List of hackathons in Australia in 2015

Setelah sukses menyelenggarakan Hackathon Merdeka yang pertama pada bulan Agustus lalu, Code4Nation kembali mengadakan Hackathon Merdeka pada tanggal 24-25 Oktober serentak di 26 kota di penjuru Indonesia dan juga Sydney!! Ini saatnya untuk para diaspora untuk membangun bangsa kita!!  Hasil dari pemenang hackathon akan dikumpulkan di Jakarta pada momen Hari Sumpah Pemuda 28 Oktober 2015. Ayo bersama-sama kita berkontribusi pada negara untuk menyelesaikan masalah kependudukan!   info lebih lanjut: www.freelancer.com/hackathonmerdeka    

Data visualisers, designers, UX-pros, developers, and all healthcare techies in Brisbane and throughout Queensland! HealthHack Australia invites you to participate in HealthHack 2015 - Brisbane. At this 48-hour, weekend-long event, you'll get to work on coding, building, hacking, and presenting an innovative digital solution to a challenging medical research problem. Prepare yourself for HealthHack with the best hackathon advice!

Data analysts, data visualisers, problem solvers, software developers, testers, business analysts, storytellers, and journalists in Melbourne and across Victoria! If you are great at understanding and communicating complex medical science concepts, then HealthHack Australia invites you to participate in HealthHack 2015 - Melbourne. You'll get to work with a multi-disciplinary team to dig into copious amounts of medical research data and come up with innovative ways to analyse, visualise and communicate it. Maximize your HealthHack event experience with help from our hackathon tips page!

Healthcare techies—data visualisers, designers, UX-pros, and developers—in the Greater Sydney Area! HealthHack Australia invites you to participate in HealthHack 2015 Sydney—a non-profit, volunteer-led initiative focused on creating solutions in the health and medical research fields. Come with a team or show up solo and be prepared for a 48-hour frenzy of coding, building, hacking, and presenting with like-minded individuals! Each team will work together—building mashups, data visualisations, and apps—on a challenging medical research problem. If you need answers to your hackathon questions, then visit the tips page!

