List of hackathons in Australia in 2015

HackFood is Australia’s first ever hackathon focused on developing innovative digital solutions tailored to our evolving food industry.  It’s a weekend long start-up bootcamp and business building-competition which will bring together Australia’s most passionate and brightest entrepreneurs, foodies, chefs, business minds and developers unified in one goal: to validate unique digital technology solutions created to address some of the biggest challenges faced by the Australian food industry.  Throughout the weekend, teams will work together and be mentored by some of Australia’s most future-thinking digital professionals to go from whiteboard concept to validated digital solution.  They will be judged by a panel of influential industry leaders who themselves play a major part in the direction of the Australian food industry. HackFood will create the environment to support a growing community of food-focused problem-solvers in sprouting new solutions to solve real challenges faced by food producers, distributors, restaurateurs and consumers alike and strengthen this vital industry. For full event details and FAQ's, head to http://www.HackFood.com.au!

Software developers, data scientists, engineers, UX designers, entrepreneurs, and industry insiders in and around Melbourne, Australia! Participate in Unearthed Melbourne 2015, a 54-hour open innovation hackathon that is focused on the global resources sector. Collaborate with like-minded individuals to develop prototype technology solutions to resource challenges on the theme of "The Internet of Things" (IOT) that are posed by leading industry players including Anglo American, Iluka Resources, and CSIRO. You'll also have the opportunity to work on real industry data, as well as data from government partners. Check our hackathon advice pagefor practical advice for Unearthed Melbourne participants!

This is the first event of TechTalks WA meetup.  TechTalks WA is a meetup group for sharing information of interest to technology and entrepreneurial community in Western Australia. We talk about web, mobile, software and hardware technologies and startups.  We run events, workshops and hackathons. We will help you to be up to speed with modern technology and the startup ecosystem. We invite speakers who have interesting ideas to share about new technologies. Also, we invite tech entrepreneurs to talk about their startups.  It is an open group for anyone interested in founding or working in startups, developing or designing in web and mobile technologies, freelancing, mentoring, investing or working with people in that space. 

Bitcoin and blockchain technology is rapidly evolving every day, creating ever growing possibilities for distributed applications (Dapps). Bitcoin, Ethereum and other distributed ledger technologies are giving us entirely new ways to contract, trade and trust - from decentralised exchanges and proof of ownership registers, to self executing contracts and micro payments between robots and self-driving cars, the opportunities are endless. Do you have an idea for how bitcoin or blockchain technology could be applied in a new way, or spread to new audiences? Come along for a day and build an application that adds value to the financial web. What you build at HackaDapp might just be the seed for a future unicorn. Win prizes, drink caffeine, and create the future with us!   Who should apply? Individual developers or developer teams. Anyone interested in bitcoin or other blockchain technologies.

