List of hackathons in San Rafael, United States in 2018

Teens 13 to 19 without an Apple Developer Account are invited to train as an iOS mobile app developer.  Must have their own Macbook Pro Laptop and an appropriate iOS mobile device to test apps. Fee per teen covers supervision for the entire week, online curriculum, and publishing apps under the developer account for WHOmentors.com, Inc. one full year.

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

BelHacks is a hackathon; a fun, overnight coding event where people can team up and create amazing projects. You have 24 hours to create your idea. You don't have to be an expert coder - beginners are welcome too! Belhacks is organized by and for highschoolers aimed at boosting student involvement in computer science and visibly impacting students. We want this event to be accessible to all students, so the event is completely free.

Hackers in the San Francisco Bay Area! Are you planning to participate in "Hack the Bay Area Traffic Congestion"? This is a traffic congestion hackathon, where you will brainstorm solutions and compete for your share of a $9,000 prize pool. Prior to the event, you're invited to attend an online info session to learn more about the event, its logistics, and how to join a team.

Full Circle Fund Invites you to the first Silicon Valley  Idea Lab! This nontechnical hackathon is hosted by Box.org and it takes a cue from our SF Idea Lab, which is one of our most popular annual events. Participants will have a chance to collaborate for a 90-minute session to help generate innovative solutions for 5 selected Nonprofit Partners. This is an exciting time for Members and guest thought partners to contribute their time and talent to a local organization and make a difference in just one night! Participants will hear from our Nonprofit Partners about a challenge or opportunity they have and then select a “working session” to participate in for the evening. At the conclusion of the event, you will hear demo-style wrap-ups from each ideation working group. Who Should Volunteer Volunteers coming to Idea Lab don't need any special skills! We are looking for thoughtful, strategic, empathetic professionals from all backgrounds willing to spend an evening collaborating with Bay Area social impact leaders. How We Select Nonprofit Participants An organization must be invited to participate. Full Circle Fund will be accepting nominations from a handful of strategic partners for strong candidates for Idea Lab. The team will further vet those nominated organizations and select 5 to engage at Idea Lab. Nonprofit Organizations First Exposures Millbrae Community Television Redwood City Education Foundation San Mateo County Sheriff's Activities League Seamless Bay Area Agenda/Event Details 5:30 - Food, Drinks, & Mingling6:00 - Welcome & Context Setting 6:15 - 3-Minute Session Pitches from Nonprofit Partners6:45 - Breakout Sessions8:15 - Report-outs8:30 - End Our Host Box.org is the social intraprise of Box. Their vision is to power how the world does more good together. They do this by donating and discounting their Box product for nonprofits; mobilizing capacity-building through their Boxers (Box employees) and Box.org Fund; and creatively utilizing their assets to partner with the community.

