List of hackathons in Riverside, United States in 2017

The Valley Economic Alliance is hosting Valley Hackathon III on Friday, October 13 from 9am-5pm at Downtown Central Library's Auditorium. High school and college students are invited to come together to develop concepts and usable solutions to a challenge that is revealed at the technology focused competition. Teams will present their final solutions to a panel of industry experts for a chance to win first, second and third place prizes. Students will also have the opportunity to network with apprenticeship sponsors at the event, who are offering internship opportunities to applicable candidates. We are recruiting high school (9-12th grade) and college students interested in:  Technology Coding Website Development/Design Mobile Application/Design Computer Science Graphic Design Communications Marketing Environmental Studies Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts FAQ: Valley Hackathon III is recruiting high school (9-12) and college students only. Participants must bring their own laptop & flash drive to the event. Students will need to use PowerPoint & Microsoft Excel.    Teams & competition challenge will be revealed at the event. Students cannot create their own teams. First, Second & Third Place winning teams will be selected by a panel of judges & win sponsored prizes. Prizes will not be announced prior to the event. Continental breakfast & lunch will be served.  Transportation nor transportation reimbursement will not be provided. Parking is available in front of the library. Map & parking instructions to come. Bring your resume! There will be an internship networking portion where you may meet your next employer. This event will be photographed and videotaped. Minors must complete a photo/video release form, signed by parent, guardian or supervisor. Connect with us: www.facebook.com/ValleyEconomicAlliance www.twitter.com/ValleyAlliance www.instagram/ValleyAlliance Contact aamirkhanian@economicalliance.org for questions. 

PLEASE NOTE YOU MAY PURCHASE UNLIMITED PASSES BUT YOU MUST BUY ONE TICKET AT A TIME. Slated for October 4th in Los Angeles at The Line Hotel in Koreatown, Hispanicize Los Angeles’ Hispanic Heritage Month edition will focus on the industries of diversity tech, content creators and entertainment. If you are a Latinx content creator ( blogger, youtuber, instagrammer, FBer,) a musician or filmmaker, or in the tech industry, you won't want to miss this event. Come network with brands, PR & Marketing professionals, social media influencers, musicans, actors and producers. VIP Tickets include breakfast, lunch, and swag bag. Event will also serve appetiers, snacks, drinks, and host giveaways. For the Latest SCHEDULE and NEWS, VISIT www.HispanicizeLA.com The three industry showcases that form the core of Hispanicize L.A are: Digital Creators Showcase: Led by HMG’s DiMe Media team, the Digital Creators Showcase will connect brands with influencers through a variety of dedicated sessions, workshops and sponsor activations that will take place throughout the entire event. Diversity Tech Showcase: The Diversity Tech showcase will be co-presented in partnership with the San Francisco-based Latino Startup Alliance and will feature keynotes, entrepreneur workshops, a hackathon and Office Hours, among other activities. ​Entertainment Industry Showcase: Curated by Hispanicize Pictures, The Hispanicize Music Board, and the Latino Filmmakers Network, this showcase will focus on Latinos in Hollywood, including actors, producers, directors and writers, and Latinos in the music industry, musicians, label executives, concert promoters, DJ’s and producers.

