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Author: Alex Rumbolt
econext ideathon | September 22-24, 2023
This event took place September 22-24, 2023. Click here to read the news release which summarizes the event and highlights the winning teams!
Registration is now open for the first econext clean growth ideathon!
Challenge – How can we reduce the peak demand for electricity in Newfoundland and Labrador?
View the econext opening ceremony slideshow here to learn about the event logistics.
View the NL Power/Take Charge slideshow here to learn more about the challenge.
View the Key Green Economy Concepts presentation here.
View the mentor’s schedule here.
What is an ideathon?
Ideathons are competitive events in which students work together in teams over a short timeframe to come up with solutions to a set challenge. Our ideathons are a space to develop innovative solutions for clean growth in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The prompt will be released at the beginning of the weekend and we will provide you with all the necessary information needed to complete the challenge.
Who can participate?
This is a multi-disciplinary event and we welcome any undergraduate student from Memorial University to participate. If you are interested in clean growth, we encourage you to join us!
When and where?
The ideathon will take place in the MUN Core Science Facility over a 48-hour period from September 22-24, 2023. Find the full event schedule below.
Most of the event will occur in the Core Science building in the whale atrium and the multi-purpose room. Students are responsible for finding their own places to work; however, there is a working area in the Core Science building. We encourage students to stay on campus while working to take part in workshops and activities and to benefit from mentors.
Why should you participate?
- We will be awarding cash prizes to the top three teams: $3,000 for 1st Place, $2,000 for 2nd Place, and $1,000 for 3rd Place! PLUS more non-tangible prizes.
- Network with people in the industry as well as your peers
- Workshop opportunities
- Learn about the clean growth industry
- Team building
- You will be provided with free meals, snacks, and swag
- Group activities
- Have some fun!
How to register?
Register using our Eventbrite.
Sign up solo or in teams of three-to-five students. We encourage students to register as teams where possible; however, we will try our best to match individual registrants to a team. There will also be an opportunity on the first evening to network to form teams. Final submission of teams will take place on the evening of Friday September 22.
Deadline to register is September 20, 2023.
Registration is completely free!
What is the schedule?
Our ideathon is a 48-hour event, beginning on Friday, September 22 at 5pm and ending on Sunday, September 24 at 5:30pm.
Our Partners
1ST PLACE PRIZE
2ND PLACE PRIZE
3RD PLACE PRIZE
OPENING CEREMONIES
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Have questions?
Reach out to Alex Rumbolt at alex@econext.ca or Chelsea Linfield at chelsea@econext.ca
Stay tuned for more information! We will be updating this page in the coming weeks as the ideathon approaches.
The econext Ideathon was made possible through partnership with the Business + Higher Education Roundtable, and with support from the Government of Canada.
Real-time Ocean Data Services
RODS is an indigenous research vessel charter company that operates out of St. John’s, NL. We have two research vessels (R/V Patrick and William & R/V Connor Murphy) that we can operate across Canada and internationally all year round. We provide a platform for all (or most) types of marine research activities.
Thinkwell Research + Strategy
We are a research and organizational strategy firm with offices located in St. John’s and Halifax.
Canadian Global Maritime
Global Maritime are a maritime specialist with strong engineering, consultancy and marine operations capability.
We bring extensive offshore wind experience and, our involvement generally begins during the concept/feasibility stage and continues through to decommissioning/life extension studies.
We have a strong global footprint that includes offices across Europe (inclusive of Norway, Scotland, Poland , Hamburg, London) , APAC, Americas and the Middle East.
At a high level we provide:
– Owners Engineering /specialist engineering (concept, detailed design, third party verification)
– Full range of geoscience capability ( see attached GM Geo capability statement)
– Concept and detailed design (floating and fixed assets)
– Project LCOE optimisation
– Marine Warranty and Assurance services
– Specialist proprietary software
Rio Tinto IOC
We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate with average iron grades greater than 66%. Our operations include a mine with five operational pits, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant located near Labrador City, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. IOC is located in the region known as the “Labrador Trough”, an established basin with significant deposits for the supply of high-grade iron ore products.
We also operate a wholly-owned 418 km railway, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L), that links our Labrador operations to Company-owned port facilities in Sept-Iles.
We have a nameplate capacity to produce 23.0 million metric tons per year (Mtpa) of high-grade concentrate fines, of which up to 12.5 Mtpa can be processed into a range of higher value pellets. We take pride in ensuring our products are of consistent, reliable and replicable quality; within cargoes and between cargoes.
With a team of over 2,400 employees, we are committed to providing value and continuity for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders through our unique mine to port approach, taking advantage of our full integration and wholly owned infrastructure, to deliver our high-quality concentrate and pellets to our customers across the globe.
