List of hackathons in Rohnert Park, United States in 2018

Lumeos will be hosting the Happy Hour right after the Scaling Blockchain Conference. (All Scaling Blockchain participants are considered registered) We are looking forward to having all our friends in the EOS community come out, celebrate the end of the Hackathon and the many blockchain projects being built on top of EOS. Get connected with the best developers, designers, hackers, and marketers in the blockchain industry. We invite all blockchain and EOS enthusiasts to join us. We will have pizza and drinks, all we ask is that you come with a smile and eagerness to learn.

At the Internet Archive – 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118       Ticket includes admission to the Opening Night Party at the DNA Lounge, November 9th - 9pm Evening Event Speakers (8:00pm-9:30pm): 8pm - 9:30 pm Evening Event - Special Guests Speaking or Performing (or both) Hosted by: Lisa Rein (Aaron Swartz Day, Creative Commons, The Swartz-Manning VR Destination, ASD Police Surveillance Project, ASD Solar Survival Project) Special Guests: A Live Analog Mixed-Media Performance by Projekt Seahorse aka Moun10 A Special Appearance by Chelsea Manning, giving her yearly "Statement for Aaron Swartz Day." A Conversation with Journalist Barrett Brown & Trevor Timm (Executive Director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation) (Barrett Brown won a National Magazine Award for his prison columns, & is the Author of the upcoming book: My Glorious Defeats: Hacktivist, Narcissist, Anonymous: A Memoir. He is the Co-founder of the Pursuance Project, a Journalist, and a Former Political Prisoner.) Jen Helsby (Lead Developer, SecureDrop) (CTO and co-founder of Lucy Parsons Labs) Cindy Cohn ( Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation) Brewster Kahle (Founder, Internet Archive) Danny O'Brien (International Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation) A conversation with Danielle Robinson (Dat Project, Code for Science & Society) and Karissa McElvy (Digital Democracy, Open Source Developer) Steve Phillips (Privacy software developer; creator of CrypTag and Cypherpunks Write Code) Note that there will be an after event gathering at The Emporium - 616 Divisadero St. To play games, drink and dance to DJs till 2am. (Sunday's schedule doesn't start till 11 am :) Saturday Hackathon Schedule: 11:00 am -Doors Open - (Lunch served all day) 11:30 am -  Internet Archive Updates:What's New at the Internet Archive - Tracey Jaquith (TV/News Archive) & Brewster Kahle (Founder, Internet Archive) Audience Q & A. Internet Q & A. 12:00 pm – The Decentralized Web and the Dat Project–  Danielle Robinson, PhD  (Co-Executive Director, Code for Science and Society) & Karissa McKelvey (Digital Democracy,  Open Source Developer) Danielle and Karissa will explain exactly what the “open source decentralized web” is and how it can be implemented in the real world. (Complete with use cases!) Also, why you need to know and understand what the decentralized web is, and why it’s important. Audience Q & A. Internet Q & A. 1:00 pm How to Make Law Enforcement Accountable by Implementing A Surveillance Policy Framework - Tracy Rosenberg (Oakland Privacy), Dave Maass (Senior Investigative Researcher, EFF), Lisa Rein (Co-founder, Aaron Swartz Day).  Audience Q & A. Internet Q & A 2:00 pm - Freddy Martinez (Director, Lucy Parsons Labs) 2:30 pm - Andy McWilliams How Technologists Can Fight Climate Change (Director, ClimateAction.tech) 3:10 pm - Break (20 Minutes) 3:30 pm - Danny O'Brien - Article 13, Article 11: The Copyfight Strikes Back (International Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation) 4:30-6:00 pm  A conversation with Barrett Brown about his new book (My Glorious Defeats: Hacktivist, Narcissist, Anonymous: A Memoir) & the Pursuance Project with Claire Peters (Director of Strategy, Pursuance Project). Hosted by Lisa Rein.  