List of hackathons in Australia in 2017

Student developers and hackers in Queensland! Think you have good ideas on how technology can be used to fight domestic and family violence (DFV)? The UQ Idea Hub invites you to attend the Organised Crime and Corruption Forum and participate in the Hackathon at the event. You'll work within a cross-disciplinary group of students to identify potential solutions to better protect DFV victims in the smart home and to protect the smart home itself from cybercrime. Pitch your concept to a panel of experts and compete to be selected as the winning project.

TEDxMelbourne proudly presents “Rebels, Revolutionaries & US,” our most daring and ambitious event to date. Immerse yourselves in the minds of intelligent thinkers, revolutionary leaders, and ambitious minds.   Through remarkable storytelling, step into the shoes of the most captivating leaders who have taken the bold moves and challenged themselves and those around them to the fullest. Speakers Geraldine Coy, Mediator, human rights advocate and author of 'Brave Truth', a story of the crime, violence and retribution born from the South African Apartheid regime. Deng Adut, Former child soldier turned defence lawyer and refugee advocate - Inside the mind of a rebel - Exploring a mind unconstrained by cultural overlays. Stef Kuypers, Circular Money Economic Ecosystem model pioneer - Rethinking economics by unravelling the very definition of money and finance. Lisa Leong, Scientist, lawyer, ABC Radio Breakfast Presenter turned award-winning global leader in Client-Centered Legal Innovation - AI may take our jobs but will it take our humanity? Jaida Suheyla Simone, World-renowned relationship therapist and Founder of Erotic IQ - Rethinking relationships as a science not a psychology. Mond Qu, Digital Craftsman and Founder of UnitedMake - When online and offline experience merge, what will happen? Patrycja Slawuta, MA, PhD(c) Psych, behavioural scientist and founder of SelfHackathon - Hacking humanity Iona Macgregor, Chief Strategy Officer at Marcel Sydney and fighter of indifference and apathy - Power of negativity Sander van Amelsvoort, Director of Policy & Research at the Committee for Melbourne - If we want to be competitive internationally we need to think world class? Dr Justin Coulson, Internationally-respected relationships speaker, author, and researcher, and father of six girls (yes, six!) - Raising rebels Ed McManus, CEO Meridian Energy Australia and Powershop Australia - Magna Carta 2.0 - The new revolution in how communities engage with business. Laura Youngson, Global traveller and Co-Founder of the Equal Playing Field project Dr James Martin Senior lecturer at Macquarie University and author of - ‘Drugs on the Dark Net: How Cryptomarkets are Transforming the Global Trade in Illicit Drugs’ Dr. Catherine Ball Dr. Catherine Ball is an author, founder, and ethics advocate working across global projects where robotics and new technology meet environmental protection.   Musical Performances Sampa the Great - Sampa the Great (Sampa Tembo) is a poet and singer-songwriter. Expressing herself through music, poetry and visual art, Sampa captures listeners with thought provoking words, while encouraging people to enjoy the simplicity of creativity. Sampa has a penchant for poetry and weaves lyrical mazes with her verses, drawing listeners into a lush, imaginative world. Her music bonds from spoken-word to pure hip-hop rapping, with stops at psychedelic and blues along the way; it’s the sound of an adventurous young mind pushing out against all boundaries. Electric Fields - Electric Fields is a potent new music bringing together the brilliance and creativity of music producer and composer Michael Ross, with the mesmerising sensitivity of Zaachariaha Fielding - whose rare and beautiful voice has been described as 'taking soul to the stratosphere'. These two feminine brothers are creating a striking and memorable merging of living traditional culture with electronic music. Opal Ocean - Opening the borders of genre, acoustic guitar duo Opal Ocean fuses together rock, flamenco techniques, and progressive pop arrangements to create their own unique wall of sound.   Food The day is catered and curated by some of Melbourne's most revolutionary chefs who will keep you energised for a full day and surprise you with some interesting food along the way. Be ready for bold Spanish flavours from Frank Camora (MoVida), a mix of eclectic fusion food from Adam D'Sylva (Coda, Tonka) and some traditional flare from Nicky Reimers (Bellota). BYO water bottle as there will be re-fill stations provided on the day.   Chefs Adam D’Sylva - Coda Nicky Riemer - Bellota Frank Camora - MoVida Peter Haycroft - Executive Chef at MCEC Joanne Ward - OmNom    Experiences Meet Pat refillable water stations Rebel’s Lounge Live painting by Melbourne artists VR Experiences     Partners of TEDxMelbourne MAJOR PARTNERS:  The University of Melbourne - Australia's Number One university and world leader in education, teaching and research excellence. CORPORATE PARTNERS:  Work Club - Work Club Global coworking & shared office spaces are designed for entrepreneurs to work and collaborate freely. Hunting with Pixels - Making Corporate Video Social – Strategy & Production Your Creative - Award-winning Melbourne digital brand agency creating highly intelligent ideas & designs. MEDIA PARTNERS:  Smith Journal - Australian blog that takes unexpected, interesting, funny, complicated stories & tells them the way you would to friends at the pub. Huff Post  EVENT PARTNERS:  Evan Evans - Evan Evans supplies Signs & Banners Australia wide. Taxi Kitchen - Taxi Kitchen at Federation Square transports you above the city to fun fine dining surrounded by views of iconic Melbourne. Frank Green - frank green has invented the world's best reusable coffee cups and water bottles! They are also "smart" allowing you to link them with your mobile phone! Noomi - noomi bean bags are extremely comfy, very supportive and heaps of fun for the whole family. Meet Pat Homie- HoMie provides brand new clothing, training and job opportunities to people experiencing homelessness.   MAP Startup Accelerator - Melbourne Accelerator Program   Join us on 19th September - We all have the courage inside of us to be daring and audacious! We can all be revolutionaries. They are us and we are them.   For more information visit http://tedxmelbourne.com/#TEDxMelbRRU

