List of hackathons in Sacramento, United States in 2018

Let's hack for a whole day! Come form teams or be the lone wolf and power through some code to make an app.This is an experimental open-ended mini-hackathon where your team can choose any API's you want to work with.Coding and collaborating is an important part of the developer's journey. There is so much value in practicing writing code and working in a team.Here is a list of API's you can use.https://github.com/toddmotto/public-apisThere are no prizes, just pure fun and seeing what you and others can achieve in 8 hours! Your team will be presenting your app to everyone in the end.Snacks, coffee, and water will be provided but lunch and dinner are on the individual.Join our discord channel (https://discord.gg/bBrMBmS ) and start forming teams!Rules:- Teams with no more than 3 people- Use at least one third-party API- 2 minutes to present (don't be afraid to show your uncompleted app)Agenda:10:00 - Doors open, social mixing10:30 - Opening ceremony and event briefing10:45 - 11:00 - Form teams / Mixer11:00 - 19:00 - Hack away!19:00 - 20:00 - Presentations and closing ceremony

Does your child like playing video games? Ever wish they could use that energy to learn coding too? Come join us for a three hour hackathon where we will learn how to make a game using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. In the hackathon, we'll spend some time covering what coding is, why it's useful to know, and a hands-on coding lesson. Then, participants will form groups and work on a coding project that involves creating a Mario like game. At the end, groups will present their work in front of everyone. The top team will win a prize. This event is targeted towards kids aged 9 to 16. No prior programming knowledge is needed. Participants must bring a laptop. Tickets: $20 per family About Youth Code Camp Youth Code Camp is a summer and afterschool coding camp for gifted kids taught by professional engineers. Students are taught practical skills including Scratch, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript by a team of professional software engineers. We are taking applications for our January afterschool program now. Find out more at https://youthcodecamp.com

Unexpected and interdisciplinary collaboration can lead to powerful social change. The Dress for Success Sacramento EmpowerHer Hack provides an opportunity to share stories, iterate ideas, and connect tech, design, and re-entry.  Working closely with formerly incarcerated women, re-entry partners, and other support organizations we will hack solutions to the most pressing issues that lead to incarceration.  More importantly, we want to focus on post incarceration support solutions that empower, promote, and position women and girls for economic self-sufficiency.We want to showcase how design thinking, innovation, and technology can be used to bring people together to empower women and girls for a successful future. Even if you can’t attend, share your ideas for the hackathon here. Day 1: 3pm to 8pm - Conference and Idea Day Day 2: 8am to 12pm - Empowerment and Hack Day Have questions, check out our FAQ's here. This event is presented by the Dress for Success Sacramento Women’s Re-entry Initiative, supported by Sierra Health Foundation and the California Endowment and produced in partnership with Code for Hood.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Dress for Success Sacramento Reentry Initiative consists of programs and services that address the needs of women and girls and position them to reduce their likelihood of returning to prison and increase their ability to become self-sufficient.

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.

