List of hackathons in Richmond, Australia in 2017

The Filmonik Melbourne, 1st International Kino-Kabaret, or "Filmonik Kabaret" for short, comprises two production sessions over two successive weekends of spontaneous, collaborative, creative filmmaking, in a socially festive, shared production environment called the Kinolab. It brings together filmmakers, actors, musicians, writers, technicians and all film aficionados. In the Kinolab, soon to be announced, you will be warmly invited to make or participate in the crafting of one or more, 5 minute or shorter films, in sessions of 48 or 72 hours, in a genial atmosphere with all your fellow participants. Both sessions will culminate in public screenings of the completed short films on the Sunday nights at Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn. Event trailer: https://vimeo.com/232141527 Filmmakers:  Make films in a positive collaborative environment with access to actors, crew, resources and a guaranteed screening spot. Get the support to make your first film or make your most epic one by meeting a new crew or using everyone who's available as actors or technicians. Writers:  Come and pitch your ideas and find a director to realise your vision. Brainstorm and find new ideas. Script doctor and assist filmmakers and crew. Even allow yourself to be pushed into making your own film. Actors:  Get featured in as many films as you can to build a Demo Reel. Fall in love with one or two scripts and fully develop a new character. Improvise and have fun with a new, creative, supportive crew. Film Crew:  Try out your new gear and experiment with your craft. Get experience. See how different directors work. Network and meet new friends. Post-production artists:  Put new VFX shots in your reel. Be the editor of a great short film. Take pictures on set. Exchange tips and tricks with fellow editors and bond as the screening approaches and everyone is tirelessly working around the same table in the style of a hackathon or game jam. Musicians:  Have your old tracks featured in a short film. Compose new ones with a director. Play and hang around in the Kinolab. Jam sessions. Registration for all participants includes access to the Kinolab for 2 weekends and one ticket for each screening. Directors must reserve a screening spot for one weekend or two. Directors who select one screening only still have access to the event for both weekends, but can screen a film only on their nominated screening date. Screening spots are strictly limited. Some spots may be released at the last minute, but to guarantee a spot it is wise to reserve it now. Complete your participation form here: https://goo.gl/forms/sDgLla0JBXsbyrSj2 Key dates: Thursday 19 Oct, 6:30pm: First session production meeting at Uitgang bar, 406 Bridge Road Richmond 3121, Melbourne Friday 20 Oct, 6:30pm: Kinolab opens to the participants to collaborate and make films until Sunday afternoon. Sunday 22 Oct, 6:30pm: First session screenings at Lido Cinemas. Friday 27 Oct, 6:30pm: Second session production meeting and Kinolab re-opens to collaborate and make films until Sunday afternoon. Sunday 29 Oct, 6:30pm: Second session screenings at Lido Cinemas. More details at www.filmonik.com.au

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. 

About Coder Dojo Altona North - At CoderDojo Altona North, young people aged between 7 and 17, learn how to code (Scratch, Python, etc.), interact with the real world using sensors and the Arduino, develop programs on the Raspberry Pi, develop websites, develop mobile apps, develop simple programs, develop games, build robots and explore various aspects of technology in an informal, safe, and creative environment. In addition to learning to code, exploring the basics of electronics and robotics, attendees meet like minded people and are exposed to a world of possibilities of technology. An individuals creativity is the only limit. We invite kids of all ages starting 7-17 and their parents to come along. What to Bring Along - Please bring along the following: A laptop. Borrow one from somebody if needs be. All hardware you will hack with will need to be purchased for use during the tutorials i.e. Arduino, Raspberry Pi. We'll let you when you are at a point where you need to invest in the hardware i.e. Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc. Initially only a laptop is required. A parent! (Very important). If you are 15 or under, your parent must stay with you during the session. Intent to learn, make and create...:) So come join us, have fun and share in the learning. Please see https://github.com/tangowhisky37/CoderDojo for details. You will also need to sign up to the Coder Dojo Learning Management System at http://www.schoology.com/. Each of the weekly tutorials, progress notes, attendance, etc. will be tracked using the Learning Management system. See https://github.com/tangowhisky37/CoderDojo for details on how to sign up. as a "student" and get access to the relevant Coder Dojo courses. Let's Ignite the flame of learning, let's inspire the maker in you and let's get creating!!!! Getting there - The event will be held weekly at the "Quiet Study Room, Level 2, Williamstown Library". Address for Williamstown Library is, 104 Ferguson Street, Williamstown, Victoria, 3016.  For additional details on the library please visit - http://libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/visit-us/williamstown-library  Help Getting In - These sessions will be held at 1100 on Sun morning when the library is closed. You will not be able to enter the premises so please be there 10 mins prior to start. If you need to reach me please give me a call on the phone (Trevor / 0423 607 688) when you get there and we'll have someone let you in.

