List of hackathons in Footscray, Australia in 2017

Got some writing to do? Hate sitting down to it all alone?  Join my Writing Hackathon for two hours on Thursday. Just bring along your writing project, and work in quiet companionship. There is no charge. This is not a workshop. It is an opportunity set aside time to get your writing work done alongside other quiet and purposeful writers. There's how. We have four 25-minute writing sprints with five minutes debrief between. We are focused and task orientated. I hope you can make it. There’s enough room for eight of us. First in, first served. No latecomers. 

TEDxMelbourne proudly presents “Rebels, Revolutionaries & US,” our most daring and ambitious event to date. Immerse yourselves in the minds of intelligent thinkers, revolutionary leaders, and ambitious minds.   Through remarkable storytelling, step into the shoes of the most captivating leaders who have taken the bold moves and challenged themselves and those around them to the fullest. Speakers Geraldine Coy, Mediator, human rights advocate and author of 'Brave Truth', a story of the crime, violence and retribution born from the South African Apartheid regime. Deng Adut, Former child soldier turned defence lawyer and refugee advocate - Inside the mind of a rebel - Exploring a mind unconstrained by cultural overlays. Stef Kuypers, Circular Money Economic Ecosystem model pioneer - Rethinking economics by unravelling the very definition of money and finance. Lisa Leong, Scientist, lawyer, ABC Radio Breakfast Presenter turned award-winning global leader in Client-Centered Legal Innovation - AI may take our jobs but will it take our humanity? Jaida Suheyla Simone, World-renowned relationship therapist and Founder of Erotic IQ - Rethinking relationships as a science not a psychology. Mond Qu, Digital Craftsman and Founder of UnitedMake - When online and offline experience merge, what will happen? Patrycja Slawuta, MA, PhD(c) Psych, behavioural scientist and founder of SelfHackathon - Hacking humanity Iona Macgregor, Chief Strategy Officer at Marcel Sydney and fighter of indifference and apathy - Power of negativity Sander van Amelsvoort, Director of Policy & Research at the Committee for Melbourne - If we want to be competitive internationally we need to think world class? Dr Justin Coulson, Internationally-respected relationships speaker, author, and researcher, and father of six girls (yes, six!) - Raising rebels Ed McManus, CEO Meridian Energy Australia and Powershop Australia - Magna Carta 2.0 - The new revolution in how communities engage with business. Laura Youngson, Global traveller and Co-Founder of the Equal Playing Field project Dr James Martin Senior lecturer at Macquarie University and author of - ‘Drugs on the Dark Net: How Cryptomarkets are Transforming the Global Trade in Illicit Drugs’ Dr. Catherine Ball Dr. Catherine Ball is an author, founder, and ethics advocate working across global projects where robotics and new technology meet environmental protection.   Musical Performances Sampa the Great - Sampa the Great (Sampa Tembo) is a poet and singer-songwriter. Expressing herself through music, poetry and visual art, Sampa captures listeners with thought provoking words, while encouraging people to enjoy the simplicity of creativity. Sampa has a penchant for poetry and weaves lyrical mazes with her verses, drawing listeners into a lush, imaginative world. Her music bonds from spoken-word to pure hip-hop rapping, with stops at psychedelic and blues along the way; it’s the sound of an adventurous young mind pushing out against all boundaries. Electric Fields - Electric Fields is a potent new music bringing together the brilliance and creativity of music producer and composer Michael Ross, with the mesmerising sensitivity of Zaachariaha Fielding - whose rare and beautiful voice has been described as 'taking soul to the stratosphere'. These two feminine brothers are creating a striking and memorable merging of living traditional culture with electronic music. Opal Ocean - Opening the borders of genre, acoustic guitar duo Opal Ocean fuses together rock, flamenco techniques, and progressive pop arrangements to create their own unique wall of sound.   Food The day is catered and curated by some of Melbourne's most revolutionary chefs who will keep you energised for a full day and surprise you with some interesting food along the way. Be ready for bold Spanish flavours from Frank Camora (MoVida), a mix of eclectic fusion food from Adam D'Sylva (Coda, Tonka) and some traditional flare from Nicky Reimers (Bellota). BYO water bottle as there will be re-fill stations provided on the day.   Chefs Adam D’Sylva - Coda Nicky Riemer - Bellota Frank Camora - MoVida Peter Haycroft - Executive Chef at MCEC Joanne Ward - OmNom    Experiences Meet Pat refillable water stations Rebel’s Lounge Live painting by Melbourne artists VR Experiences     Partners of TEDxMelbourne MAJOR PARTNERS:  The University of Melbourne - Australia's Number One university and world leader in education, teaching and research excellence. CORPORATE PARTNERS:  Work Club - Work Club Global coworking & shared office spaces are designed for entrepreneurs to work and collaborate freely. Hunting with Pixels - Making Corporate Video Social – Strategy & Production Your Creative - Award-winning Melbourne digital brand agency creating highly intelligent ideas & designs. MEDIA PARTNERS:  Smith Journal - Australian blog that takes unexpected, interesting, funny, complicated stories & tells them the way you would to friends at the pub. Huff Post  EVENT PARTNERS:  Evan Evans - Evan Evans supplies Signs & Banners Australia wide. Taxi Kitchen - Taxi Kitchen at Federation Square transports you above the city to fun fine dining surrounded by views of iconic Melbourne. Frank Green - frank green has invented the world's best reusable coffee cups and water bottles! They are also "smart" allowing you to link them with your mobile phone! Noomi - noomi bean bags are extremely comfy, very supportive and heaps of fun for the whole family. Meet Pat Homie- HoMie provides brand new clothing, training and job opportunities to people experiencing homelessness.   MAP Startup Accelerator - Melbourne Accelerator Program   Join us on 19th September - We all have the courage inside of us to be daring and audacious! We can all be revolutionaries. They are us and we are them.   For more information visit http://tedxmelbourne.com/#TEDxMelbRRU

