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Kingdom Code BUILD 19
11 Oct - 06:00 PM
London, United Kingdom
BUILD, Kingdom Code’s annual hackathon is back for 2019. In October, join Christian technologists from across the UK and beyond to share ideas and kick start projects that integrate our Christian faith and technical skill sets.
Whether you’re a developer, designer, project manager, branding/marketing expert, ideator or something else entirely, enjoy taking a weekend to meet and work with others who share your desire to see God glorified through technology.
Here’s what people have said about previous BUILD events:
"I got to work on [solving] a problem for Christians Against Poverty that could be genuinely useful… while learning new front-end technologies.
"Seeing the excitement and passion in people as they took ideas from conception to a presentable prototype was inspiring."
"It was such a highlight to meet other Christian developers and discussing God centered technologies."
BUILD 2019 is being hosted by St. John’s in Hoxton.
St. John’s sits minutes away from Silicon Roundabout, London’s tech hub. They have long been a supporter of Kingdom Code and we’re really excited to be able to host the hackathon with them.
Details about the 2019 challenges are coming soon, however to whet your appetite, check out some of the challenges from previous events:
In 2017 Christians Against Poverty asked us “how can digital tools enable churches to serve the poor and save the lost in their local communities?” Home for Good asked “how could Home for Good better use digital tools to inspire people, support them in their fostering and adoption journey and enable them to be part of a growing movement?
Friday 11th October
18:00 | Doors open and registration18:30 | Dinner19:15 | Welcome, worship and project pitches20:30 | Team formation and hack time
Saturday 12th October
08:30 | Breakfast and team bible studies13:00 | Lunch16:30 | Project deadline17:30 | Dinner18:45 | Presentations20:00 | Voting20:20 | Awards and final words21:00 | Event close
(please note that these timings are estimates and may change nearer the event)
Why are we charging for this event?Ticket sales will cover less than half the cost. The hackathon in London is hosted by Kingdom Code, a not-for-profit group, with a passion to help Christians in technology find encouragement and collaborate. Over half the budget will be met by the generosity of sponsors.
Are you going to feed me?Yes! You'll be well fed over the course of the weekend. We'll eat together Friday dinner through to Saturday evening. There will be plenty of snacks and caffeine on tap.
Is there a student discount?Maybe... if you ask nicely! Snap a photo of your student ID / NUS card and send us a tweet (@kcodeuk) and we'll see what we can do for you.
Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?Kingdom Code is on Facebook and Twitter, send us a message there and we'll get back to you ASAP.
Can I update my registration information?Yes! Just log into Eventbrite and update your information.
I heard rumours of a cat...Alas, not this year. The new venue has no church cat (maybe a few church mice though…)
Are there refunds?Sorry, we can't do refunds, however the tickets are transferable, so feel free to pass your ticket on to someone else (just remember to update the name on the ticket).
Is there an age limit for the event?There is no age limit for the event, however under 18's must be accompanied by a legal guardian and cannot stay overnight.
24 hours? What about sleep?While some people will be working for the full 24 hours (caffeine provided in the ticket cost) it is certainly not expected! Don't worry you can go to sleep. We've set aside seperate rooms (including the church crypt) to put out a rollmat and catch some
Mental health and well-being Hackathon
10 Oct - 11:00 AM
Swindon, United Kingdom
Presented by Charlie Paradise
BES Quantitative Ecology Hackathon
08 Oct - 09:30 AM
London, United Kingdom
This one-day hackathon will join researchers together in small teams to work with socio-ecological data.
Facilitated by experienced R programmers and quantitative researchers this day is a great opportunity to learn new analytical skills while working with new people on interesting data driven challenges.
The day is being led by the Quantitative Ecology SIG in partnership with the Citizen Science SIG and will see small teams work together on challenges that combine ecological and sociological data. These challenges might seek to answer a research question, design an R-package to access data, or advance a statistical method. There will be a range of challenges to join on the day so you will have the chance to pick one that best suits what you want to learn.
Anyone is able to submit an idea for a challenge so if you have an idea you would like to work on please add it to the live document.
Throughout the day facilitators will be on hand to answer your questions and support your projects, including how to build R-packages, how to write reproducible code, and how to build shiny apps.
At the end of the day teams will have a chance to present their work to the rest of the teams.
