List of hackathons in Renfrewshire, United Kingdom in 2018

Workshop 2: Using the MAZI Toolkit with your community. Do-It-Yourself Technologies for Action and Empowerment: Stories, practice and perspectives For people with interested in building local networks for education, art & creativity, civic & community participation, and more. You can attend either or both sessions - Tuesday 16th Oct and Wednesday 17th. Repeat the booking process to attend both. This is an introductory workshop, and no technical knowledge is needed. The focus of this workshop is about exploring how “simple” WiFi connection technologies, such as the MAZI Toolkit, can be used with groups and communities to support social activities and share knowledge. All technology will be provided, but it would be useful to bring a laptop, tablet or smartphone. Lead by Katalin Hausel & Lauren Lapidge, unMonastery, Elizabeth Calderón Lüning, Neighborhood Academy, Berlin.   More about the MAZI DIY networking toolkit. Full details about the Symposium and both Workshops ACCESS: please note that the event takes place in the Dissection Room at Summerhall. There is some restricted access, please contact us (email option below) for more details. Other events (free to attend) include a symposium and half-day workshops/hackathons Full details and booking: www.mazizone.eu/mazi-workshops-and-symposium-2018-edinburgh-uk/ The symposium (18th October) will present case studies from our pilot studies in Berlin, Zurich, London and northern Greece, along with talks by invited speakers. Building on the context of our own MAZI experiences, we will broaden out the debate with perspectives from outside the project. Symposium Speakers include: Chris Csíkszentmihályi, Madeira Interactive Technology Institute, and the Rootio Project Janis Lena Meissner, Digital Civics at Open Lab, Newcastle University Denise Allan, Wee Replicators, Edinburgh Elizabeth Wright & Loyane Bianchini, Reverso, São Paulo, Brazil Adnan Hadzi, Digital Arts, University of Malta The half-day workshops (16th & 17th October) will provide “hands-on” opportunities to try out the MAZI DIY networking toolkit, based around the Raspberry Pi. The workshops will be divided into two groups: Workshop 1 will be for programmers and technical enthusiasts who are interested in finding out more about it all works, and perhaps getting involved in supporting the on-going development of the open-source project. Workshop 2 is for technical novices with an interest in how the technologies can be used in domains such as; education, art & creativity, and civic & community participation. The MAZI EU H2020 project partners are:  NITlab, University of Thessaly, Greece (Project Coordinator) NetHood, Zurich-based non-profit organization, Switzerland Centre for Interaction Design, Edinburgh Napier University, UK Design Research Lab at the Berlin University of the Arts, Germany The Open University, UK INURA Zurich Institute, Switzerland SPC in Deptford, London, UK Neighborhood Academy in Prinzessinnengarten in Berlin, Germany unMonastery, nomadic group, UK & Greece.

Have you ever wondered why the information in Wikipedia is extensive for some topics and scarce for others? Did you know that approximately only 17.75% of the biographies on Wikipedia relate to notable women? Come join the international celebration day of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths for Ada Lovelace Day 2018. A regular activity for Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) at the University of Edinburgh is the Wikipedia editing event or editathon. This year the focus is contemporary women in STEM who do not currently have Wikipedia pages. Discover the thrill of creatiing new, and editing published, content in the name of Women in STEM! Contemporary Women in STEM Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2.30pm-3:30pm: Wikipedia editing training from Lorna Campbell, University of Edinburgh's Open Education Service. 3:30-5:30pm: Publishing quality Wikipedia articles related to Women in STEM! There will be a synchronous Wikidata hackathon event also taking place. Wikidata hackathon: Women in STEM 3.30pm-4pm: Wikidata training from Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh. 4-5pm: Hackathon - adding verifiable data about notable Women in STEM! 5pm-5:30pm: Visualising the newly added data. Data on Women in STEM can be provided in an editable table – participants fill in blank columns with missing verifiable information. E.g. Place of study, field of work, notable achievements… At the end of the Wikipedia and Wikidata workshops we will tweet out the newly created pages and new data visualisations (maps, timelines etc.) Bring your lunch, drop by for the training or stay the afternoon to pubish an entry! Nominate your contemporary STEM heroine for consideration at the Wikipedia editathon Tuesday 9th October. This should only take 5-10 minutes and it will really help us to create new role models for young and old alike on the world’s go-to source for information, Wikipedia. Submit your STEM heroine nomination (Google Form) Come along to learn about how Wikipedia works and contribute a greater understanding of Women in STEM! Check out the Wikipedia event page for more information:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh/Events_and_Workshops/Ada_Lovelace_Day_2018 *Lunch is not provided but tea and coffee will be. **Please bring a laptop along with you to take part in the Wikipedia editing and please create a Wikipedia user account beforehand if possible (this takes 2 minutes to create an account and just asks you create a username and password). NB: You can also prepare by looking over our Wiki Basics and fun Wikipedia Adventure tutorials Contact Ewan McAndrew(Email: ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk) Restrictions on Attendance: Participants can attend only once Catering: Refreshments

