List of hackathons in Australia in 2018

Engineers, graphic designers, entrepreneurs, marketers, and students in and around Sydney! Are you interested in how technology can be applied to shape the future workplace? If so, the CoreNet Global Australia Chapter invites you to participate in the Future Workplace Hackathon. At the hackathon, you'll be challenged to design and build a tangible product or solution and compete for a $9,000 pool of cash prizes in one of three categories, with the overall winner invited to pitch their idea at the 2018 Annual Symposium Sydney in front of 300+ Corporate Real Estate Executives.

Transportation and clean energy hackers in, and around Melbourne! You're invited to attend the first in EnergyLab's three-part event series on The Future of Transport in Melbourne. This event -- on Electric Vehicles -- will go into the major challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and how startups can contribute in the electric vehicle sector. Following two further events -- on Trends and Congestion -- you'll be able to sign up to participate in an EnergyLab hackathon with the goal to generate transportation-focused clean energy startups.

This event is the 2nd of 3 lead-up events in Downer Spotless' Hack the City Hackathon The hackathon judges and judging criteria will be announced at this event! During the Developing Your Solution event, you will hear from experts on how to develop a practical business solution - not just a cool piece of tech. The event will cover: Utilising the Lean Canvas (Maurva Canvas) to capture an actionable and entrepreneur-focused business plan How to form successful hackathon teams How to pitch your idea in a captivating and memorable manner More information about Downer and Spotless About the Downer Spotless Hack the City Hackathon To solve the problem of creating cost-effective yet efficient asset and infrastructure management, Downer and Spotless are looking to engage the complete innovation ecosystem, from our employees, to startups, universities and our customers. Solutions include but are not limited to optimising infrastructure and facility performance and reliability, improving their sustainability, and enhancing their energy efficiency. Prizes for top teams who can come up with the best viable, actionable solutions range from $10,000 cash for the overall winner to a month of use of Startupbootcamp's workspace to various prizes from the tech partners.  Timeline: 8 Aug: Lead up Event 1 | Meet your Tech Microsoft, Telstra, Cisco, Schneider Electric and Thinxtra will be showcasing the technology on offer should you wish to use it. Register here. THIS EVENT 23 Aug: Lead up Event 2 | Developing your Solution Hear from experts on how to develop a business solution, it's not enough just to create a great piece of tech! Learn how to pitch your idea in a captivating and memorable manner.  4 Sept: The Launch | Kick-off Night! Your chance to come and talk to our subject matter experts and tech partners in a relaxed and social environment. Ask questions, meet people and begin formulating your ideas. Register here. 6-7 Sept: The Hackathon Time to create! Register here.

We're excited to announce that our next Founders Space event will see us host Aaron Birkby, co-founder of 3:00AM Founders, CEO of Startup Catalyst and co-founder of Peak Persona. Through Peak Persona, Aaron has worked closely with over a thousand entrepreneurs, founders and investors from around the world and interviewed numerous successful entrepreneurs and professional sports people. As a result, over the past five years of working in the startup sector, Aaron has recognised patterns of behaviour that separate the successful from the unsuccessful. Those patterns of behaviour include daily and weekly routines, habits, tips and tools, which Peak Persona has adopted and distilled into programs that other founders can adapt and adopt. Aaron works with founders to consciously engineer their lives for success and ensure they can operate at their peak and will be discussing this topic with Founders at this exclusive event. Join us as we present a Founders Space breakfast event to help startups develop habits to ensure they achieve Peak Personal Performance! Light breakfast served from 7:45am.  Aaron Birkby Aaron is a tech entrepreneur, currently serving as the CEO of Startup Catalyst, leading missions to Silicon Valley, Europe, Israel and Asia for youths, founders, investors and innovation leaders. He is also the co-founder of Peak Persona, delivering programs for startup founders with tangible, action-based routines that they can adapt to better manage their time, and to engineer their emotional state, on a consistent basis. In 2016 Aaron was awarded the national Benson Award for Entrepreneurship, and also the Pearcey Award for Queensland. Learning to code at the age of eight, Aaron has started over ten businesses (with four small exits) since the age of 16. His largest business, Arinda, which he sold in 2012, provided a cloud-based billing and authentication platform for public-space ISPs – at the time of sale that software was used by over 250 points-of-presence with over six million users annually in nine countries. Aaron previously worked as the Entrepreneur In Residence for muru-d Brisbane at River City Labs.  He is also a member of Queensland Government Startup Working Group, serves on a number of advisory boards, has facilitated over 40 Startup Weekend and corporate hackathon events, has led multiple trade missions to Silicon Valley, Europe and Israel, and has a weekly technology segment on ABC Coast FM radio station.

