Media Advisory - Space Apps Challenge: students have 48 hours to develop applications using space data

LONGUEUIL, QC, Oct. 19, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - From October 19 to 21, in Montreal, Toronto, Waterloo, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Edmonton about 650 Canadians will have 48 hours to tackle the challenges of Space Apps Challenge 2018 with the support of experts from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). During NASA's international hackathon, participants around the world must use space data to develop applications that meet needs here on Earth.

Following the success of its first participation in the Space Apps Challenge last year, the CSA is facilitating access to Canadian space data, like data from RADARSAT-2, SCISAT, THEMIS and is presenting six Canadian challenges this year.

Media representatives are invited to go to the following locations:

Date:	October 19 to 21, 2018
Time:	Check with local organizers (see hyperlinks below)
What:	Canada's participation in Space Apps Challenge 2018
Who:	CSA experts and participants in four Canadian cities
	Media representatives are invited to go to the following locations only:
Where:	Montréal
	École de technologie supérieure
	1100 Notre-Dame Street West
	Montreal, Quebec  H3C 1K3
	Toronto
	Ryerson DMZ
	341 Yonge Street, Suite 312
	Toronto, Ontario  M5B 1S1
	Waterloo
	Communitech
	151 Charles Street West, Suite 100
	Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario  N2G 1H6
	Ottawa
	Carleton University
	Technology Innovation Management Program
	311 St. Patrick's Building
	1125 Colonel By Drive
	Ottawa, Ontario   K1S 5B6

Website: http://asc-csa.gc.ca

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