List of hackathons in Newark, United States in 2017

Developers, researchers, designers, civic activists, prototypers, data heads in and around New York City! The UX Lab NYC invites you to participate in Empathy Jam 2017. Interested in the future when many more jobs are automated? Come and apply your creativity to a selected challenge and work through the phases of research, design, and testing, on your project, before presenting it to a panel of judges.

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, with lunch and coffee breaks). 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 Bring your laptop 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 Java Custom Events Endorsement policies Overview of SDKs for Node and Java Overview of Fabric Composer Day 3 Hackathon Students will leave with the ability to develop full-featured blockchain applications, write not only a smart contract in 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 hackathonat 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 at training@altoros.com if you: have questions about the training agenda need an invoice for your company to pay for this training need this training on alternate dates or need private training for your team on-site 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.

Hackers in and around Princeton, New Jersey! Code for Princeton invites you to sign up to participate in the annual Code For Princeton Hackathon 2017. You'll be challenged to come up with innovative solutions to selected problems faced by Princeton, its residents, and its businesses.

Techies and non-techies in the New York area! Are you interested in the use of technology to help humanity? Do you have ideas on how technology can make us better humans? If so, the Illicit Mind Inc. invites you to participate in the Hack Human: Hackathon! You'll be challenged to use technologies such as VR and AI to create innovatove solutions that can help break down the barriers that the human race faces.

People are always evolving, learning, and adapting. In the 21st century, new technologies force us to change more quickly and dramatically than ever before. With news technology such as VR and AI, the human condition is changing. We would like to present HackHuman, this will be a hackathon focused on breaking down current barriers that the human race faces and how can we positively use technology to make us better humans.

UX/UI designers, researchers, developers, and aspiring UX professionals! Want to practice your UX skills by helping an EdTech startup improve education? The Beginex UX Program invites you to participate in the UX Mini Hackathon Series. You'll be challenged to design and prototype a solution to a design problem posed by the Edtech Startup company. You'll get to present your design to the Startup and UX experts. The winning team might be asked to continue development of their solution.

Programmers, web developers, and Architecture/Engineering/Construction professionals! Are you planning to attend the 2017 AEC Tech Symposium? Be sure to sign up to participate in the Hackathon that will take place at the event. You'll be challenged to prototype an innovative new app that will help generate novel ideas and process for the AEC industry. You'll have access to the Rhino 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design (CAD) application software.

Music fans and techies in the Greater New York area! Monthly Music Hackathon NYC invites you to participate in the New Musical Instruments Hackathon. You don't have to be an expert coder. Hackers and aspiring hackers of all skill levels and disciplines are invited to sign up. You'll be challenged to collaborate to find new ways to make music, noise, and sound, using anything from musical robots to hyperinstruments to hand-made wind instruments!

The Jersey Shore Makerfest was founded by Toms River Regional Schools in 2015 and has drawn over 8000 attendees and more than 200 makers. It is held in their 3500-seat arena and adjacent spaces in Toms River High School North. Makerfest includes: a 3000-square foot makerspace, where creative minds of all ages can play-work with a variety of tools and materials 75 “booths” organized by students, educators, and community members who consider themselves makers offering hands-on, interactive experiences that reflect the mission of their school or organization. 20-minute inspirational EdTalks 1-hour workshops in our LearningSpace and BuilderSpace robotics demonstrations and competitions in our Roborena (aka main gymnasium) New this year: the Jersey Shore Hackathon and the Toms River United Sustainability Team Green Fair, to take place concurrently with Makerfest. Participants have joined us from around the tri-state area, from cooks to floral designers, from hobbyists to professionals, from fruit computer companies to Rutgers University professors to public school students and teachers. Model trains and 3D printers mix with insects, lasers, and clothes made of paper. You can learn to control a robot (before they control us!), find out how to do kitchen science, spin with wool, or fly a drone. At Makerfest, experiencing is believing! If it's free, why should I register? Thanks to generous sponsors who cover the costs of set up, equipment, and materials (and sometimes competition prizes), our event is free to both attendees and makers. Pre-registration helps us estimate our attendees so we know how many sponsorships we need to cover costs. It will also allow us to contact you with information leading up to the event. We will never take advantage of your contact information by sending excessive messages unrelated to the event nor share that information with anyone else! In addition, once you register you can print your own ticket; bring that ticket to Makerfest and turn it in at our ticket booth to enter to win one of ten robot package prizes! For more information, go to http://jerseyshoremakerfest.org 

Participants compete to solve Hackers and prototypers in the Greater New York area! You're invited to sign up to participate in the Protothon -- a 15-hour design thinking & prototyping competitive event. You'll be challenged to use rapid prototyping and design thinking to solve a given real world problem. Collaborate with like-minded techies and compete for prizes for the Best Prototype, the Most Innovative Concept, and the Best Presentation.