List of hackathons in Headington, United Kingdom in 2018

A truly mind-shifting experience inside London's world of entrepreneurs, tech startups and innovation. In a revolutionary new way - with Airbnb. Why join. With Airbnb, the world's largest community driven travel company, The London Airbnb Startup Experience Programme, revolutionises how people from around the world experience learning about building and accelerating startups, and explore London's startup ecosystem - in one day. Attended by 300+ startup founders, teams from Apple and Google, governments, MBA students, Youtube stars and innovators from more than 140 cities around the world. What you'll do. We begin at one of London's most renowned entrepreneur hubs, with insights about the rise of London's tech startup ecosystem - from its hackathon days to its growing trends, new players and what is happening now - as we see some of the best startup ideas you'll see anywhere in the world.* Then, you'll learn the startup process, and how entrepreneurs are addressing big problems, creating new business models and building innovative companies - in artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain and more - all within startup communities. Also discover what investors look for when funding startups and why, how to pitch your startup for venture capital and to apply to accelerators. Finally, we'll explore one of the best locations in Europe for innovation and the design thinking behind products that have changed the world. From brands like Apple, Google and Facebook to the future of revolutionary technologies like augmented reality, smart cities apps, fashion tech, and 3D printing for a masterclass in startup and design thinking. Get answers to questions, discover your next steps and join London's startup community - in this truly eye-opening, mind-shifting, learning experience - for individuals, partners, teams and groups. The format. The day is begins at 11am, designed as a small group, kept deliberately small with just 2 to 4 people, for better discussion and learning — finishing the day at 3pm in Kensington. Larger group? You can also arrange your own group experience, for between 5 to 50 people, with an adjusted format to learn about growing trends in London's startup ecosystem, the startups disrupting your insustry, and innovation and design thinking - simply select your group size when registering.  Previous attendees.  Teams from Google, Ebay, Apple and IDEO, startup founders, government teams and leaders, company heads of innovation, property entrepreneurs, Youtube stars, digital marketing managers, women in tech, venture capital analysts and more. Organised by. Anthony David King Anthony David King develops and supports new kinds of startup programmes for innovators, partners and tech communities around the world, including Airbnb, O2, Techstars, Silicon Valley Comes to the UK and Bank of Korea to build new ventures and address future trends -- with a mission to revolutionise the world’s human and startup experience. With... Airbnb The global travel community that uniquely leverages technology to economically empower millions of people around the world to unlock and monetize their spaces, passions and talents. Confirm your spot now. If you see the date you want available, book it immediately. Don't wait. One of the most frequent messages received is: "Hi, I saw the date I wanted earlier, but now its gone!" This is because it was booked full by others, and there's no way to squeeze anyone else on once a date is full. More than 170+ reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Game changer experience" - Rui ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The best thing I've done this year" - Goeun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A masterclass in building a start up company." - Ayob ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The Startup Experience topped my imaginations by far!!" - Frank ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Like someone was showing me electricity for the first time." - Barligea ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Beyond worth what we paid for - this was awesome!" - Adrianne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "If there were six stars, I would give six stars!" - Sasha Read all 170+ reviews Also running during London Fashion Week, Open House London 2018, London Tech Week, Job Fair, London Design Festival, Black History Month, Halloween and Global Entrepreneurship Week. Not running during Christmas season up to New Years Eve.