Official Website Update 2: Thanks to generous sponsorship from Microsft, we are able to extend the early-bird pricing up to the date of the event. We also have a number of discount codes to give away. Tweet @OpaqueMM to get a code. Update 1: VicHealth has sponsored 2x $1000 prizes for using the technolgy and skills at the hackathon to answer their challenges. The Microsoft More Personal Computing Hackathon is a unique opportunity for coders, designers and hacking enthusiasts to acquire hands-on experience with some of the most exciting technologies of recent times: the Microsoft Band, Kinect, Windows 10, Cortana, Azure and more. Bring your own ideas and see how the technology can make them real, or use your skills to address one of our health challenges, posed by local and global health industry experts. Kicking off Melbourne International Games Week, the Microsoft More Personal Computing Hackathon will be held at Swinburne University of Technology from 23 - 25 October. Over 48 hours, participating teams will have exclusive access to Microsoft technologies AND the engineers who built them. The best applications have the chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes, including two $1000 prizes sponsored by VicHealth. Prizes will be given at an awards ceremony on Monday at the Hawthorn Town Hall in front of some of Victoria’s top entrepreneurs, businesspeople and government agencies. You and your team will have the opportunity to develop new software, from initial concept through to working prototype. Over the two fully catered days you’ll be brought up to speed on how to use the technology through exclusive workshops and then use your skills and knowledge to develop apps worthy of the prizes for each category. Developing a successful application prototype requires more than just coding skills – being the best requires designers, artists and business minded team members. Building a team with broad skills will give you an edge over the competition. What will your team develop?   The Tech Microsoft Band Making its first appearance in Australia, the Microsoft Band is the first device powered by Microsoft Health, featuring heart rate, steps, calorie burn, and sleep quality tracking. It also helps you be more productive with email previews and calendar alerts - right on your wrist. Kinect With Kinect for Windows, you can control applications using your just body, voice, and gestures. Developers and businesses worldwide are using Kinect to address challenges across a wide variety of industries. Development for the Kinect has been re-invigorated by its move to Windows and Unreal Engine 4. The developers of the Kinect 4 Unreal plugin will show you how Unreal Blueprints allow anyone – not just programmers – to develop sophisticated apps and games for the Kinect. Cortana and Azure Cortana is the personal assistant included with Windows 10. Cortana is also more than this - the Cortana Analytics Suite delivers big data and advanced analytics capabilities from the cloud, including machine learning, big data storage and processing as well as perceptual intelligence such as vision, face and speech recognition. Discover Azure and its machine learning capabilities that power Cortana and Cortana Analytics and see how the same backend can power your app. Windows 10 Windows 10 is the Operating System that enables development and innovation across all of these devices and platforms and more. With new SDKs and the best development tools available, Windows 10 allows developers to target over a billion devices and users across the world, from IoT devices to phones to the PC. With Windows 10, you’re ready to either create a new Universal Windows app or explore how you can use your existing app code on Windows.     The Organisers Microsoft Microsoft's mission is to empower individuals and organisations in every part of the world to achieve more. Microsoft's vision of a more personal computing experience unifies software, hardware and the cloud to empower people to invent and create. Opaque Multimedia Opaque Multimedia is a premiere experience development and technology consulting company. We merge VR, AR, games and web technologies to create training, games and marketing material of unparalleled immersion and sophistication. Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne is a world-ranked university leading the way in innovation, industry engagement and social inclusion. Our education, high-quality research, and industry partnerships, create positive change for students, staff and the community. Creative Victoria Creative Victoria is a government body dedicated to supporting, championing and growing the state’s creative industries, spanning arts, culture, screen, design and more. VicHealth The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) is a pioneer in health promotion – the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health. Their primary focus is promoting good health and preventing chronic disease. They create and fund world-class interventions. They conduct vital research to advance Victoria’s population health. They produce and support public campaigns to promote a healthier Victoria. They provide transformational expertise and insights to government.     The Prizes Every attendee will receive a 30% discount pass to Future Assembly, Australia’s newest emergent technology festival. The best overall application will receive a trip to Sydney for the opening of the first flagship Microsoft store outside the US. The best Kinect application will receive a Kinect for each team member. The best Kinect 4 Unreal application will receive a Kinect 4 Unreal development support package. The best Health application will receive a stand at Future Assembly. The best applications to answer the VicHealth Challenges will win $1000 each. The Band or Cortana applications will win an Xbox One for each team member.     FAQs What are my transport/parking options getting to the event? The best way to get to the hackathon is train or tram. Take the Alamein, Burwood or Lilydale line trains or the #16 tram to Glenferrie Station. If you are travellign by car, parking is plentiful around Burwood and Glenferrie Rd at the weekend. Most parking is timed until mid-afternoon on Saturday. What can/can't I bring to the event? Computers/Laptops: For teams working with the Band or Kinect, we'll be providing 1 device and an associated PC per team. Each team member should otherwise bring a computer or laptop. We will have a limited number of Windows To Go drives for participants with Mac or Linux devices that would like to use Windows specific tools. Food/Drink: The event is completely catered, but feel free to bring your own food & drink. No alcohol or drugs and legal stimulants only, please. Will the event go for the full 48 hours? Yes. You are free to go home and sleep, or to grab a nap on a couch at the event, if you'd like to settle in, dedicated sleeping areas will be provided - bring your kit. We will be instituting a midnight to 06:00 lockout - during these hours, you'll be able to leave, but noone will be allowed in. If I go to sleep or duck out for a coffee, will my equipment be safe? We will have security onsite for the entire event so we'll do what we can to prevent anything bad from happening, but we can't accept any liability for items going missing or being broken. Who owns the application I develop at the hackathon? You and your team own any idea or applications you develop during the hackathon. Whether you win or not, your ideas belong to you. This event is conducted under the Event Code of Conduct and the Swinburne Code of Conduct.

Officially launching - HackFood 2015!  Taking place November 6-8, HackFood is a weekend long business building competition and start-up boot camp that connects Australia’s brightest and most passionate entrepreneurs, foodies, chefs and developers with one goal in mind: to uncover unique digital technology solutions that address some of the biggest challenges faced by the Australian food industry. This launch event wil bing together some insightful (and entertaining!) food business start-ups and professionals to talk about some of the issues which will be addressed during HackFood 2015.  They'll give their perspectives on what makes the intersection of the food and digital technology worlds such an exciting opportunity for Australia in today's ever-digital economy!  