Welcome to investQLD We are glad that you could potentially join us and we look forward to hosting you at investQLD.  This event is purpose built to help delegates increase their influence, connect with individuals of particular interest and grow their business. investQLD includes top flight speakers to help us understand the current business and investment landscape as well as explore pertinent commercial opportunities. Qld is brimming with growth and potential and it is our job to help you see and seize those opportunities that are most relevant to you.   Please consider this link your personal invitation to one of the most anticipated business and investor events of the year.  Our events are social, boutique and personalised; We want to ensure that your time with us is engaging, effective and productive. The more information you give us during your registration the more we can help you to meet the individuals of interest to you and assist you with your business development efforts.  Networking as it should be, effective.  What should you expect: Premier Venues  Live Entertainment  An exclusive Virtual Reality Experience Panel Speakers (Interstate Business Leaders) Drinks on Arrival Sumptuous Canapes ⅔ Networking and Mingle time Invitation Only Investment Tours VIP Areas and VIP Booths to entertain your own guests (VIP BOOTH registrations only) Your Panel Guests flying in directly from Qld are hand picked to help the delegate understand the broader landscape of the investment potential.  Mark Sowerby Chief Entrepreneur  Advance Qld Mark Sowerby is one of Queensland’s most successful entrepreneurs and is best known for his role as the founder and former Managing Director of Blue Sky Alternative Investments Ltd. Blue Sky is a successful ASX-listed, diversified funds manager, focussed on alternative assets investing across private equity, venture capital, private real estate, water, infrastructure, hedge funds and agriculture. From its early beginnings in Brisbane, Blue Sky has now grown into one of Australia’s top 300 listed companies, employing over 80 people in Australia and New York.  Mr. Sowerby’s has been appointed as Advance Qld Chief Entrepreneur and his expertise and networks will be instrumental to the role where he will act as the state’s startup ambassador working with local, national and international entrepreneurial communities to help develop and grow Queensland’s innovation ecosystem and attract investment. As the inaugural Chief Entrepreneur, Mark will play a game-changing role in setting Queensland's strategy to identify, attract and nurture opportunities to best position Queensland as the Startup State. Susannah George CEO/Founder Urban List Susannah George is a leading digital marketer, inspirational entrepreneur and CEO of The Urban List – Australia and New Zealand’s largest digital city guide.  From humble beginnings – launched in 2011 from her bedroom – The Urban List has emerged as one of the region’s fastest-growing, most influential lifestyle destinations, attracting more than 2.5 million visitors each month. The idea was born from Susannah’s passion for small business – a curated city guide, driving new customers to the operator's she loved. Today, the reach and influence of The Urban List audience has attracted a customer base of the world’s most influential lifestyle brands, tourism bodies, restaurants and retailers. Susannah was named Woman of The Year in the Women In Media Awards (2015) and won the Digital category for two consecutive years (2015, 2016). Alongside her love for food, design, travel and family, Susannah is an active member of Entrepreneurs’ Organisation, an independent board member of Racing Queensland and ambassador for The Hunger Project’s Unleashed Women initiative.     Susan Lindeque CEO/Founder Linzen Property Group Susan is part of a rare group of female developers in Australia. An inspiration to female entrepreneurs everywhere, especially those that find themselves in challenging industries.  Susan brings with her 25 years experience as a Chartered Accountant and Real Estate Agent, successfully managing major commercial and financial projects in excess of $4 Billion.  8 years ago Susan took the great leap of faith from senior executive for a multinational to starting her own development company - Linzen Property Group, With a variety of cultural and business challenges Susan has risen to the top of her game in less than a decade.  Linzen is in the process of launching a series of developments pushing the 100 million dollar mark, signaling exciting times ahead for this growing property group. Dakabin Crossing is the first in a series of 100+ home projects, halfway from Brisbane and the incredible Sunshine Coast. Susan is not slowing down with 3 other startup brands in the works, with a technology focus on the individual's journey toward becoming an increasingly astute investor. Stay tuned for more details.  Aaron Birkby CEO Startup Catalyst Startup Catalyst was formed to assist in the cultural transformation of the Australian economy to one that is fast paced, startup aware, and “global first”.  Through structured programs including site visits, private tours, guest speakers, events, dinners and social interactions, we provide participants with deep insights and personal connections into new international markets. Aaron has been: - Awarded the 2016 Benson Award for Entrepreneurship- Awarded the Pearcey Award for Queensland 2016- Entrepreneur In Residence for the River City Labs Accelerator in partnership with Telstra muru-D.- Facilitated over 30 Startup Weekends and hackathons, & organised/mentored/judged another 20+.- Director of the RCL Accelerator Mentor Investment Fund with Blue Sky Funds.- Member of an advisory board at Bond University.- Member of the IoT Advisory Panel for City of Gold Coast.- Weekly radio segment "Tech Space" on ABC Coast FM 91.7.- Member of Queensland Government Startup Working Group.- Learning angel investing (9 micro scale investments over the last 3 years).- Founded and exited a software company to 9 countries over 8 years.- Developed an IoT remote telemetry solution for coin-operated machines. ---    This event is simply not to be missed so we recommend that you register early to avoid dissapointment.  Our event is designed to help you increase your infleunce with your existing and potential clientele, if you would like to take this opportunity to invite a host of the aforementioned we will be happy to issue you a group discount.  If we can assist you in any way please feel free to contact us info@investqld.net and we look forward to hosting you soon. 

