Each year the Chapterthon brings enthusiasm and excitement amongst our community. Over two and half months, 43 Chapters and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) from across the globe worked alongside to bring awareness on the Internet of Things (IoT) to their communities. They ran over 200 training sessions and workshops, engaging students, entrepreneurs, and local governments. They organized national campaigns, their projects were mentioned in local newspapers, and their message was brought to the most remote places. The Chapters also developed IoT applications that may in the future improve the lives of people in their communities, and amongst some of the projects were improved transport systems, agriculture, energy management, home protection, and healthcare.
The projects that received the highest number of votes were:
First Place: Benin Chapter: IoT LowHightech – A connected object creation workshop
Second place: Brazil Chapter: InspetorNET – A smart device to inspect small ISP infrastructure
Third place: Afghanistan Chapter: Incredible IoT – Students developing IoT pilot projects
Congratulations to the Benin Chapter, Winner of Chapterthon 2018, and to the finalists! And thank you to all of the Chapters and SIGs that participated in the 2018 Chapterthon, helping make it a success!