List of hackathons in Norwalk, United States in 2017

We teamed up with some of New York City's best talent for the Futureworks Incubator Workshop Series. Futureworks Incubator champions and supports the growth of hardware startups across New York City. Made possible by NYCEDC and spearheaded by SecondMuse and Imagination in Space, the Incubator's workshop series focuses on the top priorities in a company's journey. On September 14 we focus on Business Models for Product Startups. Our panelists will address questions like: Which business model would work for my product? What are some ways I can think about revenue streams? What business models are out there that I should know about? Workshop includes: Maaike Doyer, Strategy Designer, Business Models Inc Carley Jacobson, Strategy Designer, Business Models Inc Chelsea Brownridge, CEO Dog Parker TBA Agenda6:30 Networking7:00 Panel + Workshop9:00 Networking and Office Hours with Futureworks Incubator entrepreneurs and Mentors Hosted by Craftsman Ave, the Futureworks Incubator workshop Business Models for Product Startups is free. Food and drink provided by The Bronx Beer Hall. Workshop Leaders:  Maaike Doyer, Strategy Designer, Business Models Inc Maaike gets stuff done and moves mountains. Maaike is professor at the Californian College of the Arts where she teaches design thinking in practice. She is responsible for our American offices. Her roots are in finance and consulting. It is hard to stop Maaike from going. So don’t try. Carley Jacobson, Strategy Designer, Business Models Inc Carley loves to break things to make new cooler things. She has helped coordinate hundreds of hackathons around the world on all continents excluding Antartica (maybe one day!). Carley has an MBA in Design Strategy from the Californian College of the Arts. Carley empowers others because she knows how goods it feels to learn and build. For more great tools like the ones we will use in this workshop see the Design a Better Business Toolbox (Free online tools from the Design a Better Business Book)  Featured Founders: Chelsea Brownridge, CEO Dog Parker Dog Parker is a smart dog house located outside of storefronts that provides a safe and comfortable place for your dog to stay while you're inside.

UX and UI designers, researchers, developers, and other professionals in the Greater New York area! You're invited to sign up to participate in a UX Mini Hackathon at NYU's EdTech Accelerator. This event is intended to help design the user experience for an actual EdTech startup. This company will provide a problem statement and you will be challenged to conceive and prototype a UX solution for them. You'll be part of a team and present their project to the startup. Winning teams may be offered the opportunity to productize their prototype.

Date is still uncertain. Numbers are pretty accurate with respects to last years try swift conference. A hackathon is a new addition to the conference. NYC is a bit expensive but we were hoping you can sponsor office space (with Internet) and food to accommodate that many people. Thank you for taking your time to read this email. For more information about try swift, check out

It's time to build it! (And win some prizes, too, $8,000 worth!) InsurTech Hartford and Upward Hartford have come together to help create a funfilled, engaging event. This Hackathon Weekend is a 48-hour event designed to take you from idea to MVP over the course of a weekend in one of the hottest growth industries - InsurTech. Each weekend is special, but this year, the weekend of September 8, 9, 10 is extra special, as it will be the launch point for new InsurTech businesses. InsurTech is simply the use of technology to create new or improve existing ways of running the insurance industry. Over the last 3 years, VCs invested over $5B into InsurTech startups. Hartford, known for its insurance industry leadership, is a great breeding ground for young companies and entrepreneurs. InsurTech offers great opportunities, and we are bringing it here. Join us if you have: A desire to pursue entrepreneurial ventures Interest in developing a technology-centric / digital company Love to solve problems Want to work with incredible mentors and investors for an entire weekend Did you ever want to be part of a startup from the ground floor? Did you ever want to start your own company? This hackathon weekend can be the launch point! Here is what's in store for you: Mentors - Meet mentors from around the country who have all had multiple exits Investors - Rub shoulders with investors who are ready to write checks for great ideas Education - Learn more about InsurTech from industry coaches Networking - Meet others with similar goals and interest Here's what else you get for the price of admission: 6 catered meals (Fri = 1, Sat = 3, Sun = 2) Endless coffee, soda, water Wifi, power, and space to enable your creation The opportunity to work at Upward Hartford - the newest innovation center in downtown Hartford Knowledge and tools to start a business A problem statement, a business plan, a design, and a prototype A hot judges panel of insurance experts, VCs, and entrepreneurs New relationships and possible future business partners Need more motivation? How about this:  1st Place Prize - $5,000 - Sponsored By : Travelers!  2nd Place Prize - $3,000 - Sponsored By : XL Catlin!  The winning teams also have the opportunity to present their idea to insurance companies and investors during CT innovation week in October at Upward Hartford. Everyone can join regardless if you can code or not! Bring your ideals, entrepreneurial motivation, and creative energy!  Special discounts are available for students who purchase by September 4th! Regular admission is $100.  To read more about the schedule, the food and the mentors and judges - visit ww.HartfordHack.com. 

