List of hackathons in Rohnert Park, United States in 2015

    Join Emirates Airline as they host a 24-hour Travel Hackathon to bring together talented developers and designers from Silicon Valley to build web and mobile applications that focus on improving the experience of travel. WHO should come?  Developers, Designers, Idea Generators, Marketing Ninjas from the SF Bay Area / Silicon Valley.  WHAT’s it about? (Theme)  Topic: ‘flight search’ What's the Objective? Enable different personas to search for flights online or on mobile devices in new and creative ways’ (each team should select a specific persona and re-invent search according to their specific needs) using web and mobile API’s. They can join an existing team or form their own.  What are the judging criteria? Apps will be judged on the criteria below  Unique Innovative Feasible Scalable Economically Viable Customer Appeal  Is it a FREE event? Yes it's a absolutely FREE to attend event.   ** The venue accommodates 300 so the first 300 check-ins on the event day will be considered for the hackathon participation.   Strategic Partner SquareCircle Tech's mission is to solve the Code to Customer gap and enable digital transformation for global corporations.  For more info visit SquareCircle Tech's website.      Strategic Partner / Venue Host  - Runway Incubator Runway is home to awesome startups. Located at 1355 Market St. (Twitter HQ Building) Runway's provides office space to approximately 70 startups in San Francisco. It's our mission to build the best environment for early-stage companies to work and scale their business. Learn more at:http://runway.is/   For more info and FAQs, please visit http://emirateshackathon.com/faqs

Are you passionate about making an impact in education, now? Register here right away before they sell out!  The event location is just a few blocks from the Lake Merritt BART station. For all event details, visit http://oakland.up.co/events/7209 There you will also find information on the incredible slate of senior Education and EdTech Judges, Coaches and Organizers who you'll meet from: EdTech companies:  Google for Education, BrightBytes, Edmodo, Clever, Junyo, EdSurge, One University Network, and Conceptua Math Schools/CMOs/programs:  AltSchool, Oakland Unified, Rocketship, Summit Public Schools, Girls Who Code and California Charter Schools Association Education Venture Capital firms:  Learn Capital and Reach Capital All startup ideas pitched and developed this weekend will be focused on education!  Pitches at this event will be new education or EdTech ventures.  You don't need to pitch a startup idea to participate -- just join a team that interests you!  Pitching a problem/solution is encouraged but not required, but only new ideas you have not previously worked on can be pitched. No existing startups, please! STUDENTS: Contact oaklandswedu@4pt0.org from your .edu email address for a discount code! TEACHERS: Omninox is giving away scholarships to entrepreneurial educators! If you’re an educator that would like to apply to participate in this event for free, please email us at oaklandswedu@4pt0.org with the name of your school and 2-5 sentences about your idea for how you want to improve education. Refund Policy:  No refunds will be granted within 7 days of the event as food and drink will have already been ordered. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. This is a non-profit, volunteer run community! Startup Weekend Education (SW-EDU) Have you ever had an idea for improving education? Here's your opportunity to  transform your education ideas into action in 54 hours. Find the right people with complementary skills & the passion & to work with and learn along the way. No tech skills required! Test your idea with real potential customers and receive coaching from community experts in industry & education. Join a community ready to help you take your concept to the next level! We're looking for passionate educators, parents, students, developers, designers and business/non-profit professionals who want to make a difference in education now. Come learn the basics of founding and launching a successful education or EdTech venture while solving real problems in education.   You can participate just for the experience -- serious creative thinking, inspired work, and a lot of fun!   And some teams go on to launch their ventures, like these recently in Oakland: Talking Points, which was hatched at a previous Oakland Startup Weekend EDU and further developed in partnership with Oakland teachers and public schools, just received $250,000 as a finalist in the Google Impact Challenge/Bay Area! Epic, a San Francisco Startup Weekend EDU winner, went on to found a real school, receive $600,000 of startup funding, and open in Oakland Unified! The event:   We bring together a diverse group of people passionate about making a positive impact on education.  