Learn About The Mentor Project Hackathon And Meet The 2022 Edition Winner | The Mentor Project Podcast | Hosts: Dr. Susan Birne-Stone and Marco Ciappelli | Guests: Sam Benoit and Javier Sabas Francario

Guests: 
Sam Benoit, student, The Mentor Project mentee, and winner of the 2022 TMP Hackathon 

Javire Sabas Francario | Science teacher (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology), a Mathematician, and a big fan of Astronomy, Meteorology, Geology, Military History, Naval Engineering, and all human devices from a simple screw to a complex space rocket.  

On ITSPmagazine: https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/javier-sabas-francario

The Mentor Project: https://mentorproject.org

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Hosts:

Dr. Susan Birne-Stone Ph.D., Host of The Mentor Project Podcast | Host of Perspectives | Systems Psychotherapist, International Coach, Talk Show Host & Producer, Professor | Mentor at the Mentor Project

On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/dr-susan-birne-stone

Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine, Host of Redefining Society Podcast, and other shows on ITSPmagazine

On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/marco-ciappelli

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Episode Introduction

"The Mentor Project Podcast is back for its second episode and hosts Susan and Marco welcome Javier Francario and Sam Benoit to discuss the hackathon, an initiative that provides opportunities for young people to work together on real-world problems using technology. Sam, who won the third hackathon, shares his experience and his idea for a school safety app that utilizes facial recognition and artificial intelligence."
 

The Mentor Project Podcast show with Susan and Marco is back with an exciting second episode. This week, they're joined by mentor Javier Francario, and Sam Benoit, the winner of the hackathon, which is the focus of this episode. 

They discuss what a hackathon is and how it provides teenagers with the opportunity to work with experts in various fields to solve problems. Sam shares his experience with the hackathon and how he came up with an idea to mitigate the effects of school shootings using facial recognition and GPS technology to identify and track intruders. 

The hosts, Susan and Marco, are impressed with Sam's idea and ask him questions about how he developed it and how he used the mentors during the hackathon to refine his pitch. 

Javier explains how the hackathon is organized and how participants can choose categories and submit their projects. In addition to discussing the hackathon, they talk about Sam's interests and passion for STEM fields, including computers and artificial intelligence. 

Listeners are invited to share this episode, listen to the first one, and subscribe to their Podcast and YouTube channel to catch more exciting episodes of The Mentor Project Podcast.
 

Watch the webcast version on-demand on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ewrd_JHIQlY

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Resources

Learn More About The Mentor Project: https://mentorproject.org

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