List of hackathons in Folkestone, United Kingdom in 2018

Welcome to the Institute of Hackorcism This Hackathon explores the opportunity for raising awareness in data ethics inspired by moments that arise when data and individuals meet in an unexpected, ‘uncanny‘ way. This means, for example, when conversations from the car reappear as advertising on Facebook. Or, if Google Mail suggests accurate automated answers and you know this means the system can read and understand the content. Isn‘t it scary when Alexa starts laughing at night without a command? This isn't magic. It is the current best-case of an incomplete system. Invisible and hidden in the shadow of our daily online addiction, its knowledge growing and thriving irresistibly faster ...For one day, we are developing new ‘uncanny‘ horror scenarios of Human-AI interaction. Whether with pen and paper or sensors and semi-conductors. You don't have to be an AI expert. Come over, be part of the Institute of Hackorcism and let your creativity run wild into the dark side... · Call for Coder, Designer, Researcher· Please bring your laptop· Uncanny starter kit (Arduino)· Nice food & drinks Task:Build a project which uses your technical and creative skills to make something scary and the invisible visible 11:00 am — Open Doors11:30 am — Introduction12:00 pm to 04:30 pm — Hackorcism05:00 pm — Show & Tell06:00 pm — End (Pub)We expect around 15 participants.Please note: At the same time, the MA Design Expanded Practice is hosting its Degree Show at St. James's Church. The Hackathon is spatially separated, though participants are welcome to visit the exhibition.If you have questions, don‘t hesitate to contact: instituteofhackorcism@gmail.com

How many African dinosaurs can you name? How many people know Spinosaurus was found in north Africa? Did you know there’s a dinosaur whose name means ‘African hunter’? Afro Dino hack aims to bring together techies, black history nerds, dinosaur geeks and Museum collections enthusiasts to find new ways of making the data in repositories like the Natural History Museum Data Portal more accessible. Whether through games, educational resources, improved functionality or interactive art, we want to help make African dinosaurs famous! AfroFutures_UK in association with wildcard.js is proud to present the first Afro Dino Hack, an event where we can come together and make cool stuff happen using data and code. The event is open to folks of all skill levels. Schedule of events Friday 10am – Welcome 10:30am – Introduction to Afro Dino Hack Meet the team! What is a hackathon? What is the data portal? 11am – Let’s get ideating During this session, we will think of what we would like to make that is inspired by African dinosaurs. This is split into the following activities: Sketchstorm: draw out as many ideas as you can Share and describe: share your ideas with the people nearest to you, combine them and describe them to other groups What have we thought of? We will take a look at the ideas and people can choose which ones they want to work on. 12am – What do people think? 1pm – Lunch 2pm – Let’s get testing 3pm – Let’s get prototyping It’s time to try and make the idea a reality. Using the materials available, try and create the simplest version of the idea which a person could use. 4pm – Check in Now it’s time to show each other what we’ve made so far and what we’re looking forward to doing tomorrow. This session will be hosted on google hangouts. 5pm – Hometime!   Saturday 10am – Welcome 10:30am – What are we working on? A recap on the data portal Other data sources and tools you might want to use 11am – Choose your team! There will be several ideas and challenges that people have started from the previous day. Choose which one you will want to work on. You don’t have to pick a team and you can even create a whole new idea to work on. Don’t forget to try and test it first! Ideas and challenges presentations 11:30 – May the code begin! 1pm – Lunch break 2pm – How are we getting on? A group check-in where people can give quick updates on how things are going. 3:30pm – Preparing your presentations This is a good time to start thinking about what you will say about your project to the wider group. 4pm – Presentations The moment we’ve all been waiting for… this is when you get to share what you’ve made and some ideas about how it can be developed. This session will be hosted on google hangouts. 5pm – Hometime! Please note you are welcome to bring your own data sets provided it: Pertains to aspects of black history Is totally open access! For any other enquiries, please get in touch to afrofutures.uk@gmail.com. FAQs Who are you? We are AfroFutures_UK, a collective interested in exploring the intersections of race and technology through an AfroFuturist lens. Since 2015, we’ve hosted conferences and workshops, participated in panels and organised meetups where people can come together and imagine new futures. Our most recent events were based on coding and food production. Where and when? The hackathon will be held 14th-15th December at Camberwell library. It will be open to the public on both days from 10am. Who can join? The hackathon is open to everyone to join in, whether you’re a designer, coder, beginner or veteran, expert paleontologist or general enthusiast. There will be activities for ages 6 up. All under 16s must be supervised by an adult. Do I have to be there both days? No, you are more than welcome to join for one or both or a mix of the two. Friday will be more of a design jam type session where will be coming up with ideas of projects we can work on. Saturday is when the making and coding will start in earnest. You will get to choose which team you want to be part of and start contributing to the project. I’m not in the UK. Can I still join? Yes indeed! The data is freely available and we would also love to see you use data from your own Natural History Museum data portals. We will have team check ins at the end of each day via skype and a final show and tell on Saturday. You can join in the conversations on twitter using #afrodinohack We would recommend downloading the data a few days before the hackathon to get a feel for what it contains. Instructions for how this can be done are here. We look forward to seeing you there! Is it only dinosaurs? Although dinosaurs were the initial inspiration - because they’re amazing - we are open to people bringing their own open Museum data to the hackathon. However, we ask that the collection or the challenge they are trying to solve touches on some aspect of black history and we would prefer data to be focussed on collections of scientific interest. Is it funded? Not as of yet, but we’re pleased to report that the Natural History Museum data portal team will be a part of the event. How much will it be? The event is free, but people can ‘pay as they like’ for a ticket via eventbrite. All money collected will go towards AfroFutures_UK 2019 conference to which all participants will be invited and given an immediate spot to talk about their project.

