List of hackathons in Frisco, United States in 2017

Journalism students -- both graduates and undergraduates, faculty and professionals in the Dallas - Fort Worth metropolitan area! MediaShift invites you to register to participate in the Journalism School Hackathon at the University of North Texas. The focus of the event is on how journalism and communications schools can help shape the next generation of media entrepreneurs -- and that will be your challenge. No coding skills are required!

KIDS GIVING BACK: ** DESIGNING VIDEO GAMES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM ** These will be exciting and positive bi-annual competitions where scholars from numerous Independent School Districts will team up to give back their time and talent. During the Fall 2017 Purpose Hackathon, scholars will be designing video games for children with Autism! Exciting prizes, certificates, recognition and mentorship from University of North Texas Kristin Farmer Autism Center (UNT), University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), Texas Christian University (TCU) and executives from organizations in STEAM fields including AT&T Oasis, IBM, Microsoft and Cerebrum, among others, will be presented and provided. Local Students Need your Sponsorship to Join the #HackAutism Movement and  Today:*The Need:*We have received numerous requests from schools serving students from low income, single mother head-of-household families who are eager to bring Scholars to this exciting Multi-School innovative experience in S.T.E.A.M! • Please email juliet@steamachievers.org with any other schools in need of sponsorship before September 30, 2017. Please include in your email the number of scholars, grades, gender, school name, and Independent School District (ISD). Open to 3rd-12th grade only.About the Scholars:• We have a number of scholars from Uplift Education Charter Schools and Irving ISD schools. • Others come from the 5 City of Dallas locations where scholars learned how to design computer science projects through STEAM Achievers Summer Camps. • A large percentage of the students are girls and underrepresented minorities with limited to no computer literacy skills. What the Scholars will Learn and Experience:✓ This will be an amazing opportunity for them to have fun meeting new friends, building critical thinking skills, professional presentation skills with scholars from other school districts,and learning from their peers.✓ Scholars will collaborate within a team environment and will together give back to their community by designing and presenting video games for children with autism and other special needs. ✓ Recipients of the winning video games will be the UNT Kristin farmer Autism Center among other local organizations that serve children with autism and other disabilities.✓ Scholars will be mentored all day by professionals from S.T.E.A.M. organizations, from education, and from faculty members from local universities.✓ Scholars will work in teams and will be mentored all day by professionals from S.T.E.A.M. organizations, from education, and from faculty members from local universities.Your Tax Deductible Gift will Help Diverse Kids and Youth Learn While Giving Back: - Your tax-deductible gift will go a long way in helping us bridge the STEAM and academic achievement gap among children and youth from diverse economic backgrounds, and inspiring them to get excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics in school and in their future careers. - Our STEAM programs and events are designed to prove to scholars that they have what it takes to do well in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics in school and Beyond and to put the dots so close together, that scholars can begin visualizing a career in STEAM, beginning from an early age. - There is a huge need for bus transportation as well as the $20 fee per child. $20 - Sponsors 1 Scholar$40 - Sponsors 2 Scholars$100 - Sponsors 5 Scholars$500 - Sponsors a Classroom of 25 Scholars$1000 - Sponsors 2 Classrooms (50 Scholars)BUS TRANSPORTATION:($100/ hr, 4hr Minimum)$400 - Sponsors 1 Bus$800 - Sponsors 2 Buses$1200 - Sponsors 3 Buses2017-2018 K-12 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS NEEDED AT 24 DALLAS AND IRVING LOCATIONS:STEAM Achievers has received requests to bring our impactful STEAM After school programs to 24 locations, including 20 in DISD. Impact and Achievements:• Due to their impact, our scholars and programs were recognized at the 2017 City of Dallas Mayor's Youth Initiative before an audience of 3000 attendees.• We are honored to have been named a City of Dallas Technology Focus Partner this year. • STEAM Achievers scholars from Uplift North Hills Preparatory and the STEAM Achievers Purpose Hackathon (pH) were also featured on WFAA Channel 8 News on May 5th, 2017.• Microsoft partnered with STEAM Achievers on their annual Microsoft Digigirlz High Tech Camp.• STEAM Achievers Student Internship and Volunteer Opportunities:- We are have been providing year-round opportunities for high school, middle school and college students in Irving, Dallas and Coppell schools to earn the internship and volunteer hours needed to meet their graduation requirements. These opportunities include scheduled mentorship opportunities by professionals in Science Technology Engineering Art and Math careers and higher education.* In-Kind Donations of new or gently used working laptops, Wi-Fi hotspots and Wi-Fi Data are greatly appreciated. To schedule donation pick ups or receive your tax exemption receipt, please email Juliet Odima atjuliet@steamachievers.org.S.N.A.C. Educational Services* and STEAM Achievers National Outreach Partnership Opportunities:STEAM Achievers is in need of funding to create educational apps and websites for much-needed K-12 Hybrid STEAM and STEAM Achievers Literacy Programs to serve scholars in Dallas Fort Worth, in Texas, and, to replicate this unique and tested approach to hands on instruction,  STEAM immersion experiences, and STEAM career readiness and mentorship beginning from an early age. Our programs, when funding is availed, are scalable in their execution and deployment to almost any city and state in the United States and beyond.For more information on funding needs, partnership details and volunteer opportunities for your organization, please email Juliet Odima atjuliet@steamachievers.org.