In 54 hours, participants share ideas, form teams, build products and launch education or EdTech ventures. Startup Weekend EDU begins with open-mic 60-second pitches Friday night that result in the formation of small teams around the best, most viable concepts. Teams spend Saturday and Sunday focusing on developing and validating their ideas and target users and customers, building demo prototypes and models (optional, not required), and developing a high level business plan and pitch presentation, with the help of experienced coaches. On Sunday, teams demo or pitch their education solutions and receive valuable feedback from a panel of expert judges.     All kinds of education related ventures may be pitched, so be innovative, and think big and high impact!  If your idea is for an EdTech product company, for example for a software/SaaS application or tool that a teacher or student would use, a working product prototype or demo is optional, not required;  you can just pitch the idea, perhaps a mockup design, and proposed features/functionality ... i.e. while some teams may develop a demo like in a hack-a-thon, you do not need to do that.   Here are some of the things you get from attending: + breakfast with delicious coffee form our Sponsor Peets Coffee Alameda, and full lunch and dinner, for the whole weekend (if you just buy a ticket for the Sunday evening pitch presentations, Sunday dinner is not included so please eat before or bring some food for yourself) + Unigue opportunity to be mentored and coached by EdTech and educator leaders + A network of new developer, designer & entrepreneur friends that are also excited about improving education + A free .co domain name The Winning Team will receive: +  90 minute in-person consultation session with Gloria Lee, CEO of Educate78 and former President/COO of NewSchools Venture Fund, to provide feedback on the team’s plan or product and suggestions for increasing attractiveness to prospective donors or investors. + an automatic interview with education startup accelerator ImagineK12 + Free mobile app design by award-winning design agency, PLATFORM + 1 year subscription to the Ominox product + 6 month access pass to I-Gate  + 1 month ORG25 membership at co-working space Impact Hub Oakland   NBCUniversal Open Possibilties challenge: This Startup Weekend Education event is participating in the nationwide NBCUniversal Open Possibilities challenge! NBCUniversal is committed to using media and technology to connect and strengthen communities. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to design solutions which prepare students for the 21st century workforce and to lead 21st century communities! All teams will be considered for this special prize and the team who wins the NBCUniversal Open Possibilities challenge will receive up to 3 tickets to the SXSWedu Conference in Austin, TX.  View the eligibility rules and judging criteria for this prize here. Note:  the eligibility and judging rules for NBCUniversal Open Possibilities challenge are for the SXSWedu prize; they are not the judging rules and criteria for winning this Startup Weekend EDU event itself. View the eligibility rules and judging criteria Terms of Participation Agreement:  It is our job to provide you with an incredible networking and learning opportunity. Our intention is that you meet some amazing people that you might actually start a company with, build relationships with coaches, and learn from your peers. The event is intended to be a collaborative forum for sharing, learning, building, and having fun. As such, by registering as a participant, you acknowledge that any ideas shared by you or anyone else over the course of the event are contributions to the overall experience and community. If you as a participant are worried about someone stealing your ideas, please reconsider your participation in the event itself or simply refrain from sharing specifics about your idea. As a member of your startup community, you agree to to be inclusive of any and all people and their ideas. You agree to act professionally, treat everyone with respect, and treat the event facilities with proper care. You agree that you are responsible for any accidents or damages that you cause. You also agree to not hold 4.0 Schools (Startup Weekend Education operator), your local organizer and volunteer team, or any of the event supporters liable for any loss, damage, injury, death, or any other unforeseeable incident. By Participating at the event, you grant Startup Weekend Education and the event organizers permission to capture photo/video of the event. You can find the exact legal terms on our FAQ Page but to summarize, we want to share your success with the world, including with photos and videos of you.  By submitting your information above you agree to the 4.0 Schools Privacy Policy, and you consent to receive email communication from 4.0 Schools and its programs about events and updates that may interest you. You may opt-out of these communications at any time.