In this next panel in our Women-focused series, we focus on Digital Women in Entertainment. Join us for this discussion with startup founders and CEOs, and digital filmmakers and content creators. Startup founders and CEOs will discuss how they founded their companies, developed their products, built their teams, raised money, get clients and customers, and do marketing and social media. Digital filmmakers and content creators will discuss how they adapt to digital, and use digital tools to create content and tell stories differently, from online to VR/AR/MR.  We will also discuss how to increase more women in entertainment in tech: What is needed? What are resources? What can we as a community do? SCHEDULED SPEAKERS Lauren Tracy, Blue Fever, CEO; Filmmaker. Recently accepted into Techstars LA inaugural class, Blue Fever is a 'Netflix for millennial women.’  Since mainstream Hollywood serves women only 15% of the time, Blue Fever fills this market gap by providing the high-quality women-focused movies and series (short and long-form). @BlueFevr Rumala Sheikhani, Castifi, CEO. Castifi lets casting directors and managers sourcing talent, coordinating talent on set, and payroll. Castifi is paperless and can handle rush castings of any size. Rumala pitched at our Silicon Beach Fest Downtown a few years ago. @castifiapp Denise Hewett, Scriptd, CEO/ Founder. Scriptd is a script database for the entertainment industry (google for scripts if you will) that is a true pipeline for diversity and content discovery.  We are also creating script culture like book culture so the public can pay to read scripts for the first time ever (like e-books) and upvote them on the site. This allows us to tap into audience bases, capture the data behind them and make better buys and bets to achieve greater commercial success. @scriptdinc Kate Grady, Adaptive Studios, Executive Director, Physical Production. Adaptive identifyies and acquires undervalued IP, and adapt it to new digital content on various digital platforms for new audiences. Adaptive has worked with a variety of partners that include HBO, Facebook, Verizon, Netflix, Samsung, Barnes & Noble, Stylehaul, Gunpowder & Sky, Matt Damon & Ben Affleck and many others.  @adaptivestudios Shero Robertson, Blaze VR/AR, Founder. Shero Robertson, Blaze VR/AR, Founder. Sherrie is a traditional filmmaker who has ventured into VR/AR/MR over the past 2.5 years. Past clients in traditional film include Red Bull, Body Mints, Triple Crown of Surfing. She recently won several awards for her ViR storytelling/producing workincluding “Best in Show” at the SFVR hackathon and Google’s Project Tango hackathon. Dramatic feature script, Juke Box Hero, is a two-time Sundance Feature Film Lab finalist currently in post-production. She was offered Panavision's New Filmmaker grant as well. AGENDA- 7-7:30p Networking and Check-in- 7:30-8:30p Panel- 8:30-9p After Networking PARKING- Complimentary parking in the CTRL Parking Lot after 6p

Update: To clarify, the hackathon is being held from 10AM-6PM on both Thursday and Friday of this week. The hackathon will not operate overnight, though you are welcome and encouraged to continue your efforts with your team after hours at a mutually agreed upon offsite location of your choosing; however, the ballroom at the J.W. Marriott will close at 6pm on Thursday and will be unavailable to participants. Girls in Tech Los Angeles has teamed up with the Linux Foundation to bring its members a unique  two-day hackathon program to tackle global challenges.  We invite women and men across all fields, including developers, designers, product developers and entrepreneurs, plus businesses that want to embrace the idea of social innovation, or initiatives that combine a positive missions with business. WHO: Women and men across the globe, including developers, designers, product developers and entrepreneurs, plus businesses that want to embrace the idea of Social Innovation, or initiatives that combine a positive mission with business. WHAT: More social enterprises are launching worldwide, every year, with the goal to radically transform sectors such as education, healthcare, environmental conservancy, at-risk youth and more. Participants will be challenged to spark new ways to foster stronger collaborations and communications amongst people in the private, public and people sectors, and build a robust social marketplace to accelerate the growth of the social sector. For this hackathon, we'll be working on challenges from the following organizations: Girls Scouts of Greater Los Angeles: The preeminent leadership development organization for girls. With programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.  The Raw Science Foundation is a non-profit that promotes STEAM education to raise awareness of the impact science and technology have on humanity, particularly for girls and women.   The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with 132,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies. The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship's mission is to provide programs that inspire young people from low-income communities to stay in school, to recognize business opportunities and to plan for successful futures. WHY: Because women don’t just do good when they work together—they become a force for global change. WHERE: The hackathon will take place in conjunction with Open Source Summit North America. Participants can save 15% on All-Access Summit Registration with code GIT15. Note you are NOT required to register for Open Source Summit to participate in the hackathon. WHAT TO BRING: Laptop and charger

Been tinkering with blockchain? BCG Digital Ventures and DVolution are co-hosting a hackathon to build the next wave of decentralized apps. We're looking for the best and brightest to come to LA for 48 hours and build dApps to compete for prizes. For more information and to apply to compete, visit dappathon.com. Applications are due by July 15!

