List of hackathons in Ipswich, United Kingdom in 2019

Introduction For decades now supermarkets have been pre-packaging more and more goods in order to increase their profitability by increasing the ease with which they can sell. This practice has come at a significant cost to the environment and there is a growing ‘zero waste’ retail movement which has started to sell loose goods into containers that customers bring themselves. Full Circle (www.fullcircleshop.co.uk) is a Cambridge-based zero waste retailer that is now at the point of adding food to its current range (see our CrowdFunder at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/zero-waste-store-for-cambridge). Full Circle is sponsoring this hackathon in the belief that there are better approaches to zero waste retailing than have currently been deployed. Zero waste retailing has a couple of key challenges; the inconvenience for the customer, and the labour-intensive retail process. It is our contention that if these challenges are not adequately addressed, then the prices charged and the effort involved for the customer will mean that zero waste shops will only ever be frequented by the well-heeled and/or those who are highly motivated by environmental issues. We, at Full Circle, invite anyone who has an interest in this area, or who just enjoys working on complex problems to join us for a stimulating weekend of conceptualising, designing, building, hacking and general problem-solving. We’re absolutely not just looking for software hackers, but also those with skills in consumer behaviour, process design, product design, graphic design and communications. The Challenges The following specific challenges have been identified: Currently most zero waste retailers expect customers to bring a range of their own containers to fill up. These containers might be bulky and heavy and thus the process of getting to the zero waste shop without using a car (which of course is greatly preferable) is likely to put many off. How could this process be made more amenable to the customer? One of the ways in which the process might be made more convenient is to bring the zero waste experience closer to the customer through a mobile shop and regular community pop-ups. However, zero waste retailing involves large, cumbersome and expensive dispensers that make it difficult to be mobile.Could a system be devised that made it easy for a single person to take a zero waste shop ‘on the road’. Another option to improve convenience would be to offer a home delivery service. However, to avoid pre-packaging it will be necessary either to use the customer’s own containers (with the associated problem of having to collect it first before being able to fill and return it), or to use a range of containers that the retailer owns that are either just used for transport and then returned, or maybe used for kitchen storage if a deposit return scheme were employed.What would a successful home delivery system look like? Most goods in a zero waste shop are sold by weight, and thus one of the most intractable problems of zero waste retailing is that the weight of the customer’s container must be taken into account when weighing. Typically the weight of the container must be recorded somewhere before the goods are added, and typically the final weighing is performed by the retailer who will deduct the recorded container weight. Inherently this approach does not lend itself to swift self-service, and thus the process is slow, cumbersome and labour-intensive. Are there process and/or technological solutions that could be employed to make the experience convenient and pleasant for the customer and involve less effort on the part of the retailer? Could an app be developed to encourage and facilitate zero waste retailing? Perhaps such an app could answer questions such as specific items can be bought loose, or which retailers give discounts for the use of reusable containers. The organisers will be awarding a prize for the best project, taking into account the potential impact, progress over the weekend, and cost to fully implement. What we will provide Please bring your own laptop. There will be good wifi, a Slack collaboration space, an AV system, and a number of Arduino and Raspberry Pi starter kits (though it would really help if you have your own to bring). More specifically we will have examples of the food dispensers we plan to use and some Arduino and RPi compatible strain gauges and interface boards that can be used to develop scales that will facilitate streamlining the retailing process. Practical Details The event is free of charge. You must agree that anything you develop is is placed into the public domain. You are welcome to come as a fully-fledged team, or we can help to create teams on the day. We’re grateful to Barclays Eagle Labs for letting us use their space for free this weekend. It’s a great location in Cambridge, right by the river, though local parking is very limited so arriving on foot, bicycle or using public transport is strongly advised. Tea and coffee will be available for free. A buffet lunch will be provided on both days though there are a number of excellent places to eat within minutes of the venue if you prefer.

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Local people solving local issues with the support of the Circle! In partnership with a variety of local Hackney based charities, this event will connect young people aged 16 to 24 with local businesses to give them the opportunity to develop their networking skills and actively engage with their local area. The goal of this event is to initiate ideas which drive societal change for the local community, tackling conversation topics around the difficulties and challenges faced in youth employment within a respectful forum.  The Hackathon will focus on engaging young people with local businesses to discuss how we can better connect local talent with local opportunities. The best ideas chosen to tackle this challenge will then be selected for further support.  We need a group of enthusiastic Circle members to participate in the Hackathon process, helping young people achieve change and create ideas which will have a meaningful impact on their lives. Members will be fully briefed before the event - all we need you to bring is your skills and expertise!  Event Format: 4:30-5pm - Arrivals and 'Festival Area' Networking 5-5:30pm - Welcome, Panel and Q&A session, intro to the hackathon 5:30-6:10pm - Group Brainstorming of ideas 6:10-6:40pm - 'Mentor's Den' in Festival Area (gives young people the opportunity to ask businesses for their feedback on their idea) 6:40-7:30pm - Create and deliver pitches to judges 7:30pm onwards - Pub drinks  Event Overview: Collaborating with local young people and businesses to come up with innovative solutions to social problems. This gives you a fantastic opportunity to develop your creative skills, experience a Hackathon process from idea creation to pitching, all whilst creating a meaningful impact to the people of Hackney!

