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Recent Events

THE Port Online Humanitarian Hackathon 2021

The event was held online with participants from all over the world. After a preparation phase that began a month before the event, our 64 participants did amazing work to deliver solutions to 5 humanitarian challenges. This year’s organising team gathered at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, to host via live stream.

Event Details

Outside view of the CERN entrance area.
Two hackathon participants discussing their project in a video call.
Hackathon participants discussing a project online.
A large group of people in a video conference.
A DJ playing electronic music.
A group of people discussing a topic online.

THE Port Online Humanitarian Hackathon 2020

The hackathon was held online in October 2020. Over 60 innovators from around the world got together and worked as teams on multiple different humanitarian challenges. While almost all participants worked from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event team streamed the opening and closing ceremonies from CERN’s iconic Globe of Science and Innovation in Geneva, Switzerland.

Event Details

A speaker doing an introduction in front of a stage.
Presenters waving with views from different angles (front and back)
Agnes Jakab playing the violin on stage
A team speaking to the event hosts online
A presenter showing a concept of their product
A team speaking to the event hosts online

THE Port Humanitarian Hackathon 2019

The hackathon was held in October 2019 on the CERN campus in Geneva, Switzerland. 57 innovators travelled from around the world to work as teams on six humanitarian challenges. After ~60 hours of collaboration and innovation, the teams presented their results at the final ceremony in CERN’s iconic Globe building.

Event Details

Gathering of people in Cern's Idea-Square
A team planning their project on white-boards
A group of people smiling and waving outside Cern's Dome building
Two innovators drawing out a plan
Two innovators cutting and assembling their prototypes
A team of innovators presenting their project inside Cern's Dome building

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Today’s Promoted Projects

Sketch of people demonstrating against human trafficking

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Unchained Project

Support shoppers to have the information and confidence to know that everything they buy is made without slave labor.

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noflyconference

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No Fly Conference

Work together without the need to travel.

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Drawing of an flying airplane dropping a bag down to the surface.

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Cargo Cult

Burst-safe food air drop bag.

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Logo of a dog with signals left and right.

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SmartDog

Tracking and demarcation system for dogs in rescue and de-mining operations.

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Drawing of a fridge connected to a cooling unit.

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Kool & The Gang

The 10$ inflatable fridge for field operations.

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Drawing of a volcano combined with the wireless-LAN pictogram

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Volcano Community Alerting

Volcanological observatory alert application.

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