List of hackathons in Daresbury, United Kingdom in 2015

Have you ever played a game? Have you ever watched an Animation Would you like to make one? Are you interested in technology? Come to the Stemettes Hack in Manchester! No previous coding experience necessary. Done some coding before? Our experts will teach you how to create games using Alice and Java. Win prizes! Food and Laptops provided - just bring yourself! Completely FREE, thanks to our wonderful sponsors Oracle and the generous provision of a venue from UTC@MediaCity UK. Sign up below. What is a hackathon?   Hackathons aren't about breaking into things! They're about bringing people together to create amazing things using computers. We think it's really sad that some people have never been to a hackathon or had proper fun with computer science, so we want to give you guys the opportunity to explore and play about in the creative, exciting world of technology. At this hackathon we'll be building to a theme: “Christmas”- by then it'll be right around the corner!  Who Girls aged 5 all the way up to 22. Parents/Guardians. If you're under 16, you'll need to have an adult with you. On the plus side, we'd love it if they helped out with making your game or app! Women (and Men) with a STEM background and are interested in inspiring the next generation. (see below for more details) When Saturday 28th November 10am-5:00pm Sunday 29th November 10am- 5:00pm Where We'll be on site at UTC@MediaCity UK which is right by the Broadway light rail station and opposite the MediaCityUK development in the heart of Salford. Upon arrival, report to reception to be registered and directed to the Hack. What you need to bring Yourself and any great ideas you have. If you have access to headphones, please bring them with you. We will provide everything else.  Running order Saturday 10:00 - Guests arrive. Preback forms handed out. 10:30 - Welcome and ice breaker. Event introduction from Head Stemette Anne-Marie and Oracle 11:00 - Brief given, ‘teaches’, begin mini-projects 1:30 - Lunch 2:15 - Return to projects 3:30 - Afternoon tours 4:15 - Continue projects 5:00 - Wrap up and power down. End of the day. Sunday 10:00 - Ice breaker and daily brief session. Event introduction from Head Stemette Anne-Marie and Oracle 10:30 - Back to projects 1:00 - Break for lunch 1:45 - Resume projects 2:45 - Break 3:00 - Finish projects 3:15 - Presentations, demo day begins 4:15 - Prizes 5:00 - Feedback forms handed out. End of day Are you interested in helping children learn to code and discover making?  We are looking for adults who have a STEM background to help the girls learn to code, use the Netbeans (Java) and Alice tools and show them the range of possible careers you can do after studying STEM subjects.  All you need to do is provide inspiration and help the girls with their projects when they get stuck.  We will provide food and reasonable transport costs to helpers.  Register as a Stemette Supporter.   Tools we will be using Alice - a free, educational, introductory environment for creating Animations and Games. Netbeans - a free development environment   Brought to you by  

The University of Bradford is hosting an open data hackathon for developing prototype tools using the health related open data sets provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), for measuring the level of isolation among communities and individuals in oder to calculate which groups could be at risk of becoming socially excluded. Prizes will be awarded for the best and most innovative prototypes of the day.

Are you passionate about building a better society? Do you want to use your skills and ideas to find solutions to problems? We’re looking for people who believe they can make a difference to society, from any background or degree discipline to join a unique 24-hour hackathon! The competition brings together university students from across the world to work on sustainable solutions to our global social challenges.You will be working in teams comprised of students from other universities, to find a sustainable solution to a real challenge to our global society. Using virtual communication tools so you do not need to leave the campus, we are showing how technology is bringing the world closer together, and how everyone can play a role in helping communities around the world. Within the intensive 24 hours you will need to work with your international team to develop a business solution to help solve the social issue, validate your ideas, and submit a video pitch to a team of judges. Plus, there will be a range of workshops and lots of mentors to tap into for advice.

