List of hackathons in Worcester, United States in 2018

On the weekend of Saturday March 17th , Brandeis will hold its fifth annual Printathon, a 24-hour hack-event in which teams from educational institutions gather and compete to design and pitch a 3D-printed creation. This year, Deis3D and the MakerLab are partnering with the Brandeis International Business School to co-sponsor a Waltham community facing “Social Design Challenge on Disequity”. This year, we are sourcing our hack-challenges from the 30 or so nonprofits local to Waltham. Instead of having a single hackathon challenge, our event theme will fuse digital fabrication & social impact to work on real world solutions. At the start of the Hackathon, students from “BUS-295C: Field Projects: Consulting in Social Innovation Impact”, who have spent the last semester embedded in the boardrooms of 20 Waltham nonprofit companies, will pitch challenges sourced directly from those companies. Each hackathon team will chose a design challenge they find compelling to focus on. On Sunday March 18th at noon, a panel of judges including community activists, technology specialists and educators will judge the project pitches on how well they satisfy the needs of the non-profit, as well as on Complexity, Creativity, Originality, the 3D Printed Component, Adherence to the Challenge, and a Popular Vote. Open to the public from noon-3pm Sunday March 18th for the judging and closing ceremonies in the Farber Library Mezzanine! Printathon Event WebsiteDeis3D - Brandeis 3D Printing Club WebsiteBrandeis MakerLab Website

For current information pertaining to the Boston event node, see: https://law.MIT.edu/clb-fest Event space at the MIT Media Lab and Cambridge Innovation Center is very limited therefore an application is required and available at: https://goo.gl/forms/gimyBYQaEr5ZxhTE2  We will be accepting applicants on a rolling basis.  To register for online participation use this eventbrite site.   Learn.  Build.  Discuss. On March 16-17, 2018, the first annual Computational Law & Blockchain Festival will bring together coders, designers, lawyers, policymakers, researchers, and students from around the world to co-create the future of law, legal practice, and policymaking.This global initiative will be a push to create and implement computational law (e.g., programmable contracts) and legal blockchain use cases. We will achieve this through a combination of educational sessions, hackathons, and policy discussions. In the spirit of decentralization, this entire event is hosted by independent, self-organized nodes around the world. Join us so you can LEARN, BUILD, and DISCUSS:LEARN: New to computational law or blockchain technologies? Learn the basics from local and global experts at our educational sessions.BUILD: Are you a coder or designer? Come test your hacking skills on one of our global challenges. Opportunities for local and global awards for winners!DISCUSS: What’s the appropriate role of government in the blockchain ecosystem? Are ICOs securities offerings? What are the benefits and drawbacks of computational law for the legal system and society? How can we promote a welcoming and diverse blockchain community? Let’s discuss!The Festival welcomes enthusiasts of all ages, genders, backgrounds, skill levels, and disciplines, and will be free to attend and participate.  The Boston Node will be located at the MIT Media Lab for learning and discussion on Friday and at the Cambidge Innovation Center “Venture Cafe” for Legal hacking and rapid project building on Saturday.  Registered participants will receive the specific schedule and activity meeting location details at our node.   #clbfest2018Brought to you by:The Accord Project| Legal.io | OpenLaw | MonaxMIT Media Lab (law.mit.edu) | Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law | Brooklyn Law School | Cornell Tech IC3 | LA Blockchain Lab | Legal Technology Lab | New York Law School | Stanford CodeX Blockchain Working GroupBlockchain Diversity Group | Bootstrap Legal | Legal Hackers

Join the MIT Bitcoin Expo in building our decentralized future. We will be bringing together 500 developers, hackers, and industry expert from around the world to compete in a 24-hour hackathon to build the best decentralized technology for Web 3.0. Get ready to push forward the future of development!

Join PULSE@MassChallenge and our partner, Shire, to learn what it means to be a champion for patients struggling with a rare disease. Hear perspectives from those on the front line including scientists, medical professionals, process engineers, and a patient advocate who also happens to be the mother of 4 children with a rare disease. Plus, participate in a mini-hackathon alongside rare disease champions and entrepreneurs to discuss potential solutions for challenges affecting the rare disease space. AGENDA 5:00 -5:30 PM Networking 5:30 – 6:30 PM Panel and Q&A 6:30 – 7:30 PM Hackathon and Solution Share-out 7:30 – 8:00 PM Networking

Insurance business developers, ideas people, coders, and designers in the North East. The Hartford InsurTech Hub invites you to participate in their Hackathon: Gamification in Insurance. In this 48-hour event, you'll be expected to help redefine the future of the insurance industry by inventing, designing, and prototyping an innovative gaming solution to one of the three challenges set by sponsoring insurance partners. The challenges are: » Product Development: Improve customer behavior/loyalty. » Sales & Marketing: Gamify the quote process. » Underwriting & Risk Management: Build a risk assessment user interface.

The 19th Annual Social Enterprise Conference (SECON) at Harvard will bring together top leaders, practitioners and students on February 10-11, 2018 to engage in dialogue, debate, and expression around Social Enterprise. Our mission is to educate participants about the potential of Social Enterprise in solving the world’s most pressing problems and to inspire meaningful discussion around the key challenges within the field. This year, SECON seeks to address the following: MISSION VS PROFIT: WHAT’S THE BALANCE? SECON gathers attendees from across the private, public, social, and academic sectors for two days of education and networking. Through a variety of programming, from hackathons to design workshops, SECON provides a unique forum to engage participants. Throughout its history, SECON has been highly recognized and was ranked by Forbes Magazine, alongside international events like the World Economic Forum at Davos and the Clinton Global Initiative, as one of the Top 12 Executive Gatherings in the World. See our website (socialenterpriseconference.org) for more information.

Developers, designers, and techies in and around Hartford. If you're interested in how technology can help in the health and health insurance industries, then you're invited to participate in the Digital Health Hackathon Weekend. Come, bring your business concept and plan, and your solution prototype. You'll get to refine your project and present it to a panel of insurance and health experts, VCs, and entrepreneurs. Bring your idea and creative energy and compete for the $5000 top prize.

ALL-DAY TEEN HACKATHON DESIGNED TO HELP YOU START MAKING MONEY Whiteboard Youth Ventures presents the first in a series of nation-wide hackathons designed to challenge high school students to START! We'll guide you through ideation exercises, prototyping your idea, and end the day with a pitch competition with cash prizes. IDEATE From 9AM-11AM, spend time developing your business concept and business model Choose your own teams Come with your own ideas or create new ones Learn how to ideate business ideas in new industries PROTOTYPE After you’ve decided on your business idea, start building Take advantage of our wire framing and mock-up lab Experts on site to help with 3-D modeling Design logos, website, and mobile apps PITCH End the day by pitching your business for prizes Work with mentors to perfect your pitch Use our Pitch Lab to design a slide deck Cash prize for the first place idea Presented by Whiteboard Youth Ventures, the MIT Cambridge Enterprise Forum, and the CIC

Female and non-binary university and college students in the Greater Boston area! You're invited to participate in SheHacks Boston -- a 36-hour, student-run hackathon. You'll be challenged to collaborate on an innovative technology solution to a given problem. Come as a team and your own project, or find a team and project at the event.

Gaming enthusiasts in the Greater Boston Area! Come and participate in the MIT location of Global Game Jam — the world's largest game jam event, where you can collaborate with like-minded individuals to create awesome new games! You're invited to explore new technology tools and testing your skills by designing, creating and testing your own new game — all in less than 48 hours.