Join the StartupWA community to have the conversations that matter: creating the local conditions, enabling the global success, of the ventures of tomorrow. This month, join our guests and contribute your insights into the big problems and opportunities sitting right under our noses. If you are looking for a market to target, these are some big ones, and where you could leverage WA’s competitive advantage to launch into the global stage. We’re inviting speakers to share insights into the size and scale of these opportunities, and share insights on how Startups can engage with them. StartupWA will also be making announcements of new partnerships, membership opportunities and more. And, don’t forget the value of the networking and connections - last quarter more than 150 participants from startups, corporates and government met and mingled. If you want input into the direction of StartupWA, please complete this short (2 min) http://bit.ly/StartupWAsurvey. Guests include: Each panellist brings deep experience in engaging with multi-billion dollar markets in multiple roles, bringing a roudned and insight-filled perspective Ian Brown - a professional non-executive director, an innovation consultant and an entrepreneur with global commercial experience across industries. He is also current Vice Chairman of Perth Angels, Deputy Chairman of Activ Foundation, Strategic Advisor to the Energy Pipelines Collaborative Research Centre and facilitator for the ON Program, a national innovation accelerator powered by CSIRO. Bill Withers - Bill founded acQuire - a Geoscientific Information Management System used by mining companies to store drilling data. Since handing-over acquire in 2014 he has lead ADAPT by Design, building solutions to enable Founders to build resilient businesses. Dave Newman - a highly skilled digital innovator with over 20 years of experience in digital business and software design and build. In addition to leading his own ventures, he has run and won many hackathons and idealisation initiatives for tech startups to large enterprises. Most recently he played a lead role in the Ministry of Data Hackathon, working on validated problems with state-owned utility companies Dr Maud Eijkenboom - Maud is an R&D and commercialisation executive with 20 years multinational, listed, private, start-up, incubator and consulting experience in the life sciences industry. She has invented and/or developed a wide range of technologies, including drugs, devices, biologics, digital health, veterinary, complementary medicines, cosmetics and nutraceuticals.  Agenda: 6:00 Opening, updates since last quarter, 6:10 Introduction to guests and topic, 6:15 Panel discussion with brief presentations and facilitated Q&A 7:00 Summation, launch of new initiatives, future events 7:15 Networking and close Tickets are free, including refreshments, thanks to StartupWA supporters and volunteers.

We invite you to the first in a Curiosity Hackathon Series focussed on rediscovering the power of your curiosity + unleashing new opportunities for your business. Join our first hack - designed for leaders of established businesses. You’ll have the opportunity to tap into the brains trust of a diverse, cross-industr y group to gain fresh insights on where you may find your NEXT CUSTOMERS FROM. SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE! Learn how simple shifts in your mindset, working with others and asking nothing but questions, can unlock whole new perspectives...

