List of hackathons in Hull, United Kingdom in 2018

Purpose:  The ambition is to bring the open source culture in to the act of building a Smart City in Sheffield. This is about being open and inclusive and no matter what your skill level to help you play a valuable role in building technology that benefits Sheffielders. How the Hackathon works:  The Sheffield Hackspace (Sheffield Hardware, Hackers & Makers – SHH&M) will run a monthly hackathon around Smart City technology for a trial period of 6 months and with a view to extending and expanding if demand is proven. The first hackathon will be on Sunday April 15th (11.00am to 4.00pm).  There won’t be a hackathon in August (holiday season), making the final hackathon due in September 2018. There will be some projects that groups work on and some projects individuals work on. Participants will have access to people with know-how, various equipment and a lab-like environment to work in. We don’t want to impose our agenda so in Hackathon #1 (i.e. 15th April) we will explore how do you want this to work? We expect the 6 hackathons to focus on The Things Network (https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/ ) Gateways and Nodes, as well as Sensors, Apps, IoT Services etc, all to be agreed on the 15th April. Cost:  Hackathon attendance is free to existing members of Sheffield Hardware Hackers & Makers. Hackathon attendance for non-SHH members costs £6 and enables you to visit one of the weekly Special Interest Group (SIG) of your choice and access a drop-in session that runs on alternating Saturdays in the month you attended. This is payable at the door. Existing SIGs are: Monday Evening: (1) Hackspace Meeting, (2) Electronics SIG (6.00pm to 9.00pm) Thursday Evening: Robotics SIG (6.30pm to 9.00pm) Friday Evening: (1) Radio & Mesh Networking SIG, (2) CNC & Machine Building SIG, (3) Open Session (6.00pm to 9.00pm) Alternate Saturdays: (1) Drop in session (11.00am to 6.00pm), (2) Gaming SIG (6.00pm to 9.00pm) If people choose to become members then we could run a Smart City SIG on either a Tuesday or Wednesday evening. SHH membership costs £6/month (See here for more information: http://www.sheffieldhardwarehackers.org.uk/wordpress/become-a-member/ )

Create 'actionable insight' from network alarm data The resulting scaling of data provides an opportunity to review and rethink event alarm management and prediction. This includes both integration of existing alarm data management systems and enhancing the logic modelling used to enable prioritisation of events.

Perspective Media: Personalised Video Storytelling for Data Engagement is an EPSRC funded research project exploring how personalized, interactive video stories can provide more accessible, informative and pleasurable ways for the public to engage with the increasing amounts of data that exist about us in modern society. In collaboration with our partners BBC R&D, The Open Data Institute, The Digital Catapult, City of York Council, BAFTA-winning immersive media producer Catherine Allen and others, we aim to exploit the power of video storytelling for engagement and literacy with data, and the potential of data analytics to reveal new opportunities for storytelling. To kick-off the project, we are hosting a 1-day research workshop at the University of York. This workshop will bring together academics, stakeholders from the creative industries and experts in data engagement to explore the opportunities and challenges posed by data-driven video stories. We will begin by sharing and discussing our research vision and plans. The remainder of the day will then be dedicated to the hands-on, experimental development of ideas and concepts for Perspective Media content, and the interrogation of those ideas in terms of the aesthetic, practical and ethical challenges they reveal. The workshop is the first in a series of activities that will be held over the next 18 months, including hackathons and the collaborative production of experimental content. We hope that you can join us to explore the potential of this exciting new content form. We hope that you will be able to join us in York! Jon Hook & Shauna Concannon

Calling all coders, designers, hardware engineers and entrepreneurs! Join us for a 24 hour hackathon where you'll form teams to solve problems with practical, scalable solutions. Focusing on the problems faced by multi occupancy business centres and business incubators, the potential market so the right solution and worldwide. Starting at 4pm on Friday 9th March, the Hack will start with attendees being briefed on what the current problems. This will be followed by an ideas pitching session where people with potential solutions will outline their ideas and the initial teams will be formed. During the 24 hour period, the idea is to get to a working prototype to fix the problem. Startup Europe Week is a movement whose goal is to help entrepreneurs grow and thrive all over the world, through a series of locally focused events that show entrepreneurs what support is available at their particular city and regional level.

