List of hackathons in Loos, France in 2016

54 Hours Hackathon for Testing your innovative Idea for the Food System. You will learn the basics of founding and launching a successful startup while solving real problems we face in the food industry. Pitch your idea, form a team around an idea, get coached by experts, and win amazing prizes!

After the tragic attacks of 22 March 2016, MolenGeek decided to host a hackathon for creating applications which will optimize the emergency services in Molenbeek in case of rescue operations. The focus will lie on protection, alerting and rescuing. Join this event to to help improve the care of victims, communication, ease of logistical support, information management and optimization of the rescue organizations.

For this edition of Apps For Ghent you will focus on geodata and maps. There are two types of participants. One to be taking part in the "from scratch hackaton", where you will have to start with nothing and produce a tangible, working (web)application or visualisation by noon, and the other one to be taking part in the "showcase" where you will prepare ahead, continue to work during the hackathon and pitch your concept, prototype, idea to the jury. You may also attend the afternoon program as a visitor and see what the contestants have come up with.

Join the mobile health revolution! Join the mHealth Hackathon to bring healthcare home to millions of patients, to create new services that absolutely delight patients, and that lead to exciting new businesses in the mobile health field. Registrations open January 18, 2016! BLOCKBUSTER DRUG OF THE CENTURY? A major medical breakthrough is staring us in the face and it isn’t a drug. The little smartphone is empowering patients and care givers with unprecedented medical intelligence and capability. It is nothing less than a medical revolution. March 18-20, 2016, at the mHealth Hackathon in Brussels, you can be a part of that revolution. We'll help you ride the (mHealth) wave with real-world challenges The mHealth Hackathon is built around 18 real-world Challenges identified by top minds in Belgian healthcare and technology space. You can bring your own ideas, but these challenges will certainly boost your impact! The entire healthcare ecosystem wants you to succeed! mHealth Hackathon is supported by a stellar group of partners from industry, healthcare and government (Pfizer, IBM, Base Company, Artilium, Partena, Mutualités Libres/Onafhankelijke Ziekenfondsen as well as Ministers De Croo and De Block). Their experts will be available throughout the hackathon for advice and contacts. And thanks to our partners, successful teams will gain unprecedented media attention. Are you ready? Join us at mHEALTH HACKATHON in BRUSSELS, MARCH 18-20, and help build the future of healthcare. More information at mhealth.be

A 48-hour Hackathon dedicated to Smart Cites in partnership with IBM, Cronos and UMONS, and with the support of Wallonia Digital (Digital Agency), FOREM, the House Enterprise, Cetic and Creative Valley. Open to students, teachers, contractors, start-ups, etc. You will be provided with the technology support of IBM and access to Open Data to create new uses through digital technology and develop applications to that will service the well-being of citizens the 2.0 University, and accelerate workflow.

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.

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.