Get muru-D ready  Kick-start your application for muru-D’s accelerator program.  As applications for the third round open, Pollenizer presents an event that will help you develop your pitch and begin your journey with muru-D. *Some light refreshments will be available through the evening.  Pollenizer Presents:   A Lean Canvas Master Class  Pollenizer’s startup coaches walk you through the Lean Canvas and provide a framework to help you deliver a better pitch.  You will learn:  How to visualise your entire business on a single page  How to use a Lean Canvas to validate your assumptions How to differentiate your startup from the next   How to structure a mini-pitch, and deliver it in 60 seconds  How to identify the gaps in your startup, and address these for your muru-D application  With hands-on coaching from Pollenizer, you can expect to gain confidence in your startup and be able to create a more effective pitch by the end of this 2 hour workshop. Attendees will also receive inside tips to improve your startup and help get you “muru-D ready”. Agenda 6:00 Networking  6:15 Open - “Get muru-D Ready” 7:00 Lean Canvas workshop 8:30 Q & A - Close  Who should attend  Startups who are applying, or thinking about applying, for the third round of muru-D’s accelerator program. Pollenizer Pollenizer is Australia’s first incubator founded in 2008. Currently they incubate their own startups, while designing accelerator systems for partners to support startup communities globally. Startup Coaches lead and educate through a discipline built at Pollenizer known as startup science.  Coaching:   Daniel Ringrose - Pollenizer  Daniel Ringrose is a startup coach for Pollenizer. Daniel has coached hundreds of idea-stage entrepreneurs and led events for Lean Startup Machine, Running Lean, Slicing Pie. He is an active supporter of Australia’s growing startup community. Daniel also operates Sydney's Founder Institute, acting as co-director for training & startup launch program.      Fernando Parra - Pollenizer Fernando Parra will also join us as a startup coach for this event. Fernando is originally from Argentina, where he founded local chapter of Lean Startup Machine and the largest Lean startup meetup in the country. At Pollenizer, he leads product development for the company’s Startup Science® tools. Fernando has coached many startup teams, both corporate and startup, including recent work with Singtel, Telstra and Nestle.     Mick Liubinskas - muru-D Mick Liubinskas is a high energy, technology entrepreneur, advisor, investor and industry leader. For the past 8 years he has co-founded and worked with more than 30 technology startup companies, including starting Pollenizer with Phil Morle. Now working with Telstra, he has successfully launched muru-D technology accelerator, supporting their ambition to create global software businesses based here in Australia.      Mentors:  Liz Kaelin - Founder of YouChews Liz Kaelin is a dietitian and foodie-turned-founder of leading Australian food tech startup You Chews, an online platform making it easy to find great food for meetings and events. Liz is a muru-D class #2 alumni, Telstra Women in Business spokesperson and was recently named one of the Australia’s Top 50 Female Entrepreneurs under 40. Liz also co-founded the Food Tech Australia Meetup group and HackFood, Australia’s first Food Tech Hackathon. Yifat Shirben  Passionate about all things digital, Yifat is an entrepreneur and marketing expert with over a decode of international experience in various fields of interest (social, mobile, SEO etc). Yifat specialises in user acquisition, messaging and branding, and has been focusing on growing startup businesses as SYD Ventures CMO for the past few years.       muru-D's class #2 graduates: Learn more about muru-D's portfolio alumni here. Inkerz Raised $470K  Inkerz is an all-inclusive platform that has video, voice and instant messaging built in. Plus, you will never miss a beat with its recording and playback features.   Tripalocal Raised $850K Tripalocal is an online platform connecting travellers with locals for authentic local experiences.   Wattblock Raised $500K  Wattblock provides quickstart energy reports for strata buildings saving up to 70% on common energy costs and unit owners up to $400 p.a.                                 