Hacking Children’s Health at Alder Hey with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Date: Wed 18th November, 9am - 6.30pm and Thurs 19th November, 9am - 4pm  Venue: Institute in the Park, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, L12 2AP We are delighted to invite you to apply to participate in a unique event, “Hacking Children’s Health” at the Institute in the Park, the brand new centre for research, education and innovation at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.   Liverpool is already a leading innovator in children’s health and this Hackathon will build upon the wealth of expertise in the region. The two-day event is being held with a team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the North West Coast Academic Health Science Network and will include researchers and students from regional, national and international partners, universities and innovators from the world of technology and business.   We’re looking for engineers, coders, entrepreneurs, project managers, post graduates, NHS professionals, IT technicians, venture capitalists, industrial designers, practically anyone with skills to offer.   If you want to know what to expect, MIT Hacking Medicine has a video (here) demonstrating the value of a health Hackathon. In short, the Hackathon will bring together 150-200 participants from different professions to solve (or hack) problems. Challenges will be pitched by clinicians, healthcare professionals, patients and parents and participants will form teams to find a solution to one of these challenges. The teams then pitch their solutions to a panel of judges, and they will mark the solutions on their commercial viability.   The event will be held over the 18th and 19th of November 2015 and you will become part of a team working together on a solution and pitch. There are 100 places available.   If you’re interested in participating, please apply on this page. Your application will be reviewed by Alder Hey and the NWC AHSN. The application process will close on Friday 6th November.   Kind Regards,    North West Coast AHSN and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

On the first day of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the world's largest campaign to promote entrepreneurship, come to the national launch event to be inspired, make some smart connections and get face to face expert advice. Global Entrepreneurship Week co-hosts Startup Direct, UnLtd, Virgin StartUp and Youth Business International, in partnership with Barclays, will be launching the campaign from Manchester - the first time it has ever happened outside of London. Come along and ask experts about accessing funding, learn about what a mentor can do for you, and be inspired by other entrepreneurs' and social entrepreneurs' tales of how they turned their ideas into reality. The event will take place at Rise Manchester, a vibrant community to help young businesses connect, collaborate & accelerate. We will also be running one-to-one mentoring clinics through the event, giving you the chance for some personal advice to help you overcome your entrepreneurial challenges. OPENING SESSIONS - 10:00-11:05 Event MC    Vikas Shah Professor Vikas S. Shah is an award winning entrepreneur, strategist and educator who has built businesses in diverse sectors around the world for almost 20 years.  He is also a consultant and advisor to numerous entrepreneurs, business and organisations globally.      Anna Soubry Rt Hon Anna Soubry is Minister of State (Minister of Small Business, Industry and Enterprise) for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.   Keynote entrepreneur speaker    Piers Linney Piers grew up in Lancashire and attended Manchester University.  He is a technology and communications entrepreneur, investor and cloud computing pioneer with a professional background in law and investment banking, but left the City in 2000 to start an internet business. Piers has built and sold several businesses and his current business, Outsourcery, is a leading cloud service provider, based in Manchester, with customers ranging from start-ups to several FTSE-100 companies and public sector organisations, including the NHS.      Michael Hartig Michael leads the Barclays Corporate Banking teams across the North West and North Wales, with teams across the region, including in the principal offices of Liverpool, Chester, Colwyn Bay, Preston, Carlisle, Kendal and Manchester.    Panel discussion: How have they Made it Happen? Four successful entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs discuss the reality of making it happen as an entrepreneur in 2015. What are the biggest challenges and how can new entrepreneurs overcome them? In this panel, our speakers share their thoughts and wisdom on turning ideas into action. Rosie Ginday, founder, Miss Macaroon and a Michelin star trained pastry chef turned social entrepreneur, whose enterprise uses its profits to provide training and employment opportunities for marginalised young people. Rosie founded Miss Macaroon C.I.C, a social enterprise which helps young care leavers, offenders and ex-offenders to realise their ambitions and train as chefs. Rosie also co-founded Yummy Brummies, a network of food based social enterprises in Birmingham enriching the sector and encouraging collaboration and innovation between local social enterprises. Hazel Merlino, founder Rainbow Factory Kids, an innovative play centre boasting over 5,000 sq ft of colourful spaces and activities. The centre inspires children with a love of stories and books from a young age and the space features well-loved characters from traditional tales.  