The inaugural BILHack will be held in Edinburgh at the Universitiy's Merchiston Campus across the 29 and 30 of September 2018. The Blockpass Identity Lab is a multi-year research collaboration between the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University, and Blockpass IDN, a self-sovereign digital identity and KYC compliance solution provider. The lab invites participants from all backgrounds to come together and build things related to 'digital identity' and/or blockchain or other distributed ledger technologies, identifying use-cases and prototyping applications for these emerging and revolutionary advances. Identity can mean many things - people have an identity, or perhaps they have multiple identities.  Companies have an identity, and so do devices.  Objects can have identities too, but so can doors, rooms, fictional characters, parts and materials, qualifications, and on and on...  Blockchains gives us a way to manage and share identities in controlled, secure, and yet transportable, accessible and provable ways. Themes and suggested focus within the overarching context will be advised ahead of the event but include identity & blockchain applications on food & drink, civic society and other use-cases. Blockpass, Wallet.Services, Eyecademy, and Uniqx will be providing the challenges, and a small prize will be presented to each team that best addresses each challenge question. The event will begin at 10am Saturday 29 September until 7pm on Sunday 30 September.  Jamming will start at noon Saturday and continue till 3pm Sunday. To get to Room D2, turn right after entering through the main doors, head to the end of the corridor and use the lifts or stairs to go up two levels to floor D. Details of judging and prizes will be announced at the start of the event. There are 50 high-end PCs available, and plenty of room for laptops and other devices you may want to bring. Food will be provided on Saturday evening, and some fruit and light snacks will be available from the wee hours of  Sunday morning.  This event is for over 16s only.  Note, this is a no smoking campus, please use designated areas provided. 

Learn to Develop a Successful Internet of Things Startup Company Today! Always wanted to start an Tech Startup? Want to become the next Steve Jobs or Elon Musk? With Our tech startup program you will boost your tech, innovater, startup, mangement, investment and entrepreneurship skills. Now we have a complete blueprint for you start your own Internet of Things Tech Startup. During our tech startup program you will learn and navigate through tools, software, hardware, platforms, resources, projects, processes, methods and strategies to penetrate your own Internet of Things Tech Startup into the market.[This is an Online Event/Workshop] During this Internet of Things Startup workshop we will cover: Session 1: Internet of Things Basics During this session we will explore the very foundation and the basic systems and platforms for you to integrate into your own tech startup process.  Internet of Things Hardware Internet of Things Software Internet of Things Platforms Internet of Things Projects Internet of Things Systems Internet of Things Blueprint Internet of Things Tools Internet of Things Resources Session 2: Tech Startup IdeasDuring this session we will explore tech startup ideas for you to implement and integrate into your own tech startup or use them as an inspirational source for developing your own products, projects, prototypes or services in your tech startup GeoIoT EcoIoT AgriIoT Industrial IoT Retail IoT Bio IoT Medical Devices Sensor Monitoring IoT Analytics Home Automation Garden Automation Airport Connectivity Traffic Management Mall Platform Wearables Connectivity and much more   Session 3: R&DDuring this session we will explore the research process, how you can research a specific niche industry, the market and tech trends. 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Business Automation Business Process Business Strategy Business Model Business Management ERP CRM Human Resources (HR) Recruitment Intranet Collaboration Project Management Document Management Customer Support Business Automation Tools   Session 8: Business FormationDuring this session we will explore the business formation process. Which platforms, models and tools to integrate into your tech startup formation for creating an successful launch process.Business Formation Legal Contracts Business Model Corporate Structure Payment Platforms Payment Gateway Invoicing System Credit Cards/Payments Pricing Strategies Accounting Subscriptions Office Space Virtual Address Virtual Phone Virtual Office Remote Office Virtual Assistant Virtual Receptionist Virtual Support Outsourcing Product Demo Product Launch   Session 9: Startup CodingDuring this session we will explore the coding process of your tech startup.Coding/Programming IDE API SDK GUI Code Analysis Data Visualization Python C# Forms Wireframing Front-End Back-End Library Frameworks Testing Programming Platforms Programming Tools Agile Development Software Code Management   Session 10: Startup Hardware/PrototypingDuring this session we will explore the hardware and prototyping process of your tech startup. Using different tools and platform to innovate and integrate your own tech startup projects. Electronics IoT Raspberry Pi Arduino Microcontrollers Sensors Projects Microchips Hardware Boards Hardware Tools Hardware Platform PCB 3D Design 3D Models 3D Printing DIY Tech Tech Lab Embedded Systems   Session 11 : Startup IT OperationsDuring this session we will explore the IT infrastructure process of your tech startup. Which platforms to use for setup an organized database system, cloud system and other technical solutions for your tech startup to work efficiently IT Infrastructure Cloud Servers Database DevOps Monitoring Remote Access Backup Technical Documentation Data Recovery Encryption Security FTP NAS Deployment VPN VPS Automation Log Management Networking Virtualization   Session 12 : Startup ConsultingDuring this session we will explore the consulting process for your tech startup. An strategic approach, where you can receive more experience before you launch your own specific products/projects. 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Argyll and Bute’s very own technology hackathon-style event is happening in Dunoon this Autumn and we want 11-16 year olds with a passion for coding, a love of anything tech or who are ready to have some fun and play with some cool kit! As part of the Year of Young People 2018 we wanted to put on an event for young people to try out some new technology, attend workshops with tutors from around the country and meet other young people with similar interests, all within Argyll and Bute. Ever wondered how cyber criminals manage to hack into systems and cause huge problems for companies? Well at #ABHackathon you will have the chance to rob a fictional bank, crack customers’ passwords and compete with others to steal as much fake money as you can! The event will be a single day packed with exciting workshops, on 1st September 2018 from 10am to 4pm at Dunoon Youth Centre - doors open from 9:30. It is open to any 11-16 year olds regardless of your computing expertise - there will be something new and fun for everyone; if you never coded before or even if you’re a master hacker! To make it even better, the event is completely free to attend and we will arrange free transport to and from the event on the day if required - transport will be coordinated by Youth Services for young people travelling from Argyll & Bute who don't live locally to Dunoon. Also, the most important thing at any hackathon, there will be free food!