Code for Hood is back! We are hacking education and entrepreneurship with workshop driven hackathons. Join us in South Sacramento for 2.5 days of action packed educational fun. Learn coding, video game design, 3D design, engineering, art, website design, entrepreneurship and more! We are proud to say that the City of Sacramento are our MEGA SPONSORS of this awesome educational event! Learn. Make. Create. THE SCHEDULE Friday and Saturday are classes. Sunday is team building and competition. Friday: Doors open at 3:30 pm.  Pick up is 7:45 pm.Saturday: Doors open at 7:45 am Pick up is 4:45 pm Sunday: Doors open 8:15 am. Competition starts at 4:00 pm, Judging and prizes 4:30 pm, Event ends at 5:00 pm. Hackathon Weekend Schedule   Day 1- Friday -- Doors open at 3:30 pmProgram runs from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Schedule of classes  Track 1- 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm  Track 2 – 6:15 pm – 7:45 pm  Program ends at 7:45 pm. All Youth need to be picked up no later than 8:00 pm.  Day 2 – Saturday -- Doors open at 7:45 amProgram runs from 8:00 am – 5:00 pmBreakfast 8:00 am – 8:45 am Track 3 –  9:00 am – 10:30 am Track 4 – 10:45 am – 12:15 pm Lunch 12: 30 – 1:00 pm Track 5 – 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm Track 6 – 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Closing Program Activities/ Light Snack   4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Program ends at 4:45 pm.  All Youth need to be picked up no later than 5:00 pm.  Day 3 – Sunday -- Doors open at 8:15 a.m.Program runs from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.Breakfast 8:30 am – 9:00 amLunch 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm 8:30 am – 1:30 pm Project Time 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Presentations 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Awards Ceremony Program ends at 5:00 pm. Community Center closes at 5:00 pm.  What Happens at Code For Hood Open Demos: Student are expected to arrive at the Community Center on time and ready to go at the start of every day. At the beginning of each day, a technical demonstration is planned. This will give an opportunity to showcase some of the applications of the skills students will be developing.    Workshops: Friday and Saturday are Workshop/Class Days. There are 6 Workshop Slots, each 90-minute-long, that will focus on a technical or computer related subject. Sample Classes: Presentations with Google Docs, 3D modeling with Sketch Up, Scratch Programming, and more! Team Forming/Mentors: Sunday is project day. Students will pick (or be assigned) projects based off the classes on Friday and Saturday. Ideally, Mentors would be assigned to each student team to provide guidance and direction toward the project goal. Please Note, classes are subject to change without notice.  Click here for larger image. FAQ’S Does $25 cover the whole weekend? Yes Do I have to bring a laptop? No, but we highly encourage it. What are the ages of the participants? 12-17, but we're not checking IDs Do I have to bring my kid all weekend? If you are not attending, then try bringing them at the beginning of the day. Do I have to be present if my kid is there? You’re welcome to stay but can drop your child off. Parents will not be allowed to attend the workshops. Will food be served? Yes, continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be served throughout the day. If your child has dietary restrictions, please plan accordingly. Are your teachers and volunteers Live Scanned?No, but we have great people in our hacking community. Can I volunteer?Yes, of course. Email alonajennings@gmail.com Can I donate food or drinks! Yes, please bring them in. Email alonajennings@gmail.com

The 2018 Developer Circles Community Challenge in Partnership with Facebook and Cowo Campus has launched! As part of this global hackathon, developers around the world are challenged to build solutions that bring communities together. Please join us for the Build Day in SACRAMENTO on JULY 14TH, 2018, where we'll get together to code and build submissions for the challenge. The Agenda 9:00AM - Registration & Networking 10:00AM - Opening Remarks & Challenge Explanations 10:30AM - BREAK INTO TEAMS 1. Find passionate team members 2. Share programming speciality & favorite language with other team members 11:00AM - 2:30PM - CODING TIME! 1.Brainstorm ideas 2.Plan out the structure 3.Work on the submission 11:00AM - 5:00PM - MENTOR OFFICE HOURS/ FREE COLLABORATIO 4:30PM - CLOSING REMARKS For more info got to https://builddayinsacramento.splashthat.com/

The SMASH Academy 2018 UC Davis Summer Hackathon presents an opportunity for our 90 high school scholars at our SMASH UC Davis program site to engineer sustainability through creating Solar Power Drones!  In teams of 6, they will be guided by at least two adult mentors who help them refine an environmental sustainability problem as it concerns their targeted user. Scholars will collaboratively prototype a software solution (e.g., mobile app, website) using wireframe software, Balsamiq. Finally, scholars will present their new technologies to a panel of judges and winning teams will be awarded various prizes.

Kids in the San Ramon Valley area -- grades 6 through 12! Are you interested in STEM subjects and would like to learn how to code? You're invited to participate in the Project Encoder Hackathon! It doesn't matter how much you know already -- there are places for beginners, as well as intermediate and advanced level participants. Come as a team of up to 5 people, or join one at the event. You'll be challenged to solve a problem with an app design that blows away the judges. There will be prizes for the top winners in each group (Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced)!

Coder, hackers, designers in Alameda County and beyond! You're invited to participate in the San Ramon Hackathon to help the City of San Ramon improve its emergency preparedness. You'll be challenged to design and prototype an innovative technology solution that addresses an issue such as communicating government disaster recovery plans to citizens, prepare citizens for an emergency, communicating the latest information to citizens during and after emergencies, enabling collaboration of all parties responding to an emergency, and more. Present your project to a panel of experts for a chance to win one of the cash prizes.

Developers, designers, professionals, students in the Bay Area! Do you have a passion for open data projects? Come and participate in the Contra Costa Civic Hackathon for Open Data Day 2018. You can help grow the open data community by working on projects in four key areas -- Open research data, Tracking public money flows, Open Mapping, and Data for equal development. Come and showcase your creative and technical skills to collect, visualize, and analyze data.