our local groups, or have any questions or remarks about the hackathon, send an e-mail to robert@effektivaltruism.org.</p>

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