Real-World Incident Response Hackathon Improving the way we investigate incidents through the application of Multimedia Analysis and Artificial Intelligence. For this event, we are looking to bring together the best from academia, industry and government in the defence and security arena. Participants will be asked to process large amounts of real-world incident multimedia data and rapidly identify key information for on-site experts - people, places, events, in fact anything that may assist an investigations team. We’re interested in how entities relate to each other, the event timeline and narrative, and near-term predictions. Data will mostly take the form of video which will be varied in quality, source, and format. Some will be live-streamed during the event. This is a unique opportunity for participants to demonstrate their ability to extract useful information and insights from large multimedia data sources which would help teams respond to incidents more quickly and effectively.  We expect the successful hackathon attendees to leverage Artificial Intelligence techniques including Machine Vision, Facial Recognition, and Object Recognition, as well as being able to process multimedia sources in a variety of formats from a variety of sources. Benefits of Attending Attendees of the event will network and collaborate with likeminded experts in their field creating teams to tackle a challenge that has potential commercial applications across a range of business sectors. It is your chance to: develop and test your digital product to boost its potential showcase your prototype to international defence and science professionals and technology experts seize the opportunity to take your solution to Minimum Viable Product (MVP) The team outputs will be assessed, and prizes awarded to the winners. The first prize is a guided tour through the underground Burlington Bunker in Corsham, Wiltshire. This is a unique opportunity to visit a complete underground city, built in the 1950s to house the UK’s entire cabinet in the event of a nuclear attack. This prize is subject to confirmation and suitability of the winners. More information about this Hackathon is available on GOV.UK.  Please note: If you are registering as part of a group, please ensure all members of the group register individually Once you have registered for this event your details will be shared with a third party company BeMyApp and you will be invited to join the Slack channel The venue information will be detailed on your ticket confirmation The start and end times for each day are as follows:            Day 1- 9am to midnight            Day 2- 8am to 7pm Registration closes on 18 November 2018 at 6pm Places for this event are limited and if the event is oversubscribed, we reserve the right to limit attendance if needed This event is free to attend. Please make sure you can definitely attend before signing up. If you need to cancel please contact accelerator@dstl.gov.uk so we can offer your place to someone else as early as possible

Calling all developers and future fintech entrepreneurs!  48 hour Hackathon to create innovative banking services on the Railsbank Open Banking API ​Win cash prizes and swag, bring new ideas, meet new people, make cool, industry changing solutions! ​ #OpenBankHack18 will take place at the Dreadnought  Building  University of Greenwich, London 23rd -25th November 2018​ What is #OpenBankHack18? ​If you’re keen to be creative and push the boundaries of what can be built using API's for Open Banking and fund management and want to build the next generation of innovative banking, fund management and compliance services and win cash prizes, then #OpenBankHack18 is for you. ​#OpenBankHack18 is a 48 hour Hackathon where attendees will form teams and collaborate with mentors (several Fintech legends will be attending, judging and mentoring) to create amazing solutions to challenges based around Tackling financial crime Taking compliance manuals from the world of paper into the world of digital, Opening up the world of fund management, and Building a challenger bank in 48 hours At the end of the hack there will be cash prizes for the best technical and business solutions. ​Why come to #OpenBankHack18? #OpenBankHack18 will bring together professionals, students, industry experts, and Fintech legends who are passionate about Fintech and building the future of financial services. So come along to find a co-founder, meet someone new, have fun!, or simply learn a new skill. ​Win up to £1750 in cash prizes  £750 for Best Overall Solution £500 for Best Technical Solution £500 for Best Pitch.  FAQs  Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? 18 What is the registration fee? £12 on arrival you will receive an #OpenBankHack18 t-shirt and swag. Will food and drinks be available? Yes, we will provide five meals and snack breaks throughout the event.  What can I bring into the event? Your laptop, If you want to sleep over bring a sleeping bag, change of clothes and a towel.  How can I contact the organizer with any questions? claircc@railsbank.com  What's the refund policy? We can refund up to 7 days in advance of the event  Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? No, you can show us your ticket on your mobile.  Can I update my registration information? Yes, just email claircc@railsbank.com  Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable? Yes, just email claircc@railsbank.com  Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends? Yes, just email claircc@railsbank.com in advance of the start of the event. Our Partners Founded by fund managers in 2017, Aprexo is a financial technology firm whose aim is to become the buy-side technology hub, acknowledged for unrivalled functionality, versatility and value. The core of our cloud-born SaaS is a near real time transaction and position keeping service, a new generation Investment Book of Record or IBOR. Our IBOR will simplify fund managers’ IT architectures, improve investment decision making and enhance their ability to service their clients. kompany provides real-time access to audit-proof commercial register data, including company filings covering more than 100 million companies in 150+ jurisdictions for customer onboarding (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML), enhanced due diligence (EDD) and ongoing compliance processes. Furthermore, kompany provides additional services such as translations of official documents, access to PEP & sanctions lists and a range of customized solutions (e.g. enhanced VAT number validation). kompany is a government clearing house for commercial registers, an official distributor of the European Business Register and local business registers worldwide.

