Event Details
Join Cleveland Water Alliance in celebrating the official kickoff of the Erie Hack challenge! Learn about the groundbreaking project that will put $100,000 and dozens of engineers, coders, and developers from across the region to work for our most precious natural resource. Socialize with the best and brightest in Cleveland over locally crafted drinks and snacks from Masthead Brewing Co. Enjoy the symbolic intersection of tech and water on the scenic lakeside LeanDog boat. Find out how you can engage with the Erie Hack and help us launch a project that will drive water-based innovation across the region!


Erie Hack Details
The Erie Hack is a data and engineering competition that unites coders, developers, engineers, and water experts to generate enduring solutions to Lake Erie’s biggest challenges. Working from the challenge statements derived from ideation sessions with NASA representatives and regional stakeholders, teams are charged with creating innovative digital tools, hardware innovations, and engineering solutions that build “The Blue Economy”: the emergent economic cluster dedicated to the sustainable stewardship of bodies of freshwater around the globe. The Erie Hack provides regional high school students, college students, and professionals the opportunity to combine their own expertise with solid mentoring to create technologies with the potential to invigorate Lake Erie’s environment and economy.

Learn More at ErieHack.io