Audience Q & A. Internet Q & A. Including Questions all the way from ThoughtWorks’ Melbourne and Brisbane’s “Internet Freedom Hackathons” 6:00pm – 7:30pm – Hackathon Reception - More food and spirits! 7:30 pm – 8:00pm – Start migrating upstairs 8:00 pm SHARP! Evening event Begins (Upstairs in the Great Room) Sunday Hackathon Schedule: 11:00 - Lunch- Hackathon Information and Sync up Speakers in order with APPROXIMATE TIMES (Lengths of presentations will vary between 10-40 minutes - and all will have at least 5 minutes of Q & A . We will "go long" if we have to, to get questions in.) 11:30 - 12:10 pm - Keynote 1: Ashley Boyd Dumpster Fire or Opportunity? It's Up to Us. (VP Advocacy, Mozilla Foundation) Ashley will be focusing on how we can take advantage of the increasing public awareness and concern about digital safety to mobilize users to demand ethical, safe online tools. She will discuss some of the Mozilla Foundations latest accomplishments in the corporate sector, including examples like getting the easy-to-hack, privacy violating children's "Cloudpets" toys pulled from retailers' shelves (including Amazon). 12:10-12:50 pm - Keynote 2: Erin Gallagher - Mapping Twitter Networks (How to Map Complex Social Networks to Create Useful Visualizations) - Erin Gallagher uses open source network visualization software to see the complex webs our communications weave on Twitter. She will share some of the work she's done in the past 2 years analyzing hashtag networks. 12:50-1:15pm - Andy McWilliams - How Artists Are Reshaping Tech Research (Founder and Director of the ThoughtWorks Arts Residency program, the Art-A-Hack co-creation program, and the Hardware Hack Lab) 1:15 - 1:45 - Micah Blumberg - Brain Machine Interfaces 2018, 2019 & Beyond (Journalist, Researcher, Neurohacker, Founder Silicon Valley Global News) 1:45 pm-2:15 pm - Tatyana Griffin - Sound Design for VR: Best Practices & Practical Tips (Educator, Musician, DJ, XR Developer) (Speaking Sunday) (Tatyana is also Melotronix performing at Friday's Opening Night Party at the DNA Lounge) 2:15 pm-2:45 pm - Tracey Jaquith - Internet Archive and AR, AR for Architecture (TV/News Archive at Internet Archive,  & Dev Team for the Swartz-Manning VR Destination) 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm - Ryan Sternlicht - The Future of Immersion and the Creation of the Next Layer of Reality (Educator, Researcher, Advisor & Maker - Noisebridge) If you follow technology you have probably heard many things about AR, VR, MR and XR. Many have given their opinions on the technologies and systems in those sectors, but very few have given detailed information about the whole larger picture. Ryan will share his insight, along with information he has come across while researching these fields, to help us understand the space, and what it means for the world. 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm - William Clark (Programmer, Year Up Participant) - New Options for Community-Based Education (That Is Also Good For Business)  - How the "year up" program represents a positive trend of community education, which gives free education and job placement to college age youth. 3:30 pm - 3:40 - Olu Aganju - (Participant, Year Up) 3:40 pm-4 pm - Bernice Chua (Game and Algorithm Developer)   - Intro to ROS (Robot Operating System) 4 pm - 4:20 pm Matteo Borri (Robots Everywhere, NASA Contractor) - Re: Matteo's latest inventions and robots and lasers and NASA Mars Rover fun. 4:20 pm - 4:50 pm - Steve Phillips (Privacy software developer; creator of CrypTag and Cypherpunks Write Code) Break 4:50 - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm+ Lightning Talks on Hackathon Projects

