List of hackathons in Chelmsford, United Kingdom in 2017

Christian hackers in the UK! KIngdom Code invites you to join like-minded developers, designers and entrepreneurs from across the UK to participate in Kingdom Code: BUILD '17. This hackathon is part of a global series happening in cities around the world. Expect challenges aimed at helping release the oppressed, teaching God’s Word, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and supporting the church and the body of Christ.

It's Hacktoberfest 2017! Let's celebrate open source over food, drinks, learning, and great company! Make sure you bring your laptop :) Agenda 17:45 - Welcome: Opening talk, intro to Hacktoberfest.18:00 - Workshop: How to contribute to open source.18:20 - Share your project: Got an open source project you'd like to share? You'll be able to show it off here, and if there's any issues, make sure you add the Hacktoberfest tag so that people can find them!18:30 - Food begins serving.18:30 - Let's build! Find some projects that interest you, and have a go at working on any issues they have. Feel free to ask for help if you have any questions/problems!21:15 - Demos: Worked on something you particularly enjoyed or were proud of? Feel free to show it off to everyone else! Code of Conduct By attending our event you agree to follow our code of conduct to help ensure the event is as welcoming, inclusive and friendly for everyone. You can read it here. What's Hacktoberfest? Hacktoberfest—brought to you by DigitalOcean and GitHub—is a month-long celebration of open source software. Maintainers are invited to guide would-be contributors towards issues that will help move the project forward, and contributors get the opportunity to give back to both projects they like, and ones they've just discovered. No contribution is too small—bug fixes and documentation updates are valid ways of participating. Can't make it to this event? Hacktoberfest is virtual and open to participants from around the globe. Sign up to participate today. Rules and Prizes First sign up on the Hacktoberfest site. If you open up four pull requests between October 1 and October 31, you'll win a free, limited edition Hacktoberfest T-shirt. (Pull requests do not have to be merged and accepted; as long as they've been opened between the very start of October 1 and the very end of October 31, they count towards a free T-shirt.) Connect with other Hacktoberfest participants (Hacktobefestants?) by using the hashtag, #Hacktoberfest, on your social media platform of choice. New to DigitalOcean? Receive USD $10 in infrastructure credit at do.co/hacktoberfest17. Resources Git Learn the basics of Git in 15 minutes How To Create a Pull Request on GitHub GitHub Training Kit: Open source slides, workbook, and cheat sheet courseware for teaching Git and GitHub classes Git cheat sheets in multiple languages Understanding the GitHub Flow GitHub training sessions and webcasts Patchwork: Casual, mentored workshops for beginners to Git and GitHub More resources from GitHub Open Source Open source 101 Where to find Open Source projects to work on? GitHub Hacktoberfest Find more resources and useful tips for participants on the Hacktoberfest site. FAQs How do I sign up for Hacktoberfest? Register with your GitHub credentials at hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com. When can I start? You can sign up anytime between October 1 and October 31. Who can participate in Hacktoberfest? Hacktoberfest is open to everyone in our global community! What are the rules? To win a shirt, you must sign up on the Hacktoberfest site and make four pull requests on GitHub by October 31st. (Pull requests do not have to be merged and accepted; as long as they've been opened between the very start of October 1 and the very end of October 31, they count towards a free T-shirt.) Where can I make pull requests? Pull requests can be made in any GitHub-hosted repositories/projects. What if I don't complete four pull requests by October 31st? Everyone who participates receives limited-edition Hacktoberfest stickers—regardless if you complete the four pull requests or not. Have questions? Contact us through Eventbrite, the Hackathon Hackers EU Facebook group, or email hacktoberfest@digitalocean.com to find out more about the event.

Jeremy Bentham, the English philosopher and social reformer, famously wrote ‘Many hands make light work‘. UCL Innovation and Enterprise invites you to collaborate with many like-minded individuals to make light work of transcribing Bentham's writings to build a comprehensive dataset of Bentham’s manuscripts. You'll help make new kinds of research possible into Bentham's works and contribute to an enhanced understanding of our cultural heritage.

Social activists and anyone interested in migrant integration! If you're in the Greater London Area then The Wonder Foundation invites you to participate in the KMKY: Integration Narratives workshop and social hackathon. Following a film that deals with issues around migrant integration, you'll get to participate in the hackathon. Coding skills are not necessary -- you'll be challenged to design interactive games, programmes, and projects around migration and integration.

MoveIt hackers in the Greater London Area! Shadow Robot Company & UCL invite you to participate in their World MoveIt! Day Hackathon. You'll collaborate with like-minded techies to close as many pull requests and issues as possible. You'll also get to be creative and explore new features and improvements for the MOVEit managed file transfer software framework.

Female developers, designers, engineers, project managers, and other techies in the Greater London Area. If you're interested in boosting the self-esteem of girls, then you're invited to participate in The Dove Self-Esteem Project (DSEP) & UN Equals 2017 Hackathon. You'll get access to the DSEP API of downloadable workshop tools, activities, articles, videos and more. You'll be challenged to come up with creative ideas that help build girls' self-image. Pitch your idea to a panel of judges and they might green-light your project with £20K and mentorship from the global Dove team!

Lawyers in and around London! Are you interested in how the law can help the common good, maybe even change the world? Oxfam Lawyers Against Poverty invites you to participate in their Hackathon! You'll collaborate with like-minded individuals to build a new website for Lawyers Against Poverty. You don't need technical expertise...just a desire to contribute and make a difference.

Student developers at University College London! You're invited to sign up to participate in the 24-hour event UCL API Hackathon. You'll be challenged to use the student-developed UCL API to design and build an innovative tool or app! Showcase your creativity and coding skills and present your project to your peers and a panel of expert judges.

Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals in the UK—developers, UI/UX designers, civil engineers, built environment professionals! You're invited to take part in the AEC Hackathon 4.6 - London. Come and collaborate at this 48-hour event. Join with fellow professionals from the Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) sector! Create a cutting-edge solution that can revolutionize the design, construction, and maintenance of the built environment. Collaborate and compete for prizes in the following categories: Best Overall Project Best Project that Solves A Big AEC Problem Best MashUp Project Best Digital Cities Project Best Hack from a Past Event Advice on AEC Hackathon participation can be found here!

HR professionals in the UK! Are you interested in where the New World of Work is going? Want to learn from "HR Futurist" Perry Timms? Hudson Talent Solutions invites you to participate in the HR Hackathon - The New World of Work with Perry Timms. You'll get to collaborate with like-minded professionals to identify key themes and challenges posed by the changing workplace and to create innovative solutions to those challenges.