A truly mind-shifting experience inside London's world of entrepreneurs, tech startups and innovation. In a revolutionary new way - with Airbnb. Why join. With Airbnb, the world's largest community driven travel company, The London Airbnb Startup Experience Programme, revolutionises how people from around the world experience learning about building and accelerating startups, and explore London's startup ecosystem - in one day. Attended by 300+ startup founders, teams from Apple and Google, governments, MBA students, Youtube stars and innovators from more than 140 cities around the world. What you'll do. We begin at one of London's most renowned entrepreneur hubs, with insights about the rise of London's tech startup ecosystem - from its hackathon days to its growing trends, new players and what is happening now - as we see some of the best startup ideas you'll see anywhere in the world.* Then, you'll learn the startup process, and how entrepreneurs are addressing big problems, creating new business models and building innovative companies - in artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain and more - all within startup communities. Also discover what investors look for when funding startups and why, how to pitch your startup for venture capital and to apply to accelerators. Finally, we'll explore one of the best locations in Europe for innovation and the design thinking behind products that have changed the world. From brands like Apple, Google and Facebook to the future of revolutionary technologies like augmented reality, smart cities apps, fashion tech, and 3D printing for a masterclass in startup and design thinking. Get answers to questions, discover your next steps and join London's startup community - in this truly eye-opening, mind-shifting, learning experience - for individuals, partners, teams and groups. The format. The day is begins at 11am, designed as a small group, kept deliberately small with just 2 to 4 people, for better discussion and learning — finishing the day at 3pm in Kensington. Larger group? You can also arrange your own group experience, for between 5 to 50 people, with an adjusted format to learn about growing trends in London's startup ecosystem, the startups disrupting your insustry, and innovation and design thinking - simply select your group size when registering.  Previous attendees.  Teams from Google, Ebay, Apple and IDEO, startup founders, government teams and leaders, company heads of innovation, property entrepreneurs, Youtube stars, digital marketing managers, women in tech, venture capital analysts and more. Organised by. Anthony David King Anthony David King develops and supports new kinds of startup programmes for innovators, partners and tech communities around the world, including Airbnb, O2, Techstars, Silicon Valley Comes to the UK and Bank of Korea to build new ventures and address future trends -- with a mission to revolutionise the world’s human and startup experience. With... Airbnb The global travel community that uniquely leverages technology to economically empower millions of people around the world to unlock and monetize their spaces, passions and talents. Confirm your spot now. If you see the date you want available, book it immediately. Don't wait. One of the most frequent messages received is: "Hi, I saw the date I wanted earlier, but now its gone!" This is because it was booked full by others, and there's no way to squeeze anyone else on once a date is full. More than 170+ reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Game changer experience" - Rui ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The best thing I've done this year" - Goeun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A masterclass in building a start up company." - Ayob ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The Startup Experience topped my imaginations by far!!" - Frank ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Like someone was showing me electricity for the first time." - Barligea ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Beyond worth what we paid for - this was awesome!" - Adrianne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "If there were six stars, I would give six stars!" - Sasha Read all 170+ reviews Also running during London Fashion Week, Open House London 2018, London Tech Week, Job Fair, London Design Festival, Black History Month, Halloween and Global Entrepreneurship Week. Not running during Christmas season up to New Years Eve.

We’ve been busy this 2018 and we want to update you on a major project milestone, important for the global AI and data science community. Join some of the members of Ocean Protocol’s Founding Team as they reveal exciting new features of Ocean Protocol Testnet v2 (Trilobite ) including capabilities for registering and exchanging digital assets, connecting a data marketplace to the network and how a data marketplace could potentially be like on Ocean Protocol. There will be interesting announcements about our collaborations too! As always, refreshments and food are on us. Doors open at 5:30 pm, we are starting at 6:00pm sharp. 5.30 pm - Registration 6.00 pm - Welcome to Digital Catapult Anat Elhalal, Head of Technology, Lead Technologist AI/ML 6.10 pm - Product Update Founding Team Member of Ocean Protocol and Director of Partnerships and Business Development at DEX, Irene Lopez de Vallejo will be sharing what’s new at Ocean Protocol including the recent product release, the updated roadmap for network release, and what we can all look forward to in the coming year 2019. With this product release, we can look forward to many exciting hands-on activities in the pipeline for developers and data scientists. Irene has over 20 years of experience in multidisciplinary applied technology research and international policy development across the fields of robotics, high-value manufacturing, the Internet of Things, and more recently AI and blockchain. With a background in Social Science, Economics, and Architecture, Irene has a long-standing passion to understand the complex relationships underlying societies and technologies. Irene worked in the Digital Catapult and is a co-founder of GivingStreets, an organization that enables spontaneous cashless donations. She is an advocate for Tech For good and Financial Inclusion, a mentor for Startupbootcamp IoT and IoT Tribe, a jury for IET Awards, and an advisor for Creative Friction. 6.25 pm - Marketplace Tech Demo Mike Anderson, Ocean Protocol Founding Team member and CTO of DEX, will unpack Ocean Protocol’s Trilobite release, explain how you can connect a data marketplace to the network, and demonstrate how data exchange can occur on Ocean Protocol, with a tech demo applied to a healthcare usecase for Parkinson's Disease. Before taking the entrepreneurial path, Mike was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he was recognized as a global thought leader in software development and in the specific domain of healthcare IT. His projects included advising governments on health data governance, transforming software development processes at major banks, and supporting one of the world’s largest telco outsourcing deals. 6.50 pm - Community update Sheridan Johns will give an update on Ocean’s various community programs and other exciting opportunities to actively contribute to the ongoing development of Ocean Protocol and unlocking data for AI and the new data economy. Sheridan is Community Manager at BigchainDB and Ocean Protocol Founding Team member. He has extensive experience building vibrant community partnerships around the world. Prior to joining the team, Sheridan launched a ride-sharing mobility marketplace and was one of the founding members of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership, an international business school for creative entrepreneurs. Sheridan attended the Freie Universität Berlin on a Fulbright Scholarship and has an MA in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University. 7.00 pm - Q&A 7.30 pm - Special Collaboration Announcements: featuring Outlier Ventures and DutchChain Theo Turner, Tech Analyst from Outlier Ventures will announce the work they have been doing on top of Ocean Protocol, developing a proof-of-concept application for seeding the network with processed datasets for training ML. H2O performs basic machine learning on OrbitDB (IPFS) data, publishing the result to Ocean Protocol via Squid-Py. They have used the develop branches (aquarius/brizo etc.), are working with Kovan and also in user login for Azure storage hosting. Rutger van Zuidam, CEO and Founder of DutchChain, will announce the collaboration of Ocean and DutchChain at the 2019 DutchChain Hackathon - April 11-15, 2019. It will be the third installment of the biggest blockchain hackathon in the world, where 100 teams will work on 20 different challenges for 200.000 euro in cash stimulus. Every challenge has a corporate or governmental launching customer backing it, for incubation of the best solutions and the teams after the hackathon. Ocean supports 3-5 challenges by bringing their experts for you to build your solution on top of their protocol and accelerating your solution after the Hackathon. 8.00 pm - Networking, drinks and food 9.00 pm - End of event