    2015 HOST COMMITTEE Mayor Edwin Lee (San Francisco)* Marc Benioff (Salesforce) Craig Newmark (Craigslist) Maj. General Mike Myatt (USMC - retired) Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi - House Democratic Leader* Congressman Jerry McNerney (California) *Honorary GALA FUNDRAISER  Gala Time: 6pm - 9pm After-Party: 9pm-11pm  Join us on Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Marines’ Memorial Club in San Francisco to celebrate Veterans' Day and our 1st Annual Vets 2.0 “Beyond the Transition” Fall Gala in support of VetsinTech. The gala will be filled with Fall magic that will include a sponsor reception, dinner, entertainment, awards, raffles and both live and silent auctions. The dress code will be semi-formal.Funding is met through donations received from individuals, service groups, businesses and corporations. The incredible ongoing support of the community helps us to continually enhance our innovative and effective programs for veterans in the technology eco-system.   VETERAN'S STRUGGLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT   About 2.6 million Americans have served in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. But the people who have made some of the greatest sacrifices in the post-9/11 era, also are the ones struggling the most with unemployment today.While the latest national jobless figure is 7.2 percent, the rate for new veterans is much higher -- 9.7 percent. With the end of the war in Iraq and the current drawdown in Afghanistan, more than 1 million service members either have left the military or are projected to transition out in the next five years.We work hard to match veterans with unfilled jobs in high tech. Our education programs also help our veterans translate skills learned in the military to the tech workplace & communicate their qualifications to prospective employers. EDUCATION Here at VetsinTech we feel passionate about the education of our veterans. We are focused on those vets that already have shown an interest and aptitude for working in the tech industry. That is not just around coding, but operations, project management, product management, legal, business, marketing and finance or other fields within the tech industry. When veterans return from their service, they bring with them an amazing set of skills such as leadership, strong work ethic, and teamwork.  ENTREPRENEURSHIP We realize that not all returning veterans want to get a job in the industry and some would rather work for themselves. Around half (48%) of returning veterans would prefer to start their own businesses. At VetsinTech, we organize various entrepreneur programs including hackathons, pitch events, visionary and leadership speaker series, local meetups and networking events, and business plan competitions.  ABOUT VETSINTECH VetsinTech is an independent non-profit organization made up of technology industry leaders and former men and women in service who support our current and returning veterans with re-integration services, and by connecting them to the national technology ecosystem. ViT is committed to bringing together a tech-specific network, resources, and programs for our veterans interested in Education, Entrepreneurship, and Employment – the 3E’s! VetsinTech has grown to 12 veteran led chapters across the U.S. in just 3 years, gained support from approximately 20 of top tech companies to hire veterans and developed training programs with tech ecosystems that hire thousands of veterans. As a result of funding VetsinTech, there is now a community of thousands of veterans both interested and working in technology careers - many helping future returning veterans into tech jobs around the country. VetsinTech has been recognized by the White House and Department of Labor for our innovation and leadership in creating new programs for veterans in entrepreneurship, employment, and education and have received two Certificates of Honor from the City and County of San Francisco. Your support is greatly needed to meet the demand of our returning veterans and help them achieve a higher quality of life.   For more information please visit our website at www.vetsintech.co   We welcome sponsorship opportunities. Please click here for more info   SPONSORS Your generous support of VetsinTech will help ensure our first-ever annual Gala is a success. By participating in this event as a Sponsor, you’ll get exposure and access at a high-profile event drawing hundreds of influential supporters, along with plenty of media attention. Sponsors will also enjoy ongoing visibility to an audience of prominent philanthropists, corporate leaders and public officials through our pre-event, on-site, and post-event communications. Whatever level of assistance you choose to give, we sincerely thank you for supporting ViT, the veterans we help, and companies, organizations, and communities we impact. PLATINUM SPONSOR GOLD SPONSOR SILVER SPONSOR BRONZE SPONSOR   PATRON SPONSOR          