Join us Saturday and Sunday, August 19-20 (10am-6pm) at ArtCenter/MDP to participate in: Artificial Protests: Embodying X Realities Anti-Hackathon. During these two days we will use creative tools to digitally record, interpret and transmit our facial expressions using the Wekinator AI tool as a form of protest and civic engagement. All are welcome and tech experience is not necessary.  What will we be doing? Groups will create protest pieces in the Unity game engine.  We will use Wekinator to collaborate across environments and engage in "extreme reality" design, combining protest methods with behaviors from the animal kingdom and natural environment.  Who is it for? All are welcome to join us and tech experience is not necessary. Each group will bring their own unique expertise to the event (developers, non-developers, researchers, mothers, creators - all types of knowledge are equally valued and welcomed).  What is an "Anti-Hackathon"?  An Anti-Hackathon focuses on process, encourages collaboration, and builds from existing work in a non-competitive and inclusive manner. We value from experts and non-experts alike, both within and outside of the usual tech space. There are no winners and the works may continue beyond the event.  Photo credit: Amanda Jensen & Christine Meinders, with Olive Kimoto, Lee Tusman, Camila Sobral, Jake Klorman, Jen Diamond Poster Design: Olive Midori Kimoto

Win cash prizes totaling $15,000 awarded by USC Marshall School of Business ** Free Registration ** Develop apps/solutions to digitize the supply chain All tech developers, supply chain managers, business strategists, are invited to compete 24-hour hackathon Single participants are invited to register - will be teamed on-site Competition: @ USC Marshall School’s Fertitta Hall from Saturday morning, August 5 until Sunday, August 6 Final Award Round will be held on August 9 at USC Tutor Campus Center during Annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit. Prior knowledge of supply chain concepts and technology is helpful, but not required Food and refreshments will be provided on-site during the competition Professional and student developers are invited to compete in a 24-hour hackathon. Cash prizes totaling $15,000 (First Place $7,500; Second Place $5,000; Third Place $2,500) will be awarded at the Closing Ceremony on Sunday afternoon, August 6. The competition will held at the USC Marshall School’s Fertitta Hall from Saturday morning, August 5 until Sunday morning, August 6. Teams will be required to pitch/demo their projects to our judges to be eligible for a prize. Prior knowledge of supply chain concepts and technology is helpful, but not required for competitors as subject matter experts will provide guidance and instruction throughout the competition. Food and refreshments will be provided on site during the competition. Final Presentation and Awards: PLEASE NOTE: The final championship round of competition of the Hackathon will be held on Wednesday, August 9 at the 5th Annual Global Supply Chain Supply Chain Management at USC's Tutor Campus Center. Upon the completion of the 24-hour competition on Sunday, Aug. 6, finalists will be selected and asked to make their final presentations during the championship round of the Global Summit in front of a live audience of supply chain professionals. To be eligible for cash awards (First, Second, and Third Place), the final teams will be required to present at the championship round. *DISCLAIMER: Decorum and fair play at the Hackathon is required throughout the competition. We reserve the right to refuse service and remove anyone who violates our code of conduct.

MEET AND SUPPORT OUR NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS! IAC Eitanim is a cutting edge leadership and entrepreneurship project-based-learning (PBL) program for teens.Join us as they present their projects resulting from the Summer Hackathon.