A truly mind-shifting experience inside London's world of entrepreneurs, tech startups and innovation. In a revolutionary new way - with Airbnb. Why join. With Airbnb, the world's largest community driven travel company, The London Airbnb Startup Experience Programme, revolutionises how people from around the world experience learning about building and accelerating startups, and explore London's startup ecosystem - in one day. Attended by 300+ startup founders, teams from Apple and Google, governments, MBA students, Youtube stars and innovators from more than 140 cities around the world. What you'll do. We begin at one of London's most renowned entrepreneur hubs, with insights about the rise of London's tech startup ecosystem - from its hackathon days to its growing trends, new players and what is happening now - as we see some of the best startup ideas you'll see anywhere in the world.* Then, you'll learn the startup process, and how entrepreneurs are addressing big problems, creating new business models and building innovative companies - in artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain and more - all within startup communities. Also discover what investors look for when funding startups and why, how to pitch your startup for venture capital and to apply to accelerators. Finally, we'll explore one of the best locations in Europe for innovation and the design thinking behind products that have changed the world. From brands like Apple, Google and Facebook to the future of revolutionary technologies like augmented reality, smart cities apps, fashion tech, and 3D printing for a masterclass in startup and design thinking. Get answers to questions, discover your next steps and join London's startup community - in this truly eye-opening, mind-shifting, learning experience - for individuals, partners, teams and groups. The format. The day is begins at 11am, designed as a small group, kept deliberately small with just 2 to 4 people, for better discussion and learning — finishing the day at 3pm in Kensington. Larger group? You can also arrange your own group experience, for between 5 to 50 people, with an adjusted format to learn about growing trends in London's startup ecosystem, the startups disrupting your insustry, and innovation and design thinking - simply select your group size when registering.  Previous attendees.  Teams from Google, Ebay, Apple and IDEO, startup founders, government teams and leaders, company heads of innovation, property entrepreneurs, Youtube stars, digital marketing managers, women in tech, venture capital analysts and more. Organised by. Anthony David King Anthony David King develops and supports new kinds of startup programmes for innovators, partners and tech communities around the world, including Airbnb, O2, Techstars, Silicon Valley Comes to the UK and Bank of Korea to build new ventures and address future trends -- with a mission to revolutionise the world’s human and startup experience. With... Airbnb The global travel community that uniquely leverages technology to economically empower millions of people around the world to unlock and monetize their spaces, passions and talents. Confirm your spot now. If you see the date you want available, book it immediately. Don't wait. One of the most frequent messages received is: "Hi, I saw the date I wanted earlier, but now its gone!" This is because it was booked full by others, and there's no way to squeeze anyone else on once a date is full. More than 170+ reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Game changer experience" - Rui ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The best thing I've done this year" - Goeun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A masterclass in building a start up company." - Ayob ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The Startup Experience topped my imaginations by far!!" - Frank ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Like someone was showing me electricity for the first time." - Barligea ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Beyond worth what we paid for - this was awesome!" - Adrianne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "If there were six stars, I would give six stars!" - Sasha Read all 170+ reviews Also running during London Fashion Week, Open House London 2018, London Tech Week, Job Fair, London Design Festival, Black History Month, Halloween and Global Entrepreneurship Week. Not running during Christmas season up to New Years Eve.