Welcome to Tesco Global Hackathon 2018! The event will take place over 24hrs in the Czech Republic, India, Poland, Thailand and the UK. The Hackathon will start at 10am on 12th July in each location and finish 24hrs later, with the judging taking place shortly afterwards. Each location will have a separate judging panel who will have the challenge of selecting one winner to progress to the grand final. In the following week, each regional winner will have the opportunity to pitch against the best of the best from other locations. Only one team can be victorious and therefore crowned the Tesco Global Hackathon Champions! The theme this year is all about the future of retail - if you've got an idea that you think could revolutionise the way Tesco operates in the future, then get involved and show us! We welcome competitors from all backgrounds and disciplines and would actively encourage teams to have a mix of design and development skills.  Teams of up to five people can enter but feel free to register as an individual and we will help you find a team in your chosen location. Join our Yammer page to stay up-to-date on Hackathon news and to receive lots of useful hints and tips!

Artificial Intelligence shapes digital services that have become central to our everyday lives. Online platforms leverage the power of AI to monetize our attention, with often unethical side-effects: our privacy is routinely breached, our perception of the world is seriously distorted, and we are left with unhealthy addictions to our screens and devices. The deep asymmetry of power between users and service providers, the opacity and unaccountability of the algorithms driving these services, and their exploitation by trolls, bullies and propagandists are serious threats to our well-being in the digital era. This hackathon invites participants to build tools to empower users in their online lives. The tools might address any relevant problem in this space, including (but not limited to) filter bubbles and fake news, biased and unaccountable algorithms, or the profit-driven metrics that guide these AI-powered services. Prizes will reward the three best contributions overall, and a special separate prize will be dedicated to the contribution that best addresses the issues faced by children. Children represent a third of global users, are among the most vulnerable groups, less armed to negotiate the asymmetry of power between themselves and the digital services they are using. To participate please apply via the hackathon page on the Unbias Web site. You will be sent a code to get your eventbrite ticket. We are doing it this way to ensure we get a diverse audience.

STUDENTS Are you currently a student looking to get ahead and boost your chances of employment in the tech sector?Then come along to our Employability Workshop on 4 June 2018, at Codebase Edinburgh. During this workshop, we'll have sessions on: CV tailoring service, interview guidance and cover letter tips Guest employers sharing their top tips to stand out from the crowd How to start your own business Hackathon Employer networking with pizza and drinks (4pm - 5pm) Get ahead. Sign up today - spaces are limited! EMPLOYERS Interested in meeting potential candidates for your business? Come along to the free networking session at 4pm to 5pm, we'll even give you pizza and drinks!

Homelessness To Help: Hack Join over 70 people aready signhed up to help. Ben Hammersley, the San Fransisco based Editor-at-Large for Wired magazine contacted the organisers Gallus Events to offer his support, “What a great idea. Homelessness and rough sleeping are some of society's biggest failings and without a doubt tech companies have a big role to play in alleviating these ills.” The Homeless Hackathon Glasgow will bring together: - Scottish tech and start up community - Charities and other organisations dedicated to end homelessness in Glasgow and across Scotland - Policy makers and think and do tanks - Local and national politicians  - Political and community activists - Anyone with ideas, time, skills and resources to dedicate to supporting charties and other organisations, or to creating thier own solutions - Those with lived experience of being homeless To find out more about the hackathon visit Homeless Hackathon.

CreatED is a 24 hour hardware hackathon being run at the University of Edinburgh. Come along to the only student-run event of its kind for a weekend of free food, making and meeting new people! FAQ - Is the event free? Yes, the event is completely free to attend. - What is a hardware hackathon? A hardware hackathon is an event that happens over a weekend (including overnight!) where people build projects using electronics and microcontrollers. This could be anything from using a micro:bit to building an IoT application. - Is the event beginner friendly? Yes! The society behind the event (Edinburgh EaRS) is a society aimed at helping beginners into embedded development and robotics. There will be workshops and mentors throughout the event and we'll support you every step of the way. - When are tickets being released? We'll be releasing tickets weekly in the run-up to the event, mark yourself as interested in this event to receive updates! Get more details at https://createdhack.github.io