  zip.code  Retsly Powers Hackathon to Create New Products and Services for the Real Estate Industry   Visit zipcode.rets.ly Event Details: Calling all coders, designers and business professionals –  We’re opening Zillow Group office in San Francisco for the weekend to explore what's possible when developers are connected directly to data from participating MLSs and public data from 3000+ counties.  The goal is to create products and services that benefit agents, brokers, and MLSs, as well as home shoppers/owners, and renters. Your imagination is the limit! Participants are competing for $25,000 in cash spread across three different categories. We're also providing awesome swag, food, snacks, and all the energy drinks necessary to keep your fingers coding.    Prizes:  Best use of Retsly Listing API: 1st Place $5,500 cash. - 2nd Place $3,000 cash. Best use of Public Data API: 1st Place $5,500 cash. - 2nd Place $3,000 cash.  Crowd Favorite: 1st Place $5,000 cash. - 2nd Place 3,000 cash.  ________ We Supply: Local listing data from participating MLSs and public data via APIs available here; Quick presentations and code samples that help to bootstrap your hacking, WiFi, power strips, food to keep you going and caffeine to keep you awake; Along with technical experts and housing experts to assist you in building faster, smarter and with new tools. You Bring: Your laptop, any other technical equipment you need, skills & ideas. Come with a collaborative, team-focused mindset and/or team up in advance on Twitter/Facebook/Google+ via the #zipcode2015 hashtag. Developers are asked to innovate around all things home - think for-sale real estate, rentals, college housing, roommates, connected home/IoT, 3D, aerial/drones, and more. Your imagination is the limit!   Event Schedule:  Friday, November 6th - Day 1 6PM – Kick off event; registration opens 6:30PM – Welcome & intro 7PM – Overview of Retsly API & Public Data API  7:15PM – Networking & team formation Saturday, November 7th - Day 2 8AM – Breakfast served & coding begins  9AM - Technical demo Retsly APIs  12PM – Lunch served 6PM – Dinner served 12AM - Coding continues through the night  Sunday, November 8th - Day 3 8AM – Breakfast served & coding continues. Begin preparing for final presentations 12PM – Hacking concludes. Lunch served 12:30PM – Test final presentations 1PM - Product presentations & live demos begin (limited to 3 minutes per team)  3PM – Q&A from panel of judges 3:30PM – Winning teams & prizes announced *Times are subject to change   Judging Criteria:   25% Weight - Innovation: How original is this solution compared to other products and platforms already available?  30% Weight - Usefulness: How effectively does the product solve addressable market needs?  25% Weight - Integration: Does the product make effective use of the Retsly Listings API and/or the Public Data API?  20% Weight - Functionality: Does the product have working functionality and potential for submission to be completed through to launch (this will take into account demonstrated technical capabilities)?    Hackathon Legal: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The Zillow®  “zip.Code” Weekend Hackathon Contest starts 11/6/15 at 6:00 PM PT, and ends 11/8/15 at 2:00 PM PT. Open to eligible legal residents of, and those who are otherwise lawfully present in the 50 United States or District of Columbia (excluding New York and Florida), who are 18 years or older. Click on Official Rules for details on entry instructions, winner selection, prize details, restrictions, etc. Void where prohibited. Sponsor: Zillow, Inc., 1301 Second Ave, Floor 31, Seattle WA 98101.    Social Media:  Follow us @Retsly for live updates and photos from the event Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #zipcode2015

We are pleased to announce that IMSA’s 3rd annual Social Innovation Hackathon is underway! Our partner this year, the California Civic Data Coalition (CCDC), will provide real-world challenges with public data. It’s time to take that jumbled, dirty, ugly data and turn it into something beautiful through technology! The organizing committee is working closely with the CCDC to curate a set of well-defined challenge statements to make public data easier to access and analyze, and the impact that a 24-hour event can have. Participants will have access to subject-matter experts, real datasets, in addition to the basics: Wi-fi, meals, snacks, caffeine, and a dedicated nap room.