CCP PET-MR Developers Team is delighted to announce that the second CCP PET-MR Hackathon will take place at St Thomas Hospital, KCL, London, starting with lunch at 12:30 on Mon 17 Dec and finishing 16:30 on Wed 19 Dec 2018. The event is free. Travel and living costs will be refunded. The Hackathon topics are: Train new developers in SIRF (Python) Port a synergistic algorithm (with existing implementation) to SIRF (Python) Resolve remaining issues with processing data from the mMR (MR and static PET) Finish image geometry Test on more data (VE11 SP3) SIRFReg Finalisation and testing Start with MCIR in SIRF For more info and updates visit https://www.ccppetmr.ac.uk/node/162. If you are not on slack let the list know, we can fix it.

A truly mind-shifting experience inside London's world of entrepreneurs, tech startups and innovation. In a revolutionary new way - with Airbnb. Why join. With Airbnb, the world's largest community driven travel company, The London Airbnb Startup Experience Programme, revolutionises how people from around the world experience learning about building and accelerating startups, and explore London's startup ecosystem - in one day. Attended by 300+ startup founders, teams from Apple and Google, governments, MBA students, Youtube stars and innovators from more than 140 cities around the world. What you'll do. We begin at one of London's most renowned entrepreneur hubs, with insights about the rise of London's tech startup ecosystem - from its hackathon days to its growing trends, new players and what is happening now - as we see some of the best startup ideas you'll see anywhere in the world.* Then, you'll learn the startup process, and how entrepreneurs are addressing big problems, creating new business models and building innovative companies - in artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain and more - all within startup communities. Also discover what investors look for when funding startups and why, how to pitch your startup for venture capital and to apply to accelerators. Finally, we'll explore one of the best locations in Europe for innovation and the design thinking behind products that have changed the world. From brands like Apple, Google and Facebook to the future of revolutionary technologies like augmented reality, smart cities apps, fashion tech, and 3D printing for a masterclass in startup and design thinking. Get answers to questions, discover your next steps and join London's startup community - in this truly eye-opening, mind-shifting, learning experience - for individuals, partners, teams and groups. The format. The day is begins at 11am, designed as a small group, kept deliberately small with just 2 to 4 people, for better discussion and learning — finishing the day at 3pm in Kensington. Larger group? You can also arrange your own group experience, for between 5 to 50 people, with an adjusted format to learn about growing trends in London's startup ecosystem, the startups disrupting your insustry, and innovation and design thinking - simply select your group size when registering.  Previous attendees.  Teams from Google, Ebay, Apple and IDEO, startup founders, government teams and leaders, company heads of innovation, property entrepreneurs, Youtube stars, digital marketing managers, women in tech, venture capital analysts and more. Organised by. Anthony David King Anthony David King develops and supports new kinds of startup programmes for innovators, partners and tech communities around the world, including Airbnb, O2, Techstars, Silicon Valley Comes to the UK and Bank of Korea to build new ventures and address future trends -- with a mission to revolutionise the world’s human and startup experience. With... Airbnb The global travel community that uniquely leverages technology to economically empower millions of people around the world to unlock and monetize their spaces, passions and talents. Confirm your spot now. If you see the date you want available, book it immediately. Don't wait. One of the most frequent messages received is: "Hi, I saw the date I wanted earlier, but now its gone!" This is because it was booked full by others, and there's no way to squeeze anyone else on once a date is full. More than 170+ reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Game changer experience" - Rui ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The best thing I've done this year" - Goeun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A masterclass in building a start up company." - Ayob ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The Startup Experience topped my imaginations by far!!" - Frank ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Like someone was showing me electricity for the first time." - Barligea ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Beyond worth what we paid for - this was awesome!" - Adrianne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "If there were six stars, I would give six stars!" - Sasha Read all 170+ reviews Also running during London Fashion Week, Open House London 2018, London Tech Week, Job Fair, London Design Festival, Black History Month, Halloween and Global Entrepreneurship Week. Not running during Christmas season up to New Years Eve.