#hackoffeethonCoffee meet tech. Tech meet coffee. Griffiths Bros Coffee Roasters want to bring the coffee and tech worlds closer together. We believe that better application of; and a greater willingness to embrace technology across the coffee industry can bring about positive sustainable change, in both the short and long term. Coffee has a unique relationship with the tech world (it’s powered many an all nighter!) and brings a huge 'playground' of challenges that could benefit from some innovative disruptive thinking from minds outside of the industry. It’s time for some fresh eyes. #hackoffeethon will be a coffee focused ideation, problem solving sprint - with participants forming teams to devise solutions, develop concepts and plans, and pitch their concepts to a panel of judges. What is #hackoffeethon? Put simply it's a hackathon focussed on coffee. The event will bring together people of varied skill sets for fast-paced development of innovative solutions to challenges facing the coffee industry. The event will kick-off at 3pm on Friday the 13th (no, not the spooky kind) of October, with teams pitching their ideas back to our panel of judges from 6pm on Saturday the 14th October. Tickets are $10 to register as a single particpant or $40 for a team of 4 to 6 people. The venue for #hackoffeethon is the Eastern Innovation Business Centre. Mentors are also encouraged to register (free ticket).

Australian students interested in a sustainable future for Australia and the world! If you're planning to attend the Monash Sustainable Development Summit, then be sure to participate in the mini-hackathon. You'll get the chance to come up with innovative ideas that address the sustainability initiatives for 2018.

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. 

Start-ups, innovators, ideas people in and around Melbourne! Have you invented something awesome? Would you like to have it validated by experts in innovation analysis? The Melbourne Innovation Centre invites you to bring your idea to the CAIxMIC Innovation Hackathon. Using the industry-leading technology analysis tool, M·CAM -- a global asset management finance firm -- will analyse your idea in real time

Hackers in Melbourne! Are you interested in hacking for the climate in the Bonn Hackathon, held in parallel to the COP23 Climate Conference? If so, come to the free ideation workshop in Melbourne and learn how you could be one of 100 fully funded hackers heading to Bonn, Germany.

SHACK is all about teams having a go at taking their ideas to solve problems, and building them into reality. Educators, students, mums, dads cousins and everyone in between; come along to Shack and learn how to innovate and build your entrepreneurial skills in a fun, friendly environment. You never know, you might have a million dollar idea by the end of the afternoon.Facilitated by fourteen year old Verge winners and the team behind Verge Young Entrepreneurs, Shack will walk (or run!) particpants through a fun, engaging, full proof process of identifying a problem, getting to know existing solutions, and then coming up with a new, brilliant enterprise concept to pitch.You and your brother might start taking your earing making empire to the world, or perhaps you and Dad will take that idea for solving that problem in the backyard, make a prototype and launch your ingenious business. Who ever is on your team, come together in a safe, fun and supportive homely enviroment to give innovation a go. Whatever the scale, this is a workshop to take your ideas and make something with them.  This event is designed to be enjoyed together... colleagues, mums and dads, siblings, cousins, besties! Your ideas are welcome at our SHACK! Following Shack, hang back at One Roof to see our Verge Entrepreneurs pitch against each other in an incredible 'Shark Tank' event.The Verge Young Entrepreneurs program challenges Year 9 students to put themselves in the role of social entrepreneurs to come up with innovative social enterprise ideas which solve some of society's most pressing problems. In 2017, almost 400 students engaged in the program across a number of schools.Come along to this incredibly special event to see five teams of fourteen year old social entreprenuers pitch their incredible enteprises to a panel of experts in the hope of taking home funding which will enable their idea to be taken from the classroom into reality. This is what education is all about- transforming classroom learning into real world impact. Don't walk, run to secure your spot at this event.   This event is supported by One Roof, Verge & Powerhouse HQ. 

Boys and girls aged 7 to 17 in and around Melbourne, Australia! Are you interested in technology? If so, then sign up today to participate in the Hackathon @ CoderDojo Altona North. You'll collaborate with like-minded kids in teams, using your skills, knowledge, and creativity to undertake an engineering challenge. No experience is required — you only need to have desire and passion for technology and to be ready to roll up your sleeves and get involved.