Blockchain University provides courses & idea incubation on blockchain technologies. Sessions are taught by seasoned instructors & founders of SV funded startups. Find out more about Blockchain University at: blockchainu.co Blockchain University is hosting a 2-day blockchain hackathon in San Francisco over Halloween weekend (anniversary of Satoshi's design paper on btc solving double spend). Participants will be challenged to create meaningful solutions to tackle financial and non-financial business problems using blockchain technology. With a focus on cultivating blockchain talent and producing quality outcomes, Blockchain University along with key partners, will be providing mentorship and technical workshops throughout the hackathon.   Day 1, Oct. 31st, 10am-10pm: Begin hacking Blockchain University instructors, evangelists and industry experts will be around to mentor and answer questions Day 2, Nov. 1st, 10am-4pm: Hacking Ends + Judging + Winners Hacking, Demos, Evaluation & Crowned Winners Winning teams will be given the opportunity to present at Blockchain Summit 2015 (Dec. 7)!   Prizes  First Place Prize: $1,000 or 4 BTCs + 4 free admissions to a Blockchain University class for presenting team. First prize will go to a team who builds their project during the hackathon.  Second Place Prize: $750 or 3 BTCs + 3 free admissions to a Blockchain University class for presenting team. Second prize may go to a team who started their project at Blockchain University Cohort #4 or #5.    Third Place Prize: $250 or 1 BTC + 1 free admissions to a Blockchain University class. Third  prize may go to a team who started their project at Blockchain University Cohort #4 or #5.   Partner Prizes $500 USD or BTC - by BitGo $250 USD or BTC - by BitWage   Judges   Regina Scolaro - Director of Growth Marketing @ BitGo Kevin Takaoka - Venture Associate @ Draper Nexus Tim Swanson - Director of Research @ R3 Brian Zisk - Founder of Future of Money & Tech Summit John Lindsay - CEO of Bitwage   Link to Code of Conduct   Check back for other sponsor prizes.     For sponsor and mentorship opportunities contact info@blockchainu.co         THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS & SPONSORS:         SUMMA CUM LAUDE SPONSOR:      

UX DESIGN BOOTCAMP Lily Chandrasekher  About This Workshop Series As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to demystify UX by giving a practical and simple introduction to what UX is while also explaining some of its core concepts of usability. This is a field that affects all areas of business — prepare to dip your toes into an ocean of new concepts and ideas that will enlighten your perspective on the human-computer interaction experience. Schedule oct31 Saturday, 31 October 10 am – 5 pm PDTSession I 10:00-10:30am Demystify what User Experience Design encompasses 10:30-11:30am Understand, in detail, the design process 11:30-12:00pm Introduction to the bootcamp project 12:00-1:00pm Lunch 1:00-2:00pm Learn compelling storytelling tactics 2:00-3:00pm Explore user research applied to a specific need 3:00-5:00pm Workshop on Bootcamp Project nov1 Sunday, 1 November 10 am – 5 pm PDTSession II 10-10:30am Learn and Discuss sketching basics 10:30-11:30am Begin prototyping with Keynote/PopApp 11:30am-12:00pm Conduct usability testing 12:00-1:00pm (Working Lunch and continued testing) 1:00-2:00pm Prepare Presentations 2:00-4:00pm Presentations of deliverables to the class 4:00-5:00pm Wrap up, Review and Q&A   Prereqs & Preparation Download and Install Apple Keynote - https://www.apple.com/mac/keynote/ Download and Install PopApp - https://popapp.in/   About the Instructor Lily Chandrasekher Lily lives and breathes user experience design. She has built up research and design skills in various roles as a neuroscientist, product researcher, and technology consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Lily is always working on a design project - she has helped design hackathon-winning projects and award-winning websites and loves every minute of the experience! When she's not hatching a design plan for her next project, Lily loves working out, reading voraciously, exploring the vibrant music scene in San Francisco.   Refund Policy Plans change. We get it. But if you can't make it to a class/workshop, please email us at least 7 days before the scheduled event date. No refunds will be given after this timeframe.

