List of hackathons in Saint Louis, United States in 2017

Hackathon for Social Justice Bridging the gap between social issues and technology to solve real world challenges Join entrepreneurs, software developers, designers, students, civic leaders and citizens at the National Urban League Hackathon for Social Justice presented by Comcast in partnership with Yes We Code and Ferguson 1000.  This FREE 2-day event will give you an opportunity to use technology to create a solution to a social issue, specifically in line with this year's Conference theme, Save Our Cities: Education, Jobs, and Justice. WHO Innovators, developers, designers, civic leaders, students and creative thinkers of all skill levels are all invited to be among the first to create solutions to Save Our Cities and compete for $5,000 in cash and prizes!  No coding experience necessary.  Mentors will be on hand to guide you as you build your app and support your team. WHAT Hackathon participants will have the opportunity to work on innovative and impactful technology-based solutions to address some of the nation's biggest problems in the areas of public safety, voting, education, jobs, housing and health.   WHERE                                                                                                                                    America's Center                                                                                            701 Convention Plaza                                                                                                                     St. Louis, MO 63101                       COST There is no fee required to participate in this event.                                                                                     WHEN The event begins Thursday, July 27th and ends on Friday, July 28th  See event schedule below.   HACKATHON SCHEDULE  Thursday, July 27th | 8:00am-5:00pm (reception from 5:00pm-7:00pm) 8:00am             Hackathon Check-in & Breakfast Mixer 9:45am             Welcome Remarks 10:00am           Hacking Begins 1:00pm             Lunch Break 1:30pm              Hacking Continues 3:30pm-3:45pm Break 5:00pm              Hacking Ends 5:00pm-7:00pm  Professional Thursday  Connect with hackathon team members while networking with top minds and influencers in the field of technology at Professional Thursday.  The event will also feature a panel discussion spotlighting trailblazing women in tech.  Attendance is optional. Friday, July 28th | 8:00am-3:00pm 8:00am             Hacking Continues 11:00am            Presentation Prep 2:30pm             Start Demos 3:30pm             Judges Deliberate/Prizes Awarded & Closing Remarks 4:0pm             Event Ends (Schedule is subject to change) HACKATHON RULES & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  Hackathon contestants compete in teams. Contestants can recruit people to join a team.  Each team must include at least one (1) but not more than four (4) contestants.  It is recommended that one (1) contestant on each team be a developer.  If you are an individual who would like to register for the hackathon, you must register as a team in order to participate.  Mentors will be on-site to provide support.  All ages 13+ and skill levels are welcomed! For complete rules and more detailed information about the event, please visit http://conference.iamempowered.com/.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 14, 2016Contact:Maia "CROWN" WilliamsBlack Speculative Arts MovementCo-founder, Executive Assistant(313) 451-0297, BSAMstaff@gmail.comBlack Speculative Arts Movement #BSAMstl2017Harris-Stowe State UniversityMarch 10-11, 2017 Official schedule to be announced!St Louis, MO -Black Speculative Arts Movement​, aka BsaM, is an annual Afrofuturism, black comics, and arts convention held at multiple colleges and universities thruought the United States.Our annual conventions, co-founded by associate professor and chair of the Humanities department at Harris-Stowe State University​, Reynaldo Anderson​, and founder of Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts - MECCA​, Maia Crown Williams​, will include vending from a vast amount of comics, art, and artisan creators and vendors, live performances, a full international film festival via MECCAcon, seminars, classes, hand on workshops, plays, and much more. Students are also welcome to submit proposals to participate as well.----- Planning stages for BSAM St Louis 2017 #BSAMstl2017 are underway!! This year's theme is UNIFIED RESISTANCE! PANELS/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS include:: ●COMIC WORKSHOP, Tim Fielder ●SOCIAL​ ​JUSTICE​ ​PEDAGOGY-​ Dr Amber Johnson ●HACKATHON​ ​BLU​ ​1647 ●BACK2BLACK​ ​Panel-​ ​ ​ Tim Fielder,​ Stacey Robinson, Damian Duffy ●LEMONADE,​ ​@Kinitra Brooks ●DIGITAL​ ​HUMANITIES,​ ​Toniesha​ ​Taylor ●ART​ ​GRANTS​ ​WORKSHOP,​ ​Jason​ ​Vassar ●AFROFUTURISM​ ​the​ ​2nd​ ​WAVE:​ ​THE​ ​BLACK SPECULATIVE ARTS MOVEMENT AND​ ​TRANSFUTURISM,​ ​Dr​ ​@Reynaldo​ ​Reynaldo Anderson,​ ​Amber​ ​Johnson ●GLOBAL​ ​HACKATHON,​ ​Global​ ​Hack ●COMICS​ ​AND​ ​LITERACY,​ ​Sharnez​ ​Givens​ ​and​ ​guests ●AFRICAN​ ​ECONOMICS,​ ​THE​ ​“ILLUMINATI”​ ​AND​ ​THE​ ​DEEP​ ​STATE,​ ​Andrew​ ​Rollins, ​Johnson​ ​Landcaster ●LABOR,​ ​POLITICS,​ ​AND​ ​ART,​ ​NEA,​ ​Greg​ ​Carr ●LIVE​ ​ART​ ​EXHIBITION,​ ​Innergy ●Play, ​ ​Gregory S. Carr Our official program is now being lined up. If you are interested in moderating a panel, workshop, and/or lecture, please contact us today. Afrofuturism and astro blackness have been practiced in our community for years, especially thru literature, visual arts, and music. Artists like Sun Ra, Octavia Butler, Basquiat, Fela Kuti, George Clinton, John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Samuel Delaney, Jimi Hendrix, Paschal B. Randolph, Toni Morrison, Amiri Baraka,Tananarive Due, and the ZULU NATION are excellent examples. Black Speculative Arts Movement is a loose umbrella term represented for different positions or basis of inquiry: Afrofuturism, Astro Blackness, Afro-Surrealism, Ethno Gothic, Black Digital Humanities, Black (Afro-future female or African Centered) Science Fiction, The Black Fantastic, Magical Realism, and The Esoteric. Although these positions may be incompatible in some instances they overlap around the term speculative and design; and interact around the nexus of technology and ethics. BsaM is a continuation of the historical behavior within the Veil to engage the ideas of Dubois, Wright, Everett and others to pierce the Color Line, the Color Curtain, and understand the Digital Divide in the face of the challenges of the 21st century.Links:http://BSAMstl2017.eventbrite.com/http://blackspeculativeartsmovement.wordpress.com/https://www.facebook.com/blackspeculativeartsmovementhttp://MECCAcon.wordpress.com/--------if interested in performing, exhibiting, paneling, holding a workshop, volunteering, serving as press, etc, please contact co-founder, Maia Crown Williams at BSAMstaff@gmail.com, 3134510297.Tables are limited.