List of hackathons in Varsity Lakes, Australia in 2018

Hello everyone, we're happy to announce our biggest event of the year, the UQCS hackathon, will be on August 31st - September 2nd. If you aren't familiar with how the UQCS hackathon works, it's pretty simple: Form your team Build something cool Present what you have made Win prizes In the past people have built websites, desktop apps, games, hardware, and robots and if you've never been to a hackathon before, don't worry as we'll be running a talk beforehand walking through what to do at your first hackathon. In terms of awards and prizes, here's what's up for grabs! Best Overall - $1000 (Sponsored by Technology One) Awarded to the best overall project in the hackathon. Projects will be judged based on their Complexity, Creativity and Coolness. Best Newcomers - $400Awarded to the best project created by a team consisting of only first/second year students, following the same criteria as best overall. Best Design - $400Awarded to the project with the best design. People’s Choice - $400Awarded to the project which is voted highest by hackathon attendees. The hackathon is free for students, and $30 for others ($20 for early bird). As usual, we will be supplying lunch and dinner during the hackathon too so make sure to mark yourselves down on our eventbrite so we can know how many people to cater for. See you there!

Bioenergy can revolutionise the energy sector. It may be the world's primary source of renewable energy and yet opportunities still abound for bioenergy to generate fuel, heat and power from sustainably-sourced organic matter. Understanding the challenges and possibilities of bioenergy is key to tapping into this huge potential growth.  Join us for a discussion with Queensland's leading experts to discuss the future of this sector. This is the first event in EnergyLab's two-part event series on startup opportunities in BioFutures, leading to a hackathon to generate BioFutures startup ideas. More information and registration for the series below. Startup Opportunities in Waste-to-Energy EnergyLab Bioenergy Hackathon Speakers Heather Bone, Director, Bioenergy Australia & MD, RebusJ Sustainability Ian O'Hara, Biofutures Industry Envoy, Queensland Government Mac Irvine, Associate Director, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Nick Lake (Moderator), Co-Founder & Executive Director, EnergyLab James Tilbury (MC), Co-Founder & Programs Director, EnergyLab Timing 5:30pm: Doors open 6:00pm: Panel discussion on startup opportunities in bioenergy followed by a moderated Q&A with the audience 7:00pm: Continue the discussion over drinks and light snacks 8:00pm: Event concludes About EnergyLab EnergyLab is Australia’s leading platform for launching new energy businesses. Our integrated approach draws on the community of clean energy entrepreneurs and offers a range of ways to engage and leverage their ideas, technologies and resources. To read more about EnergyLab head to energylab.org.au. Thank you to our partners This event series is run in partnership with Freshwater Group and kindly hosted by The Precinct. Want more? EnergyLab is passionate about clean energy innovation in Queensland. To receive an invitation to future events please sign up to our mailing list.   Volunteers needed! If you're willing and able to assist with any of the following, please email James Tilbury at james@energylab.org.au.  Taking photos (BYO camera) Packing up at 8pm 

Robot enthusiasts in and around Brisbane! You're invited to participate in the first Android Pepper Robot Hackathon in Australia! You'll get to develop an innovative robotics app to manipulate the Pepper robot, using the new Android OS for Pepper.

The topic of our yearly Winter Hackathon is always "Build whatever, as long as it's awesome!". This description will be updated closer to the date.

The topic of our yearly Winter Hackathon is always "Build whatever, as long as it's awesome!". This hackathon is strongly focused on the hack you build. The aim is to make the most awesome thing you can over the weekend. There's no selling, market validation or any other business stuff. That's right, just make something awesome! Venue Location: River City Labs - you can find it on Google Maps for easy directions. Once you get to the building, it can be a little confusing. We'll try to put signs out but if you get stuck give us a call (a phone number should be on the welcome email you'll get the day of the event). Once you get out of the elevator turn right and you should see the event registration. Tickets: Due to the expected high demand and venue security requirements, everyone will need a valid ticket to enter the building. All participant tickets are completely free! The spectator tickets require a small donation, and there's only a limited amount available. You can pay as little or as much as you want. (although eventbrite enforces a $1 minimum) This description will be updated with more information closer to the date. Fore more information check out the event page on our website: https://codenetwork.co/winter-hackathon-2018

The Drone Designathon is empowering the next generation of makers, designers, entrepreneurs and inventors in Years 7-12 to design a drone for any purpose. This will be part of the World Drone Congress held at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Thursday 9 August from 1:30pm- 5pm. The purpose of this workshop is to give students an opportunity to meet those who work in the drone industry and to solve real world problems with the use of drones. During the session students will be grouped into 3s and design solutions around themes and topics such as The Great Barrier Reef, Fire and Emergency Services, Social and Environmental impact just to name a few.  Participating individuals will also receive a certificate of participation which they can use and add onto their resume. There will also be prizes up for grabs including some drones! The cost of the workshop is $15 but if you are experiencing any financial difficulties feel free to reach out to angela@hackathonsaustralia.com This is a SheFlies initiative and will be run by Hackathons Australia.  -- FAQs What is a designathon? This is a workshop where we identify a problem and design a potential solution for the problem.  What should I bring? A laptop or tablet to do some research and create a short presentation for an audience. You should also bring your positive mindset! What's the agenda? We'll be going through problem topics, form teams, and come up with use cases for drones. At 4pm we'll be running through presentations for all the groups and announce the winners by 5pm.  Who can come? Anyone who is at school from years 7-12.  What if I don't have a team or know anyone else going? The beauty of this workshop is the ability to meet new people and work with them. This is a great networking and learning opportunity. How many people from a school can come? As many as you want! However we would recommend sending 10 students per school. 