(From left to right) (Top Row) Aaron Swartz, Cindy Cohn, Brewster Kahle, (Bottom row) Barrett Brown, DJ Spooky These Early Bird Passes are only available until midnight on August 15th. Hello everyone in Aaron Swartz Day-land. We are expecting a full house this year for our San Francisco Hackathon and subsequent Reception & Evening Event. This will be our largest event to date, and many of our speakers are flying in from out of town. For these reasons, in order to supplement our finances for this year's grand extravaganza, we have decided to sell some "Early Bird All Access" Passes. So, until midnight on August 15th, you can buy an "Early Bird All Access Pass" for only $20! (For up to 100 passes, while they last.) Each "Early Bird All Access Pass" Includes: 1) Admission to both days of the Hackathon ($25 value) (Don't panic. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. See the note at the bottom of this announcement :) 2) Admission to Reception and Evening Event ($50 Value) 3) Admission to November 9 Opening Night Party at the DNA Lounge - 10:00 pm-2am ($10 Value) 8pm - Evening Event - Special Guests Speaking or Performing (or both): DJ Spooky (Multimedia Artist, DJ/Musician, Author, Historian, Educator) Barrett Brown (Author of the upcoming book: My Glorious Defeats: Hacktivist, Narcissist, Anonymous: A Memoir, Pursuance Project, Journalist, Former Political Prisoner) Lisa Rein (Aaron Swartz Day, Creative Commons, The Swartz-Manning VR Destination, ASD Police Surveillance Project, ASD Solar Survival Project) Cindy Cohn (Electronic Frontier Foundation) Brewster Kahle (Internet Archive) Steve Phillips (Privacy Software Developer) Mek Karpeles (Open Library, Internet Archive) Plus More Special Guests - We will be making daily updates here! HACKATHON INFORMATION: Saturday 11am - 11pm Sunday 11am - 6pm New This Year: On site Virtual Reality, Robotics & 3-D Printing Demonstrations Hackathon Speakers Confirmed So Far (Many more coming): Barrett Brown (Author of the upcoming book: My Glorious Defeats: Hacktivist, Narcissist, Anonymous: A Memoir, Pursuance Project, Journalist, Former Political Prisoner) Steve Phillips (Privacy Software Developer) Cyrus Farivar (Author of "Habeus Data," Technology Journalist, & Radio Producer) Tracey Jaquith (Internet Archive) Tracy Rosenberg (Oakland Privacy.net, Media Alliance) Dave Maass (Electronic Frontier Foundation) Matteo Borri (Robots Everywhere LLC, NASA (Mars Rover Contractor), ASD Solar Survival Project) Lisa Rein (Aaron Swartz Day, Creative Commons, The Swartz-Manning VR Destination, ASD Police Surveillance Project, ASD Solar Survival Project) Mek Karpeles (Open Library, Internet Archive) Lisa Rein and Barrett Brown at San Francisco's Noisebridge Hackerspace. As always, please write aaronswartzday@gmail.com if you need a free ticket. There are student discounts too, but you need to write us first to get the code.

The EOS Global Hackathon series is a first-of-its-kind event in the world of blockchain, with the continued goal of supporting a decentralized global community from the ground up. Get involved and you will be joining hackers, product developers, marketers, and business leaders in creating a new wave of blockchain dApps that secure life, liberty, and property. From June through the end of 2018, Block.one will be hosting a series of initiatives designed to find and give a platform to the most visionary architects of decentralization out there. Four in-person events will be followed by a Grand Finale Pitch Competition that puts the best applications under the spotlight.   