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List of Hackathons

Location Organisation Hackathon formatLanguageDate of eventTime of eventWebsiteDescription Target Audience
The Netherlands - NoordwijkESA EducationVirtual

English

03/04/202314:00 - 16:30

External link

ESA Education information session for educators, and introduction to the hackathon materials.

Educators
Czech Republic - PraguePlanetum – Observatory and Planetarium PragueVirtual

Czech

04/04/202317:00 - 20:00

External link

Online event for Czech students for the Hack an Exoplanet project.

Portugal - LisbonESERO PortugalPhysical

Portuguese

15/04/202310:00 - 19:00

External link

In person hackathon event. Watch the event summary video here: https://youtu.be/7Qk5sqRf-TQ

Students
The Netherlands - NoordwijkESAVirtual

English

18/04/202314:00 - 17:00

External link

ESA Hack an Exoplanet virtual hackathon event - watch the recording now on the virtual event page!

Students
Colombia - ArmeniaGrupo Kepler4Hybrid virtual and physical

Español

03/05/202311:30 - 15:30

External link

Presentar análisis y conclusiones de forma científica sobre exoplanetas detectados por Cheops

Sweden - StockholmESERO SwedenVirtual

English

03/05/202313:30 - 15:00

External link

Information session organised by ESERO Sweden for the Swedish Science Centres

Science Centres and Educators
Romania - Romanian Science FestivalVirtual

Romanian

04/05/202318:00 - 21:00

External link

Virtual hackathon led by two Romanian scientists, experts in exoplanets. Watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/3z5q2gF5O0E

Students
Spain - SabadellSabadell Astronomical SocietyHybrid virtual and physical

Catalan

10/05/202317:00 - 21:00

External link

Hackathon Híbrida. Liderat per i per a la comunitat jove d'astronomia amateur d'AstroSabadell, en col·laboració del Grup d'Exoplanetes.
Hybrid Hackathon. Led by and for the young community of amateur astronomers at AstroSabadell, in col·laboration with the Exoplanets Group.

Students
Colombia - BogotáOficina de Olimpiadas Colombianas Astronomía y AstrofísicaHybrid virtual and physical

Español

11/05/202314:00 - 18:00

External link

Hybrid activity with students from the Colombian Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astronautics Olympiads

Canada - TorontoESA as part of the AstroEdu ConferenceHybrid virtual and physical

English

11/05/202313:30 - 15:00

External link

Hack an exoplanet: Bringing real satellite data into the classroom! Workshop for the participants of the AstroEdu conference. 

Educators
Colombia - Bogotá D.C.Planetario de BogotáPhysical

Spanish

13/05/202308:00 - 12:00

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In person 'Hack an Exoplanet' event in Planetario de Bogotá, Colombia.

France - PérigueuxLycée Bertran de BornPhysical

French, English

15/05/202309:00 - 16:00

External link

Dans le cadre d'une journée cordées de la réussite, accueil de collégiens et lycéens de la région.

Spain - MadridESA and ESERO SpainVirtual

Spanish

16/05/202317:00 - 18:00

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Informative Session. An educational initiative to promote the importance of research about exoplanets and the role of ESA on this field to the Spanish educational community. Aimed at supporting Spanish teachers with the information and resources to conduct a hackathon with their students and submit their projects for the best project prize.

Educators
Czech Republic - PraguePlanetum – Observatory and Planetarium Prague and ESERO Czech RepublicVirtual

Czech

16/05/202318:00 - 20:00

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Another online exoplanet session with experts presenting distant worlds exploration, planet masses, orbits and habitable zones calculations. Registration is needed. Teleconference software ZOOM will be used. Capacity is 100 young people between 11 and 19 years old.

Students
Romania - TimisoaraCoderDojo TimisoaraPhysical

Romanian, English

20/05/2023 -


Our Hack an Exoplanet event will take place as a spacetech track of MegaDojo Timisoara 2023, a 300+ kids event of the CoderDojo Timisoara Metropolitan Area Network.

Students
Czech Republic - PraguePlanetum + TEREZA (Program Globe)Physical

Czech

26/05/202310:00 - 13:00

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Join our student workshop and discover how to calculate the habitable zone of exoplanets, and explore the conditions necessary for supporting life on these distant worlds.
Capacity is 30 secondary students. Workshop will be led by experts from Planetum – Observatory and Planetarium Prague.

Students
Spain - MadridESA and ESERO SpainVirtual

Spanish

30/05/202317:00 - 18:00

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Hands-on Session. An educational initiative to promote the importance of research about exoplanets and the role of ESA on this field to the Spanish educational community. Aimed at supporting Spanish teachers with the information and resources to conduct a hackathon with their students and submit their projects for the best project prize.

Educators
Czech Republic - PraguePlanetum – Observatory and Planetarium Prague and ESERO Czech RepublicPhysical

Czech

02/06/202317:00 - 23:50

External link

24 hours long hackathon focusing on exoplanets exploration. Student teams in recommended age 14 – 19 years will learn how to calculate all the necessary parameters for the Hack an Exoplanet challenge and much more. During the hackathon students will finish their reports and submit them. There will be 5 experts/mentors ready to help help the teams in all necessary aspects of the challenge.

Students
Colombia - BogotáOficina de Olimpiadas Colombianas Astronomía y AstrofísicaHybrid virtual and physical

Español

06/06/202314:00 - 18:00

External link

Virtual activity with students from all over Colombia of Colombian Olympiads

Canada - MississaugaIndus Space Inc.Hybrid virtual and physical

English

07/06/202318:00 -

External link

Hybrid format hackathon where Canadian high-school students learn about exoplanets and STEM careers.

Bolivia - La PazPlanetario Max SchreierHybrid virtual and physical

Spanish

10/06/202308:00 - 21:00

External link

The local planetarium will host the event, giving support to bolivian students and providing outreach about the event. We will organice an in-person inaugural ceremony and then all the students will mostly work online, this will provide us the opportunity to reach students from all around the country. As we have contacts within the astronomy competitions, we will invite them too.

Students