09:30 Introduction to the day
09:40 Talk by Anna Krystalli - "Adventures in open code and data"
10:00 Self-sorting into teams
10:20 Hacking
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Hacking
16:00 Presentations
17:00 Awards
Hacks/Hackers London X Count - Data Hackathon
07 Oct - 06:30 PM
London, United Kingdom
Hacks/Hackers London X Count - Data Hackathon
Hacks/Hackers LDN is delighted to be partnering with Count for a special event this October. Come and practise your analytics skills and meet fellow data enthusiasts at this fun, informal hackathon totally free of charge!
Count is a new data publishing platform changing how we interact with data online. The Count team want to put an end to the dry, uninspiring data files that litter our websites and instead turn them into beautiful, engaging content which anyone (whether data enthusiasts or beginners) can explore, share and discuss all in one place.
What will we be doing and who's it for?
This free event is for people who enjoy making new discoveries using data and want to develop and test their data skills. We will work in groups (or individually) to uncover interesting and surprising insights about specific challenges set by the hosts. There will be a choice of datasets for you to pick from on the evening.
We will:
Familiarise ourselves with the datasets (many of which are exclusively prepared) and identify what questions you want to ask
Analyse and interpret the data
Share back our findings and see what others have discovered
Bring your laptops and chargers as this will be an interactive session!
People of all levels of analytical experience are welcome, you don't need to be a data expert already. We will be running the event using Count (count.co, @counthq), a new data publishing platform which makes it easier and quicker for anyone to explore data online and share their discoveries. It only takes a few minutes to learn, so don't worry if you've not used it before. You will be able to prepare data tables within Count to download for use in other tools, if you prefer.
Venue
IDEALondon, 69 Wilson Street, London, EC2A 2BB
After entering the building on Wilson Street, go to the IDEALondon cafe area on the ground floor, then downstairs to the event space.
IMPORTANT
Due to the nature of this event, we have a strict limit to the number of people we can admit into the venue.
We do understand that sometimes people need to cancel at the last minute. Due to these cancellations, we release more tickets than the venue has capacity for.
We don’t like to turn people away, but we have to operate a first come first served policy. To make sure you get a place, please arrive as early as you can. We suggest 6.30pm for a 7pm start.
Hacks/Hackers London is supported by:
BAPRAS HACKATHON 2019
05 Oct - 09:00 AM
London, United Kingdom
BARPAS Innovation Group Hackathon
We are looking for medical students, doctors, engineers, coders, people of any background who are interested in trying to find solutions to problems within the NHS to deliver surgery.
1st Prize: £1500
Additional Prize: Technology Fellowship with Chevron TM to develop ideas founded at the Hack
This Hackathon is focused on the logistical problems highlighted in:
- Delivering the patient to the site of the operation
In the UK and in the developing world: getting the patient to the surgery or the surgery to the patient
- Delivering the equipment or even the surgical team
On a daily basis but also, in a major incident; the right kit at the right time
- Delivering thte patient home
Discharging home with the right equipment, medication and rehabilitation
We are looking to generate some new ideas to solve these common problems within the NHS and the worldwide surgical community.
Free event, catering included.
HACK WITH THE TRAMPERY
04 Oct - 10:00 AM
London, United Kingdom
Join a team and look to create solutions to business problems from businesses on The Trampery’s first sustainable fashion accelerator.
Raspberry Pi translation hackathon
30 Sep - 06:00 PM
Cambridge, United Kingdom
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based charity that works to put the power of computing and digital making into the hands of people all over the world. Hundreds of thousands of young people regularly use our free, detailed, and engaging educational resources to learn computing and digital making skills. To reach even more young people, especially in communities that may not yet have access to high-quality computing education, we need to translate these resources into a wide variety of languages.
To celebrate International Translation Day on 30 September, we are organising a translation hackathon at our headquarters in Cambridge, where we hope to bring together the wonderful people of Cambridge to help us translate as many of our educational resources as possible.
Please join us if you speak fluent English and another language, and have some basic knowledge of Python, HTML, and/or Scratch. You don’t need any translation experience — our translation team will provide you with help and support.
Together, we can break down the language barriers in computing education.
Campaign Lab General Election Emergency Hack Day
28 Sep - 10:00 AM
London, United Kingdom
It’s General Election Time! Join Campaign Lab for a Hack Day working on political data science challenges and developing election tech!