The HACkcelerator The HACKcelerator is a 12-week pre-accelerator program designed to help top teams explore and refine their ideas to build their hackathon winning prototype into a fully fledged startup. Teams are accepted by winning large hackathons (like AngelHack), where they’ve shown extraordinary abilities to build fast, collaborate with others, inspire a crowd, and persevere through stressful conditions. After the 12 weeks, the winning teams are invited to fly out to San Francisco to participate in a week of extensive pitch training and additional hands on mentorship. The teams are then ready to pitch in front of 100+ investors at the culminating event of the program – Global Demo Day. HP will be awarding $10k to a team of their choice, and Lab360 will be awarding $100k to one of our hardware teams at Global Demo Day.   Schedule Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:30PM: Doors Open/Networking @ Brava Theater 5:30PM: Program Begins 8:30PM: Closing Ceremony 9PM-2AM: Startup Bash @ Mayes Oyster Bar SF

  This year, for Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation will partner once again with the Foundation Center to host a Pro Bono Resource Fair on October 29th from 1pm-4pm. This is a special program for Bay Area nonprofits, pro bono providers, and corporations designed to introduce attendees to the wealth of pro bono resources in our region. Nonprofit organizations will be able to visit provider booths to learn more about their pro bono programs. Providers will be able to promote their services and connect with nonprofits and other mission based organizations. Companies that are new to pro bono will have the opportunity to learn from their more seasoned counterparts. And everyone will be empowered to offer or source high quality pro bono services.  Simultaneously during the Resource Fair, Taproot will host small-group, moderated “pop up discussions” on topics such as:  To Pro Bono or Not to Pro Bono: When and how to consider your talent as you consider your CSR strategy  Translating Tech Talent to Meet Nonprofit Needs  Empowered or Depowered by Pro Bono: Nonprofits share what worked and what didn’t work when utilizing pro bono resources   Hacking the Hackathon: Reimagining short-term, high-impact models of engagement  This program is taking place during Pro Bono Week, a global celebration of the pro bono ethic across all professions that use their talents to make a difference. Inspired by the American Bar Association, Taproot works with partners around the globe to focus attention on the pro bono movement each year during the last week of October.    If you are a pro bono provider and would like to have a booth at the Fair, please contact Lauren Merker at lauren@taprootfoundation.org   

Blockchain University provides courses & idea incubation on blockchain technologies. Sessions are taught by seasoned instructors & founders of SV funded startups. Find out more about Blockchain University at: blockchainu.co By popular demand, join us for this one week immersive course on blockchain technology, designed specifically for developers, product managers, project managers, entrepreneurs & intrepreners from across industries. Registration includes enrollment for the one week course, plus (optional) hands-on project at our following hackathon (Saturday, Oct. 31st, ticket included). 5-Day Daily course instruction: Oct. 26th through Oct. 30th, 10am - 5pm 2-Day Collaborative project lab @ BCU Hackathon (optional): October 30th - Nov. 1st Finalists from the Hackathon will be given the opportunity to present at the November Blockchain Demo Summit! **Registrants will receive a special discounted fare for entry into our Blockchain Demo Summit November 2nd in San Francisco, CA**   Our rich alumni network is comprised of entrepreneurs hailing from 500 Startups and Y Combinator, and profesionals and enthusiasts from Google, Visa, AT&T, Infosys, PriceWaterhouseCooper, JPMorgan, BNY Mellon, Intuit and many others!   Course Agenda (subject to change):   Virtual currencies Bitcoin & its blockchain Introduction to Bitcoin Cryptography:  hashes, public/private keys, ECDSA Introduction to Bitcoin Security The Bitcoin network Bitcoin mining & consensus Structure of a full node bitcoin client Bitcoin transactions Bitcoin protocols Bitcoin Script language Sidechains Smart contracts Scalability issues Sidechains Forking the Bitcoin Blockchain Modifications to consensus, block height, transactions Overview of other blockchain & distributed ledger technologies: Ethereum Eris Overview of other consensus algorithms:  Tendermint Overview of other related technologies:  DNSChain IPFS Examples of blockchain applications Third party blockchain APIs Considerations when building blockchain applications   Email info@blockchainU.co for details on scholarship and discounted course options.