Morning Session | Kickstart - call to action (Invite Only) If you have not received a direct invite to the morning session please email dr@c4di.net to check whether you are eligible for entry.  Brief Description: The morning session is to set the direction and approach.  We want to find out how much appetite there is and to find a way of collaborating for mutual benefit. This is a key session for decision makers and those setting policies. LoRa (short for Low Powered Radio) will be a major component of the smart cities and neighbourhoods of the future and we think it is crucial that Hull should be at the forefront of these developments. We believe LoRa is an important component of a Smart City and offers solutions to varied problems covering topics such as air quality improvement and adult social services.  Hull should be part of the leading wave of innovators and we intend to start a programme of activities and projects to explore the capability of LoRa.  We want to bring together organisations who could benefit from the technology with those who can implement it, so we can get started - we would like your participation! Itinerary (Morning) Kickstart - call to action (9:30 to 13:00) 9:30 Arrival and registration (with coffee) 10:00 Welcome - objectives and agenda Robin Harris 10:20 Introduction to LoRa Rob Miles 10:45 Experiences Building a LoRa Community Paul Foster 11:30 Coffee 11:45 Call to action - facilitated discussion AllOffers to contribute - problems, people or resourcesSteering GroupInfrastructureProjects to build understanding and momentumSmart City HackathonHull infrastructureActivity groupsScheduled meetups 13:00 Lunch Full Description: LoRa (short for Low Powered Radio) will be a major component of the smart cities and neighbourhoods of the future and we think it is crucial that Hull should be at the forefront of these developments. Smarter Cities aim to use technology to solve a variety of problems from transportation challenges to air quality improvement and adult social services.  Our aim is for technology to be used to address some of these challenges locally. The Kickstart event at C4DI will bring together potential users of low-powered radio networking and technical expertise to implement it, to jointly set a trajectory for the development of the technology in this area.  Cities around the world are using LoRa to improve traffic flows, waste management, street lighting, predictive maintenance and air quality. We would like to see anyone who would like to contribute coming together help us set the direction and to collaborate on this important technology.  We particularly want to hear from potential users of LoRa to understand the opportunities offered by low power radio devices and we want to see local technology providers working together to provide the infrastructure that will underpin the network. If you have an interest in Smart Cities, or the Internet of Things, you should come along.  It’s free to attend. The only thing you’ll be investing is your time finding out about this exciting new technology. What will be happening on the day? LoRa (short for Low Powered Radio) allows small, low powered devices to connect to a wide area network using a radio system with a range of up to a few kilometres or so. It is not a universal panacea for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices, but it does have huge potential for products and services. One major purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of LoRa and how it can be used. We also want to take a first step in setting up a LoRa initiative in this area. The morning session is to set the direction and approach.  We want to find out how much appetite there is and to find a way of collaborating for mutual benefit.  This is a key session for decision makers and those setting policies. In the afternoon we look in more detail at the technology.  This session is aimed at those who might want to learn more and potentially participate in projects. Why are we running the event? We believe LoRa is an important component of a Smart City and offers solutions to varied problems covering topics such as air quality improvement and adult social services.  Hull should be part of the leading wave of innovators and we intend to start a programme of activities and projects to explore the capability of LoRa.  We want to bring together organisations who could benefit from the technology with those who can implement it, so we can get started - we would like your participation! Why should you come? To find out more about the technology and its capabilities and to see what other people and organisations are doing.  And to find out how you can participate in the developing LoRa in our area. Who is organising the event? In association with the C4DI, Rob Miles has been teaching computer programming for more than 25 years. An expert on Visual C# and a Microsoft MVP for Device Application Development, Rob enjoys inspiring new and experienced programmers. As well as writing his own games, programs, and poetry, Rob has consulted on a wide range of commercial software projects. Robin Harris has managed IT in large organisations and has lead a variety of innovation projects.  Since leaving the world of large business, he has run his own IT recruitment company, taught scuba diving and consulted on digital innovation.  He is a keen maker of Internet of Things devices and experiments with digital technology.