Global Travel Hackathon - London Edition
27 Sep - 07:00 PM
London, United Kingdom
€1,000
At Kiwi.com, we care. We love the world of travel, but we’re aware of its dark side. That’s why we’re inviting everyone to help us reshape the way we travel to make it smarter, sustainable and accessible for everyone.
Let’s celebrate World Tourism Day by attending and organizing travel hackathons all over the globe on 27 September. We want to bring together engineers, designers, and innovators: providing them with a creative and supportive environment and encouraging their ideas on how to hack travel.
We hope to trigger a global #HackTravel movement that would become a platform for constant improvement in the travel industry. Here are the main topics for this year:
Sustainability
Accessibility
Community
Global Travel Hackathon London Edition
27 Sep - 06:00 PM
London, United Kingdom
Global Travel Hackathon 2019
Hack travel and make it smarter, sustainable and accessible for everyone.
Get together with other engineers, designers, travel innovators and help us make travel smarter, responsible and accessible for everyone.
Celebrate World Tourism Day by joining one of the hackathons happening all over the world on 27 September and develop your business idea in 24 hours.
We will prepare the perfect environment for you. Food & drinks and a cool venue is on us. You can be sure that you will be coached by travel industry experts, entrepreneurs, and innovation experts. The rest is up to you!
More info about the whole #HackTravel movement at hack.travel.
The topics for this year:
Sustainability
Do you have an idea about how to make travel more responsible? How to deal with mass tourism? Join us to make travel sustainable and bearable for everyone.
Accessibility
How to make travel better for people with disabilities? How to find well-adapted hotel rooms or accessible restaurants? Or how to make travel smooth for travelers flying with their musical instruments, bikes or surfboards? Accessibility can be perceived from different perspectives, help us find the one which will change the world of travel.
Community
How to find one's travel network? How to connect offline communities? Help us connect the unconnected.
Prizes
The Global Prize
The winning project of each location will be invited to send a demo for a global round, in which top Kiwi.com developers and managers choose the winner of the global prize. This round is 100% remote, more information will be provided soon.
Local Prizes
1st prize
€1,000 of travel vouchers for the winning team
Don't hesitate and register today!
Note: By completing the application form, you'll be added to the list of potential attendees. We'll let you know by 10 September if you were selected as a participant.
Mentors
To be announced soon
FAQs
What is a hackathon?
Hackathon is an unorthodox way to solve different kind problems. It is a competition that gathers programmers with different skill sets to work collaboratively, on a software project, which creatively solves various problems on a given topic.
Who’s behind the Global Travel Hackathon? The idea was born at Kiwi.com, however, each of the hackathons has a different organiser. Please, consult the web page to see who’s the main organiser of the hackathon you are interested in.
What should I build?The general theme of the Global Travel Hackathon is sustainability, accessibility and community in the world of travel.
In order to participate, do I need to stay for the whole 24 hours?We don't force anyone but we higly recommend that to enjoy the time to the top.
Is there a hashtag? Yes, it’s #HackTravel.
Can I get support to travel to a hackathon? We do not provide travel support to attend a hackathon of your choice. You are free to organize a hackathon in your city by yourself – if you would like to, let us know here.
How big can my team be?From two to four people.
Can I get a head start on my hack?To ensure a level playing field for all participants, all code and assets must be created during the hackathon. Failure to comply with this rule may result in the offending team's disqualification. Nevertheless, feel free to make plans, create wireframes, and brainstorm ahead of the event.
Can I use external APIs, services, and SDKs?You are encouraged to use any 3rd party services, APIs, open-source projects, libraries, and frameworks as long as they are publicly available on the web. We offer our public API's that you can find on our B2B platform Tequila, so you can use our resources to take the travel experience to a new level.
Who owns the intellectual property generated during the hackathon?What you create is yours. No one else, including Kiwi.com, has the rights to use it outside of the competition.
What if I don't know how to code?You are still welcome! As long as you come willing to learn and ready to contribute ideas, you can contribute to a team. But your team must have at least one developer because you will be evaluated on the technical solution of a demo you deliver in those 24 hours.
What are the demos like?You'll have 180 seconds to pitch your idea and demo to a panel of judges. You'll be provided with AV support, a microphone, and a projector. The specific criteria of the evaluation process will be presented in August 2019. What we know for sure, is that one of the criteria would be the technical solution. Please, make sure that at least one of your team members can code.
Is there any age limit for attendees of the event? Yes, you have to be at least 18 years old on the day of the event.