List of hackathons in Stockton, United States in 2015

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.

Have an app idea or need an app built for your business? This special IoT focused Mobile App Hackathon, an event produced by the AT&T Developer Program, is designed for attendees interested in hacking production or protyping hardware. So join us as we hack hardware, build apps/mobile apps, get fed, compete for prizes across different categories and most importantly: meet new people and scout for teammates to work on new or current projects. We will have experts from AT&T, IBM, and the local community onsite to assist with your development. You Bring: Your laptop, skills & ideas. Come with a collaborative, team focused mindset and/or team up in advance on Twitter/Facebook/Google+ via the #atthack hashtag. Whether you are a backend person, designer, entrepreneur, student, or just interested in tech; you are invited to attend this event. Every group needs a good balance of talent and your development skills are needed! We Supply: Quick presentations and code samples that help to bootstrap your hacking, food to keep you going, and caffeine to keep you awake. We will have technical senseis to assist you in building faster, smarter, and with new tools. And no IoT event would be complete without Loaner Hardware: Harman Omni 10 Harman Adapt GoPro Hero4 Silver Gimbal Series 10 Beacon Gimbal Series 21 Beacon Arduino Boards mBed Board Raspberry Pi 2 (No Monitor or Keyboard provided) Tessel Myo ArmBand   Event Schedule.  The following is a list of the weekend's agenda: Day 1 6PM - Kickoff event with dinner, networking, and developer dating which leads into idea pitches and team formation. 7PM - Speakers present (please see below for list) 8PM - Pitch ideas and form teams Day 2 10AM - The fun continues with breakfast served in the morning! Work with the teams from Day 1 to complete the app spec’d. Senseis will be available throughout the entire day to help you code up your solution. App submissions will be accepted throughout the day with a deadline of 6PM. 1PM - Lunch is Served 6PM - Pencils down. Please sign up your teams to present at the link provided onsite. Pitches start promptly at 6PM and are limited to three (3) minutes per team. No powerpoints unless you are only presenting an idea.   Prizes. The following prizes are experiential and geared towards accelerating you towards a successful business as well as expanding your network and industry knowledge: Best Hackathon IoT App Overall 1st Place - $1000 in Gift Cards for the team Best Use of AT&T M2X API 1st Place - $1000 in Gift Cards for the team Best Use of IBM Bluemix 1st Place - $1000 in Gift Cards for the team Coding House Challenge (Please see full terms) $1st Place - $2,500 Scholarship to Coding House JavaScript Immersive Boot Camp Best Use of Plantronics APIs 1st Place - Game COM Headset or equivalent devices for each team member 2nd Place - Game COM Heatset or equivalent devices Best Windows App 1st Place - $500 in Gift Cards for the team   Judging Criteria. Apps will be judged based on the criteria below and weighted accordingly.   33% Weight - Ability to clearly articulate what your app does 33% Weight - Originality of idea 33% Weight - Use of IoT Hardware and Sponsored Software Hackathon Legal.  Hackathon Terms: http://db.tt/kyPS9ojR Social Media.  Follow us @attdeveloper for live updates and photos from the event "Like" us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/ATTDeveloper  Speakers  Ben Nelson, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at AT&T, is based out of sunny Seattle! His passion is educating developers young and old about mobile application development best practices through events like hackathons that fuse the collective interests of multiple technologies and business leaders. Joe Bossalini, is a product development engineer working for AT&T. His team is currently involved with designing and building AT&T M2X, a cloud-based fully managed data storage service for network connected machine-to-machine (M2M) devices. He has experience in a wide range of application enablement activities, including product design, software development, hardware configuration and maintenance, and customer experience. Marek Sadowski is an IBM MobileFirst developer advocate, IoT & robotics expert and an entrepreneur. Being a graduate from the International Space University Marek pioneered in a research on an VR goggles for the photorealistic virtual reality system to control robots on Mars in NASA Ames in 1999. On a European national TV channel Marek hosted a first season of the educational program "Why this?". As a vice president of the Polish Astronautics Society he organized 7 national robotics competition for high school students. Andrew Moll is a technical evangelist for Microsoft working on development and data storage within Azure. In a past life, he was a consultant helping customers figure out how to visualize and discover meaningful conclusions from their disparate data sets. Outside of technology, his favorite discussion topics include: picking the next million-dollar stock, the current snow conditions in Tahoe (yes, even in the summer), and finding the best coffee/food in the bay!         Sponsors  

  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.

