List of hackathons in Harrogate, United Kingdom in 2018

About the hackathon CityVerve is the UK’s Internet of Things (IoT) smart cities demonstrator, taking place in Manchester. It brings together the brightest minds and pioneering uses of IoT technologies to redefine ‘smart’ in the context of a living, working city. This event, the first in a series of Open Innovation hackathons, will focus on the creation of new solutions using IoT technologies and data that address Travel & Transport challenges—specifically, ways we can use technology to encourage citizens to adopt cycling and buses as modes of transportation and improve the experience for existing users. We’re making resources and expertise available to help you shape your IoT and smart cities solutions in a collaborative approach that will help enable better outcomes for citizens, businesses and communities, as part of our aim to foster open innovation. Schedule for the Weekend Friday 2nd February: 18:00 - 22:00 – Challenge kick-off and networking Agenda (updated) Saturday 3rd February 09:00 - 09:30 Breakfast and coffee / tea 09:30 - 10:00 Day overview (over breakfast) 10:00 - 10:30 Technical Workshops / Lean Canvas workshop 10:30 - 12:00 Worktime 12:00 - 13:00 MVP 1: What's the big idea? 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 19:00 - 20:00 Dinner 20:00 - 21:00 MVP 2: Market Viability 22:00 - Bright Building closed Sunday 4th February 08:00 - 11:00 Breakfast and coffee tea - wake & work 11:00 - 12:00 Workshop: Presentation Skills & Funding Templates 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 14:00 - 15:00 MVP 3: Does the code work 15:00 - 15:00 Hard stop 15:30 - 16:15 Project & Business Demonstrations 16:15 - 16:45 Judges review / Secondary awards 16:45 - 17:00 Grand Prize Presentation 17:00 - 18:00 Networking and drinks Please note: This is not an overnight hackathon. CityVerve is delivered by a consortium of 20 partners from the public and private sectors, and is funded by Innovate UK. This is event is delivered with support from Manchester Science Partnerships, Transport for Greater Manchester, and BT. FAQs What is a hackathon? A hackathon is an intensive event bringing together diverse skills, technologies, expertise and experience to identify problems, create solutions, and run with opportunities within a defined timeframe. It’s intense, immersive, productive, fast and thorough, and for this event we don’t stop there. We will be creating working prototypes and viable business propositions over the weekend, ready to take into incubation for real-world application in Cityverve’s functional national Smart City demonstrator, and global pitch. What skills are you looking for? Developers, designers, thinkers, business, legal, creatives, policymakers - whatever your skills, if you can apply them to a weekend with like-minded people solving problems, creating solutions and running with real-world opportunities to change the world, you are Hackathon gold. This event is also an ideal opportunity to expand your skillset, with workshops and industry mentors provided throughout. What does it cost to enter and participate? Entry and participation is free.  What about food and drink? Complimentary (and tasty!) food and drink is provided throughout the event - please let us know when you sign up if you have any dietary requirements. What should I bring? Bring your own laptop. Also bring any tech of your own that you would like to hack with - e.g. Raspberry Pi, Arduino, VR, voice, mobile devices, wearables, components, tools, modelling kit. We will be providing challenge-specific tech for hacking, but having kit  to hand that you are already familiar with or are keen to explore further will help you get your project to prototype at speed.    Are there prizes? Yes. The event is both collaborative and competitive. Winning projects will be selected for prizes provided by our partners, including take-home tech, funded business incubation, and places to pitch your project for global development. Viable projects will be taken forward as part of the Cityverve Smart City demonstrator, and brought into real-world use. Where is the hackathon, and how do I get there? Manchester Science Partnerships Bright Building, 5 Pencroft Way, Manchester M15 UK Travel Options to Manchester Science Park: By tram: St Peters Square is the nearest tram stop, it is about a 25 minute walk from the venue, or a 10 minute taxi ride. By bus: the 85, 85A, 101, 102, 103 and 108 services all stop nearby the venue. By bike: bike racks are available. The Oxford Road Corridor provides dutch style cycle lanes. From Oxford Road, visitors should take Denmark Road, and then Pencroft Way. By train: Oxford Road train station is the closest train station, it is about a 25 minute walk from the venue or a 10 minute taxi ride. Is it an overnight hack? No. Access to the venue for hacking is 08:00 - 22:00. Holiday Inn Express (2-4 Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 5QA) - https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/gb/en/manchester/mchor/hoteldetail EasyHotel (33 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 2HF) - https://www.easyhotel.com/hotels/united-kingdom/manchester/101866 Principal Manchester (Oxford Street, Manchester, M60 7HA) - https://www.phcompany.com/principal/manchester-hotel/ Ibis, Princess Street (Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DG) - http://www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-3143-ibis-manchester-centre-princess-street-new-ibis-rooms/index.shtml Ibis, Portland Street (96 Portland St, Manchester M1 4GX) - http://www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-3142-ibis-manchester-centre-96-portland-street-new-ibis-rooms/index.shtml How are teams formed? Teams will be formed to develop selected ideas as part of the Hackathon process. Pre-formed teams are welcome as long as you are open to taking on new members, or joining another team to work on selected ideas. Can I attend as a visitor rather than as a participant? Yes - this is an open innovation event. If you would like to visit and see what goes on, please register for a visitor ticket when you sign up: https://goo.gl/2FkPoq   Is there an age restriction? Anyone over 18 can sign up. Who owns the IP? Ownership of original IP belongs to the team. Is there a hackathon code of conduct? All attendees, sponsors, partners, volunteers and staff at our hackathon are required to agree with the hack code of conduct: https://hackcodeofconduct.org/ . Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to ensure a safe environment for everybody.