Join us for a weekend of friendly competition, exploring Salesforce solutions for Not-for-profits in a fun and supported environment! The Brisbane Salesforce Community is giving back to local Not-for-profit organisations by bringing together Salesforce pros to help solve business problems and boost your Salesforce use. Teams of admins & developers will be assigned to not-for-profit organisations to scope, build and present technology solutions based on the Salesforce platform. We encourage experienced and newbie participants alike to sign up. Our panel of expert judges will review each solution, and the winning team will be awarded with awesome prizes! We'll also have lots of Salesforce swag to give away to all participants who come along.  Not-for-profits can benefit by seeing tangible examples of how they could use technology to solve some of their business problems, and being introduced to a community of willing and able Salesforce experts that can help them achieve their goals. Not-for-profit Organisations: Do you need help with solving a business problem with technology? You don't have to be an existing Salesforce customer to benefit from this; but if you are, that's great! To find out more, or sign up your organisation, register today! (ps. did you know that Salesforce provide 10 free licenses to eligible Not-for-profit organisations through the Power of Us program?) Thank you NFP Organisations, we have reached our limit of registrations! If you'd still like to participate, there are Participant spaces available to join a team and hack with us.  Participants: Are you a Salesforce admin or developer - or one of the growing cohort of “adminelopers”? Keen to give back to the local community and get some great hands-on experience, with guidance from some Salesforce veterans? Register today! Agenda: Saturday 4th August 9am - event kickoff, introductions, team formation, Not-for-profit organisation problem statements & selection 10am onwards: working from our venue with support from roaming experts, or in your own offsite location Sunday 5th August 9am - progress checkpoint, presentation preparation 10am onwards: working from our venue with support from roaming experts, or in your own offsite location 3:30pm: presentations & judges deliberation 4:30pm: winners announced & prizes awarded

What is Disrupting Law? Disrupting Law 2018 (3 August – 5 August) is a unique 54-hour hackathon / design jam for tertiary students focused on finding new opportunities in the legal industry. The event is an unparalleled opportunity to work closely with lawyers, entrepreneurs, technology professionals, management consultants and others from industry to practice creative problem solving, learn about the business and practice of law, and hone your pitching skills.   On Friday evening (3 August), all contestants will gather at QUT Gardens Point for an opening celebration and we will allocate student teams to law firms. Students and their law firm mentors will spend 54 hours designing an idea to “disrupt law”.  All teams will pitch to a panel of experienced judges and the public on Sunday night (5 August) for a range of opportunities, awards and prizes. We will provide you with food and drink for the entirety of the weekend.  As there will be alcohol on Friday night and Sunday night you must be at least 18 years of age to participate.   You must be available for the whole weekend, and while we will try to cater for your requests to join a team with friends, part of the fun (and the challenge) is that we randomise teams so you meet new and interesting people with perspectives from other faculties. All tertiary students are welcome to participate, no matter their university or degree.  As you must hit the ground running, we particularly encourage those with law and technology backgrounds to apply (but an interest and a measure of enthusiasm will suffice!). Our amazing event sponsors include Janders Dean, Thomson Reuters, PEXA, QUT Law School, QUT Business School and QUT Foundry.   Tickets are limited so please get in fast!   Terms and Conditions The terms and conditions for participating in the weekend can be found here.  Final Presentation and Judging All are welcome to join us and watch the teams present their final pitches. Sunday 5 August 4pm - 8pm QUT Gardens Point 

RHoK connects the best & brightest developers and other IT savvy volunteers with our community partners in need, via a weekend hackathon where we build practical open source solutions to solve real-world, social problems. Over one fun filled weekend you get the chance to use your technical & creative skills to make a real difference helping our change makers. You bring your enthusiasm, laptop and know how, and we’ll supply the fuel and drinks to keep you powering through the weekend hack.

With Clipchamp Utilities and Clipchamp Create, we were the first to the clock tower when the lightning struck on two huge gaps in the video market. Now we’re looking to… ahem... hack to the future. But what does that look like? The theme for this Hackathon is Browser First, so come put your skill set on the table and help realise new browser-first applications with hack-master Steve Baxter from Channel 10’s Shark Tank. Bring your laptops, chargers, and your thinking caps; but leave your servers at home. You'll be competing for three awards: The Clipchamp Championship Award for the most viable commercial product The Clipchamp Design Award  The Clipchamp Hack Award for the most impressive technical project Tickets: Tickets are free, and your free ticket will get you free food, free drinks, a free shirt, and great company! Visit our event page on facebook for up-to-date information regarding the hackathon.