IoT, AI and Robotics startups around the world! OneTraction -- the first open innovation accelerator in Silicon Valley -- invites you to sign up to participate in their Internet of Things (IoT), AI & Robotics - Hackathon. This virtual event is open to anyone seeking to join or launch a startup. Register with your startup team -- or join one prior to the event -- and compete for up to $250k in startup funding and a place in OneTraction's accelerator.

Making it happen - InsurTech Pitch Night Momentum is building around Hartford's InsurTech startup community. The next InsurTech event will be exciting. On August 31, Mike Kalen from Aquiline Capital Partners will speak about the value of advisors in early startup phases. Then, several early-stage InsurTech start-ups will pitch their ideas to real investors and Insurance executives to receive feedback. Come, have fun, and enjoy the chance to experience Hartford's newest asset, Upward Hartford. Startups who will be pitching that night include: ronoco MondCloud Insurance Agent Mobile App Hi Marley! Triplepoint Software Panel memebers Mike Kalen(Executive Advisor @ Aquiline Capital Partners) Christopher Zock (Managing Director @ Sandbox Industries) Paul Tyler (Chief Marketing Officer @ Phoenix / NassauRe) Agenda 5:30 - Arrivals and networking 6:15 - Kickoff & Hartford Updates 6:20 - The value of startup advisors (Mike Kalen) 6:30 - What VCs see in InsurTech and why they are willing to invest 6:45 - Main event - Round I 7:15 - Break 7:20 - Main event - Round 2 7:50 - Judging & awards 8:00 - Evening networking Free beverages provided. Beer and wine will be available for attendees 21 and over. Be sure to register in advance, as tickets will be $20 at the door. About InsurTech Hartford Find more about InsurTech Hartford on the web: http://www.insurtechhartford.com Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Meetup Group Join our LinkedIn Group Email: events@insurtechhartford.com BTW, have you heard about InsurTech Hackathon Weekend? Also, don't forget about InsurTech Connect 2017 In Las Vegas

THE YALE INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP BAZAAR brings together Yale’s many entrepreneurial organizations and clubs under one big tent. More than 30 campus organizations are represented including design and consulting clubs, makers, social entrepreneurship groups and coding clubs. Find out about the latest Yale entrepreneurship prizes, programs, hackathons, classes and opportunities, sign up for mailing lists, ask questions of Yale entrepreneurs, sample food from Yale startups, take photos in our photobooth and pick up fun swag!

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). 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 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 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.

Teachers in New Jersey and adjacent states! Are you enthusiastic about using technology in your classroom? Early-Adopter & HamiltonBuhl invite you to come and participate in TEACHERS HACK HISTORY. At this curriculum-based hackathon, you'll be challenged to create the most engaging lesson plan using ChronoQuest™ -- the augmented reality timeline.

Goal of the hackathon Help InsurTech startups and entrepreneurs generate and refine a business plan and identify steps to take their ideas to the next level. Why a hackathon? Hackathons are known for their ability to stimulate creative, free-flowing ideas. By working with others, people are able to connect and create in ways they would not do by themselves. Hackathons are known as marathon coding competitions aimed at solving particular issues. This hackathon will not involve coding. Regardless, we encourage coders and non-coders to attend. Who can attend? The event is open to anyone with interest in InsurTech. If you are in idea stage or revenue generating, the event is open to you. If you welcome even if do not have an InsurTech idea. People looking to participate in helping the InsurTech Hartford start-up community are welcome. To learn more about InsurTech, visit the InsurTech Hartford website. THERE WILL BE PIZZA This event is free, and we will be having pizza. That's right, put it all together and you get free pizza! Agenda • Meet & greet • Business plan elements • Engage in ideation • Create business plans • Partner with mentors • Learn more about InsurTech Hartford • Learn more about Upward Hartford Why are we meeting at Upward Hartford? Upward Hartford is a 27,500-square-foot high-tech hub of innovation comprised of office and shared space for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and incubators. InsurTech Hartford has established a strategic alliance with Upward Hartford to help the community take advantage of the awesomeness Upward Hartford has to offer. Where can I get more info? Please direct any questions to info@insurtechhartford.com We also launched our website. Be sure to check it out: http://www.insurtechhartford.com You can also find: @InsurTechHfd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/InsurTechHfd on Facebook: http://fb.com/InsurTechHartford For more on Upward Hartford, please visit http://www.upwardhartford.com  We hope to see you there! BTW - FREE PIZZA