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

This is a completely free Scala event organised by Skills Matter and the Community. We'll start with a series of introductions from our hosts who will discuss the challenges set. Where we'll invite all attendees create teams and decide upon sessions they would like to attend. We'll then split off to attend the sessions that interest us. The hacking and workshops/challenges running in tandem and an included lunch! Read and register here http://bit.ly/2DAEYDF

A truly mind-shifting experience inside London's world of entrepreneurs, tech startups and innovation. In a revolutionary new way - with Airbnb. Why join. With Airbnb, the world's largest community driven travel company, The London Airbnb Startup Experience Programme, revolutionises how people from around the world experience learning about building and accelerating startups, and explore London's startup ecosystem - in one day. Attended by 300+ startup founders, teams from Apple and Google, governments, MBA students, Youtube stars and innovators from more than 140 cities around the world. What you'll do. We begin at one of London's most renowned entrepreneur hubs, with insights about the rise of London's tech startup ecosystem - from its hackathon days to its growing trends, new players and what is happening now - as we see some of the best startup ideas you'll see anywhere in the world.* Then, you'll learn the startup process, and how entrepreneurs are addressing big problems, creating new business models and building innovative companies - in artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain and more - all within startup communities. Also discover what investors look for when funding startups and why, how to pitch your startup for venture capital and to apply to accelerators. Finally, we'll explore one of the best locations in Europe for innovation and the design thinking behind products that have changed the world. From brands like Apple, Google and Facebook to the future of revolutionary technologies like augmented reality, smart cities apps, fashion tech, and 3D printing for a masterclass in startup and design thinking. Get answers to questions, discover your next steps and join London's startup community - in this truly eye-opening, mind-shifting, learning experience - for individuals, partners, teams and groups. The format. The day is begins at 11am, designed as a small group, kept deliberately small with just 2 to 4 people, for better discussion and learning — finishing the day at 3pm in Kensington. Larger group? You can also arrange your own group experience, for between 5 to 50 people, with an adjusted format to learn about growing trends in London's startup ecosystem, the startups disrupting your insustry, and innovation and design thinking - simply select your group size when registering.  Previous attendees.  Teams from Google, Ebay, Apple and IDEO, startup founders, government teams and leaders, company heads of innovation, property entrepreneurs, Youtube stars, digital marketing managers, women in tech, venture capital analysts and more. Organised by. Anthony David King Anthony David King develops and supports new kinds of startup programmes for innovators, partners and tech communities around the world, including Airbnb, O2, Techstars, Silicon Valley Comes to the UK and Bank of Korea to build new ventures and address future trends -- with a mission to revolutionise the world’s human and startup experience. With... Airbnb The global travel community that uniquely leverages technology to economically empower millions of people around the world to unlock and monetize their spaces, passions and talents. Confirm your spot now. If you see the date you want available, book it immediately. Don't wait. One of the most frequent messages received is: "Hi, I saw the date I wanted earlier, but now its gone!" This is because it was booked full by others, and there's no way to squeeze anyone else on once a date is full. More than 170+ reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Game changer experience" - Rui ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The best thing I've done this year" - Goeun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A masterclass in building a start up company." - Ayob ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The Startup Experience topped my imaginations by far!!" - Frank ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Like someone was showing me electricity for the first time." - Barligea ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Beyond worth what we paid for - this was awesome!" - Adrianne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "If there were six stars, I would give six stars!" - Sasha Read all 170+ reviews Also running during London Fashion Week, Open House London 2018, London Tech Week, Job Fair, London Design Festival, Black History Month, Halloween and Global Entrepreneurship Week. Not running during Christmas season up to New Years Eve.

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.