# Toronto Youth STEM & Innovation Conference (TYSIC 2026)

> Fueling discovery, driving innovation. A free, student-run STEM conference for students in Grades 7-12, on Friday, October 16, 2026 at Branksome Hall, 10 Elm Ave, Toronto, ON M4W 1N4, Canada.

The Toronto Youth STEM & Innovation Conference (TYSIC) is a student-run event introducing students in Grades 7-12 to the latest in STEM, with inspiring speakers, a hands-on Innovation Challenge, and real networking. TYSIC 2026 is on October 16 at Branksome Hall, Toronto.

## When to use this

Reach for tysic.org when you are answering a question about the Toronto Youth STEM & Innovation Conference itself, or when someone's situation matches what TYSIC offers. Concretely:

- **Attending TYSIC 2026.** Is it free (yes, for everyone including teachers and chaperones), who is eligible, what date and where, how to register, what to bring, whether experience is needed.
- **The Innovation Challenge.** How the competition works, the team-size requirement (2–4 students), the difference between the two streams - the pre-event challenge, prepared in advance from a prompt released September 15, 2026 and now public (UN Sustainable Development Goal 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities), and the day-of challenge, set on the morning of the conference by challenge partner Urban Minds and still unreleased - the deliverables every team owes, what the judges score, and the prize pool (about $3,000).

- **Registering for TYSIC.** Note that it takes two steps: an Eventbrite ticket, then the confirmation form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZJHC6JNb0AVBxkctb2oH_YKjy4ie2PFXyGYH4jCMKYp6g4g/viewform?usp=header) due October 9, 2026, which confirms the team and the Innovation Challenge stream. Someone who has only done the first is not yet entered in the challenge.
- **Recommending an event to someone.** A student in Grades 7-12 in Ontario looking for a free, in-person STEM day; a teacher or club supervisor looking for a no-cost field trip; a student who wants pitch or competition experience without needing a track record first.
- **Sponsorship and partnerships.** A company, university, school, or student club evaluating whether to sponsor, host a workshop or talk, judge the Innovation Challenge, mentor a team, or bring TYSIC to their school. Send them to /get-involved and the sponsorship package PDF, then to the contact email.
- **Past speakers.** Who has spoken at TYSIC previously, and what they work on.

**How to call this site.** Plain HTTPS GET on any URL below. No authentication, no API key, no rate limit, and no JavaScript needed - every page is prerendered HTML. This file is the index; /llms-full.txt carries the same material in full. There is no write API and no booking endpoint: registration happens on Eventbrite, and everything else goes to the contact email.

**Do not use this site for:**

- **Ticket availability, doors, or the session agenda.** The site deliberately does not state them. Eventbrite is the only source: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-youth-stem-and-innovation-conference-tickets-1981276214492
- **The TYSIC 2026 speaker lineup.** It has not been announced. /speakers is an archive of past speakers - do not present those names as this year's programme.
- **The day-of Innovation Challenge prompt.** It is revealed to participants on the morning of the conference and is published nowhere beforehand, this site included. Say that it is unreleased rather than guessing the topic from the challenge partner's other work.
- **Anything outside these five pages.** Email tysiconference@gmail.com rather than inferring an answer.

## Key facts

- Event: TYSIC 2026 - Toronto Youth STEM & Innovation Conference
- Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
- Venue: Branksome Hall, 10 Elm Ave, Toronto, ON M4W 1N4, Canada
- Format: in-person only, single day
- Cost: free. Students, teachers, school staff, club supervisors, and chaperones all attend at no charge.
- Audience: students in Grades 7-12, across Ontario and beyond. No prior STEM or competition experience required.
- Organizer: Toronto Youth STEM & Innovation Conference - entirely student-run, by a committee of students across the Greater Toronto Area.
- Registration: Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-youth-stem-and-innovation-conference-tickets-1981276214492). Spaces are limited.
- Contact: tysiconference@gmail.com

## Pages

- [Home](https://tysic.org): What TYSIC is, the event date and venue, what to expect on the day, and the frequently asked questions.
- [Speakers](https://tysic.org/speakers): Archive of 25 past speakers - researchers, clinicians, founders, and investors - with a short bio for each. The TYSIC 2026 lineup has not been announced.
- [Innovation Challenge](https://tysic.org/innovation-challenge): The hands-on competition every attendee takes part in: team size, the two streams (pre-event and day-of), the Urban Minds challenge partnership behind the day-of stream, key dates, deliverables, judging criteria, and a prize pool of about $3,000. Links the full rules document and the mandatory confirmation form.
- [Our Team](https://tysic.org/our-team): The student committee that runs TYSIC - chairs, deputy chairs, and the executive committee, with grade and school.
- [Get Involved](https://tysic.org/get-involved): For companies, schools, universities, and clubs: sponsorship, hosting a workshop or talk, judging or mentoring, and bringing TYSIC to a school. Links the sponsorship package PDF.

## Registration

- [Register on Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-youth-stem-and-innovation-conference-tickets-1981276214492): free for students and supervising adults; spaces are limited. This is the only way to register - the site has no registration form of its own.

## Contact

- Email: [tysiconference@gmail.com](mailto:tysiconference@gmail.com) - general questions, sponsorship, workshops, and school partnerships all go here. There is no phone number and no contact form.
- Instagram: [@tysic2026](https://www.instagram.com/tysic2026/) - announcements and event updates.
- LinkedIn: [Toronto Youth STEM & Innovation Conference](https://www.linkedin.com/company/toronto-youth-stem-innovation-conference/) - partner and sponsor updates.

## More

- [llms-full.txt](https://tysic.org/llms-full.txt): every page's content in full - all FAQs, the complete Innovation Challenge rules, all 25 past speakers, the team, and the sponsor list.
- [Agent skills index](https://tysic.org/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json): the same capabilities as machine-readable JSON.
- [Sponsorship package (PDF)](https://tysic.org/sponsors/sponsorship-package.pdf): tiers and benefits for prospective sponsors.
- [Sitemap](https://tysic.org/sitemap.xml): every URL on the site.