List of hackathons in Vilvoorde, Belgium in 2016

Join us at the first StartupBus.Accelerate event in Europe for a few fireside chats with software developers, CTO's and the like to find out how free and open software is giving them a technological advantage in order to succeed in their company's mission. This event coincides with the largest European open-source software event FOSDEM. Fireside chats Chats with: Kris Buytaert (Inuits) Jessica Rose (DreamFactory) Nils De Moor (WooRank) Lien Van Den Steen (DataCamp) Donald Whyte (Bloomberg) Food & Drinks Food and drinks are kindly provided by WooRank, Co.Station Brussels, TechBelgium.io and DataCamp. DataCamp are hiring developers. The event's venue is right in the center of Brussels so we'll have easy access to bars afterwards. About the speakers Kris Buytaert Kris Buytaert is a long time Linux and Open Source Consultant. He's one of instigators of the devops movement, currently working for Inuits. He is frequently speaking at, or organizing different international conferences and has written about the same subjects in different Books, Papers and Articles. He spends most of his time working on bridging the gap between developers and operations  with a strong focus on High Availability, Scalability, Virtualisation and Large Infrastructure Management projects  hence trying to build infrastructures that can survive the 10th floor test, better known today as the cloud while actively promoting the devops idea! His blog titled "Everything is a Freaking DNS Problem" can be found at  http://www.krisbuytaert.be/blog/ Jessica Rose Jessica Rose is a self taught technologist obsessed with working to foster more equal access to technical education and digital spaces. She's currently working with DreamFactory to help them better reach developer communities with their open source project. She’s also founded the Open Code meetup series and co-founded Trans*Code. She’s always interested in hearing about your newest project so come find her for a chat. Nils De Moor Nils De Moor is a self-identified “pure techie” and holds a Masters degree in Computer Science. Joining WooRank in 2011 as its CTO, he brings a broad range of development experience. De Moor began his career as a PhD researcher but couldn’t hold back from getting his hands dirty and quickly shifted into a consulting role with major Telecom and software companies. He speaks regularly at local and international tech conferences while leading WooRank’s team of talented developers. He also organises the AWS and Docker Belgium community meetups. Lien Van Den Steen Lien Van Den Steen started her career as a junior web developer at Engagor where she got to experience all the stages of a growing startup (new hires, international offices, funding) while growing herself into a team lead. She's now a developer at Datacamp, a leading company that educates people to get into data science. DataCamp is hiring developers, by the way. She's thrilled to share this insight as a coach at Le Wagon: a 9 week web development bootcamp where entrepreneurs learn to code their own MVP. Lien is passionate about baseball, street art, hackathons and everything related to women in technology. She's an avid comic reader, pizza chef and vinyl collector. Donald Whyte Donald Whyte is currently a software engineer at Bloomberg L.P. He takes an active part in the London tech scene, attending hackathons, conventions and general meetups. He has industry experience working on back-end systems and web applications. In particular, he focuses on machine learning (e.g. malicious code detection and recommendation systems) and realtime graphics applications (e.g. big data visualisation tools and computer games). Disclaimer The code of conduct is simple: we like to have this event interesting, fun, safe and inclusive so don't be an asshole. In case of any problems during the event please text or call the Directors of StartupBus Europe 2016: Steven (+32 495 75 45 84) or Keit (+44 7847 674007). Original picture by Deborah Bryant; licensed CC BY2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/); changes were made.

A hackathon to think about opportunities for refugees and their place in the hosting societies/countries. Turning their arrival into opportunities with the power of technology. Beyond the emergency and the positive emotional reaction generated by the massive arrival of refugees, it's time now to think about mid-term and long-term issues and opportunities. What can be done to increase the probability of success that refugees and migrants will find - temporarily or definitely - their place in the hosting societies / countries ? How can we turn the refugees' arrival into opportunities together ? How can we as positive impact entrepreneurs contribute to this while leveraging the power of technology ? After collecting ideas on the platform http://ideas.refugees.net/ for 8 weeks, we will meet in transforma bxl to work on the top voted ideas and turn them into scalable projects.

VR Hackathon is coming to Europe! Hosted in the heart of Europe, the city of Brussels. Save the date: 15, 16 and 17 January 2015! We want to create an environment that embraces new ideas and technology solutions for immersive technologies. We know it takes longer than a weekend to build great solutions, but this is ample time to form teams of good people and begin creating great solutions. This is a call for European tech developers, game programmers, makers, UI/UX designers, artists, animators, storytellers, enthusiasts, professionals, students, and all that want to spend a weekend creating solutions with virtual reality and other immersive technologies! Our Program: Friday: 17h30-19h15 Registrations  18h00   VR Meetup & Cocktail Dinner  19h30   Program Kick-Off 20h15   Hackathon Kick-Off/Lightning Rounds/Team formation 22h15   Adjourn - overnight hacking possible Saturday: 8h00     Breakfast 9h00     Morning announcements & Hackathon Begins 10h00   Workshop Sessions Start 12h00   Lunch 19h00   Dinner 00h00   Overnight Hacking Sunday: 8h00     Breakfast 12h00   Lunch 13h00   Hacking concludes / Team Presentations & Judging 16h00   Winner announcements 16h15   Hacker Expo: doors will open to external attendees (ticket registration compulsory on Eventbrite). You will have the chance to show them your result and let them experience it  18h00   Doors Close with a Cocktail Dinner   This event will he held in English. The venue is located in the heart of Brussels, right at the city centre (5min walk from Grand Place and Gare Centrale) and therefore it is very accessible! Check out www.hostelsclub.com, www.hostelworld.com for hostel options. Also www.airbnb.com for appartments. We recommend nearby hotels: Scandic Hotel Grand Place (Rue D Arenberg 18, Brussels City Centre, Brussels), ibis Hotel Brussels off Grand Place (Grasmarkt 100, 1000 Brussels) or NH Hotels Grand Place Arenberg (Rue d'Assaut, 15 1000 Brussels – Belgium.) *Upon registration, particants accept and agree that photos will be taken (which may include them) for communication purposes surrounding the event. *Upon payment of a ticket, no refund policy is applied.