EOSIO: The Most Powerful Infrastructure for Decentralized Applications (All prizes are in USD) Those placing 1st - 3rd in the SF event will receive $2,000 USD per winning team member for travel and lodging to the Grand Finale in Cape Town. 1st Place:  $100,000 (Cash + Travel) 2nd Place: $25,000 (Cash + Travel) 3rd Place: $10,000 (Cash + Travel) Superlative: Three (3) $3,000 cash prizes delivered to superlative winners The Hackathon Challenge will be released on the day of the event to ensure a level playing field for all participating! In the mean time, start getting familiar with documentation on the EOSIO Developer Portal and get involved with the community through our EOSIO social channels and Telegram groups. EOSIO Version 1.0 Has Arrived. Block.one released version 1.0 of their open source EOSIO blockchain software on June 2nd 2018. This software enables businesses to rapidly build and deploy high-performance and high-security blockchain-based applications. EOSIO is designed to include: Free Rate Limited Transactions Low Latency Block confirmation (0.5 seconds) Low-overhead Byzantine Fault Tolerant Finality Optional high-overhead, low-latency BFT finality Smart contract platform powered by Web Assembly Designed for Sparse Header Light Client Validation Scheduled Recurring Transactions Time Delay Security Hierarchical Role Based Permissions Support for Biometric Hardware Secured Keys (e.g. Apple Secure Enclave) Parallel Execution of Context Free Validation Logic Inter Blockchain Communication *Schedule is subject to change Wednesday, November 7th 18:30 - 20:00 |EOSIO Global Hackathon Virtual Session via Zoom Webinar Link: https://zoom.us/j/502434540 Meeting Number: 502 434 540 Saturday, November 10th 08:30 - 10:00 | Doors Open & Breakfast Served 10:00 - 11:00 | Opening Ceremony/Presentations from Partners 11:00 | Coding Begins 12:00 | Lunch Served 12:00 | Breakout Session 1 - Technical Breakout (C++) 13:00 | Breakout Session 2 - Technical Breakout (Web/UX) 14:00 | Breakout Session 3 - Entrepreneurial 18:00 | Dinner Served 20:00 - 20:30 | Breakout Session 4 - Pitch Workshop 24:00 | Midnight Snack / Hack through the Night* *The venue will be open and staffed overnight if you’d like to hack through the night. Sunday, November 11th 07:30 | Breakfast Served 09:00 | Breakout Session 5 - Pitch Practice 12:00 | Lunch Served 13:00 | Submission Deadline 14:00 | Round 1 Judging (3 min pitches) 16:00 | Doors Open for Individuals with Spectator Ticket 16:30 | Closing Ceremony & Top 10 teams announced 16:45 | Round 2 Judging 18:15 | Winners announced 18:30 | Networking Drinks & Dinner   Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria, with a minimum score of 0 and the maximum score of 20 points, and the final score being the average of the judges’ scores: Utilization of Blockchain Technology (5 points): How well suited is the concept for blockchain? Is there a clear need for a token, smart contract, and distributed ledger technology? Was an EOSIO smart contract successfully implemented? Creativity (5 points): How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge? Is the idea defensible or unique? Impact (5 points): Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact? Is the idea feasible / if pursued could it actually work in the real world? Scalability (5 points): What is the growth potential of this application?  What impact can it have on the world as a whole? Teams of up to 5 participants are allowed. All team members must have completed the participation agreement to compete. You may not begin your project until the competition officially begins. Please don’t come in and build on top of previous projects if you want to win.   Teams have full ownership of everything they build and are free to do with it as they wish whether they win or not. Winning teams will be subject to a code-review at some point following the event or immediately before the competition ends.

