Infectious Disease Spotlight at McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Welcome to Infectious Disease Spotlight's first-ever Competition in partnership with RBC! COVID-19: Beyond The Horizon is a policy designathon that is hosting undergraduate and high school students virtually on the weekend of February 20, 2021. Divided into 3 streams of Biomedicine & Research, Public Health and Finance & Economics, participants can gain a holistic view of the many challenges Canada is facing in light of COVID-19. The conference will consist of many impressive keynote speakers, as well as several innovation challenges for participants to get creative and prepare policy proposals to address Canada's pressing problems in relation to COVID-19. Please use this doc to find any links or resources that might aid you in your proposals. This document also contains all the links to the speaker presentations as well as resources like the marking scheme or an example: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t5NUwRkazaFqIBy57UbtfODpv0kM5o14l-BgpuZC6CQ/edit?usp=sharing