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Junction (hackathon)
Junction is a hackathon organizer with headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Started in 2015, Junction grew to be the largest hackathon organizers in Europe. In 2018 it expanded globally with a Junction event at Tsinghua University in China with cooperation from Chinese and South Korean universities bringing high performing students to attend the event in Helsinki.
Over the course of the years Junction introduced various formats of events to its public, the biggest one being their yearly Junction Hackathon. This event brings together developers, designers, and entrepreneurs from around the world and helps them build solutions to real world challenges from local and multinational companies. The organization uses Gravel as its judging platform, though the system has experienced technical difficulties during multiple events that have affected the voting process.[citation needed]
Junction was first launched in 2015. The event was held on November 6–8 in Kattilahalli, Helsinki and gathered more than 550 participants and resulted in 145 different projects. Notable partners included Uber, Finnair, Supercell, Reaktor, and others.
The winner Junction 2015 was Slush Smackdown, from the Supercell Unlimited track. The team created a game where the players program their own boxer who then competes against other players' codes in real-time. It also won the whole Slush Hacks -hackathon competition main prize, worth 20 000 EUR.
Junction 2016 was held on November 25–27 in Wanha Satama, in Katajanokka, Helsinki, Finland. About 1300 participants from over 77 nationalities attended the hackathon. Partners included Supercell, Zalando, the European Space Agency, General Electric, Sitra, Tieto, UPM and others.
The teams had 48 hours to develop their ideas and afterwards demo them to other attendants and judges. The main prize for the winning idea of the 2016 event was 20 000 EUR, and many companies offered their own bounties for solving challenges in a specific way or using pre-specified technology. Teams were provided a number of different API's and other emerging technologies to develop their concepts including Oculus Rifts, HTC Vives, Apple Watches, 3D-printers, Microsoft Hololens, and Estimote Beacons among others.
The winner team was suju.online, who created a tool for event organizers and public transportation decision makers that allows them to design dynamic routing for the self-driving bus. The team originated from the local Aalto University and the hack was part of the Future of Mobility track.
Junction 2017 was held on November 24–26 in Dipoli, the main building of the Otaniemi campus of Aalto University. About 1500 participants from over 90 nationalities attended the hackathon. Partners included Spotify, Daimler, Smartly.io, European Space Agency, Microsoft and others.
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Junction (hackathon)
Junction is a hackathon organizer with headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Started in 2015, Junction grew to be the largest hackathon organizers in Europe. In 2018 it expanded globally with a Junction event at Tsinghua University in China with cooperation from Chinese and South Korean universities bringing high performing students to attend the event in Helsinki.
Over the course of the years Junction introduced various formats of events to its public, the biggest one being their yearly Junction Hackathon. This event brings together developers, designers, and entrepreneurs from around the world and helps them build solutions to real world challenges from local and multinational companies. The organization uses Gravel as its judging platform, though the system has experienced technical difficulties during multiple events that have affected the voting process.[citation needed]
Junction was first launched in 2015. The event was held on November 6–8 in Kattilahalli, Helsinki and gathered more than 550 participants and resulted in 145 different projects. Notable partners included Uber, Finnair, Supercell, Reaktor, and others.
The winner Junction 2015 was Slush Smackdown, from the Supercell Unlimited track. The team created a game where the players program their own boxer who then competes against other players' codes in real-time. It also won the whole Slush Hacks -hackathon competition main prize, worth 20 000 EUR.
Junction 2016 was held on November 25–27 in Wanha Satama, in Katajanokka, Helsinki, Finland. About 1300 participants from over 77 nationalities attended the hackathon. Partners included Supercell, Zalando, the European Space Agency, General Electric, Sitra, Tieto, UPM and others.
The teams had 48 hours to develop their ideas and afterwards demo them to other attendants and judges. The main prize for the winning idea of the 2016 event was 20 000 EUR, and many companies offered their own bounties for solving challenges in a specific way or using pre-specified technology. Teams were provided a number of different API's and other emerging technologies to develop their concepts including Oculus Rifts, HTC Vives, Apple Watches, 3D-printers, Microsoft Hololens, and Estimote Beacons among others.
The winner team was suju.online, who created a tool for event organizers and public transportation decision makers that allows them to design dynamic routing for the self-driving bus. The team originated from the local Aalto University and the hack was part of the Future of Mobility track.
Junction 2017 was held on November 24–26 in Dipoli, the main building of the Otaniemi campus of Aalto University. About 1500 participants from over 90 nationalities attended the hackathon. Partners included Spotify, Daimler, Smartly.io, European Space Agency, Microsoft and others.