We are so excited you have chosen to participate in the QuickBooks Connect Hackathon. The hackathon will bring together talented developers, designers, and entrepreneurs to compete over 36 hours by designing innovative applications to solve small business problems by leveraging the QuickBooks platform.   This Hackathon is a pre-conference event exclusively for people who have registered to attend the QuickBooks Connect Conference. Haven't signed up yet? Go to the QuickBooks Connect Conference page to register and be sure to select the optional Hackathon activity http://quickbooksconnect.com/.   Track 1: Existing Apps: If you have an existing SaaS small business app, build an innovative integration with the QuickBooks platform to make your app even more powerful and useful than before. Track 2: New Apps: Create a solution to a real problem faced by small businesses while leveraging the QuickBooks platform. This brand new app will integrate with QuickBooks Online and address a real world customer pain point. Track 3: Solutions for Non-Profits: For existing or new apps, create a solution to a real problem faced by non-profits by leveraging the QuickBooks platform. Add QuickBooks platform functionality to your existing SaaS app, or build a brand new app that leverages the QuickBooks platform. Either way, your solution addresses a real pain point for non-profits.   Grand Prize: A Grand Prize will be awarded to the best overall winner. The Grand Prize winner cannot also be a track winner. •  Track 1: Total potential value of $20k $5,000 cash (to be shared evenly among 1-5 team members). Also, if the winning app is published on the QuickBooks App Store, Apps.com, by May 2, 2016: $15k in marketing spend with an Intuit-approved agency.   •  Track 2: Total potential value of $20k $5,000 cash ( to be shared evenly among 1-5 team members). Also, if the winning app is published on the QuickBooks App Store, Apps.com, by May 2, 2016: $15k in marketing spend with an Intuit-approved agency.   •  Track 3: Total potential value of $20k $5,000 cash (to be shared evenly among 1-5 team members). Also $5000 cash to be donated to a charity (dev chooses from Intuit-approved list). Also, if the winning app is published on the QuickBooks App Store, Apps.com, by May 2, 2016: $15k in marketing spend with an Intuit-approved agency. •  Grand Prize: Total potential value of $40k $10,000 cash (to be shared evenly among 1-5 team members). Also, if winning app is published on the QuickBooks App Store, Apps.com, by May 2, 2016: $30k in marketing spend with an Intuit-approved agency.   Here’s the detailed schedule (subject to serendipity): Sunday, November 1: 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Arrivals, registration, breakfast 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Welcome and Small Business, Non-Profit Panels 11:30 AM - Coding begins 12:00 PM - Lunch 01:30 PM - 5:30 PM - Breakout Sessions 06:00 PM - Dinner TBD time - “Accountant Encounters” – get direct feedback on your app ideas 7:00 PM - “How to Pitch Your App” session **Through the night Snacks and raffles Although staying overnight isn’t required, we highly recommend it. Monday, November 2: 08:00 AM - Breakfast 09:00 AM – Iterating with Feedback from your Customers **Perfect Pitch coaching throughout the day 12:00 PM - Lunch 12:00 PM - “Accountant Encounters” – get direct feedback on your app ideas 03:00 PM - Hacking ends! 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM - Preliminary Judging 6-8pm #Unicornlibations Reception (quench your thirst and appetite before /during the finalist pitches) Tuesday, November 3: Winners announced   •  Quality and Design 33.3% (0-10 points) How elegant is the design? How well is the QuickBooks platform leveraged? How deep is the integration?   •  Impact 33.3% (0-10 points) How effective is the app at addressing the specific customer pain point? Can the team demonstrate proof points with real customer feedback?   •  Innovation 16.7% (0-5 points) How innovative is the solution? Are there similar solutions in the market? How is this different?   •  Simplicity 16.7% (0-5 points) Ease of use of app, and ease of understanding of app purpose. Is the application straightforward to use and is the UX/UI easy to use and appealing? Can the team explain it clearly?   Kaydee Peterson Ben Kepes Satya Patel Owner, Peterson Business Services Industry commentator, investor, adviser, board member Co-Founding Partner of Homebrew The official rules are here: All participants must sign their agreement to these rules upon arrival at the hackathon in order to participate. Fresh Code Rule: All code developed as part of the QuickBooks Connect Hackathon must be FRESH–that’s how we keep these things fair. Before the start of the QuickBooks Connect Hackathon, developers can create wireframes, designs and user flows. They can also come with hardware. But to keep things fair, all code must be written onsite at the QuickBooks Connect Hackathon. Other than that, almost anything goes and you can use any coding languages or open-source libraries you’d like. IP Ownership: Participants will own the rights to their work.  Code Review: Winning teams may be subject to a code-review usually following the event or immediately after demos. Team Size: Teams of up to 5 humans are allowed. You can also add 1 cyborg, Furby, drone, or Sphero. Teams may be created at the event, or prior to the event on hackathon.io.  Submissions: Projects must be submitted to Hackathon.io, which projects should be submitted on.  DEMO your hack: You must demo your hack in order to present. Don’t be scared if you didn’t finish… it’s okay long as you tried your best. You will have a maximum of 3 minutes to demo, 2 minutes for judges’ Q&A.   Code of contact : https://developer.intuit.com/docs/qbc2015_code_of_conduct NO ADD’L PUR. OR PYMNT NEC. TO ENTER OR WIN. Enter in person by 11:00am PST on 11/2/15. Must be 18+, paid attendee, and present at QuickBooks Connect 2015 Hackathon in San Jose, CA during 11/1-11/2 to participate. For complete details and prize descriptions see Official Rules. Void where prohibited. Sponsor: Intuit Inc., Mountain View, CA.

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.

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:      

  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.

The Hack2Health - Innovations in Diabetes Hackathon is a workshop venue for participants to form teams and develop their concepts.  It is the first phase of the overall Innovations in Diabetes Design Challenge and a mandatory step if teams are to move forward in the competition. Teams are challenged to design an innovative digital health solution promoting sustained patient engagement and behavioral change in the prevention or management of type 2 diabetes     After registering here, participants will be invited to join an online communication forum to open lines of dialogue with other participants and perhaps even form preliminary teams.  Participants are also strongly encouraged to consider a design thinking perspective and interview both potential end users and industry experts prior to attending the Hackathon (whether those users be providers, diabetes patients, or otherwise).   No coding is required at the Hackathon and prototyping tools will be provided. This is simply an ideation phase for participants to form teams, meet stakeholders, and develop a concept in a collaborative environment.  The Hackathon will be a fun opportunity for participants to hear from stakeholders, end users, and industry experts. Plus, you can win $1000 in prize money!