  Event Details:  Opening Night: Friday 9th Oct, 2015 1800 – 2030 hrs (Don’t forget to bring along your pitch!!!)  Day 2: Saturday 10th Oct, 2015 1000 – 2000 hrs  Day 3: Sunday 11th Oct, 2015 1000 – 2000 hrs (The day of judgement!!!)   What is Pakathon? Pakathon is a global movement that connects entrepreneurs, researchers and technologists from around the world to catalyse collaboration and inspire individuals to work on their “startup” ideas. We aim to create sustainable and profitable projects and companies that make a social impact and shape the future of Pakistan. Pakathon’s Annual Hackathon: Pakathon's flagship event is a three-day hackathon – a part of a week of synchronised hackathons held across our global chapters. Pakathon MELBOURNE is inviting you to their first hackathon. We're hoping you'll join us as one of the many bright minds around the world in this movement using their skills and resources to address challenges in Pakistan and beyond. Why should you attend? We will have individuals from diverse backgrounds coming together to unleash untapped opportunities and build business and/or digital solutions to frontline challenges in Pakistan. The winners of Melbourne Hackathon are in with a chance to win USD10,000, exposure on a global scale and mentorship from renowned business leaders from around the world. To find out how, join us for our opening night! Who should attend? People who are passionate about using technology and business to address problems in developing countries, whether it be developers, designers, business professionals or development workers. If you have a great idea, or a skill that can help bring an idea to life, Pakathon is the perfect way for you to spend your weekend.   Why Pakathon? Pakathon empowers people around the world to be change agents for countries like Pakistan, across geographical boundaries and despite resource constraints. We are creating a ‘global nervous system’ that is open to anyone with an idea and entrepreneurial spirit. If you have an existing connection with Pakistan, we provide you with a platform to contribute to its development. If you are someone who wants to explore new frontiers, Pakathon provides a platform to share your skills for good and you also gain exposure to different cultures and perspectives. Our unique international program consists of a number of events and educational resources to help the Pakathon community launch your idea into a sustainable startup, collaborate with a global network, and connect with funding and mentoring opportunities. Terms and Conditions: By registering for Pakathon Melbourne’s hackathon event, you agree to the following terms and conditions: I hereby grant Pakathon Melbourne and Pakathon Global permission to use my likeness in a video, photograph, or other digital reproduction in any and all of its publications, including website, without payment or any other conditions.   FAQs What is a Hackathon? A Hackathon is an event where people come together for an intense and fun weekend of collaborative problem solving and rapid prototyping of ideas.  Are there ID requirements? Photo ID (eg. your university ID or your driver’s license) is required for entry into the event venue.  What are my transport/parking options getting to the event? Train: 2 minute walk from Glenferrie Station (Alamein, Belgrave & Lilydale train line) Tram: Take No. 70 from Russel St/Flinders St towards Wattle Park via Swan Street. Get off at Stop 32 Glenferrie Rd/Riversdale Rd. 3 minute walk to Hawthorn Town Hall Car: Plenty of car park available near the Glenferrie Station and around the town hall. What type of support is provided during Pakathon?  A key part of Pakathon’s support is the valuable advice and assistance provided by the event’s Mentors to the teams. Mentors consist of experts in various fields ranging from software development, entrepreneurship, industry expertise, and local knowledge of Pakistan who dedicate their time to providing feedback and guidance and working with teams. In addition, a public speaking coach will be provided on Sunday morning to assist with final pitch rehearsal.  What are the streams I can participate in at Pakathon? Some of the suggested streams are: - Education - Healthcare - Women’s Development - Energy - Gaming - Law and Order However, you don’t have to restrict yourself these streams. Where can I contact the organizer with any questions? For more information, please email melbourne@pakathon.org or contact us on facebook.com/pakathonmelbourne. Volunteers are welcome! 

Software developers, engineers, data scientists, designers, and industry insiders in South Australia's energy/resources sector! Unearthed Solutions invites you to participate in Unearthed Adelaide 2015. At this weekend-long hackathon, you'll get to collaborate with like-minded professionals. With access to proprietary industry data, as well as data from government partners, you'll be challenged to solve a meaningful global resources challenge. Come with a team, or join one at the event and compete for awesome prizes. Winning projects will also be given the opportunity for support for accelerated growth. If you need advice on hackathon participation, go to the tips page!

Software developers, data scientists, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, and industry insiders in South Australia's energy/resources sector! Prior to the upcoming Unearthed Adelaide 2015 hackathon, you're invited to attend an info session to learn about the Hackathon challenges, and to discuss the opportunities on offer. Anyone who has already signed up for the Hackathon or anyone who is interested in taking part should attend this session. Go to the tips pagefor information on hackathon participation!