List of hackathons in Kearny, United States in 2017

Are you interested in street culture in New York and around the country? You're invited to participate in the AfroCROWD Street Culture Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. You'll get to network with like-minded people and collaborate to write and edit Wikipedia entries that help disseminate a truthful view of aspects of street cultures including sneaker culture, skateboarding, street photography, streetwear, break dancing, Hip Hop culture, and much more.

Students in grades 6-12 in the Greater New York City area! You're invited to participate in the Agile Youth Challenge™ 2017-2018. You'll be challenged to use agile software development techniques to design and build an app of your choice. You'll work in a team using any hardware or software that you choose. Present your project to a panel of judges for the chance to win cool prizes and great swag!

Musicians and techies in the New York Area! Monthly Music Hackathon NYC invites you to participate in the Immersive Music Hackathon. Come and collaborate in a day-long creative event exploring immersive music in virtual and real environments.

Progressive hackers in New York and wherever! You're invited to participate in Progressive HackDay -- a day-long hackathon, where you'll get to help improve and extend one of three projects in the progressive space. The projects are Spoke a text-distribution tool to mobilize supporters into action, New Sanctuary Coalition's custom internal software that facilitates their Accompaniment Program, or the Border Buddy web app that connects at-risk travelers with free legal help at U.S. airports.

Hackers with an interest in digital imaging! Canon USA invites you to participate in the CodeCanon Hackathon. You'll get to chose between two challenges -- the Fresh Code Challenge or the Startup Challenge. As a member of a team, you'll get to either design and build an entirely new project, or integrate Canon SDKs into your existing project -- in either case, your challenge is to create a new, ground-breaking enterprise imaging solution.

Google developers in the New York Area! Google Developer Group NYC invites you to sign up for DevFest NYC 2017 and also to participate in the one-day Firebase AppFest hackathon. You'll be challenged to use the Cloud functions of Firebase to design and prototype a mobile or web app that uses Firebase as its backend. Compete as an individual -- or as part of a team -- and showcase your creativity and techie skills to win a prize.

Educators, technologists, HR professionals, business minds, artists, students in the Greater New York Area! Are you interested in how technology can be used to create decent and sustainable work for all? You're invited to participate in the Decent Work for All Hackathon. You'll be challenged to come up with innovative ways to use technology to create decent work that will help eradicate poverty.

Developers, designers and other techies in the New York-New Jersey area! If you're passionate about technology and e-commerce, then the Professional Hackathon League invites you to participate in the Black Friday Hackathon. You'll be challenged to use the APIs from sponsoring companies to design and prototype a "future of commerce" technology solution. Present your solution to a panel of retail technology experts for as chance to win and be recognized for innovation and creativity.

Hyperledger Fabric is the leading open source software platform for permissioned enterprise blockchains. Learn how to use the latest version (1.0) of Hyperledger Fabric codebase in a real blockchain network environment where you can play with smart contract deployments. Is your team planning to build blockchain applications for your industry use case or project? Do you want to become fully skilled for building commercial-grade blockchain applications on Hyperledger Fabric 1.0 and deploying private blockchain networks? Then this advanced course is what you need! Course duration: 3 days (8 hrs per day). NOTE: We've scheduled for weekend as it's more convenient for attendees. Can't make the dates? Please email us at training@altoros.com to discuss alternate dates. The class will be delivered in a small group of 8-10 trainees max. Objectives: Learn concepts and use cases of permissioned blockchains. Learn architecture of Fabric 1.0, setup network, run smart contracts. Learn to write smart contracts and deploy them in a complete blockchain application. Benefits to you: Solid hands-on technical skills developing and deploying blockchain applications with Hyperledger Fabric. Interactive experience with expert trainers who have built working blockchain apps, an opportunity to ask questions and get real-life examples. Who should attend? Developers who have understanding of blockchains and want to know how to design and write their own blockchain applications on top of Hyperledger Fabric V1.0. If you experimented with smart contracts, or worked with Ethereum, other blockchains, and want to dive into Fabric 1.0 - this is the right course for you. Prerequisites: Working knowledge of Java Basic understanding of PKI and docker Development environment with JDK 1.8, Gradle or Go, and Docker Compose (docker is optional) ssh access to AWS EC2, IBM Bluemix or local Ubuntu Please bring your laptop with pre-installed JDK, Gradle or Go, and Docker Compose  Notes: - java version "1.8.0_131"- Gradle 3.5- Docker is optional- An instance of Ubuntu either locally on laptop or in the cloud (AWS, Bluemix).While we can provide an instance in the cloud, your own instance is preferred as you'll be able to keep it after the training.An instance in the cloud is preferred to local as we'll download quite a few docker images and cannot rely on the auditorium wifi's throughput.  Training Program Day 1 Introduction Introduction to blockchain technology Public and permissioned blockchains Use cases for permissioned blockchains Hyperledger project Fabric 1.0 Workshop Fabric 1.0 architecture Endorsers, orderers, clients, smart contracts Set up development network Anatomy of config files and crypto material Deploy and exercise example smart contracts Day 2 Fabric 1.0 Workshop You will study in detail the transactions workflow and spend a sizable amount of time on experiments with blockchain. The training helps developers acquire solid technical skills in building blockchain applications on Hyperledger Fabric v1.0. The students will learn how to develop working blockchain apps with Hyperledger Fabric SDK, how to deploy local blockchain networks, as well as understand the confidentiality basics in Hyperledger Fabric. Agenda: Write your own smart contract in Go Comparison of Smart contract developed in Go or Java (performance, ease of deployment, etc.) Custom Events Endorsement policies Overview of SDKs for Node and Java Day 3 Hackathon Students will leave with the ability to develop full-featured blockchain applications, write not only a smart contract in Go or Java, but also the client code and full interface of the application. Learn from an experienced trainer who has delivered working blockchain solutions. Agenda: Identify a use case for a blockchain application Design identities, entities, transactions Design network, consortium Use Node SDK to create application API Create secure web front end About the Trainer: Oleg Abdrashitov, Blockchain Practice Lead, Trainer Oleg Abdrashitov heads the Blockchain Practice at Altoros and the Requirements Working Group at Hyperledger. Oleg's career spans 19 years in software development for the financial services companies. He has built systems supporting high frequency trading, middle office and online exchanges. Oleg has worked at top investment banks, hedge funds and has founded startups and consultancies. He is currently engaged by clients in finance and insurance to train engineers and architects on blockchain. Together with team Altoros, Oleg won the blockchain hackathon at Consensus 2016 with Decentralized Energy Utility Project, and delivered two working prototypes for the financial industry - Distributed Clearing Platform For Derivatives, and Bond Issuance and Trading. Contact the Organizers: Please email us at training@altoros.com if you have questions about the training agenda or need a custom in-house course for your team. Payment options: Need an invoice for your company to pay for this training? Or would like to pay via PayPal? Please send us a note at training@altoros.com. About the Organizer: Altoros is a digital transformation consultancy that has built a reputation in blockchain space. We are an active member of Hyperledger project, contributing expertise of our engineers. We have built a number of blockchain application prototypes for insurance and financial services clients and conducted technical training on Hyperledger Fabric 0.6 for a large financial services corporation, as well as a number of blockchain workshops for executives in (Re)Insurance, Lending & Securitization field.

