List of hackathons in Brighton, United States in 2018

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Topics of discussion at the 2018 Startup Weekend: 1. Diversion: How are the medications disappearing from the hospital to the home? 2. Nurses on the Front Line: Moderator: 3. Policy: Moderator: Is it a Crime or is it a Disease? 4. Stigma of Opioid Addiction

Join AIGA Boston and Boston Harbor Now at Fab@CIC in our first ever design-a-thon as we solve for a local challenge: the Boston Harbor Islands ferry schedule. In a community-focused, design hackathon, participants will collaborate in multi-disciplinary groups to research, brainstorm, prototype, and propose solutions to the Boston Harbor Island ferry schedule experience to a panel of judges. Winners will receive prizes such as Boston Harbor Island ferry tickets. The entire workshop / hackathon will be facilitated by Ela Ben-Ur from the Innovators’ Compass; Ela worked 13 years at IDEO, has taught courses from product design to life design at Olin College and has offered workshops through MIT, Sloan, Babson, Dartmouth, and Harvard. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:As a participant, you’ll have the opportunity to work with well-known mentors across the Boston design community and network and brainstorm with your peers, while sharpening your design-thinking and prototyping skills in this agile hackathon event. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Anyone interested in design thinking and passionate about designing for the Boston community. Nibbles, coffee, and tea from Flour provided. Introduction, design thinking activities throughout the day, ending with judging.

REGISTRATION FEES WAIVED to participants who attend full hackathon. Registration Fee to be refunded at the end of the hackthon, contingent on your participation / attendance. Register as an individual or as a team. A networking / mixer session will be available to form teams during the event. The MIT Fintech and Design Hackathon is a 3-day event that seeks to revolutionize the way financial services are delivered by harnessing innovation and technology, and using a design thinking approach, to enhance accessibility. The event is open to all students, both within and outside MIT.  The hackathon will consist of two sub-hacks: One for fintech in commercial applications and one for fintech in humanitarian applications (otherwise known as MIT Hack - Humanitarian). Program Details: April 20, 6-10 PM | E51-315 & E51-325, MIT Sloan:   Hackathon Kick-off, Mixer and Team Formation April 21, 8 AM - 10 PM | Bartos Theater, MIT Media Lab:  Speaker Event, Design Thinking Workshop and Actual Hackathon  April 22, 8 AM - 1 PM | Bartos Theater, MIT Media Lab:  Pitch Presentations and Awarding

