List of hackathons in Pershore, United Kingdom in 2016

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Aston University students and graduates! Are you passionate about finding innovative solutions to global issues? Come and participate in the Social Storm - 24 hour Virtual Hackathon. You'll collaborate with like-minded individuals to tackle two global issues; food security and sustainable housing. You'll work in a team with students from other universities to find a sustainable solution to a real life problem, and to present a video pitch to a team of judges.

Students and recent graduates! Come and participate in Aston University's second student hackathon! The AstonHack event has been expanded to allow for even more student hackers to participate in 24 hours of designing, coding, and making! Be prepared to collaborate with other participants to build cool software.

Hackers and open source supporters! Sign up to be part of Hacktoberfest 2016! This is a month-long celebration of open source. Participate and help move an open source project forward. Maybe it's a project that you use and you want to give back, or perhaps it's a project new to you! You don't have to be a super coder to be part of this—bug fixes and documentation updates are a great way to contribute.

Everyone is welcome to participate in HackTheMidlands—a 24-hour, inclusive hackathon. Participants will come together to share ideas, and create new and awesome projects! Experience is NOT necessary! Everyone has to start somewhere, and there will be mentors at the event to help you along. One of the most awesome qualities of hackathons is the sheer number of lovely people that you'll meet at them, so no matter your skill level or expertise, you'll always be able to have an awesome time, pick up loads of new skills, and make new friends!

Red Alert! Hackers wanted to build a great app to navigate the Milton Keynes Redway system--a 169+ mile network of RED tarmac paths for cyclists and pedestrians that criss-crosses the city. Help open up the Redway--making it easy and safe to travel. Participate in the Milton Keynes hackathon and build a Redway app that maps the system, highlights great places to visit, alerts travelers to busy spots and anything else you can conceive.

Data scientists, coders, business tinkers, creative types! Come and help create mobility solutions for the future. Participate in the Smart Transport Hackathon and set your mind and skills to create ideas and prototypes that address key developmental needs within the UK’s transport network.

Good news, everyone! The highly popular Open Sauce Hackathon will be hosted again this year, this time at Cardiff University's new National Software Academy, based in Newport.  The Open Sauce Hackathon is a 2 day event, where like-minded people get together and work on a tech project. At the end of the event, each project is demonstrated to a panel of judges. The judges evaluate each project, and award prizes to the teams behind their favourite ideas. There are no restrictions as to what type of project you can work on — our only requirement is that you release the source code to your project at the end of the event, so that others can learn from your project, and perhaps continue development. We provide the venue, catering, our sponsors provide the judges and prizes — all you need to do is provide the ideas and code! The Hackathon is open to all, so whether you're a student, retired or anything inbetween, head down to the National Software Academy on the weekend of the 12th March for what's sure to be another great event. We recommend a maximum team size of 5 people — you can come pre-assembled, or you could find a project that interests you on the day and join a team then. Presentations will take place at 16:00 on the Sunday Afternoon, prizes will be handed out at 17:00, and we anticipate the event wrapping up at around 17:30. You will need to provide your own laptops/desktops, but we will provide internet access and power. A Wireless Network card will be required to connect to our guest Wi-Fi connection — we're unable to provide internet access over Ethernet. FAQ: I have no team, can I still come?  Of course! Just turn up on the day and we will be able to fit you into a team! Or get social before the event at @cfhack on Twitter, or via IRC by joining #cscf on Freenode.  Shall I bring food and drink?  Lunch and refreshments are provided on the day, so you are responsible for breakfast and dinner, you are more than welcome to bring any extra food or drink with you! Are you providing equipment?  You will have to provide all laptops/equipment you require to complete your project. Is there a max team size?  We ask the you have no more than 5 team members, otherwise you might not all get prizes! Do I have to be a Student? No, this event is open to everyone! Sponsors: It would be impossible to host the Open Sauce Hackathon without the generosity of our sponsors - a big thanks to the following companies (in no particular order) for their support:     

BCUHack is a 24 hour Hackathon, which is free for students at Birmingham City University. A Hackathon is an event in which a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative computer programming. Programmers and web developers of all experience levels are welcome to participate and you do not need to be an expert. This is a brilliant opportunity for you to develop new software, learn about new technologies, acquire new skills and meet new people. The Hackathon will involve you working in a team to develop software within the time frame. There will be challanges set by the event sponsors and you can create software on any platform, using the tools provided by our sponsors. After the 24 hour programming period, the teams get together to present their new software to the sponsors and judging panel and prizes are awarded. For more information please visit www.bcuhack.co.uk