Springer Nature invites you to participate in our upcoming hackathon. Create new applications that help researchers advance discovery, using data visualization and mixed reality.  Join us at the Microsoft Reactor in San Francisco from November 7-9 for an opportunity to build new and innovative mixed reality applications using Springer Nature’s data and research publications. During the Hackathon, experts from Springer Nature will support teams as they work with our unique datasets. From eBooks to journals, to research tools like SN SciGraph or APIs from Bookmetrix, Unsilo or Dimensions, we’ll provide you with the metadata behind our products and services. Motivation  We believe the future holds many exciting possibilities for scientific data, beyond the published page. Previous Springer Nature Hack Days have explored challenges in discovery, research data and analytics. This event in our series takes a more visual approach, inspired by advances in Mixed Reality technologies. From creating virtual science labs, to enhancing the reading experience, to interacting in real time with charts and diagrams - help shape the way we use scientific data by advancing discovery and improving research with applications that have never been thought of before. Participants will have access to billions of data points across scientific, technical, and medical publishing with applications across disciplines. Prizes & Perks Members of the winning team will each receive a Windows Mixed Reality Headset and an Amazon Gift Card. The winning team will also have the chance to pitch their concept to Springer Nature and win a partnership.  This event is completely free and will be held at the Microsoft Reactor in downtown San Francisco. We will provide food, drinks and snacks throughout the event. Participants will have access to HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality Headsets during the event, on loan from the Reactor (quantities are limited); mentors will be available to guide you in using these technologies. You’ll be able to network with developers and designers, and data experts from Springer Nature and other cooperating companies, and help shape the future of research data visualization, in a multidisciplinary environment.  Who should attend? Creative minds across the board are encouraged to participate -- including (but not limited to): Developers, Designers, UX Experts, PhDs, University Students, Corporate and Academic Librarians, Knowledge Managers, Corporate Researchers, Product Designers, Data Visionaries, Evangelists. Questions? Please contact us at hack-day@springernature.com.

Female & non-binary techies in the San Francisco Bay Area! You're invited to participate in Violet Hacks -- a 2-day startup-focused hackathon for people like you! You'll get to work on a 4-5 person multi-discipline team of aspiring startup types. Collaborate to put together a brand-new business concept, prototype, and pitch. Demo your project to a panel of investors and founders for the chance to win an awesome prize!

Inviting all data analysts, data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, developers and visualization specialists to #HackABetterWorld with USA for UNHCR and DonorsChoose.org, hosted by Airbnb! We are excited to open registration for a hackathon for good in San Francisco from November 2 – 4. A broad range of skills and experience levels are welcome to participate. Around the world, a record 68.5 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to war, conflict or persecution. Less than 1 percent of the world’s refugees are ever resettled, and those who are, often face challenges adjusting in their new home countries. We hope that you will be able to join us as we #HackABetterWorld to use your skills to create tools that might directly impact the lives of refugees. Schedule Friday: 11/02 6:00pm: Check-in6:40pm: Welcome & Presentations WHERE: Airbnb HQ | 888 Brannan St | San Francisco Looking forward to meeting everyone! 

Join global entrepreneurs, innovative startups, and the Bay Area's best during an evening of pitches and celebration. These Global Demo Day startups won their local AngelHack hackathon, impressing expert judges from all over the world. They then triumphed during a 12-week virtual pre-accelerator curriculum, building out their idea, prototypes, and business plans in anticipation of this night - an evening which could make or break their startup journey. Meet the 19 chosen teams here. Interested in attending as an investor? Email info (at) angelhack.com The HACKcelerator is a pre-accelerator program designed to take winning hackathon ideas from around the world from prototype to fully fledged startup with early traction. Annually, the top companies fly out to San Francisco for extensive pitch training and mentorship to prep for AngelHack’s Global Demo Day. With a startup portfolio valuation of $75M, acquisitions from tech giants such as Google, and BOX, AngelHack is the highest valued pre-accelerator in the industry. Thursday, November 1st, 2018 the top 1% of global entrepreneurs will present their new companies’ at Global Demo Day followed by the biggest after party in Silicon Valley: Startup Bash. Dress code is black tie optional. The AngelHack team will be dressed to the nines! Feel free to join us! 6:00PM - DOORS OPEN, DRINKS AND NETWORKING7:00PM - DEMO’S BEGIN 9:00PM - WINNERS ANNOUNCED10:00PM - STARTUP BASH WITH OPEN BAR       