Calling all Designers, coders, engineers, hackers, makers, experts, founders and engineers… LET’S HACK! Together on April 7 & 8, we will build innovative and fast applications that will showcase innovations in health IT and IoT. Over 24 hours, attendees will compete for $10,000 in cash and prizes with access to free workshops, keynote speakers, and innovation sessions. Each participant will receive a discount code for a class or workshop along with the Best UX Health Hack and Best UX Data Hack teams will receive a discount code to a boot camp of their choice from our sponsors at General Assembly Boston. This event is open to developers, entrepreneurs, marketers, and the “code-curious” as an opportunity to learn and compete!  PRIZES Grand Prize: $5,000.00  Best Solution for Population Health and Patient Engagement: $1000.00 per team and a CMG Membership per team member (valued at $175) Best Solution for The Data Around Us: $1000.00 per team and a CMG Membership per team member (valued at $175) Best Solution of Pfizer Digital Medicine Challenge: $500.00 per team and a CMG Membership per team member (valued at $175) Second Place of Pfizer Digital Medicine Challenge: $250.00 per team and a CMG Membership per team member (valued at $175) Third Place of Pfizer Digital Medicine Challenge: $250.00 per team and a CMG Membership per team member (valued at $175) Best UX Pitch for Population Health and Patient Engagement: Each winning team member will receive a tech gadget valued at $100 or more. Best UX Pitch for The Data Around Us: Each winning team member will receive a tech gadget valued at $100 or more. Teams are eligible to win both the Grand Prize and the Best Solution for their chosen topic SPONSORED BY   CHALLENGES UX Pitch Competition: At the end of the first day (April 7th), there will be a UX Pitch Competition where competitors will pitch their solutions and show off the UX and wireframes for their ideas for the chance to win a $250 Gift Card. There will be a winner selected in each overall challenge category. Population Health and Patient Engagement Technology has the power to connect patients and doctors, accelerate research, and bring data to life.What else can it do? How can AI, IoT devices, and chatbots better serve the healthcare industry?Participants in this challenge should develop a solution that can improve population health or patientengagement. The Data Around Us All around us, connected devices are collecting massive amounts of data. Whether it’s from a car, drone,bot, cell phone, or thermostat, the data keeps coming. For this challenge, participants should apply AI,machine learning, and deep Learning techniques to utilize IoT data to solve a problem you are passionateabout. Challengers may wish to use cloud computing, GPUs, blockchain, and high-performance computing to create a fast and secure solution. Pfizer Digital Medicine Challenge Early detection of respiratory tract infections can lead to timely diagnosis and treatment, which can result inbetter outcomes and reduce the likelihood of severe complications. Respiratory sounds carry richinformation that can be mined to develop automated approaches for detection of sickness behaviors likecoughing and sneezing. In this challenge, we invite you to build machine learning models for automaticdetection of sickness sounds by using audio recordings from open datasets. JUDGES Shyamal Patel, Senior Manager, Pfizer Innovation Research (PfIRe) Lab Dr. Kalyan Kalwa - Health Innovators Arthur Harvey - CIO of Boston Medical Center Anoush Najarian - MathWorks TECHNOLOGIES Amazon Echo Developer Kits MATLAB Deep Learning Blockchain Raspberry Pi Voice Kit INNOVATION SESSIONS Pfizer Deep Learning Presentation DataCore Workload Optimization Blockchain with Elisabeth Stahl, IBM Population Health with Mohit Verma, Tufts MatLab UX with General Assembly SCHEDULE April 7th 10:00 AM - Doors Open. Join the party at CIC Kendall Square. Grab a snack and a cup of joe! 10:30 PM - Opening Ceremony and Presentations 11:30 PM - Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Innovation Sessions with Pfizer and DataCore Software 3:00 - 4:00 PM Additional Innovation Sesssions (UX, Blockchain, Performance, Population Health, and MatLab) 6:00 PM - Dinner 8:30 PM - Day 1 UX Challenge Pitches 10:00 PM - Announcement of Day 1 Results April 8th 8:00 AM - Up and at ‘em! Join us for Breakfast! 10:00 PM - Innovation Sessions and Mentor Meetings 12:00 PM - Lunch 1:30 PM - Submission Deadline 2:30 PM - Demos Begin 4:00 PM - Judges Deliberation 4:30 PM - Awards 5:00 PM - Event Close *CIC will be closed overnight from 10:30 PM on Saturday, April 7th until 7:30 AM on Sunday, April 8th. COMMUNITY PARTNERS    JUDGING CRITERIA Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria with a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 25 points, with the final score being the average of the judges’ scores: 5 Points - Execution: How well executed is this solution from start to finish? 5 Points -  Creativity: How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge? 5 Points - Impact: Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact? 5 Points - Design: Was the UX/UI intuitive and appealing? 5 Points - Performance and Scalability: How well did your solution perform? Includes execution time, responsiveness, through-put, program correctness, etc. Is your solution scalable without minimal restructure, could it be scaled to a large number of concurrent users  Judging criteria for Pfizer Digital Medicine Challenge Accuracy (10 points): How accurate is your model on the test set? Inference Speed (5 points): How quickly can your model generate predictions? Simplicity (5 points): If two models result in similar prediction performance, is your model simpler (e.g. fewer layers, parameters)? Explainability (5 points): Can you explain how and why your model makes predictions? RULES TEAMS OF UP TO 5 PARTICIPANTS ARE ALLOWED. ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT TO COMPETE. TEAMS HAVE FULL OWNERSHIP OF EVERYTHING THEY BUILD AT OUR EVENTS AND ARE FREE TO DO WITH IT AS THEY WISH. YOU MAY NOT BEGIN YOUR PROJECT UNTIL THE COMPETITION OFFICIALLY BEGINS. PLEASE DON'T COME IN AND BUILD ON TOP OF PREVIOUS PROJECTS IF YOU WANT TO WIN. WINNING TEAMS WILL BE SUBJECT TO A CODE-REVIEW AT SOME POINT FOLLOWING THE EVENT OR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WINNING. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT  LINK: cmg.org/hack

