🐠What is the Open Sea Lab 3.0 Hackathon?

The Open Sea Lab Hackathon is a unique event that brings together data and multidisciplinary scientists, software developers, social innovators, and changemakers in Europe and around the world to harness the wealth of open-source, marine data offered by EMODnet to develop solutions to Ocean challenges.

This third edition of the hackathon –OSL 3.0– will invite participants to explore and test the new features brought by EMODnet’s new centralised portal and to put their skills to test in evolving innovative ways of using open-source data to support important marine targets.

Hackathon winners will be featured at the European Maritime Day 2023 (Brest, France), treated to a thriving program of activities and enjoying the exhibition, pitching, and networking opportunities to showcase their talent and solutions before an international maritime audience.

If you are at least 18 years old and have an interest in harnessing open-source data to co-create solutions to Ocean challenges, OSL 3.0 is for you! Whether you are a professional with a background in science, data, marine research, coding & software development, communications, Ocean policy, environmental management, innovation, or business, or a student working to build any of such skills, there is a Team that can use your talent, ingenuity, eagerness or expertise.

🐚 How to participate

Register for the hackathon

• Click on the “Register Now” button and fill in the form.

Get familiar with EMODnet

• Follow a 3-week (optional) virtual ideation warm-up at your own pace and learn about EMODnet‘s services & tools. The warm-up is guided by EMODnet (Project & Associated) & OSL 3.0 Partners, coaches, mentors, and professionals and will kick off in February 2023. Its Agenda will be published soon. Stay tuned!

Form a team and propose your idea

• During the warm-up, you will be able to engage with other participants through this platform and you will be able to form and/or join a Team to shape the idea that you will work on during the hackathon.

Participate in the 3-day virtual hackathon

• Together with your Team and your EMODnet Coaches & Mentors, develop your idea for the OSL 3.0!

IMPORTANT: Please note that the Hackathon is intended for Teams in which at least one (or more) team members are familiar with coding and/or programming.

For more information on the Hackathon, please click the “Info” tab above.

🏅Prizes

Please read our Terms and Conditions to understand the rules regarding prize delivery.