List of hackathons in Highland Park, United States in 2017

2112 Immersive Tech Summit Featuring over 30 speakers, three rooms, exploring virtual, augmented and mixed reality conceptualization, production & post production, branding & marketing case studies, trends, best practices & standards, and market adoption. Speakers confirmed include David Mellor, Creative Director of Framestore, a Bafta and Oscar-awarding creative studio, Duncan Shepherd, Editor of Paul McCartney VR series, David Etlinger, Acoustics/AV Consultant at Arup. Participating organizations include TechNexus, Shure, Guy Bauer Productions, Hologram USA, The Regal Foundation, Swanson, Martin & Bell, IL Film Office, Robo Aerial, Motus WorldWide,  The Mill, Reality VR, Abel Cine,  and more. Keynote "Innovative Talent and Technology for Every Platform"David Mellor, Creative Director of Framestore Presentations & Demos -Behind the Scenes of a 360 McLaren shoot -Sci Fi Soul by the Regal Foundation & Singularity -Holographic Reality with Hologram USA -The $500M Mistake: Lessons for Entrepreneurs from the Oculus Rift Saga with Swanson, Martin & Bell -The Creative Arts Economy: Navigating the IL Film Production Tax Credit Program with IL Film Office -3D Audio for Visually Immersive Environments by Arup -VR Story Telling for Brands with Robo Aerial + Motus WorldWide -Investing in VR: Are we in a bubble or the tip of the iceberg? with Tech Nexus  -Immersive Mobile Trends with Punchkick Interactive -State of the VR Industry in 2017 Workshops -Advanced Final Cut Pro workshop for experienced editors -Introduction to Live 360 VR Video -Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Live Events Panels - Thrive: How Women are Creatively Dominating the New Realities -VR/AR as a Branding/Advertising Strategy: The Immersive Experience as an Image Maker -Innovating Cultural Start-ups in the United States and in Europe: Opportunities and Challenges -Perspectives on Live: 3 Experts Share Lessons Learned while Streaming VR/360 Live Stream Relativity VR  Additional Programming April 27: Augmented Reality Chicago Meetup  April 27 - 28 VR Film Jam 48 hr Hackathon with Wonda VR Event attendees grant 2112 inc and its designees permission to utilize their image or likeness in connection with any live stream or recorded transmission or reproduction of the event, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION THEREOF, IN ALL MEDIA, WORLDWIDE AND IN PERPETUITY. 2112 is a 20,000 square foot business incubator focused on the development of start-ups in the fields of music, film/video, and entertainment technology. The incubator is located within Fort Knox Studios, a 160,000 square foot B2B creative ecosystem on Chicago’s Northwest side that boasts 92 band rehearsal rooms, 6 recording studios, 3 live sound production companies, a stagehand school, a 7,200 sq. ft. film/video production facility, instrument and amp repair, and an additional 35,000 square feet of office space for the creative sector.  The Fort Knox/2112 ecosystem is home to over 1,500 professionals working in the entertainment industry.  Immersive Tech Summit questions should be directed to Amor Montes de Oca (amor@2112inc.com)

DPLAfest 2017—the fourth major gathering of the Digital Public Library of America’s broad community—will take place on April 20-21, 2017 in Chicago at Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center. The hosts for DPLAfest 2017 include Chicago Public Library, the Black Metropolis Research Consortium, Chicago Collections, and the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS).  Taking place in downtown Chicago, DPLAfest 2017 will bring together hundreds of people from DPLA’s large and growing community over two days for interactive workshops, hackathons and other collaborative activities, engaging discussions with community leaders and practitioners, fun events, and more. DPLAfest 2017 is at capacity and the waitlist is now closed. There will no on-site registration available.  For more information about DPLAfest 2017, visit https://dp.la/info/get-involved/dplafest/april-2017/.  Please note: We strongly encourage payment by credit card or PayPal. If you need to pay by check, please contact event organizers at info@dp.la. Refund PolicyIf for some reason you need to cancel your registration for DPLAfest 2017 please contact us at info@dp.la. Refunds less a $15.00 cancellation fee will be given to all those who submit a cancellation in writing by March 29, 2017. After this date, no refunds will be provided.

Developers and designers in the Milwaukee area! RokkinCat invites you to sign up to participate in the 11th event in the Hack & Tell series. Come network and collaborate with like-minded individuals to design and build something cool! There's no need for business plans, customer validation, or intense "shark tank" pitches with slide decks. It's just about having fun making something!

Lady Chicagoans! Chi Hack Night and Smart Chicago Collaborative invite you to participate in Women in Civic Tech: Amplifiers of Community Voice. The event will begin with a series of talks in celebration of Women’s History Month. Following those, you'll be able to participate in a mini-hackathon with your peers and members of the Chi Hack Night community, where you'll collaborate in groups and work on projects, discuss potential ideas, and share your skills.

Lady Chicagoans! Chi Hack Night and Smart Chicago Collaborative invite you to participate in Women in Civic Tech: Creators & Founders. The event will begin with a series of talks in celebration of Women’s History Month. Following those, you'll be able to participate in a mini-hackathon with your peers and members of the Chi Hack Night community, where you'll collaborate in groups and work on projects, discuss potential ideas, and share your skills.

Do you have a passion for open data projects? Come along to the Open Data Day Hackathon Chicago. You can help grow the open data community by working on projects such as open research data, tracking public money flows, protecting the environment with open data, and using open data to promote human rights. Come and showcase your creative and technical skills to collect, visualize, and analyze data using software tools such as Python.

Technology and engineering college students in Illinois! The IIT Institute of Design invites you to come and participate in the Code for the Kids hackathon. During this 2-day event, you'll be challenged to design and prototype innovative technology solutions that are going to help improve the lives of children and families in the Illinois foster network.

Web hackers in and around Chicago! The Halpin Group invites you to participate in their Free Valentine's Day Hackathon. You'll be challenged to apply data science and market research techniques to love, dating and romance. Technical and non-technical participants are welcomed! You'll be challenged to create a compelling user interface and use psychological triggers to capture a Valentine's Day user response.

Techies and non-techies in and around Chicago! Interested in the application of technology for the civic good? Come and participate in Chi Hack Night! You'll collaborate to build, share and learn about civic tech and conceive and build tools that will help serve the good of the people of Chicago. You don't have to be a techie to participate and contribute. You'll be able to network and team with some of Chicago's techies, bringing diversity of background to your team project.