Join the MIT Libraries and Open Access Task Force for an Open Access Hackathon (OAhack)! On Friday evening, April 6, from 5:30-9:30pm, on the 6th floor of the Media Lab (in the 6th floor multipurpose room), there will be a reception and short talks about open access and open research projects, and participants can get started on hackathon projects. On Saturday, April 7, from 9:00am-6:00pm, in 56-154, there will be an all-day hackathon and do-a-thon where participants can propose and work on open access and open research projects large and small. Friday evening will feature talks from: Chris Bourg, MIT Libraries Peter Suber, Director of the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication Kyle Courtney, Copyright Advisor for Harvard University Jessica Polka, ASAPbio Roger Levy, MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences plus short open access project pitches Journal paywalls keep scholarly knowledge from many educators, journalists and scholars in developing countries. The opaque handling of research data contributes to the "reproducibility crisis." Balancing openness and student privacy in online courses is tricky. Many, many other challenges hamper our use of research and education to solve the pressing problems of today. OAHack invites you to tackle these challenges and more through projects which could involve software, design, business models, policy frameworks and other tools! Attendees are welcome to come to just the Friday evening reception, and space is limited at the Saturday event. Please register for which events you plan to attend so we can get an accurate headcount.  Note: there is a waitlist for Saturday; if you have joined it, please email oahack@mit.edu to confirm your interest. There is still space for Friday evening. Saturday will be on campus in building 56; Friday will be at the Media Lab. 

Idea CoLab brings together the best and brightest young minds who have an interest in tech & startups and ten (10) experienced startup founders and tech professionals for an evening of exciting collaborations. Please note that this is not your typical mixer or evening social, as the capacity for entrepreneurs  & professionals will be limited only to 10 people working in AR, VR, AI, iOT and robotics for structured activities with the students. This month's program features high school students visiting Boston from Golda Och Academy in NJ.  Each student has an extensive background in STEM education and has the group as a whole has demonstrated interest in the technologies listed above. We think of this event as a "Hackathon for Ideas."  Not only do the student participants gain expert knowledge and advice from the area's top minds, but you as our "Guest Pro" have the opportunity to gain fresh perspectives on your current ventures or work projects, while meeting the next generation of tech talent in a fun, engaging and meaningful way.    To better understand who you are as a "Guest Pro" for the students participating in this event, we have a brief questionnaire with a few questions with the registration.  Please note that all registrations will be reviewed and we may contact you for more information.  We also reserve the right to cancel any registration for any reason, including not completing all of the questions in the registration form. Please email us at info (at) cototravel.com if you have any questions. Thanks! Idea CoLab Boston is proudly presented and sponsored by: LearnLaunch is dedicated to connecting, supporting, and investing in the education technology ecosystem to drive innovation and transform learning. We offer a vibrant community, educational events, a collaborative co-working space, and a selective accelerator program to promote the growth of the edtech sector. LearnLaunch is based in Boston, a world education hub. Boston New Technology is a tech and startup community whose mission is to help local startups succeed through free publicity, education, business connections, resources and live presentation opportunities at monthly events. http://BostonNewTechnology.com

OPEN TO BENTLEY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY! Solve a meaningful problem and be part of a great networking, resume and portfolio-building experience - all in 24 hours! No coding skills required! -- Your time at the hackathon can be as flexible as you want. You can attend speaker events and work with your teams throughout the day, but also step away as needed! Just coordinate with your teams if and when you need a homework break. -- This year, Bentley's User Experience Graduate Association (UXGA) is partnering with Fresh Truck, a nonprofit that provides healthy, affordable food to low-income Boston communities. In Greater Boston, over 50% of low-income communities lack access to healthy, affordable food, leading to diet-related health issues. Urban “food deserts,” lack of transportation, competing household expenses and physical disability can all stand in the way of a healthy diet. Let’s help overcome these obstacles! At the end, you will present your solution (business plan, low-fidelity prototype – whatever is needed to effectively get the idea across) to judges for a chance at a prize. Dates & Timing: Day 1 5:00pm-5:30pm: Registration 5:30pm-5:45pm: Day 1 Kickoff: Welcome and introductions 5:45pm-6:00pm: Getting into teams (Limit of 4-5 people. Come with your own team if you want, or we can match you with team members.) 6:00pm-6:40pm: Problem space discussion and Q&A with Josh, the founder of Fresh Truck 6:40pm-7:10pm: Design thinking exercise with Meena 7:10pm-9:00pm: Brainstorming and hacking (if you want, you can keep working with your teams past 9:00pm!) Day 2 7:30am-10:00am: Registration and (optional) early start to hacking!!!  – Coffee and breakfast will be served – Wanderu giveaways for the first 10 people who arrive! 10:00am-10:15am: Day 2 Kickoff: Introducing mentors 10:15-10:45am: Mentors Session. Great chance to chat with a mentor about your design idea and get valuable advice! 10:45am-11:15am: Sketching and visualization exercise with Jon Ericson 11:15am-3:00pm: Hacking –1:00pm – Lunch and snacks available, keep hacking! 3:00pm-3:30pm: Q&A with Bill Albert 3:30pm-4:00pm: Mentors Session. Talk to a mentor as you finish up your project and get ready to present! 5:30pm: Submit team name and roster, your 10-minute group presentations (in PowerPoint) 5:30pm-6:00pm: Grab dinner and/or practice group presentations 6:00-pm-6:30pm: Dinner and group presentations before our judges 6:30-6:50pm: Judges meet and make a decision 6:50-8:00pm: Awards & cake, Amazon Echo Dot raffle! Teams: Come with your own team, or we can match you with team members at the event – remote participants are welcome! Please limit teams to 4-5 people. Contact:Rivka BarrettVP of Special Events, User Experience Graduate Associationbarrett_hann@bentley.edu We need judges, faculty mentors and presenters for this event! Interested? Contact Rivka!