Check out our meetup group: https://www.meetup.com/HackerNestLAX/events/240392380/ HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech community. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch), and brimming with Ultra Smart People.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, like us on Facebook, hi-5 us in person! The typical Tech Social agenda:   - folks arrive, grab drinks, socialize   - quick announcements, thank sponsors   - back to chatting   - head home, exhilarated from great conversations!   ***  HackerNest Tech Socials are Entry by Donation - any amount appreciated, but $5 suggested. No amount is too little! If a cash donation is too restrictive, please join us anyway – just let us know at the door. *** SPONSOR: RBC RBC recently launched RBC Research, a team which supports RBC’s innovation strategy through fundamental scientific study and exploration in machine learning theory and applications with the goal of developing state-of-the-art financial technologies. RBC is also an active contributor to the Canadian innovation ecosystem, including working with organizations like TechToronto, the C100 and as a founding partner of NextAI, a global innovation program for artificial intelligence related ventures.  RBC has come onboard as a North American sponsor of Hackernest. VENUE: Codesmith The heart of Codesmith is the Software Engineering Immersive, a program in Los Angeles and New York City where engineers build compelling open-source projects, develop as autonomous problem solvers and excellent communicators, and build expertise in computer science, fullstack JavaScript and machine learning. We're on the lookout for easy to access offices with space that can fit our audience (standing-room only). Please email info@hackernest.com (or organizer email) if you’d like to host a Tech Social! COMMUNITY PARTNER: All Day DevOps  On October 24th, HackerNest will be supporting the Live Online All Day DevOps Conference. This is a 24 hour event with 5 simultaneous tracks, 96 sessions and 4 keynotes in 38 time zones! There are featured guest speakers galore and frankly, far too much information to list, so check out this link instead! Oh, and did we mention that the entire thing is free?  If you’re a Community or Meetup group looking to promote an event or discount for HackerNest members, please email ryan.sykes@hackernest.com.  About us: HackerNest is an international nonprofit uniting local tech communities through unpretentious Tech Socials, hackathons, Tech Expos and Job Fairs. Our relaxed, down-to-earth events attract a diverse and highly technical membership. Strict 'no-scuzzbag' policy. Want to volunteer at our HackerNest Tech Socials? Visit http://hackernest.com/volunteer/ for more information and to apply! 

OpenIDEO LA: Rethinking Plastics Hackathon “How might we get products to people without generating plastic waste?”Join OpenIDEO LA for a full day focused on human-centered-design (HCD) and sustainability.On July 22nd we will be hosting our first hackathon with facilitated exercises by local experts around ideation, prototyping and testing. Come with a team or ready to join, and get hands on experience learning HCD and problem solving for social impact.  Over the course of of the day you will: Form a team: network and collaborate with local impact community and get feedback from international teams Ideate (brainstorm): learn the human-centered design exercises and process of dreaming up moonshot ideas, collaborating, and honing down to one idea. Prototype: communicate your solution through a working prototype Test + Iterate: go out into the world and test your prototype's assumptions with real users and then iterate the idea! Receive mentorship: meet with design thinking experts who will facilitate exercises and be available for one of one advice. Enter to win $10,000: All early-stage ideas submitted to the Circular Design Challenge have a chance to win US$10,000 for implementation. Details:  Date: Saturday, July 22ndTime: 9:00AM - 4:00PM PSTLocation:General Assembly DTLA360 East 2nd St, Los Angeles CA.  Rm. 3 (4th floor) Perfect all backgrounds, HCD beginners and seasoned vets alike. Come meet fellow innovators in the community and dig into one of our leading environmental challenges, plastic! FAQ: What is human-centered design? A creative approach based on a designer’s process that is used to generate ideas and create solutions. It starts with the people that you are designing for and ends with new solutions that are tailor made to suit their needs. What is OpenIDEO? OpenIDEO is a global community of professionals working together to design solutions for the world’s biggest challenges. OpenIDEO has over 50,000 community members from 170+ countries. Who is OpenIDEO LA? OpenIDEO LA takes the online real-world challenge and local issues to meet and  collaboratively ideate solutions using design thinking exercises.