List of hackathons in Bridgeport, United States in 2017

Teachers in New Jersey and adjacent states! Are you enthusiastic about using technology in your classroom? Early-Adopter & HamiltonBuhl invite you to come and participate in TEACHERS HACK HISTORY. At this curriculum-based hackathon, you'll be challenged to create the most engaging lesson plan using ChronoQuest™ -- the augmented reality timeline.

Goal of the hackathon Help InsurTech startups and entrepreneurs generate and refine a business plan and identify steps to take their ideas to the next level. Why a hackathon? Hackathons are known for their ability to stimulate creative, free-flowing ideas. By working with others, people are able to connect and create in ways they would not do by themselves. Hackathons are known as marathon coding competitions aimed at solving particular issues. This hackathon will not involve coding. Regardless, we encourage coders and non-coders to attend. Who can attend? The event is open to anyone with interest in InsurTech. If you are in idea stage or revenue generating, the event is open to you. If you welcome even if do not have an InsurTech idea. People looking to participate in helping the InsurTech Hartford start-up community are welcome. To learn more about InsurTech, visit the InsurTech Hartford website. THERE WILL BE PIZZA This event is free, and we will be having pizza. That's right, put it all together and you get free pizza! Agenda • Meet & greet • Business plan elements • Engage in ideation • Create business plans • Partner with mentors • Learn more about InsurTech Hartford • Learn more about Upward Hartford Why are we meeting at Upward Hartford? Upward Hartford is a 27,500-square-foot high-tech hub of innovation comprised of office and shared space for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and incubators. InsurTech Hartford has established a strategic alliance with Upward Hartford to help the community take advantage of the awesomeness Upward Hartford has to offer. Where can I get more info? Please direct any questions to info@insurtechhartford.com We also launched our website. Be sure to check it out: http://www.insurtechhartford.com You can also find: @InsurTechHfd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/InsurTechHfd on Facebook: http://fb.com/InsurTechHartford For more on Upward Hartford, please visit http://www.upwardhartford.com  We hope to see you there! BTW - FREE PIZZA

Music-minded kids -- grades 6 -12 -- in Brooklyn and the Greater New York area! The Source and Blue 1647 invite you to sign up to participate in the SOURCE360 Youth Hackathon. You'll be challenged to be creative about how hip hop and technology can help solve community problems. You don't need to know how to code -- there will be plenty of people who can do that. Come join a team and build an awesome web or mobile app!

Musicians and sound engineers! Come along to the monthly Music Hackathon NYC. This month's topic is Music Education. It's a free, non-competitive monthly all-day event for participants to create new music-related projects from scratch, develop them over a period of ~8 hours, then perform or present them in a concert format.

Fintech and blockchain enthusiasts in the Greater New York area! The Professional Hackathon League invites you to participate in the Global Blockchain Hackathon. You'll be challenged to design and prototype Blockchain solutions for security, transaction management, and other areas. Collaborate with like-minded individuals, present your project solution to an expert panel of judges and compete for awesome prizes.