Got some writing to do? Hate sitting down to it all alone?  Join my Writing Hackathon for two hours on Thursday. Just bring along your writing project, and work in quiet companionship. There is no charge. This is not a workshop. It is an opportunity set aside time to get your writing work done alongside other quiet and purposeful writers. There's how. We have four 25-minute writing sprints with five minutes debrief between. We are focused and task orientated. I hope you can make it. There’s enough room for six of us. First in, first served. No latecomers.

CoreNet Global Australia Chapter is inviting the next generation of transformational talent to participate in building the Future Workplace at their first Hackathon which will be held on September 4-5, 2017. Whether you’re an engineer, graphic designer, entrepreneur, marketer, student, or from any other discipline, this event is for those interested in being a part of shaping the future workplace – whether for a landlord, service provider, or end user.  Solve problems around: Productivity Efficiency Safety A Hackathon is an internationally used and recognised term for a competition where people come together and make a tangible product or solution using technology over a compressed time period. As part of the annual Corenet Symposium, we will be holding the first Hackathon in conjunction with BGIS, Qube Global Software, Schneider Electric, Serraview, Academy Xi, Blue Chilli, Fisher Australia, .TECH Domains and Hackathons Australia. How it works: participate in the Hackathon and be one of three final projects to pitch in front of hundreds of people at Corenet's Annual Symposium. Winners will receive $6,000 and the 2 runners up will receive $2,000.  For more information visit: https://www.corenetaustralia.org/hackathon Any enquiries, email Angela: angela.chan@schneider-electric.com

FREE EVENT + FREE BOOK as part of Digital Innovation Festival Everyone who attends a session of The DIF Showcase @ Hub Melbourne gets a copy of the latest Innovation Coworking book value $30   'Making Human Centred Design Inclusive' Autism CRC Human Centred Design or Design Thinking has become a popular methodology for developing applications. However, HCD methodologies are themselves designed with neurotypical humans in mind, and thus need to be modified to cater for the diverse needs of autistic adults. Learn from Wojciech Nadachowski, Autism CRC, Chief Operating Officer, and Rochelle Johnson, ANZ, Systems Analyst how the team approached this opportunity #apps4autism hackathon was #TechDiversity Merit Award Winners for 2017 in the Business category. Innovation Coworking Book Giveaway Everyone who attends a session of The DIF Showcase @ Hub Melbourne gets a copy of the latest Innovation Coworking book value $30 Check out all the Innovation Coworking program across Victoria's coworking spaces here >> Autism CRC are pleased to host this event as part of the Digital Innovation Festival Victoria. Join in and celebrate the ‘Victorian Difference’ that drives industry, entrepreneurs and students to not only be different but make a difference through digital technology. The Festival runs across Victoria from 23 August to 6 September.

