List of hackathons in Brisbane City, Australia in 2016

Entrepreneurs, Tech Leaders! Get your FinTech idea off the ground with support from Bank of Queensland. You don't have to be a programmer. The most important part for this Hackathon is the idea generation, validation and customer development. Anyone is welcome to pitch an idea for new technology-based banking solutions to improve customer benefits and experiences. The solutions may fit into one of the following core problem tracks: (1) Big Data for Small Business: how can small businesses leverage big data; (2) Customer Experience: how can we assure that customer data is accurate, complete, whilst ensuring the best customer experience possible; and (3) Creative Genius: innovative ideas to consumer and business banking customers, streamline internal processes, administrative procedures and risk assessments, or improve productivity for the Bank.

Metro North Hospital and Health Service employees are invited to "make health technology work better for us" at the inaugural Hackathon 2016. Application developers and healthcare professionals will collaborate with a view to improving the use of technology in local systems across the hospital and health service. Teams will collaborate in one of four areas: using wireless technology to facilitate access and updating of patient records, mobile technology for fast, reliable distribution of test results, digital photography for sharing and consulting on patient wounds, and a unified view of an inpatient’s activity/story during their hospital stay.

Attend this information night to get a head start on the June 10, 2016 Bank of Queensland #boqhackathon competition. You'll hear about the structure of the hackathon, the organizers' tips for success, and an explanation of the three competition tracks. Anyone is welcome to pitch an idea for new technology-based banking solutions to improve customer benefits and experiences. The solutions may fit into one of the following core problem tracks: Big Data for Small Business; Customer Experience; and Creative Genius.

This is a student hackathon hosted by experienced members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mining, Oil and Gas Club to deliver innovative solutions to key ‘real world’ challenges and questions facing the mining and oil and gas industries in Australia and globally. University students from a range of disciplines are all welcome to come, form collaborative teams and work on new ideas and solutions to three industry challenges. Finalist teams will present their ideas for a chance to win cash prizes for each of the three industry challenges presented on the day!

This hackathon is hosted by QUT for a one day technology symposium which will bring together industry, government, and academia and provide an opportunity for networking and sharing ideas with thought leaders from the mining and oil and gas domains. You will hear from researchers from MIT, QUT, UQ, CRCs and CSIRO about innovation in mining and energy, engage with industry experts through panel discussions, network with like-minded peers and have the opportunity to experience cutting edge technologies including remote operation software and wearable technology.

It’s back, bigger & better than ever: The 2016 Tanda Hackathon! This year we’re doing things a bit differently, and co-inciding the hackathon with the launch of our official Tanda API. As always, you’ll also get a heap of data to play with. So get together as a team and build something cool - there will be prizes for the best project, and we’ll be featuring projects that use the API on the add-ons directory on our site. The lucrative Tanda Selfie Competition will also be back. Bring your blue steel. Your ticket gets you free food, drinks, and a place to work for the entire event. All you need is a laptop charger. And as usual, all ticket proceeds will go back to IT and programming clubs at local unis. Read more about what is a hackathon? Interview with attendees from last year's event  Check out all the photos from last year! Read more about our awesome 2015 Hackathon: Our post-event wrap up blog post A great blog post by Keran Mackenzie, one of the judges Interview with hackathon runner-up, Kelsey-Lee Stay How does it work? About a week before... we'll have an info night where we step you through the API and answer any questions you might have. Friday 22 April 6:00 - Registration & beers. Arrive at Tanda HQ and get checked in. We’ll have a keg and plenty of food. 7:00 - Welcome. We’ll brief you on what the next 24 hours holds, and introduce judges and mentors there to help out. 7:30 - Team forming. Pitch your idea, form into teams, and start hacking. Saturday 23 April 8:30 - Doors open. Get some work done before brekky. 9:00 - Start the day right with a filling continental breakfast. 12:30 - Lunch is on us. Get keen, get fed. 6:00 - Presentations and judging. Dinner, as usual, is on us. 7:00 - Awards and beers. 9:00 - Go home... or to a pub across the road. Judges: Brett Hooker Group Director of Research & Development @ TechnologyOne Brett Hooker is recognised as one of Australia’s leading IT professionals with more than 25 years of experience in the national and international sectors. His specialty lies in international scale business applications and software technology. As Group R&D Director of the Brisbane-based software firm TechnologyOne, Brett delivers up-to-date enterprise software for organisations all around the world, and in particular is responsible for the redevelopment of TechnologyOne’s applications for delivery on the Cloud. Adrian Karzon Group Technology Manager @ Indoor Skydive Australia Group Having a mixed background in Finance & IT has lead Adrian to hold a variety of roles within the leisure industry including Ardent Leisure and more recently Indoor Skydive Australia Group as Group Technology Manager. He has expertise in designing customer experiences that leverage technology, helping blend the physical and digital worlds and building out information technology strategies that span holistically across an organisation. Adrian’s technology passions lies with digital strategy, IoT and mobility.   Prizes: iFLY Indoor Skydiving Intro Pack This beginner level package includes everything that you need to experience what indoor skydiving is all about. DigitalOcean Credit Deploying an SSD cloud server in just 55 seconds, DigitalOcean is simple cloud computing, built for developers. More awesome prizes coming soon...    Watch this space... We'll continue to update http://hack.tanda.co/ with more information as it gets closer to the event.   

Unearthed is a 54-hour open innovation event focused on the mining and resources sectors. Innovators such as software developers, engineers, data scientists, designers, and industry insiders are invited to come together and develop prototype solutions to resource sector challenges. Participants get the chance to work on proprietary industry data as well as data from government partners. Big cash prizes are up for grabs, bragging rights against your peers, and the potential to gain an opportunity in the resources sector. This is your chance to work amongst global organisations and solve key challenges! Check out the tips pagefor hackathon best practice info!

The Brisbane Global Game Jam (GGJ), organised by truna (brIGDA) and Kieran Lord (Cratesmith), is one of the world's largest hackathons on game development. Come and explore the global creative gaming atmosphere, while taking part in the process of development, including programming, iterative design, narrative exploration and artistic expression. Don't worry if you don't know how to program, creative idea makers are also very crucial on the process of game development. Also if you are an experienced game player you can take a stab at testing the design.

GIYC is a non-profit conference organized by a students with assistance from entrepreneurs, investors, festival organizers. GIYC aims to become one of the leading events of its kind in the world with our core philosophy - "Think Big, Be Proactive" - to resonate throughout the startup community. Why Attend?  1) Startup Contest & Mentoring An 18-hour event Hackathon Constest. Students will practise lean startup techniques and create a viable business model. Prominent entrepreneurs will challenge students to think abstractly and push their entrepreneurial skills to the next level.   2) Company Visits & Workshops Students are provided with opportunities to create industry connections with prominent entrepreneurs, investors and corporate executives. Students of domestic and international backgrounds are able to participate in the formation of brilliant ideas and create unique lasting memories.   3) Networking & Social Events Engage with like-minded students of both local and international origins. Explore Queensland, Australia’s Sunshine state, with activities ranging from Koala and Kangaroo feeding to sightseeing. Create lasting memories.   4) Sponsor Fair A 1-hour sponsor fair will be be held in gratitude to our sponsors. Delegates will be able to network with prominent companies Brisbane and Australia and build a support netowkr for their career development and entrepreneurship.