List of hackathons in New Milford, United States in 2015

CU StatFest 2015 is a "Data+Journalism" Hackathon where Columbia students interested in data get together in teams of 4 and showcase their best visualization of information that could be newsworthy.  We provide the space for teams to collaborate and an array of learning resources. Speakers and judges are data scientists, journalists, professors and research from both outside and inside of Columbia University. The StatFest 2015 will bring together students with a background in Journalism, Statistics, Data Science and Analytics for a common cause.  This event is open to Columbia University students only. Important Ticket instruction: 

 To participate in this event, please select "Participant" ticket to register. After the "Participant" tickets are sold out, interested individuals can sign up for the wait list by registering using the "wait list" tickets.  "Participant" slots are given out on a "first come first serve" basis.  

If you are students from Columbia Statistics Club, please select "CSC Participant" tickets or "Wait list for CSC".  If you are students from the Journalism School, please select "Journalism Student Participant" tickets or "Wait list for Journalism Student".  Registration requires a valid columbia email address for confirming affiliation. Registration without a columbia email address will be voided. 

Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Stemettes invite you to a celebration of women in STEM. The event will be hosted by Events Stemette, Charlotte Pascual.  What? Why? Despite the thousands of women already working in Ireland's Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) fields, there exists a lack of young talent in the pipeline. Join us to hear from a diverse panel as they share their somewhat surprising career paths and provide tips to those students who are contemplating their future careers and job options. The event promises to provide a fantastic opportunity to meet and network with STEM professionals and discover new opportunities over light refreshments in a relaxed atmosphere.  Who? The event is aimed at girls and students of all ages. Under 16's must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. When? 11 – 2pm, Saturday, 7 November 2015 Where?  Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Central Park Block D, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 Directions: By car: From the city centre: Head northeast on St Stephen’s Green/R138 toward Hume St, Slight right onto Merrion Row/R138, Slight right onto Pembroke Street Lower/R138, Turn left onto Leeson Street Lower/R138, Continue onto Stillorgan Rd/N11/N31 for 1.8km, Turn right onto Brewery Rd/N31, At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Leopardstown Rd/N31/R113. From Dublin airport: Drive towards the M1/Dublin road, Take the first exit southbound, remain on the M50 until you reach junction 14 (approximately 30 mins). By public transport: Luas Green Line: The “Central Park” LUAS green line stop is a two-minute walk from the office. The green line goes from St. Stephen’s Green (city centre) to Brides Glen. The journey takes about 20 minutes from the city centre. Our Impressive panel will include: Laura Tobin - an experimental physics graduate, a graduate of the TCD-UCD Innovation Academy and is currently a PhD candidate in optical engineering at University College Dublin.   Elle Loughran  - Elle Loughran is a 6th Year student who was recently appointed to the Youth Panel of the British Science Association and named a global youth leader in nanotech by the Emerging Technologies Hub. She participated in Outbox Incubator over the summer and blogs about life, education and STEM at frizzyroselle.eu Prof Christine Loscher - Prof Christine Loscher completed her PhD in Immunology at NUI, Maynooth in 2000 and was awarded a Health Research Board Fellowship to pursue her postdoctoral studies at Trinity College Dublin. She leads the Immunomodulation Research Group at DCU. She holds several leadership roles in DCU including Director of the Health Technologies Research. In 2014 she was named in Silicon Republics top 100 Women in STEM and currently serves on the National Committee for Athena SWAN in Ireland. Dr Shannon Chance - Dr. Shannon Chance is a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Dublin Institute of Technology, following 15 years at Hampton University where she was a tenured Professor of Architecture. Shannon has also taught as an adjunct professor at The College of William and Mary and has served as a lecturer at Virginia Tech. Shannon is a licensed architect with two degrees in architecture from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from William and Mary.  Andrea Fagan - Andrea was originally a Natural Science graduate from Trinity College Dublin. Re-skilled in software development, Andrea now works as a python developer on the Counterparty Credit Risk Technology team in Bank of America. She is also involved in the Python Ireland organisation, responsible for the annual PyCon event and Meetups throughout the year. Andreea Popa - Andreea is a Software Engineer at Microsoft. She has been working for Microsoft for one year and is part of the Office team. She studied in Germany at an international university and then moved to Dublin. While in college Andreea worked as a Teaching Assistant for two years. She enjoys diversity and is very passionate about attracting and retaining women in tech. Dr Shirley Gallagher - Shirley is an Analytical chemist with expertise in environment and sustainability. She studied science and holds a PhD from the University of Ulster. Dr Gallagher has worked in scientific roles in a number of different jobs. She has refocused the learned society Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland and co-founded Enviro Skillnet in 2007. She is self-employed and has been involved with a number of ‘green’ projects over the past fifteen years. Shirley is the owner of Syspro: Systems for Progress Ltd.  ‘Mystery Man’   Hosted and supported by: Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses, large corporations and governments with a full range of financial and risk management products and services. The company serves clients through operations in more than 40 countries globally. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the marketing name for the global banking and markets businesses, offering an integrated and comprehensive set of products and services across Global Corporate and Investment Banking and Global Markets and serving the needs of corporate, institutional and government clients, combining the best of local knowledge and global expertise. The company is a long-established participant in EMEA with a presence since 1922. At Bank of America Merrill Lynch, technology underscores everything we do. From trading and research applications, sales, trade processing and risk management to portfolio management, payment services, security analytics and relationship management, being at the cutting edge of technology is essential to the success of our company. _____________________________________________________________________________  About the Stemettes - We're running a series of panel events, hackathons and exhibitions this year for girls from 9 years old right up to female university students. We'd like to show them amazing women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics careers.  Twitter - http://twitter.com/stemettes Facebook - http://facebook.com/stemettes Website - http://stemettes.org

The Columbia Data Science Student Challenge is part of a global series of Hackathons. These events are designed to ignite a passion for the amazing things made possible by Data Science and to help students develop the skills necessary to harness the power of analytics. A variety of learning resources will be made available and the hackathon will suit students with a background in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, Analytics and Math. This event is open to Columbia University students only. With a prize pool including $6,000 in cash, 4 Surface tablets and t-shirts for all participants, it’s a great opportunity to build your skills, meet other top students, have fun and win great prizes. The Columbia Data Science Student Challenge is a collaboration between Columbia Data Science Society, Data Science Institute Columbia University and Microsoft.

  Event Hashtag: #SocialHackNYC This 'Social Hackathon' is a free unconference for businesses in NYC who are interested in rockin' their biz on social media. This event will be attended by the brightest social media hackers and businesses in the NYC, looking to give you all the tips and tricks of the trade. And the best thing is, it's totally free to attend! What is an unconference? An unconference is a ‘participant-driven’ meeting, where everyone attending has the option of pitching a topic for discussion or actively taking part in sessions. This means the agenda is decided on the day by participants. Who should attend? If you're a small business or startup who wants to learn more about how to promote on social media. Or you run a social media business that has some social media for business ninja skills to share with attendees, you definitely should attend this event. If you're a social media expert, here's your chance to showcase your skills! Come and share your ninja skills and gain insight into what's really troubling your target market.  Where is the unconference?  We're delighted to announce that this year's unconference will take place at The Entrepreneurs Warehouse.   Can I get involved to help make it happen? Yes! If you'd like to sponsor the event then please contact Liz Azyan to discuss options or if you'd like to be a HackMaker and offer voluntary help in the run up or during events then tweet 'I'm in' to @SocialHackEvent. Any questions? Please click the contact organizer button on the right to get in touch with Liz Azyan. Or simply tweet her at @Liz_Azyan.