On the weekend of Saturday March 17th , Brandeis will hold its fifth annual Printathon, a 24-hour hack-event in which teams from educational institutions gather and compete to design and pitch a 3D-printed creation. This year, Deis3D and the MakerLab are partnering with the Brandeis International Business School to co-sponsor a Waltham community facing “Social Design Challenge on Disequity”. This year, we are sourcing our hack-challenges from the 30 or so nonprofits local to Waltham. Instead of having a single hackathon challenge, our event theme will fuse digital fabrication & social impact to work on real world solutions. At the start of the Hackathon, students from “BUS-295C: Field Projects: Consulting in Social Innovation Impact”, who have spent the last semester embedded in the boardrooms of 20 Waltham nonprofit companies, will pitch challenges sourced directly from those companies. Each hackathon team will chose a design challenge they find compelling to focus on. On Sunday March 18th at noon, a panel of judges including community activists, technology specialists and educators will judge the project pitches on how well they satisfy the needs of the non-profit, as well as on Complexity, Creativity, Originality, the 3D Printed Component, Adherence to the Challenge, and a Popular Vote. Open to the public from noon-3pm Sunday March 18th for the judging and closing ceremonies in the Farber Library Mezzanine! Printathon Event WebsiteDeis3D - Brandeis 3D Printing Club WebsiteBrandeis MakerLab Website

For current information pertaining to the Boston event node, see: https://law.MIT.edu/clb-fest Event space at the MIT Media Lab and Cambridge Innovation Center is very limited therefore an application is required and available at: https://goo.gl/forms/gimyBYQaEr5ZxhTE2  We will be accepting applicants on a rolling basis.  To register for online participation use this eventbrite site.   Learn.  Build.  Discuss. On March 16-17, 2018, the first annual Computational Law & Blockchain Festival will bring together coders, designers, lawyers, policymakers, researchers, and students from around the world to co-create the future of law, legal practice, and policymaking.This global initiative will be a push to create and implement computational law (e.g., programmable contracts) and legal blockchain use cases. We will achieve this through a combination of educational sessions, hackathons, and policy discussions. In the spirit of decentralization, this entire event is hosted by independent, self-organized nodes around the world. Join us so you can LEARN, BUILD, and DISCUSS:LEARN: New to computational law or blockchain technologies? Learn the basics from local and global experts at our educational sessions.BUILD: Are you a coder or designer? Come test your hacking skills on one of our global challenges. Opportunities for local and global awards for winners!DISCUSS: What’s the appropriate role of government in the blockchain ecosystem? Are ICOs securities offerings? What are the benefits and drawbacks of computational law for the legal system and society? How can we promote a welcoming and diverse blockchain community? Let’s discuss!The Festival welcomes enthusiasts of all ages, genders, backgrounds, skill levels, and disciplines, and will be free to attend and participate.  The Boston Node will be located at the MIT Media Lab for learning and discussion on Friday and at the Cambidge Innovation Center “Venture Cafe” for Legal hacking and rapid project building on Saturday.  Registered participants will receive the specific schedule and activity meeting location details at our node.   #clbfest2018Brought to you by:The Accord Project| Legal.io | OpenLaw | MonaxMIT Media Lab (law.mit.edu) | Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law | Brooklyn Law School | Cornell Tech IC3 | LA Blockchain Lab | Legal Technology Lab | New York Law School | Stanford CodeX Blockchain Working GroupBlockchain Diversity Group | Bootstrap Legal | Legal Hackers