BT and Stemettes invite you to a celebration of women in STEM. Meet the Stemettes @ BT is a panel discussion, Stemettes style! This event is aimed at young women aged 12+, we’ll discuss different ways people begin their Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths related careers. We’re hoping to explore apprenticeships, A-level choices, university degrees, work experience. You’ll be able to ask the panel questions, network between each other and enjoy free food! When? 11am-2.30pm, Tuesday 19th February 2019 Where? BT Adastral Park, Barrack Square, Martlesham, Ipswich IP5 3RF Our Impressive panel will include 7 fantastic women in STEM and a Mystery Man. Hosted and supported by: BT BT operates as a single business, made up of different organisational units. Our business is built around our customers – serving their needs and delivering value to them. We create value for our stakeholders by developing and selling products and services that are an essential part of modern life. We have four customer-facing lines of business: Consumer, Enterprise, Global Services and Openreach. They are supported by our internal service unit, Technology. BT is one of the UK’s best-known companies. We play a major role in the business and community life of all the UK’s regions and nations – and in Ireland. But we’re also a truly global organisation that provides products and services in around 180 countries. With our extensive global presence we support international and multi-national organisations and provide local availability of business, technology, service and support professionals around the globe.  _____________________________________________________ About the Stemettes - We're running a series of panel events, hackathons and exhibitions this year for girls from 5 years old right up to female university students. We'd like to show them amazing women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics careers.    Twitter - http://twitter.com/stemettes Facebook - http://facebook.com/stemettes Website - http://stemettes.org  

Plexal's Members' Night is a chance for anyone to come meet our community of tech innovators over beer and food provided by a different popup each fortnight. They happen every other Tuesday evening, kicking off at 6pm.  Join us if you're:  - interested in being part of the Plexal community - curious about our innovation programmes like LORCA (the government-backed cybersecurity programme we deliver)  - an investor looking for the next big thing  - an entrepreneur, innovator or creative who wants to collaborate and swap ideas  - interested in hosting an event at Plexal or joining our community and want a taste of Plexal life What's Plexal?  Designed and built in the heart of Olympic east London, Plexal is the coworking space and innovation centre for people with big ideas.  We’re building a community of startups and scaleups working in areas likes fintech, healthtech, cybersecurity, IoT, VR, AI and more while our innovation services team delivers training, workshops and accelerator programmes for both corporate and startup clients.  Members get access to a hot desk, fixed desk or private office as well as mentoring and on-site professional services to support them in everything from marketing to recruitment – basically anything a busy innovator needs.  With open, communal areas designed for collaboration (including an indoor park and a 3D printer stocked Makers' Yard for rapid prototyping) as well as plenty of quiet spots, our workspace suits any working style. The Plexal story so far Plexal was officially opened by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in June 2017 and in a very short space of time we've filled up with amazing businesses and hosted hackathons, conferences, launches and meetups. In 2018, we launched Plexiglass: an accelerator to help female-founded startups scale. And in June 2018, we were hugely proud to launch LORCA (the London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement), which will see Plexal run bespoke, six-month programmes for the country's top cybersecurity companies over three years.  Getting here Plexal's a short walk from Hackney Wick train station, or you can take the free shuttle bus from Stratford bus station or Stratford International.  If you’re driving, you can pay for a space in the car park located next door at Here East.

The Institute for Global Prosperity (IGP), UCL and the London International Development Centre (LIDC), are hosting a joint hackathon led by Darshita Gillies CEO and Co-Founder of Maanch.                                                              Are we prepared for 2030? This event will galvanise youth energy in the UK and Commonwealth nations on delivering and monitoring progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, we have identified four interrelated and mission-critical SDGs as pivotal to realising sustainable prosperity: SDG 2 Zero Hunger, SDG 4 Quality Education, SDG 8 Decent work and SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities. We plan to use these four SDGs as the basis for our global city hackathon to give participants a deep understanding of current statuses, implementing partners, funders, and strategies to inspire SDG attainment generally, and specifically with a youth lens.                                                                        The challenge 1) Analyse UN Data to understand where London is positioned with regard to the 4 mission critical interrelated SDGs.  2) Hack solutions for progress towards goals 2, 4, 8 & 11 in a global city of your teams choosing, and present strategies to the group. The hackathon intends to initiate cross cultural learning and collaboration among the international student community.                                                                          Eligibility Everyone with passion for finding sustainable development solutions is encouraged to apply to this Hackathon. We encourage diversity (gender, skill sets, backgrounds, both professionals and university students, etc.). You do not need to have technical skills to participate. We encourage diverse backgrounds to apply, including open source developers, graphic designers, product managers, researchers, data analysts, civic innovators, subject matter experts in the fields of health, education, poverty alleviation, social change, environment, and other community services, etc. Participation in the Hackathon is free                                                                   Why the UN SDGs? There are 17 SDGs with 169 targets. To realise the SDGs it is estimated that the world will need to invest between 7-10% of global annual GDP per year.  But don’t let this put you off! The SDGs are also the first comprehensive plan for the whole of humanity to flourish within the means of the planet. This makes them a good framework for creative solutions to global challenges that have environmental and social impact at their core.                                                                        Why attend? Networking with like-minded students, entrepreneurs and academics The opportunity to present winning solutions at the IGP/LIDC conference, SDGeneration: A Citizen Science Movement", on the 13th February 2019 in front of an audience 100 guests from the philanthropic, higher education, funding, governmental and NGO worlds  Free ticket to Fast Forward 2030 entrepreneur speaker event  Event hashtag: #SDGeneration "SDGeneration: A Citizen Science Movement" This hackathon is part of the IGP and LIDC February event series exploring the support needed in order to achieve the SDGs, and the contribution citizen-science can make towards their evaluation.  Join us on 13th February 2019 at the Amnesty International Offices in East London for our main event in the series, the one-day joint conference "SDGeneration: A Citizen Science Movement". 