Good Tech Conference is a not-for-profit event to explore​ the use of technology for social good. We’ll celebrate - and contribute to - projects supporting​ diversity, inclusion​, ​and the ethical application of current and near future technology. This year, Good Tech Conf is supporting causes contributing to reducing food and packaging waste, and homelessness. After a day of tech talks ​from project teams using their skills for social good​, you’ll have the chance to take part in workshops and hackathons to use your own talents for a worthy cause. The sessions will give you the opportunity to build and deliver working software to one of this year’s named causes.

After the amazing social cohesion hackathon that took place last year, Digilab and lbbd, in partnership with London Sport, are running an event to solve the challenge of unused and empty spaces in Barking and Dagenham. We’ve seen the countless signs for ‘No Ball Games’ on grass and streets that prevent people from interacting outside in areas around their homes, schools and businesses. What if there was a solution to open up these green and grey spaces for social sport, play and interactivity in the community? This is the theme of the YES BALL GAMES hackathon 2018. It’s time to take back the streets of Barking & Dagenham – can you help us solve this challenge? If you are a local resident or business, digital innovator or coder, then please sign up to our event and make change happen! And win £250 towards your idea / prototype and support from mentors and the SportTech ecosystem. Venue: Digilab, Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square, Barking, IG11 7NB

Social Storm (24hr Hackathon) at ARU! Test your skills as well as your stamina! Social Storm is an out of theclassroom learning activity, where you’re challenged to solve areal-life social problem as identified by the United Nations (UN). This unique opportunity operates in a virtual space, with studentsfrom across the world working together to solve a problem in 24 hours.Social Storm projects could change the lives of vulnerable people byapplying entrepreneurial skills and mindsets to social issues.What a way to conclude Global Entrepreneurship Week! This event will take place in QUE210 which is one of the computer rooms on the 2nd floor of the library in the Queens building Social Storm Are you passionate about building a better society? Can you use your skills and ideas to find solutions to our society's problems?   We’re looking for people who believe they can make a difference to society, from any background or degree discipline, to join our unique 24-hour event. You will be working in teams comprised of students from other universities, to find a sustainable solution to a real life problem, and submitting a video pitch to a team of judges. This event is for Anglia Ruskin University students only. Transport will be provided to Cambridge based students to get to the Chelmsford campus. If you require transport from Cambidge to Chelmsford please purchase a minibus ticket.

The leakage reduction team at South East Water is looking for ways to improve targeting of leaks on their distribution mains using their existing data. This will enable the company to develop new ways to identify and prioritise leaks before bursts occur and better target their leak intervention teams. Using historical data, the hackathon provides an opportunity for interested parties to access a wealth of real-world data and demonstrate the value of their approach in two main areas: Development of new analysis models and tools for identifying and prioritising leakage events. Demonstrating new approaches to distribution main leakage management, with focus on identifying and prioritising 7-day and 60-day targets before mains failure. 

As part of Brighton Digital Festival and in honour of Ada Lovelace Day (9th October), Sussex Innovation Centre is hosting its first hackathon! The inaugural SINC_HACK is based around the theme of >17%. Women make up just 17% of employees the UK tech sector, and only 17% of start-ups have female founders. The problem has many contributing factors, from the stigma around girls going into STEM subjects, to the gender pay gap, unconscious bias in the workplace and under-representation of women in management roles. On Saturday 6th October, we'll welcome teams of developers, creatives, freelancers, students and researchers, who will work together over 12 hours to find and design innovative solutions to these challenges and more. There'll be several bitesize learning and creative exercises throughout the day, delivered by the Sussex Innovation team and our partners. Finally, food, drink and SINC_HACK goodie bags will be provided, as well as prizes for the winning team. Places are limited so once you have registered your interest you will be sent an application form to complete. Successful applicants will then be sent a "hack pack" with full details of the day.

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