evolver: sustainable evolution MELBOURNE SUSTAINABILITY JAM 2015   START THE BURN AND A CREATIVE FIRESTORM THAT LIGHTS THE EARTH UP FOR 52 HOURS   Sustainability is complex. There is a lot going on in the world. It is hard to know what to think and where to start. Try starting by putting the people you serve in the middle of your product or service design. This is the cardinal rule of design-thinking. Design-thinking provides a systematic way of uncovering novel, meaningful ways to solve complex problems. The Global Service Jam network are a global non-profit volunteer innovation army committed to spreading the power of design-thinking, and the emerging discipline of “service-design.” And, Melbourne is building up to start the burn that ignites the world for 52 hours with high-octane creativity, empathy and human ingenuity.   Build your “creative confidence” Work more coherently in teams to deliver an outcome Learn design thinking through hands-on application Make an impact on sustainability through generating a user-tested real-life initiative Learn how to apply business innovation models and tools Immerse end-to-end from idea generation through to a tested-solution with clear value proposition   So if you are passionate about building sustainable communities, and creating a sustainable planet, this is your opportunity to do something about it with other open-minded, open-hearted and curious people. You will use the tools of design-thinking to design, prototype, test and deliver a novel service with a team of likeminded strangers in 19 hours of concentrated activity. Learn what it takes to release and harness your innate creative potential. Think by doing, learn by doing, generate impact by doing. Jams change lives. Come and fuel the evolution.   Evolver is ...    The Melbourne’s Global Sustainability Jam event in 2015. The Global Sustainability Jam is the Global Service Jam’s response to our sustainability crisis. The Global Service Jam movement is committed to unleashing the creative and disruptive power of design-thinking to our sustainability individually, in community and on our planet.   Huh, Global Sustainability WHAT movement? This is a non-profit movement that invites people around the world to host simultaneous events that build new and novel products and services in the pursuit of better, human-centred interactions and services in the sustainability space.   What the Jam? Jams are about empathy, collaboration and experimentation. They promote co-design and participation. Come and stretch your understanding of what you are capable of creating in 19 intensive hours. A jam is a human-centred design-led hackathon. It uses the musical metaphor of "jamming" together, where a team of individuals who are unrelated come together to make great and new music. In a service design jam, the people are the musicians, their experience and imagination the instruments and the music made: novel products and services they could not create alone.   You will learn to use design-thinking methods to rapidly define and refine your ideas. Moving your ideas from concepts to prototypes. Prototyping is where the magic happens. Prototypes make your concept real in the world. They provide a reference that you can test with each other and with your market. Other people can play with your prototype, ask questions, add features, remove features, help you make something that others will be delighted to use.   SESSION PLAN     Times   FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER     SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER     SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER       5.00-6.00pm: Registrations at Level 2, Donkey Wheel House. 6.00-10.00pm: Learn to Jam (Rapid Innovation)   8.00-9.00am: Breakfast/Morning activities   9.00am-6.00pm: Work on your product or service     8.00-9.00am: Breakfast/Morning Activities 9.00am-2.30pm: Consolidate, create your pitch, 2.30pm - 3.00pm: Upload pitch for the world to see. 4.00pm – 5.30pm Final presentations 6.00pm: OUT to RELAX and REFLECT   All up a Jam is about 19 hours of concentrated human activity. The participants, called Jammers, work two and quarter days on their product or service using design-thinking and other techniques to accelerate their learning and deliver a prototype, pitching it globally via video to explain their invention. They prototype rapidly, test, iterate, re-design and deliver their vision.   The creativity is inspired by a globally consistent theme that is shared across the globe following the path of the Sun. Australia and New Zealand kick this event off for the world. All the Jams are run on a non-profit basis by teams of volunteers. The materials and final products are made available to the world under Creative Commons licensing.   You get to hit the BIG RED BUTTON! Well it’s not quiet Guy Fawkes night, but it is All Hallows Eve! Let your inner ghoul and ghast out for a weekend. Start the creative fire that sets the Earth alight with 52 hours of empathy, experimentation and collaboration. The Jamming world watches us to seek where we take the design challenge. Be bold, be brave and inspire the world jamming community to take it to the next level. Be the change you want to see in the world ... and make a start in October. Be part of a global change-making event with sites all over the world participating!!! The motto of the global movement is DOING NOT TALKING! ... and YOU'RE INVITED! IT’S TIME TO EVOLVE!!! Your ticket price includes dinner Friday, a light breakfast, lunch and dinner Saturday, and a light breakfast and lunch on Sunday, as well as some beverages ... until we run out of funds! Every dollar raised through tickets and sponsorship is spent on delivering you the best possible experience.  

Software developers, engineers, data scientists, designers, and industry insiders in Australia's energy/resources sector! If you're planning to participate in Unearthed Melbourne, then you should mark your calendar for the Unearthed Melbourne: Info Session. You'll get to learn about this weekend-long hackathon and network with your potential teammates and collaborators. Understand the challenges you'll face and form your team for the hackathon. Visit the hackathon expert advice page for practical advice on participating in Unearthed Melbourne!