Do you have a good idea? An invention? An innovation? We invite you to bring your idea, invention or innovation to our centre to explore it's potential and get advice and guidance on the next steps to take. Using M·CAM’s leading industry technology analysis platform we will analyse your idea in real time and  give you access to the world’s leading corporate, market, and engineering information. With a database of over 88 million innovation disclosures and a map of open source potentiality, we will help you discover and understand the knowable unknowns, as well as assessing your idea through various lenses. The MIC will be there to guide you on next steps, developing business and marketing plans and implementing your idea. Finger food and drinks provided.

FREE EVENT + FREE BOOK as part of Digital Innovation Festival Everyone who attends a session of The DIF Showcase @ Hub Melbourne gets a copy of the latest Innovation Coworking book value $30 'Open Innovation + Challenges + Hacks + Jams – What’s next' Open Innovation relies on people crossing boundaries wearing multiple hats and thinking outside the proverbial box. These digital change agents in government, industry and academia are the 'connectors in between' that foster collaboration and disrupt systems. This deep dive will bring together actors across the network to ask What’s next? Whether you’re a technology utopian or dystopian Kathy Reid from GovHack Geelong and Linux Australia raised issues about the sustainability of the model – posing the question are we Peak Hackathon? The outcome of this session will be to hack the hack and pose what next? Innovation Coworking Book Giveaway Everyone who attends a session of The DIF Showcase @ Hub Melbourne gets a copy of the latest Innovation Coworking book value $30 Check out all the Innovation Coworking program across Victoria's coworking spaces here >> We are pleased to host this event as part of the Digital Innovation Festival Victoria. Join in and celebrate the ‘Victorian Difference’ that drives industry, entrepreneurs and students to not only be different but make a difference through digital technology. The Festival runs across Victoria from 23 August to 6 September.

A full day of experimentation and exploration with a Westie flavour. If you’re walking around with an idea about how to address a problem, or you’re just interested in exploring the first steps of starting a venture, this is your opportunity to join a diverse group of hackers, hustlers, hipsters and other emerging experts and start something great.The hackathon serves as the starting point of the VU Hanger's second Startup School, come show us what you got and you might secure a coveted spot in this prestigious program.

Inspire9 are presenting a very special evening with Sphero's Director of Prototyping Jon Carroll, talking about Sphero's journey through Techstars, partnerships with global groups such as Disney, developoing the beloved BB-8 model and future potential to develop new streams of robotics. Sphero began the connected play revolution in 2010 by creating something unlike anything - and we never stopped. Sphero fuse robotic and digital technology into immersive entertainment experiences that ignite imagination and defy expectation. Optimized by data and powered by fun, these ever-evolving experiences are changing the way the world thinks about play. Featuring: Jon Carroll- Director of Prototyping, Sphero Jon was one of the first employees to join Sphero in May 2011 and helped bring the original Sphero product to market the next year. He lead the development of the original Sphero app experiences including the Sphero app, Chromo, Golf, Draw & Drive, Exile, Sharky the Beaver, The Rolling Dead and many more.   Jon worked with the firmware team to create Macros and MacroLab which went onto become what is now the Sphero EDU program.  He created or defined many of the underlying technologies that power Sphero products today including API commands, firmware updating, macros, augmented reality, SDK, build systems and is named as an inventor on many of Sphero’s key patents.   Jon helped bring BB-8 to life and was the one that created the holographic messaging feature. Jon is currently the Director of Prototyping at Sphero where he leads a team to develop and test future product concepts as well as do R&D on future technology. Michelle Mannering- Hackathon Queen Michelle is known as the 'Hackathon Queen' within Melbourne's startup and tech ecosystem, and for good reason. Avid attendee of hackathons all around town, as well as mentor and tech advisor, Michelle is a frequent collaborator with many around town, including LAB-14 at The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP), Future Assembly, Pause Fest and much more. In her current capacity, Michelle works as the Media & Marketing Manager at BAJABOARD International Pty. Ltd. which is a custom designed board for adrenaline fuelled, off road adventures. With top speeds of 50km/h, 7kW of power, and all wheel drive, the electric board is in a league of its own. With interests in emerging technologies and the gaming industry, make sure to check out Michelle's program and thoughts at her website: https://hackathonqueen.com/ Join us for this very special evening as we hear insights from Sphero, what plans they have for the future and where what we can expect to see in the world of play moving forward!