Welcome to investQLD We are glad that you could potentially join us and we look forward to hosting you at investQLD.  This event is purpose built to help delegates increase their influence, connect with individuals of particular interest and grow their business. investQLD includes top flight speakers to help us understand the current business and investment landscape as well as explore pertinent commercial opportunities. Qld is brimming with growth and potential and it is our job to help you see and seize those opportunities that are most relevant to you.   Please consider this link your personal invitation to one of the most anticipated business and investor events of the year.  Our events are social, boutique and personalised; We want to ensure that your time with us is engaging, effective and productive. The more information you give us during your registration the more we can help you to meet the individuals of interest to you and assist you with your business development efforts.  Networking as it should be, effective.  What should you expect: Premier Venues  Live Entertainment  An exclusive Virtual Reality Experience Panel Speakers (Interstate Business Leaders) Drinks on Arrival Sumptuous Canapes ⅔ Networking and Mingle time Invitation Only Investment Tours VIP Areas and VIP Booths to entertain your own guests (VIP BOOTH registrations only) Your Panel Guests flying in directly from Qld are hand picked to help the delegate understand the broader landscape of the investment potential.  Mark Sowerby Chief Entrepreneur  Advance Qld Mark Sowerby is one of Queensland’s most successful entrepreneurs and is best known for his role as the founder and former Managing Director of Blue Sky Alternative Investments Ltd. Blue Sky is a successful ASX-listed, diversified funds manager, focussed on alternative assets investing across private equity, venture capital, private real estate, water, infrastructure, hedge funds and agriculture. From its early beginnings in Brisbane, Blue Sky has now grown into one of Australia’s top 300 listed companies, employing over 80 people in Australia and New York.  Mr. Sowerby’s has been appointed as Advance Qld Chief Entrepreneur and his expertise and networks will be instrumental to the role where he will act as the state’s startup ambassador working with local, national and international entrepreneurial communities to help develop and grow Queensland’s innovation ecosystem and attract investment. As the inaugural Chief Entrepreneur, Mark will play a game-changing role in setting Queensland's strategy to identify, attract and nurture opportunities to best position Queensland as the Startup State. Susannah George CEO/Founder Urban List Susannah George is a leading digital marketer, inspirational entrepreneur and CEO of The Urban List – Australia and New Zealand’s largest digital city guide.  From humble beginnings – launched in 2011 from her bedroom – The Urban List has emerged as one of the region’s fastest-growing, most influential lifestyle destinations, attracting more than 2.5 million visitors each month. The idea was born from Susannah’s passion for small business – a curated city guide, driving new customers to the operator's she loved. Today, the reach and influence of The Urban List audience has attracted a customer base of the world’s most influential lifestyle brands, tourism bodies, restaurants and retailers. Susannah was named Woman of The Year in the Women In Media Awards (2015) and won the Digital category for two consecutive years (2015, 2016). Alongside her love for food, design, travel and family, Susannah is an active member of Entrepreneurs’ Organisation, an independent board member of Racing Queensland and ambassador for The Hunger Project’s Unleashed Women initiative.     Susan Lindeque CEO/Founder Linzen Property Group Susan is part of a rare group of female developers in Australia. An inspiration to female entrepreneurs everywhere, especially those that find themselves in challenging industries.  Susan brings with her 25 years experience as a Chartered Accountant and Real Estate Agent, successfully managing major commercial and financial projects in excess of $4 Billion.  8 years ago Susan took the great leap of faith from senior executive for a multinational to starting her own development company - Linzen Property Group, With a variety of cultural and business challenges Susan has risen to the top of her game in less than a decade.  Linzen is in the process of launching a series of developments pushing the 100 million dollar mark, signaling exciting times ahead for this growing property group. Dakabin Crossing is the first in a series of 100+ home projects, halfway from Brisbane and the incredible Sunshine Coast. Susan is not slowing down with 3 other startup brands in the works, with a technology focus on the individual's journey toward becoming an increasingly astute investor. Stay tuned for more details.  Aaron Birkby CEO Startup Catalyst Startup Catalyst was formed to assist in the cultural transformation of the Australian economy to one that is fast paced, startup aware, and “global first”.  Through structured programs including site visits, private tours, guest speakers, events, dinners and social interactions, we provide participants with deep insights and personal connections into new international markets. Aaron has been: - Awarded the 2016 Benson Award for Entrepreneurship- Awarded the Pearcey Award for Queensland 2016- Entrepreneur In Residence for the River City Labs Accelerator in partnership with Telstra muru-D.- Facilitated over 30 Startup Weekends and hackathons, & organised/mentored/judged another 20+.- Director of the RCL Accelerator Mentor Investment Fund with Blue Sky Funds.- Member of an advisory board at Bond University.- Member of the IoT Advisory Panel for City of Gold Coast.- Weekly radio segment "Tech Space" on ABC Coast FM 91.7.- Member of Queensland Government Startup Working Group.- Learning angel investing (9 micro scale investments over the last 3 years).- Founded and exited a software company to 9 countries over 8 years.- Developed an IoT remote telemetry solution for coin-operated machines. ---    This event is simply not to be missed so we recommend that you register early to avoid dissapointment.  Our event is designed to help you increase your infleunce with your existing and potential clientele, if you would like to take this opportunity to invite a host of the aforementioned we will be happy to issue you a group discount.  If we can assist you in any way please feel free to contact us info@investqld.net and we look forward to hosting you soon. 

