▁ ▁A uck land , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia ▁ ▁Aff ili ations ▁ ▁Past ▁H acker N est ▁spons ors ▁include ▁Amazon , ▁Microsoft , ▁and ▁Facebook . ▁Notable ▁companies ▁that ▁have ▁don ated ▁office ▁space ▁as ▁ven ues ▁for ▁Te ch ▁Soci als ▁include ▁Google ▁( K itch ener - W ater lo o ), ▁Facebook ▁( Se attle ), ▁Microsoft ▁( K ual a ▁L ump ur ), ▁Te ch st ars ▁( New ▁York ), ▁and ▁Twitter ▁( New ▁York ). ▁ ▁H acker N est ▁act ively ▁particip ates ▁on ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Toronto ▁government ' s ▁In nov ation ▁& ▁Technology ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Young ▁Entre pr ene ur ▁Council ▁Ad vis ory ▁Body ▁established ▁by ▁former ▁Deput y ▁Mayor ▁Norm ▁Kelly ▁to ▁help ▁shape ▁the ▁city ' s ▁interaction ▁with ▁the ▁technology ▁community . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁▁ ▁B ory ana ▁Dam ny an ova ▁Award ▁for ▁Corpor ate ▁and ▁Social ▁Res p ons ibility ▁- ▁Tu ft s ▁University ▁ ▁Cont ribution s ▁to ▁the ▁technology ▁community ▁- ▁City ▁of ▁Toronto ▁government ▁ ▁Final ist ▁- ▁Canadian ▁Global ▁Imp act ▁Compet ition ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁GO V . UK ▁British ▁High ▁Commission ▁Ott awa ▁ ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁ ▁Bet ak it ▁ ▁H acker N est ▁Toronto ▁S pl inter ▁Cell ▁ ▁Category : Intern ational ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁Category : So cial ▁movements ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : Te chn ology ▁organizations ▁Category : So