OPEN TO UEL STUDENTS and ALUMNI ONLY How do you make the creative industries more sustainable for London? London College of Fashion, University College London, Loughborough London University, Birkbeck, University of East London and London South Bank Universtiy are inviting a select number of students to help solve this challenge. Teams will compete to win part of the £3500 total prize fund. 1st Place = £2,000 2nd Place = £1,000 3rd Place = £500 (or £100 per student) This hackathon will offer students and recent alumni the opportunity to come together to learn, create, test, prototype and present their ideas to do something amazing and tackle some of the big environmental challenges facing. The best teams will walk away with a substantial cash prize. We're looking for creative people with a passion to learn and share their knowledge and skills. Teams will be formed at the start of the hack on 25th of January 2019. They will need to get moving quickly with their ideas in order to submit by the Saturday morning deadline. Don't worry though there will be workshops, mentors and industry experts on site to help guide you to solve this challenge posed by the Mayor of London. This will be a fantastic networking opportunity to meet likeminded students from world leading universities. Please note that this is an expression of interest and those who apply for tickets will be notified if their application for the hack has been successful. You must be able to attend both days to take part in the hack.

How do you make the creative industries more sustainable for London? Loughborough University is teaming up with London College of Fashion, University College London, Birkbeck, University of East London and London South Bank Universtiy to invite a select number of students to help solve this challenge. Teams will compete to win part of the £3500 total prize fund. 1st Place = £2,000 2nd Place = £1,000 3rd Place = £500 (or £100 per student) This hackathon will offer students and recent alumni the opportunity to come together to learn, create, test, prototype and present their ideas to do something amazing and tackle some of the big environmental challenges facing. The best teams will walk away with a substantial cash prize. We're looking for creative people with a passion to learn and share their knowledge and skills. Teams will be formed at the start of the hack on 25th of January 2019. They will need to get moving quickly with their ideas in order to submit by the Saturday morning deadline. Don't worry though there will be workshops, mentors and industry experts on site to help guide you to solve this challenge posed by the Mayor of London. This will be a fantastic networking opportunity to meet like-minded students from world leading universities. You must be able to attend both days to take part in the hack. You must be a Loughborough University Student or Alumni (Graduated within 2 years). LIMITED SPACES Why should you attend? This Hackathon will provide you with real-life experience on the ins and out of creating sustainable ideas This Hackathon is running in the heart of our brand new enterprise space at Loughborough University London with 5 other London based universities This Hackathon will allow you to meet and work with other students from across London  This Hackathon gives you the chance to network with other students with different backgrounds and come up with ideas that can make the UK's capital city a better place Lots, lots more! What are you waiting for...?

Do you want to become a better version of yourself in 2019? Do you want to stretch your comfort zone? Do you want to work together with like-minded people? Do you want to make the world a better place? Then join us for an interesting evening. We'll provide drinks (wine and more) and pizza.JCI is an organisation that provides opportunities for personal growth whilst at the same time making a positive impact in the community. We offer training and workshops to members and non-members alike. Unlike many other networking organisations, we promote a "learn by doing" philosophy, and you have a voice in what is happening. We give you a platform to put into practice what you've learned by encouraging you to take part in our projects. In addition, we love to have fun. We have some exciting projects planned for 2019 which will help you to improve your skills in Project management - Help to organise a hackathon, a CEO panel, workshops, ... Leadership - Opportunity to take the lead and manage projects that interest you Budgeting and Finance - Help to budget our projects, and get sponsorship to help us create a bigger impact Marketing and social media campaigns - Attend the marketing roadshow and help us with our social media campaigns Having fun - Social events such as karaoke, an impromptu speaking contest, dinners, and much more ... If you would like to find out more, then please join us at our relaxed, informal networking evening. Over food and drinks, we will get to know each other, find out what your interests are and the areas of your personal development that we can help you improve on. This is your chance to shape the vision and the future of JCI Cambridge as well as your own future.If you cannot make it, but are interested in JCI Cambridge or our projects, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Send Pieter Bruyninckx an email at president@jcicambridge.org.uk.