List of hackathons in Greensboro, United States in 2017

Join us for the second annual Congressional App Challenge Hackathon hosted by Congressman David Price (NC-04) and Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01). Students that attend the Hackathon will have the opportunity to meet with mentors, complete an exercise in design thinking, and receive tips from public relations professionals on mastering a "pitch".  Students will have the opportunity to work in teams to start, develop, or complete an app for the challenge.  Please bring a laptop for the Hackathon. If you would like to participate, but do not have access to a laptop, please email Katelynn Anderson in Rep. Price's office at Katelynn.Anderson@mail.house.gov.  Lunch and snacks will be provided!  The winning app will be featured in an interactive display in the United States Capitol. Additionally, Amazon Web Services has announced that it is providing $250 in credits to the winning team to be used for cloud computing services to be split among the winners nationwide (with parental consent).  All participants will also be recognized by Congressman Price at a reception at the Friday Institute at NC State on Thursday, November 16.   Teachers and administrators will also be invited to attend.  Congressional App Challenge Background The Congressional App Challenge is designed to promote STEM education by recognizing and incentivizing young talent to create a concept or source code for an online or mobile application (“app”). Eligibility Open to High School age students that attend school or live in the Fourth Congressional District or First Congressional District. Students are only eligible to compete once they have signed up for the Challenge at CongressionalAppChallenge.us. Students may only compete in one district. Students may compete as individuals or in teams of up to four.  If competing as a team: at least two of the teammates must be eligible to compete within the district in which they are submitting. There is no technical age minimum, but the App Challenge is intended for high school students.  Recent High School graduates are not eligible to compete. Submission Requirements Students must submit their apps by noon on November 1, 2017.  The app students create may cover any topic, but they must be original and appropriate. List of Submission Requirements: 1. Sign-up Form. Students must fill out a sign-up form so their eligibility can be verified on congressionalappchallenge.us.  If students are competing as part of a team, the sign-up form must include the relevant information from each student 2. App Information. Students will be asked to answer a series of questions including: title of the app, the coding language used, what they were trying to accomplish and why, an explanation of a difficulty they faced in programming and how it was overcome, and what improvements the students would make 3. Demonstration Video. Students must create a 1 to no more than 3 minute video, post it on YouTube or Vimeo, and submit the link on the Congressional App Challenge submission form. The video must be set up to public view. Videos that are longer than 3 minutes will be penalized per the judges’ discretion.  Past winners can be found here, as well as their videos for inspiration. 4. Exit Questionnaire. The questionnaire will be emailed to students after final submission. Judging  A local panel of judges will decide the winner of the App Challenge, and a reception will be held for all participants on Thursday, November 16 at NC State's Friday Institute. More information will be provided to students that submit an app.  Questions? Contact Katelynn Anderson in Congressman Price’s office at Katelynn.Anderson@mail.house.gov or 919-859-5999  

The technology that serves as the foundation for Bitcoin, blockchain, has the potential to completely transform our lives, from the way we vote to the way we bank. At its most basic level, blockchain is a distributed-ledger of records that is publicly verifiable. But this technology has the power to eliminate the need for transaction intermediaries such as banks. Recent innovation in blockchain has raised substantial questions on its future regulatory framework. To learn more about blockchain, its uses, and potential regulatory concerns, come join us in Durham. If you are a bit more attuned to the blockchain world, and have a desire to build a solution to a problem that blockchain can solve in the finance, civic or other sector, come put your skills to work at BlockHack with other bright minds who are looking to get their hands dirty. Agenda: Friday @ The Bullpen, Duke I&E, 215 Morris St., Suite 3004:00-6:00pm Registration6:00-6:15pm Introductory Remarks6:15- 7:00 Fireside chat with Rep. Patrick McHenry 7:00-8:00 Introductory Panels 7:00-7:30 pm Blockchain Technology Intro 7:30-7:40pm Blockchain and Money  7:40-7:50pm Blockchain and IoT 7:50-8:00pm Blockchain and Govtech 8-10pm Hackathon begins Saturday @ Duke Law9am-9pm Hackathon1-2:30pm FinTech, IoT, and Govtech panels Sunday: @ Duke Law9am-12pm Hackathon12pm-2pm Presentations2pm-3pm Awards Panelists & Speakers: Patrick McHenry- U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district (Sponsor of FSIA Ben Chan - BitGo Director of Engineering Jameson Lopp - BitGo Software Engineer  David Yerger - Redwood Digital Group Managing Partner Larry Steffan - NC RIoT (North Carolina Regional Internet of Things) Co-founder Cam Harvey - J. Paul Sticht Professor of International Business at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business Lee Reiners - Director of Global Financial Markets Center at the Duke University School of Law Jeff Ward - Associate Clinical Professor of Law & Director of Start-Up Ventures Clinic at Duke University School of Law Ken Heaps - Latham & Watkins Chief Innovation Officer

August's RTP 180 Topic | HackingThe term hacking often gets a bad rap. People tend to think of stealing private information or breaking into a system to produce a negative effect. But what about those who hack systems, devices, and processes to improve functionality or effectivness? That's the type of hacking we're interested in! Join us on August 17 as we dive into civic hacking, innovation hacking within corporations, and much more.  Speakers Melissa Kennedy | Hacking Corporate InnovationJason Hibbets | Civic HackingKevin Lee | Hacking the LawZeydy Ortiz | Hackathon 101 About RTP 180Innovation. Education. Industry. These are powerful angles – and what the Research Triangle Park is known for. At “RTP180,” speakers from our three founding universities, local companies and the community at-large are called upon to take the stage to speak passionately about what matters to them. Doors open at 5:00pm for networking. Show kicks off at 6:00pm. The hashtag for this event is #RTP180 and we always livestream from our YouTube channel over at www.youtube.com/TheRTPNC.