“We’re bringing together drone enthusiasts from across Queensland and Australia to create a vibrant Startup style entrepreneurial environment where passionate people can come together to get things done; to learn rapidly, network, bridge the gap between industries & trades, researchers & enthusiasts and expose potential, create awesomeness and see actual results all in 1 weekend” It's a DRONE Tech & Services Hackathon. The FUTURE DRONE event will bring together all kinds of participants from Industry, Universities, Startups plus Drone Enthusiasts & Amateurs in an action packed, energy infused weekend of exploration, innovation, discovery and creation resulting in potentially “new innovative companies” based around drone tech or services being launched to solve big industry problems. Held over 50 odd hours the FUTURE DRONE Innovation Event will bring together drone enthusiasts from across Queensland and Australia to create a vibrant Startup style entrepreneurial environment where passionate people can come together to get things done; to learn rapidly, network, bridge the gap between industries & trades, researchers & enthusiasts and expose potential, create and see actual results.  We are proud to be a part of this type of innovative collaboration event and we hope you will help us reach our goals by supporting this first for Queensland. FUTURE DRONE Innovation Challenge & Pitch Night. FUTURE DRONE Inovation Challenge will be held on Sept 8th-10th in Brisbane, Queensland at River City Labs in the Startup Precinct.  Brief Event Schedule Friday 8th 6PM – Food, Networking, Guest Speakers, Ideas are pitched, Problems to be solved are proposed. Teams form and start work on their hacks, new startup ideas or innovative services. Saturday 9th – Teams continue to work on their innovations, validating the problem they’re solving with stakeholders and customers and working with mentors to hit the problems head on. Hungry…no problem we feed you day and night, caffeine to if you want it! Sunday 10th – Teams continue during the morning to complete their ideas, hacks, MVP’s or flesh out their new startup company. You’ll be getting to work too on your pitch deck for the wrap up Pitch Competition later in the PM. After an early feed teams will pitch to judges for prizes, fame & glory. FAQ document. Supporters, Sponsors & Facilitators

Proudly hosted by Coliban Water, City of Greater Bendigo and Be.Bendigo, you are invited to join the Alliance for a Smarter Bendigo as we share the insight achieved in 12 months of work toward a Smart City Deal. This session will include the presentation of two key pieces of work- the Alliance's draft city deal and action research report into the options for a city wide data platform.  Join industry experts from TigerSpike and Telstra as we revisit the applications developed at our Smarter Bendigo Hackathon in April. Discuss the opportunities and challenges inherent in the next phase of work towards a Smarter Bendigo with peers from Alliance Partner organisations.  Our Mayor, Councillor Margaret O'Rourke will provide an overview of negotiations with state and federal governments to secure investment in Bendigo. 

Got some writing to do? Hate sitting down to it all alone?  Join my Writing Hackathon for two hours on Thursday. Just bring along your writing project, and work in quiet companionship. There is no charge. This is not a workshop. It is an opportunity set aside time to get your writing work done alongside other quiet and purposeful writers. There's how. We have four 25-minute writing sprints with five minutes debrief between. We are focused and task orientated. I hope you can make it. There’s enough room for six of us. First in, first served. No latecomers.

Curious about our upcoming HealthTech Solvathon on 15-16Sept2017 but haven't the faintest idea of where to start? Join our event host, Laughing Mind, for an event preview at Three76 Hub to get your head into the game of Hackathons, Solvathons and why they matter as an Innovation and Professional Development experience. Brian will walk you through the Venture Catalyst event format, seed your mind with how to build on an evident problem and frame it as an opportunity for innovation, leveraging open Population Health datasets. He'll guide you through the following three event challenge topics to help you start to think about problems that sit beneath them and how you can prepare to participate or form a team for the main event on 15-16Sept2017: HackCare to transform palliative + end of Life Care HackMyCondition for Chronic Disease Management HackLoneliness for better Mental Health care and connectedness The only thing you need to bring is a curious mind that asks the constant Why? and seeks to look beyond it for solutions. 

UHack Meetup!! information and group forming session UHack is Tasmania's innovation hackathon competition - run for student and public innovators - by students and staff from the University of Tasmania. The Team Meetup and Briefing is for UHack entrants who don’t yet have a team and/or want to find out what happens during UHack weekend. Come along to meet other entrants, match up skills and experience and form up a team for UHack weekend! Did you know that the winners of the Open Division and Peoples’ Choice of UHack 2016 actually formed their team at the UHack 2016 Meetup? Magic happens! The UHack Team will also present a briefing on how UHack weekend runs, how judging will take place, and tips on putting together your UHack entry. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Looking forward to seeing you there!