  THE LARGEST STARTUP & GROWTH CONFERENCE IN AUSTRALIA IS BACK.   Sold out 5 years in row - this year the 2000 person conference sees the teaming up of SydStart and Warrior Forum to create an event that focuses on startups and growth. Speakers include some of the world’s biggest startup success stories including: Ray Chan from 9GAG, Matt Barrie from Freelancer.com, Sean Ellis from Growth Hackers, Cyan Ta’eed from Envato, the world-famous controversial Kim Dot Com! and many more!   Full speaker line-up can be found at www.sydstart.com.   With 2 full days jam-packed with actionable insights from world class speakers, your startup will never be the same. Startup founders and growth marketing will learn the secrets of hyper hockey stick growth and how to build a billion dollar company. The event will also feature a huge expo with top tech companies such as Salesforce, Microsoft, Softlayer, and more, plus a dedicated “Startup Alley” where Australia’s leading emerging tech companies can get exposure. Plus: A 2-day long hackathon with a top prize of $10,000. A pitching competition with a top prize of $120k worth of hosting credits from Softlayer. Masterclasses where attendees will get to participate in in-depth Q&A with leading experts in CRM, conversion optimization, customer acquisition, and more. Get one-on-one time with Australia’s top investors who are looking to make their next investment A drone demo from Goran Stefkovski (Kogan’s CTO) Friday night TechWreck Halloween themed party is included with your 2 day ticket!   This year we are expecting another sell out year with 2,000 attendees. Founders and Entrepreneurs, Individual contributors such as Programmers, Designers, Internet / Growth Marketers & Business Professionals, Small-Medium Businesses, and Investors should attend.   Sold out 5 years in a row. Get your ticket now.         This event is part of     See More Events   

Ever wondered what it would be like to conceptualise, develop and build a launch-worthy startup in less than 72 hours? Not just your run-of-the-mill hackathon, StartupBus is an event of magnanimous expectations. Not only are participants expected to build a startup worthy of investment in less than 3 days, they do so whilst travelling 100km/hr on a standard tour bus travelling along the NSW coast line with little sleep and loads of caffeine. The 2015 cohort of buspreneurs will emerge from three days of intense hacking to deliver a show worthy of hiking out to Stone & Chalk for a pitching battle to determine which startups will get to present their ideas at SydStart and ultimately go on to win a 3 month incubation at StartupHouse in Silicon Valley. Come along and mingle with some of Australia's foremost entrepreneurs, MPs and VIP's at one of this year's hottest startup events. Snack on delicious finger foods & drinks as our newest batch of entrepreneurs brave the crowds to become Australia's next big success stories. See you there! This event is part of See More Events 

The AEM/CQ Hackathon Expo will be open for the entire Sydney AEM/CQ community to attend. However, due to venue limitations there will only be 120 tickets available (tickets are free) and it will be a first in first served basis. Food and Alcohol will be provided for at this event. Please, confirm your ticket as soon as possible. If you can't make it please cancel your ticket on eventbrite as there will be people on a waitlist wanting to come to the EXPO. A summary of all of the hacks will be made available on our hackathon forum before the event. For further information please contact: gerhard@strut.ly

We all want to live in cities where we have good quality of life, pleasant places, colourful street life, supportive and creative local communities, smooth transportation, green corridors where we can enjoy good air-quality, and so on. Well, this is your opportunity to help create such a place! This is an exclusive one-off event where you can get to talk to some of the real influencers, movers and shakers that can make such a vision happen. If you have an idea, a business or just a desire to make Sydney and our other great cities more sustainable, liveable, and basically intelligent you can't afford to miss this. You will get an exclusive opportunity to connect to smart city VIPs — across transport, planning, environment, and government.  Help us join the dots in creating a healthy, living and breathing, clever and connected metropolis! Data61 (previously known as NICTA) is running ‘Speed Dating for Smart City Startups’.  Join other startups, stakeholders and problem owners as we connect to collaboratively explore ways technology can improve our cities. With our big cities set to double in size by 2050 and transport and other infrastructure struggling to cope we are calling for creative minds to help us improve how our cities work.  The event is envisaged as the ‘getting to know you’ phase of a co-innovation process.  The goals are to identify and match opportunity to innovators and plan for a follow up event in early December.  The latter could be in the form of a hackathon. Data61 will invite innovators across the urban design and transport sectors – companies like Arup, Deloitte Digital, plus all levels of government and thought leaders like the Committee for Sydney and Greater Sydney Commission.