David Smyth, founder of Solesee, which through innovative products and crucial education helps people with high risk feet to lead a happy, active and healthy lifestyle. Over the past few years David has helped to set up and run a number of start up companies, and has over 25 years sales and marketing experience covering both consumer and business-to-business markets in more than 30 countries around the world. Rachael Turner, co-founder of Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab), a not-for-profit, grassroots digital innovation organisation and one of the oldest - and largest - makerspaces in the UK. MadLab has recently launched a £250,000 Arts and Technology accelerator programme and  has been working with the British Council, Nesta and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to investigate the burgeoning maker-movement in China. Moderated by Nathaniel Peat, co-founder of GeNNex a renewable energy company operating in Africa and the Caribbean, CEO of The Safety Box and also Chairman of JamIn UK.    New models for open innovation In a competitive environment, it’s difficult to stay ahead of the game. Open innovation connects corporates and startups in exciting ways to create shared value, encouraging fast, iterive failures, and solutions. Hear about different ways to achieve open innovation. Open innovation is happening more than ever: in intensive hackathons, through strategic partnerships, or using broad co-working to spark innovation. Open innovation brings communities together to support startups to accelerate their growth. Panellists will include: Nickala Torkington, founder and manager at Community Pop Ups, a social venture which is enabling social entrepreneurs to build route markets. She has worked in the social enterprise support sector for 14 years and has directly coached and supported over 600 social entrepreneurs to develop social projects, enterprises and organisations. Mat Eliot, Head of Rise Manchester, part of a global community driving open innovation across startups and corporates.Born and bred in Manchester, Mat has a mandate to drive innovation in Barclays through connecting, co-creating and accelerating startups. He brings a strong understanding of financial services , over 10 years experience leading technology transformation and business change programmes and commercial expertise.  Magdalena Kron, Rise/Geek Girl, Magdalena consults and mentor startups, focussing on connecting individuals to facilitate funding, collaboration and value creation. Magdalena is passionate about startup ecosystems and keenly promotes women in technology. Richard Milnes, founder and CEO of Juliand, a groundbreaking business intelligence company which is passionate about closing the gap in supply chain analytics and disrupting the status quo of the market. Juliand currently manages the supply chains of multibillion$ organisations in 16 countries and is dedicated to saving each of its customers over $1 billion a year through smart actions and empowering people.     Moderated by Richard Heggie, Head of Barclays High Growth & Entrepreneurs Proposition.   BREAK - 11:05-11:20   Why mentoring makes the difference This panel discussion will help entrepreneurs understand why they need a mentor, how they can make the best of a mentoring relationship and how in practice it can help them develop their business, tackle challenges and make it more successful.  Panellists include: Ted Rowlands, Startup Direct Mentor. Ted is an experienced mentor, who has been working with entrepreneurs and making a difference to society for over 30 years. He managed a large branch of NatWest which covered Trafford Park, then the largest business park in Europe. In 1980s he worked on a project in Moss Side Manchester, creating self employment opportunities mainly for young people who were unable to obtain work elsewhere. From 1996 to 2004 he was the Head the Prince's Trust Business Programme in Greater Manchester, where he had overall responsibility for over 250 business mentors.  Matthew Hadley, Founder of ParkWay Cars, a South Staffordshire based taxi service provider. Pina Patane, Founder of Optimum Entrepreneur, a company that offers business mentoring and facilitates mastermind groups and workshops. Pina is a mentor and a business trainer, a passionate entrepreneur who thrives on helping other entrepreneurs and small businesses succeed and grow. During the last 20 years Pina created and grew several successful businesses with the focus on food imports, deli retail, street food and coffee shops.        Philip Briggs,Mentor and Sales and Marketing Consultant at Axcess Ten. Following the mentoring relationship with Chris of SoFab Sports, Philip now sits on Chris' board. Chris Rawlins, Mentee and Founder of SoFab Sports, which supports young adults with physical and learning difficulties to build their skills, confidence and self-esteem and to find supportive employment opportunities.   