Ocean Hackathon® final contest: México 1, Dinan 2 and Brest 3

The winners from each of the eight cities presented their projects during the 2^nd Assembly of the Campus mondial de la mer. The 5 min-pitches of Brest, Champs-sur-Marne, Cherbourg, Dinan, La Rochelle, México, Sète and Toulon have dynamically framed the round-table sessions organised during the morning.

Pitch of México ©  Sébastien Durand

The Ocean Hackathon® Ambassadors have rewarded Dinan and Brest, the 2^nd and the 3^rd, respectively. But it is  Sigi Gruber, Chief of the Marnine Resources Unit, DG RTD, European Commission, who unexpectedly offered the first prize to México.

1^st prize:

México - "Sargassum Busters" - algorithm ofr sargassum teledetection
Contribution from the European Commission: invitation for one member of the team to attend the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum (6-7 February in Brussels) and also pitch the project and share with a very wide international audience.

2^nd prize:

Dinan - "Marée vous" - an application for sustainable fishing on foot. The project consisted in creating a first moke-up of a future application dedicated to responsible fishing.
An all-inclusive geteway to the Brest maritime festivities in July 2020 (including the harbour tour and a dinner on board on old sailboat)

3^rd prize:

Brest - "Smaug" - make the nautical chart accessible and attractive to a wide audience: all ages, all disabilities and all goals
A nautical activity in Brest area

Acknowledgements to the members of the jury

• Sigi Gruber, Head of the Marine Resources Unit, DG RTD, European Commission
• Aurore Barbero, Chargé d'Affaires, Innovation Department, Ifremer
• Marie-Françoise Lalancette, Director of Research and Innovation, Shom
• Florence Cayocca, Head of the Marine Environment Department, AFB
• Stéphane Le Floch, Research Manager, Cedre

The jury of Ocean Hackathon®

High level of expertise, professionalism and conviviality could be the 3 terms which qualitifed Ocean Hackathon® teams and their organisers in the 8 cities.

Welcome evening before the final contest the next day

Thus ends this new adventure of Ocean Hackathon®, which will begin again in 2020 for the 5^th edition!

Meeting at the end of January for the call to welcome the event in your city.