CodeLaunch, based in Dallas (Frisco), TX, is the annual seed accelerator for early stage software product startups. Each summer, pre-MVP startups from around the globe are curated by the Code Authority team and from these, five finalists are selected. The founders square off at a Pitch Competition judged by a panel of distinguished entrepreneurs and the audience. One startup will earn a two-day Code Authority team MVP hackathon on their product. Sponsors and partners will provide additional seed services such as go-to-market consulting from The Company. The competition then gives way to the CodeLaunch Startup Expo – an energetic tradeshow for startups of all stripes, not just competitors. The Expo also features businesses, technologies, and organizations that either make up or support our entrepreneurial ecosystem. CodeLaunch is where angels, developers, and startup founders collide in a space where deals can happen and companies are launched! Refreshments available during the Expo. CodeLaunch is presented by Asset Panda and Code Authority. State and Local Tax is included in attendance cost.

KIDS GIVING BACK: ** DESIGNING VIDEO GAMES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM ** These will be exciting and positive bi-annual competitions where scholars from numerous Independent School Districts will team up to give back their time and talent. During the Spring 2017 Purpose Hackathon, scholars will be designing video games for children with Autism! Exciting prizes, certificates, recognition and mentorship from University of North Texas Kristin Farmer Autism Center (UNT), University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), Texas Christian University (TCU) and executives from organizations in STEAM fields including AT&T Oasis, IBM, Microsoft and Cerebrum, among others, will be presented and provided.

Join us for a day filled with exciting tips and resources for young entrepreneurs ages 5-15 years.  The event is FREE but you must register to attend.   Enjoy free activities, MK Hudson Art Show, interactive GE Youth Hackathon, entrepreneurial resources for young entrepreneurs, giveaways, motivational speakers and much more! For the young entrepreneur between the ages of 5-15 that would like to participate as an exhibitor, please visit https://stphilips1600.webconnex.com/2017kidpreneurparticipant Saturday, April 22, 2017 11:00am-2:00pm St. Philip's School & Community Center (Snyder Activity Center) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Dallas Texas 75215 For questions, contact Toni Patterson at 214-421-5221 ext 241 or tpatterson@stphilips.com About Kidpreneur The Kidpreneur Expo is a St. Philip’s School & Community Center initiative highlighting an increased focus on helping young entrepreneurs ages 5-15 in the Dallas/Fort Worth community start and succeed in creating small businesses and other entrepreneurial ventures. The mission of the expo is to help students embrace their passion, funnel their creative energy, and gain profitability around their talents and gifts with entrepreneurship and achieve independent success. About St. Philip's School & Community Center  St. Philip’s School and Community Center is a beacon of light, hope, and transformation in South Dallas. St. Philip’s provides an exceptional education to children from PreK2 to 6th Grade [ages 2 to 12]. St. Philip’s success is evident: 100% of St. Philips alumni graduate from high school and 95% go on to attend college, while the graduation rate for the neighborhood high school is only 48%, with 4% going on to college. Each year, the Community Center serves more than 2000 of our neighbors - including children, youth, entire families and seniors. Through the Community Center, St. Philip’s provides SENIOR SERVICES including transportation to local pharmacies; addresses HUNGER through partnerships with Meals on Wheels and the North Texas Food Bank; deepens STUDENT ENGAGEMENT through key enrichment programs such as mentoring and summer learning programs; and continues with its founding ATHLETIC programs serving over 400 children!

Get Ready to Macaw  Macaw Software is  extending developer education by conducting in-person and virtual Macawthons for developers across the world. These Hackathon sessions offer a chance for developers to showcase their skills and gain knowledge in developing Microservices applications using enterprise grade Macaw platform in a cloud agnostic manner. We are happy to bring the next Java Microservices hackathon event to Dallas together with Oracle and hosting partner, ITServe Alliance. In this free Hackathon event, you will learn and create Microservices based applications and deploy them to Oracle Cloud. You will also explore and apply Cloud Native methodologies to create, deploy and manage Microservices. Target audience for these hackathon events are Web Developers, Java and JavaScript Developers, Engineers and Architects Seats are limited, so register early! Event starts at 12  noon and will go on till 6.30 P.M. Snacks and lunch will be provided. You should bring your own laptop.  For further information on Macaw platform visit http://macaw.io For event agenda visit : http://macaw.io/macawthon/events/dallas/

Kids in and around the city of Fort Worth! Are you interested in learning to code? Come and sign up for the Learn Code: Kids & Cupcakes code and participate in the Hackathon at the event. All you need to bring is your laptop -- with all its batteries charged to the max!

Students from universities across the States! You're invited to sign up to participate in the UTA Medical Hackathon 2017. You'll collaborate with like minded individuals to create innovative ideas on solving a specific problem related to finding a cure for cancer.

Aspiring entrepreneurs! Looking to make your mark with an Internet of Things Start Up that solves an industry problem in the connected world? Come and participate in the Collidathon - The Entrepreneur’s IoT Hackathon. You'll collaborate and compete using IoT as technology platform to solve one of the following business challenges: 1. Smart City and Intelligent Environments Challenge 2. Connected Car/ Transport/ Geospatial Challenge 3. Smart Buildings Challenge 4. Enterprise and Industrial IoT Challenge 5. Blockchain enabled IoT Platform/ Solution Challenge

Programmers, techies and wannabe coders in and around the Dallas Forth Worth area! GF17 - The Greatness Factory - invites you to participate in the Learn Code: Hops & Hacks 2 event at the HopFusion Ale Works. Bring your laptop for an evening of networking, learning and hacking!