List of hackathons in Bristol, United Kingdom in 2016

#DataScience. #MachineLearning. #BigData. These aren't just buzzwords, they're extraordinarily practical tools for turning impenetrable datasets into clear insights & decisions that can help you to achieve your goals. Take a tour of cutting edge techniques that can transform your approach to marketing & social media, including case studies covering: How to use clustering algorithms to identify distinct behavioural user segments for enhanced targeting; How to use network analysis to identify key influencers on social networks; How to drive down CAC and churn by predicting customer behaviour long before it happens! John Sandall https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/john-sandall/6905 Over the years, John has added a number of strings to his bow. Statistician, geneticist, business analyst, startup founder, software developer, educator, non-profit strategist, data scientist, multi-instrumentalist! He currently runs a data science consultancy focused on helping businesses to identify and solve the challenges they face through a combination of research-grade statistical techniques, strategic analysis and a lean-startup engineering mentality. Until recently he was the Lead Data Scientist at YPlan. Prior experience includes business analytics at Apple Inc., genomics research at Imperial College London, building an ed-tech startup at Knodium, developing strategy & technological infrastructure for international non-profit startup STIR Education, and losing sleep to many a hackathon along the way. He also teaches the data science evening course and multiple workshops at General Assembly. He's also been known to dabble in violin; a concerto here, a pop gig there, occasionally conducting youth ensembles, and usually playing with his folk music band.

What exactly is Data Science and why does it matter? How does it differ from analytics? We live in a world with seemingly infinite data, and if you can learn the right balance of computer science, statistics, and information theory, there are lucrative opportunities available to you. Discover case studies about how data science is uniquely positioned to solve major problems for a variety of companies. By the time you finish this class, you’ll have a better idea of what the data science field is, and more importantly, how you can help yourself get what the Harvard Business Review calls the “sexiest job of the 21st century”. John Sandall https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/john-sandall/6905 Over the years, John has added a number of strings to his bow. Statistician, geneticist, business analyst, startup founder, software developer, educator, non-profit strategist, data scientist, multi-instrumentalist! He currently runs a data science consultancy focused on helping businesses to identify and solve the challenges they face through a combination of research-grade statistical techniques, strategic analysis and a lean-startup engineering mentality. He also teaches the data science evening course and multiple workshops at General Assembly. Until recently he was the Lead Data Scientist at YPlan. Prior experience includes business analytics at Apple Inc., genomics research at Imperial College London, building an ed-tech startup at Knodium, developing strategy & technological infrastructure for international non-profit startup STIR Education, and losing sleep to many a hackathon along the way. He's also been known to dabble in violin; a concerto here, a pop gig there, occasionally conducting youth ensembles, and usually playing with his folk music band.

Open source GIS users, developers, supporters--join OSGeo:UK at FOSS4G UK 2016 for two days of conferences and a one day hackathon - Humanitarian Hack with HXL. Sharpen your design and coding skills to explore ways to improve information sharing during humanitarian crises. Come up with innovative ways to leverage data discovery and spatial data usage, using HXL with QGIS and CKAN, to help people in need!

Come participate in Hack the Local! Collaborate with community and mainstream journalists, journalism students, tech start ups and software developers to build new apps and platforms based around local news challenges. Teams will compete for prizes while being provided expert guidance in open data and community journalism.

Good news, everyone! The highly popular Open Sauce Hackathon will be hosted again this year, this time at Cardiff University's new National Software Academy, based in Newport.  The Open Sauce Hackathon is a 2 day event, where like-minded people get together and work on a tech project. At the end of the event, each project is demonstrated to a panel of judges. The judges evaluate each project, and award prizes to the teams behind their favourite ideas. There are no restrictions as to what type of project you can work on — our only requirement is that you release the source code to your project at the end of the event, so that others can learn from your project, and perhaps continue development. We provide the venue, catering, our sponsors provide the judges and prizes — all you need to do is provide the ideas and code! The Hackathon is open to all, so whether you're a student, retired or anything inbetween, head down to the National Software Academy on the weekend of the 12th March for what's sure to be another great event. We recommend a maximum team size of 5 people — you can come pre-assembled, or you could find a project that interests you on the day and join a team then. Presentations will take place at 16:00 on the Sunday Afternoon, prizes will be handed out at 17:00, and we anticipate the event wrapping up at around 17:30. You will need to provide your own laptops/desktops, but we will provide internet access and power. A Wireless Network card will be required to connect to our guest Wi-Fi connection — we're unable to provide internet access over Ethernet. FAQ: I have no team, can I still come?  Of course! Just turn up on the day and we will be able to fit you into a team! Or get social before the event at @cfhack on Twitter, or via IRC by joining #cscf on Freenode.  Shall I bring food and drink?  Lunch and refreshments are provided on the day, so you are responsible for breakfast and dinner, you are more than welcome to bring any extra food or drink with you! Are you providing equipment?  You will have to provide all laptops/equipment you require to complete your project. Is there a max team size?  We ask the you have no more than 5 team members, otherwise you might not all get prizes! Do I have to be a Student? No, this event is open to everyone! Sponsors: It would be impossible to host the Open Sauce Hackathon without the generosity of our sponsors - a big thanks to the following companies (in no particular order) for their support:     

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is hosting the next OpenStack Swift Hackathon in Bristol, UK. The OpenStack Swift mid-cycle hackathons are designed to allow the active contributors from the global community to get together for a few days and review code, design features, and work together. This event is geared towards Swift development, and will not include any introductory sessions or formal presentations - the agenda will be designed on the go based on what will need to be covered.

Water quality is essential for good river health, the water resource in Thames catchment is of major environmental, social and economic value to South East region in England. It contributes to farming, fishing and mining as well as recreation and tourism. Knowing conditions of certain water quality indicators in advance will give water quality managers and other end users information to make better decision for their activities. The challenge is to use your coding skills to help deliver the best information to water quality experts, or make a forecast on water quality near the river you live. Building an app using big data technology to forecasts and visualize water quality.

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. Due to last-minute cancellationsa number of places are now available, on a first come first served basis.  To secure a ticket, please arrive at the venue between 1630 and 1645 on Friday 5/2 and register at the desk. Thanks!   Friday 5 February 5-9pm; Saturday 6 February 9-6pm. Cycling in this city could be a  better experience for all.  We want to be part of a process of improving it - but to make it better, we first need to understand the current experience and challenges more fully.  And for that we need information, 'data'. Join us and help to answer these questions: How do we capture data about cycling in Oxfordshire? What do we want/need to know about cycling in Oxford? And how could we capture the information we need?   See https://pedallinginnovation.wordpress.com for full details and schedule.

The Global Game Jam (GGJ) is one of the world's largest hackathons on game development. Come and explore the global creative gaming atmosphere, while taking part in the process of development, including programming, iterative design, narrative exploration and artistic expression. Don't worry if you don't know how to program, creative idea makers are also very crucial on the process of game development. Also if you are an experienced game player you can take a stab at testing the design.