Join SeamlessGov (in partnership with HackerNest and Rise New York) for the inaugural event of an on-going speaker series entitled “Diversity is Beautiful”. We will explore the challenges many of us face in the tech industry as we strive to foster inclusive working environments that encourage and promote diversity. Female Empowerment: This panel discussion will focus specifically on challenges faced by women in the tech industry. Topics may include: how to navigate obstacles, diffuse discriminative workplace behavior, and better empower our female coworkers along the way.  Our Panelists Ilana Sufrin – Software Developer at Refinery29, Inc.  Meg Hewitt – Director of Sales at Handshake Corp. Flavia Bento de Faria – Director of Growth and Programs at Findyr Ashley Gushue - Product Operations Manager at Google Moderator: Rachel Shatkin – Product Manager at SeamlessGov About SeamlessGov Here at SeamlessGov, we believe government is beautiful. Inherent in that belief is the idea that diversity is also beautiful. Diversity in the tech industry is essential in establishing the level of creativity and collaboration necessary to generate ideas and solutions that are as diverse as the population we serve. As a company, SeamlessGov aims to champion diversity internally, as well as externally in the tech community. Agenda: • 6:30pm - Meet & Greet / Light Refreshments • 7pm - Introductions • 7:10pm - Moderated Panel (audience Q&A at the end) • 8:15pm - 9pm - Networking / Event Wrap-up ABOUT OUR PARTNERS: Rise New York Rise New York is a global community of startups and corporates creating the future of commerce and fintech by helping startups and entrepreneurs connect, co-create, and scale innovation. In partnership with Barclays, we listen, nurture and oxygenate through our international network of Rise hubs. Rise New York also houses a world-class event space and is home to the U.S. cohort of the Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars. HackerNest HackerNest is a nonprofit that runs unpretentious Tech Socials, Tech Expo/Job Fairs, and Hackathons. Their mission: get more people into tech so they can afford to be healthier and happier. ABOUT OUR PANELISTS: Ilana Sufrin Ilana is a Software Engineer at Refinery29 and has worked on several major products ranging from native mobile features to desktop applications. Refinery29 is a leading digital-media company with a focus on millennial (and millennial-minded) women with a global audience footprint of over 500 million across all platforms.  Ilana graduated from NYU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Metropolitan Studies, and Masters in Computer Science. Meg Hewitt Meg is an Enterprise Sales Leader, Coach, and Trainer, as well as a Director at Handshake, a B2B eCommerce and mobile commerce solution transforming wholesale distribution. She is also a Founder and Co-Organizer of the NYC Sales Development Meetup Group. Meg has a Bachelor's Degree from Elon University in Strategic Communications and International Studies. Flavia Bento de Faria Flavia is the Director of Growth and Programs at Findyr. Businesses use Findyr for market research, due diligence and economic data. She is also the New York Regional Board Co-Chair for Indego Africa, a non-profit with the mission to empower and uplift artisan women in Africa through employment opportunities and education. Flavia has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Barnard College, as well as a Masters in International Relations and Affairs from Columbia University. Ashley Gushue Ashley is a Product Operations Manager at Google. She has been with them since April 2010 where she has also worked as a Senior Media Manager and AdTech Specialist. Ashley has a BA in Advertising, Psychology, and International Studies from Penn State University.

Coders & Writers! Are you planning to attend BLERD City Con? Then you're invited to participate in the Coders & Writers Hackathon at the event. You'll collaborate with like-minded creative people to conceive and develop stories that will help develop responsible representations and images of people of color.

Fill your day with inspiration and intention. Join us for an unforgettable farm-to-table 'midnight' brunch and mimosas with x.ai founder/CEO Dennis Mortensen & ProtoHack CEO Annee Ngo! Your evening will feature: * Inspirational fireside chat with Dennis in an intimate setting * Dynamic ProtoHack Challenge with Annee * Curated connections  * Seasonal, organic, farm-to-table meal   Become a member to enjoy events at big discounts & with exclusive perks. About the speakers   Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and Founder of x.ai, an artificial intelligence company that's raised over $30 million. They make an artificial intelligence personal assistant who schedules meetings for you. Dennis is a pioneer and expert in the analytics, optimization and big data space and has been since its inception – he is also a fully-fledged entrepreneur and successfully delivered a number of company exits.   ***   Annee Ngo runs ProtoHack, a code-free hackathon series. Their mission is to show entrepreneurs that they can be a part of tech innovation without knowing how to code. Annee turned the non-profit into a successful business by introducing white-label events on behalf of organizations such as Adobe and Stanford. She will be facilitating a ProtoHack at brunchwork!   About our partners  Alley is an entrepreneurial hub where people can grow their businesses by working collaboratively in a supportive environment. Alley is redefining how people work by offering state of the art private office space, coworking desks, virtual memberships, meeting and conference room space, events, and additional services to be the launchpad that entrepreneurs are looking for.

Is it possible to set up a microservices application with a separate functioning front-end in 30 minutes? With JHipster 4 it is!  Not only is a fully functional service running in 30 minutes, but you also get a service registry that provides scalability and load balancing.  Using provided Docker Compose configurations, the entire stack can be run locally without installing anything but Docker. Also, JHipster includes full monitoring using the ELK stack.  Very cool stuff for a hot summer evening! Prerequisites Java 8+ IDE (IntelliJ IDEA preferred) Please only register if you intend on attending the workshop. Our follow-along workshop presenter, Dennis Sharpe, is a software architect with over 20 years experience leading, designing, and coding software applications. He has experience in a variety of different industries including healthcare, federal government, loyalty, marketing, utilities, telecommunications, and financial. He has experience speaking at several conferences and events including DevFest and Java User Groups. He also has experience training and providing technical leadership for hackathons and coding dojos.

You’re invited to come build a killer bot. There are 6 hours to make it happen, and hundreds of dollars in prizes to make yours.  Have questions or better yet, wanna help? We could really use a hand. Contact Holly Stradczuk for more information. Holly.Stradczuk@theprimacy.com *1st, 2nd AND 3rd PLACE PRIZES! Located at Primacy in the Gym.