How to validate your business idea This session will discuss what you can do to decide if your business idea is a good one and worth pursuing. We’ll be encompassing tips and tricks from two entrepreneurs funded by Virgin StartUp who will share their secrets for proving to themselves and to Virgin StartUp that their idea was going to work before they had fully committed all their time and money. Featuring: Helen Walker, co-founder, Twicely. Twicely is a website where you can buy and sell new and hardly worn clothes. Co-founders Helen and Adam Walker began this as a part time selling on Ebay and gradually grew it into a full-time business. Frank Milani, Popcord. Popcord is a handy iPhone charger that’s also a keyring. Founder, Frank Milani proved there was demand for his product by crowdfunding the production costs. Paul Davidson, chairman of BBV, which supports start-up entrepreneurs in the northwest of England and is a delivery partner of Virgin StartUp.   LUNCH & NETWORKING - 13:05-13:45   Mindful selling    Anis Qizilbash Anis Qizilbash, founder of Mindful Sales Training, will give a session on the psychology of selling. Entrepreneurs will learn how to effectively sell, and avoid the biggest mistakes that can scare buyers off. Anis Qizilbash transformed from a shy introvert with zero social skills to a generator of million-pound deals over an 18-year career selling to global corporates, financial institutions, governments and NGOs, in 20 countries. As the founder of Mindful Sales Training, she serves entrepreneurs and freelancers through workshops and consulting, helping them get their sales-game on using mindfulness principles. Anis is a Startup Direct mentor, motivational and keynote speaker on a mission to empower people to overcome self-doubt and start doing what they love. She is author of Grow Your Sales, Do What You Love: Mindful Selling for Entrepreneurs and Freelancers.   END - 14:30

It is with great pleasure that we write to invite you to our Community Funding Hackathon, hosted by Trafford Housing Trust as part of the Community Funding review. Taking place on 20th October 2015 at Sale Point in Greater Manchester, we’re bringing together a unique blend of social entrepreneurs, grant-specialists, housing associations, charity leaders and social investors to design new solutions and models for community funding and investment. Each year our Community Panels distribute around £750,000 in grant funding to a wide range of community groups in Trafford.  As Trafford Housing Trust and the community funding model reach their tenth year in operation, it is timely that both the delivery model and our understanding of community need are reviewed. Trafford communities have seen considerable change in the last decade, with the social, environmental, cultural and financial climate in which we operate transforming and changing the very nature of communities and community need. We have identified you as one of the leading figures who can help us design funding models with potentially transformative impact and we’d be delighted if you could attend. Benefits of coming along include: Participating in an innovative event that will have real community impact Connecting with a unique and diverse group of attendees A free Caribbean lunch (and drinks!) We will also reimburse all reasonable travel expenses. Please extend this invite to any colleagues who can bring additional expertise round the table. I very much hope you can attend and I look forward to seeing you soon.  FAQs  What is a Hackathon? Put simply, a Hackathon is a focused session to innovate and problem-solve. The theme of this Hackathon, THT's second ever 'Hack', is Community Funding (grant making and investment). We don't expect to completely revolutionalise Community Funding in the space of a day (though if we do, great!). Whilst networking and building new business links, we hope to capture plenty of ideas and best practice and to produce a number of robust models which we can build upon to inform our review and proposals for the future. What is the Community Funding Review? Trafford Housing Trust’s five geographic Community Panels are reaching their tenth year in operation. We are reviewing our delivery model and our understanding of community need. Now, more than ever, we must be mindful of the value for money which we can deliver within communities in order to be a ‘force for good’ and meet evidence-based community needs. Our funding model, processes and priorities are being considered so that we can develop an increasingly robust model which will maximise the impact we can make within communities. We want to be transparent, honest and open to new ways of working, building on the achievements of the last ten years. We want experts to join us for a Hackathon to capture innovation and best practice which will potentially transform our community model and maximise our community impact. Where can I contact the organiser with any questions? Please email communityfundingreview@traffordhousingtrust.co.uk Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? No, we'll have a list of attendees to register you at the event upon your arrival. The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay? Yes, please just let us know who will be attending by emailing communityfundingreview@traffordhousingtrust.co.uk