A one-day hackathon for women from experienced coders to total newbies. Note: No coding experience is required to participate in this hackathon, you just need passion   Only 20% of hackathon participants are women, similar in scope to the underrepresentation of women in computer science and other tech fields.   The Expat Woman has been addressing this gender gap by hosting these all-women hackathons for the last two years. Our talented participants with backgrounds in coding, design, entrepreneurship, business, product etc ranging in age from 15 to 65 have developed innovative websites, games, cloud-based services, and mobile apps to address various challenges.  "What an incredible day. Thanks to The Expat Woman team for all you did to pull it off - it was by far the BEST hackathon I've ever attended. So well-organized, and tons of talented, impressive women to connect with." - Ginny, Software Engineer and Sept. 2017 hackathon participant   Join us for our 5th WomenHack - The All-Women Hackathon on October 20, 2018. Come with an idea, and form a team or join a team on-site and spend the day building a great project with enthusiastic, talented, fun people. You do not need to have coding experience to participate We will have mentors at the hackathon who can assist you with your projects. Registration | We have limited slots available, so please sign-up here. Your registration fee covers all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) Teams | Teams of  6 women will be formed Saturday morning.  Judges | Our judging panel is made up of industry influencers, educators, hackathon pros and civic leaders. Bring |Your laptop, skills & ideas. Come with a collaborative, team-focused mindset and/or team-up in advance on Twitter/Facebook with #tewhack.  Food, fun, swag and prizes  HACKATHON CHALLENGES Hackathon Challenge 1: Hack a solution that will help end the gender gap in tech, startup or venture capital Hackathon Challenge 2: Hack a solution that ensures that women can be safe at the workplace, school or home, while traveling or out in the community Hackathon Challenge 3: Hack a solution that empowers women to start and run a business, succeed in the workplace or become leaders in the community Hackathon Challenge 4: Hack a solution that helps new immigrant or refugee women access resources and support and succeed in the US Hackathon Challenge 5 : Design a crypto or blockchain business or solution   Join our Hackathon Event FB page  for updates and to connect with other participants. If you have coding/hackathon experience and are interested in volunteering as a mentor, please register here   For sponsorship, prizes or demo table inquiries, please e-mail us at info@theexpatwoman.com We have four Winning Categories 1. Originality: How unique is your idea 2. Technical: Best use of code to create your product 3. Design: Best looking product 4. Business Model: Is there a viable business model attached to the idea Agenda 9:00am- 10:30am Registration, breakfast, team & idea forming, and kickoff 10:30am - 12:30pm work on project 12:30 pm - lunch and continue working on project 6:00pm - 7:00 pm dinner and final project submission deadline 7:15 - 9:30pm - introductions, hackathon presentations and awards If you are interested in participating as a panelist, speaker or mentor at our events, please apply here Terms of Participation Agreement You agree that you are responsible for any accidents or damages that you cause. You also agree to not hold The Expat Woman, or any of the event supporters liable for any loss, damage, injury, or any other unforeseeable incident. You agree The Expat Woman, is not responsible for circumstances that may necessitate for substitutions or cancellations of speakers. By Participating at the event, you grant The Expat Woman permission to capture photos/videos of the event. By registering for this event, you also consent to receive email communication from The Expat Woman and its programs about events and updates that may interest you. Tickets to this event are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, you have the option of giving it to a friend or team member to attend in your place.

BrightSource is partnering with Donor Network West, one of the largest organ procurement organizations nationwide, for our third growth hackathon! Held at the Donor Network West office, competitors will have a chance to witness the nonprofit's impactful work firsthand, then work as teams to devise a yearlong teen-targeted organ donation awareness campaign. As always, competitors with the best solutions, as judged by the clients, will be hired as interns to implement their proposals in real life. Monetary prizes are as follows: First Place – $1000 Second Place – $500 Third Place – $200 Join us on Saturday, October 20th, from 9 AM to 7 PM for a chance to not only win monetary prizes and internships but also to network with Tri-Valley leaders of all ages and backgrounds! Catered meals and snacks are also provided :) To register, please follow these steps: 1) Complete this Eventbrite form2) Electronically sign the facilities waiver as well as the BrightSource competitor contract (link emailed after registration)3) Keep a lookout for event update emails, as we will be sending out the details of the competition topic a few nights before the conference! For more information, please visit www.brightsource.solutions.