Brandathon is THE hackathon for branding. See what happens when 15 talented creatives from the worlds of strategy, copy and design compete to rebrand 5 early stage companies with mentorship from awesome founders, CMOs, creative directors and VCs. Over the span of one weekend, we see creatives breathe new life into brand identities, strategies, websites and campaigns that would take a typical agency 2-3 months. Come see for yourself! We know you'll be blown away. Brandathon 7 Demo Day all goes down Sunday, November 19th at 8:00PM at Galvanize (303 Spring St, 10013). Drinks and light snacks will be available on-site. Space is limited so be sure to RSVP today. ===STARTUPS===Boink - an innovative sex health appNoble Titan - a new revolutionary underwear for menMaintain - an all in one app that keeps track of one’s carRefund - this is stealth startup with plans to innovate the recycling industryGadish - urban planning company expanding to the US ===MENTORS & JUDGES===Charlie O’Donnell - Founder at Brooklyn VenturesRoya Patrovi - Chief Creative Officer of Mohawk GroupAdam Teeter - Co-Founder of VinePairBastien Baumann - Group Creative Director at Ogilvy ===CREATIVES===Lauren Parkos - Senior Design Technologist at MethodEdwin Castellanos - Senior Designer at Infinia GroupJosiah Cope - Senior Strategic Planner at Grey Health GroupAnna Konstantinova - Senior Planner at Arnold WorldwideLindsay Lamb - Freelance Senior CopywriterKurt Slawitschka - Copywriter at HavasAnya Firestone - Art Strategist + Contributor at HighsnobietySaif Mohammad Ishtiaque - Freelance Brand Comms StrategistSophia Leenay - Freelance CopywriterMeagan Dexter - Strategist at Safari SundaysErik Zambrano - Digital Consultant at CiscoMaryam Daryabegi - Global Strategy & Innovation Exec at IBMLucy Sole - Freelance Senior Art Director at Attention GlobalSid Muralidhar - Freelance DesignerKellie Ann Myrtle - Integrated Brand Marketing Consultant ===ABOUT GALVANIZE=== Galvanize is a 21st Century school for entrepreneurs, engineers, and data scientists.  On eight campuses across the U.S., the energy, intellect and ambition of Galvanize students, members and alumni are at the heart of a learning community that promotes belonging, and that celebrates courage and growth. Our faculty and flexible blended-learning platform, combining part-time online education and in-person training, provide the most relevant and in-demand technical skills to anyone with the smarts, drive and grit to re-skill, up-skill and define success on their terms. Our members include first-time entrepreneurs, growing startups, and Fortune 1000 companies all looking to level-up. Become a member or enroll in an immersive course by visiting the Galvanize website.  Follow us: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.