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Interact directly with the Ethereum blockchain, expand your knowledge with the Truffle Suite, and walk away with functional projects you can continue to develop and showcase on your resume.  Upon completion, participants also earn our Blockchain Developer Certification and gain access to our growing Alumni Support System of CTOs at Blockchain companies, hiring partners, and industry contacts. | How to Apply Participants are admitted on an application-only basis. Send in your application here:  bit.ly/applytotheden LIMITED TO 10 SPOTS. 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Oracle Blockchain Cloud - Advanced Training – San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA November 16/17  $995 (Students $495) About the Blockchain Training Course & Aurablocks This Blockchain training course is being taught by Financial Services industry experts who have deep implementation knowledge of Blockchain.  Aurablocks is one of the very few companies in the world who has first-hand knowledge of the newly released Oracle Blockchain product and has built 2 applications of Blockchain that were showcased at Oracle Open World. This Blockchain training course will give you an overview of Blockchain and hands-on knowledge of the Oracle Blockchain product based on Hyper ledger. AuraBlocks At Oracle Open World - Covering Oracle Blockchain Sessions: We were the only company at Oracle Open World that demonstrated 2 live solution use cases that were showcased at the Oracle Blockchain launch. For detailed reporting on our coverage of Oracle Blockchain at Open World, check the links below: Replay Interviews with Top Oracle Blockchain Executives Oracle Open World – Day 1 Oracle Open World – Day 2 Oracle Open World – Day 3 Oracle Open World – Day 4 Oracle Open World – Day 5 AuraBlocks Launches Next Generation Lending Platform at Oracle Open World 2017 Aurablocks is the first Oracle partner to launch a next-generation lending platform based on Oracle’s Blockchain Platform. This platform was developed with industry lending SME leader, Biz2Credit.  This game-changing platform and its benefits were demonstrated at Oracle Open World. Press Release  Demo of the Platform AuraBlocks at University of North Carolina Charlotte Blockchain Hackathon We conducted Blockchain training with our very first batch of University students to participate in Oracle’s First OPEN Banking Hackathon. Watch our Highlights Below:  Highlights from Our Oracle Blockchain & Open Banking Hackathon at the University of North Carolina with Carolina Fintech HUB What will you learn in this Blockchain Training Course What is Blockchain History of Blockchain Architecture of Blockchain How to Build a Blockchain Network How to Build a Smart Contract Understanding ICOS Lab Exercises – Blockchain Solutions Who should take this Blockchain Training Course Anyone looking to Upgrade their Career to take advantage of the Blockchain revolution Business Analysts who want to apply Blockchain Project Managers who want to manage Blockchain based projects Architects who want to understand how to deploy blockchain correctly Developers who are interested in building blockchain smart contracts Why should you take Blockchain Training Now? Participate in the 4th Industrial Revolution: Blockchain has been ushered in as one of the revolutionary technologies that can herald the advent of the fourth industrial revolution. Relevance in Key Industries: Its finding increased applications across industrial sectors the prominent among them being banking and financial service New Jobs: In 2017 Blockchain Jobs have tripled and the number of jobs continues to increase in 2018 with many production-ready blockchain projects Blockchain Training Detailed Curriculum   Day 1 – Blockchain Training Introduction       Introduction to Blockchain Technology       Hyperledger Project       Introduction to Oracle Blockchain       Public and Permissioned Blockchains Architecture       Endorsers, orderers, clients, smart contracts       Transaction Flow Model       Privacy Model and Channels       SmartContracts       Integration with API       Connect with existing Application       Anatomy of config files and crypto material Building Your Blockchain Network       Setting up network and consortium       Setting up Channels Day 2 – Blockchain Training Building Smart Contracts       Identify a Sample Use Case for BlockChain       Design network, consortium       Go Programming for Blockchain       Working with APIs Cryptocurrency/ICO’s     Overview of Mining and BitCoin     Purchasing, Wallets, Storage and Safety     ICO Concepts, Structures, Alt Currencies     Financial Strategies to Wealth Creation Hands-On Blockchain Training Labs       Build a Use Case in Financial Services       Testing you use case       Demo       Wrap Up Training

Register for and attend Codility's free Tech Recruiter Meetup! We are having an open bar happy hour. So come grab a drink before tuning into a panel discussion on top-of-funnel recruiting tactics, then chat with other bay area tech recruiters over some tasty bites. 6pm - 6:45pm Grab a drink, (it's open bar) grab food and settle in 6:45pm - 7:30pm Panel Discussion: Unlocking Your Top-of-Funnel Tech Recruitment Panel  7:30pm - 8pm Grab another drink, a snack, and network with your peers Moderator: Noah Wisnia, Director of Talent at AI Fund   Kuba Kucharski, Developer Evangelist at Codility Ashley Crawford, Recruiting Hackathon Specialist at BeMyApp Chris Cobo, Technical Recruiter at Honor Please note that this is a tech recruiter / sourcing specific event. Come join us at The Vault SF to mingle and meet other tech recruiters in our industry. We'll have food and drinks, so feel free to bring other colleagues along to grow your network!

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