Collaboration, real work and Sapporo.

We'll offer a mix of scoped local challenge briefs and participant-proposed projects relevant to Hokkaido. Where possible, visiting engineers are matched with local teams or challenges before arrival, based on skills, interests and availability.

Every project should have a local contact who can explain the problem and provide feedback.

The focus is learning, experimentation and demonstrable prototypes. Any continued implementation is discussed separately after the event. Ownership and sharing expectations are agreed within each project team before work begins.

Provisional structure, not a finalized timetable. We plan around two to three half-days of core shared programming, plus agreed team collaboration. All times JST (UTC+9).

1. Mon

   Nov 23

   Afternoon welcome, local introductions, challenge briefings and project matching.

   • Protected work time Morning free for arrival and your own work
   • Core collaboration Afternoon welcome, introductions, briefings and matching
   • Included dinners Welcome dinner

2. Tue

   Nov 24

   Local project collaboration, protected work blocks and practical skillshares.

   • Core collaboration Team collaboration on local projects
   • Protected work time Protected work blocks
   • Core collaboration Short practical skillshares
   • Included dinners Dinner

3. Wed

   Nov 25

   Community connections, prototype feedback and open coworking.

   • Core collaboration Prototype feedback with local contacts
   • Protected work time Open coworking
   • Optional experiences Food, café and neighborhood time
   • Included dinners Dinner

4. Thu

   Nov 26

   Continued collaboration, testing and protected work time.

   • Core collaboration Team collaboration and testing
   • Protected work time Protected work time
   • Included dinners Dinner

5. Fri

   Nov 27

   Final collaboration and an afternoon showcase of local prototypes and participants' own work.

   • Core collaboration Final collaboration
   • Core collaboration Afternoon showcase
   • Included dinners Closing dinner

• Your application includes your timezone, normal working hours and any fixed commitments. You can apply even if your schedule isn't known yet.
• Before the event, our AI scheduling assistant contacts accepted participants who opted in to reconfirm dates, timezone and current commitments. Accepted participants also get a private link to update their availability.
• Organizers use this to place core collaboration sessions, skillshares, protected work blocks and optional activities.
• You review the proposed schedule before it's finalized. Nothing is added to or changed in your own calendar.

Protected work time means your normal job and existing commitments — not only event project work. We'll aim to protect your commitments and find useful shared time. Some sessions will have fixed times; we'll discuss conflicts before confirming your place.

Local collaboration stays central: core sessions are where teams meet, so please plan to join the ones agreed with the cohort.

• Dinner is included every evening, November 23–27 — an easy way to connect, not another workshop.
• Workshops are kept short, value focused, and practical.
• Optional food, café and neighborhood experiences fill some open time. Tours and excursions are optional.
• Main working language: English, with Japanese-language support planned for local business sessions and demos. Specific arrangements to be confirmed.
• All times JST (UTC+9).