Unbound Ideas Summit brings together Victoria’s start-up community for an engaging day of interactive workshops, discussions and big ideas on social innovation. With an exceptional line-up of speakers, facilitators and great food, the event aims to: Showcase Victoria’s entrepreneurial diversity and talent - particularly in the social innovation sector, Strengthen engagement in the State’s start-up community, Support budding and existing entrepreneurs through skill and network development and, Have a great time while we are at it! The summit agenda has been co-designed with the Victorian startup ecosystem and various community groups to ensure the content is engaging and relevant to the sector. The summit also aims to be as inclusive as possible, adopting a pay-as-you-can ticketing model where all are welcome. Breaking the mould of traditional conferences, Unbound Ideas will also feature various hands-on and participant-led sessions that focus on the specific needs, experience and expertise of the attendees present. Other highlights include a Great Debate with leading social enterprise experts from our local start-up ecosystem, and an improv ‘stand-up & pitch’ contest with local comedians. This is one not to be missed! Session themes and topics include (but are not limited to): Inspiring Entrepreneurial Stories: Voices from the Ecosystem Social Enterprise and Business for Social Impact Learning from Failure Telling Your Story: Creating an Exceptional Communication Strategy Wisdom in Unusual Places – Startup Advice from People that aren’t in Startups Creative Leadership and Community Building Navigating finance: How to fund your idea Work-life balance and self care as an entrepreneur This event is proudly supported by LaunchVic ****** Program: Monday, 20th August 2018 RMIT University, Storey Hall 08:30 - 09:00              Registration 09:15 - 09:30              Welcome to Country 09:30 - 09:45              Conference Opening & Housekeeping 09:45 - 10:15              Opening Keynote & Lightning Talks 10:15 - 10:45              Morning Tea* 10:45 - 12:00              Parallel Sessions 1  12:00 - 13:15               Parallel Sessions 2  13:15 - 14:45               Lunch* 14:15 - 14:45               Optional: Comedian Pitch Contest (during lunch) 14:45 - 16:15               Parallel Sessions 3 16:15 - 16:45               Afternoon tea* 16:45 - 17:15              Closing Keynote 17:15 - 17:30              Wrap Up & Feedback  18:30 - 21:00              Post-Conference Drinks (location TBA) *vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options provided **SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED** ****** Parallel Sessions 1: Panel: Learning from Failure Hear stories of entrepreneurs when things didn’t go to plan. This misses and mistakes in an honest and open forum. We will hear from a panel their biggest mistakes, what happened and what they learned along the way. Workshop: Storytelling & Communication Learn how to share your personal and business story in a practical and hands-on session. Turn ideas, experiences and your journey into a pitch for investors, customers and partners. Workshop: Work-life balance and self care as an entrepreneur There’s more to life than the hustle - and this session uses movement, community and connection to support the entrepreneur and achieve some work-life balance. This session is ighly interactive with skills that apply beyond this session. Parallel Sessions 2: Panel: The Great Debate Clash of Ideas - in this panel we hear from giants from the startup ecosystem. Topic and speakers TBC. Workshop: Navigating Finance Money, money, money - it matters! In this masterclass session, we explore financial options available to new startups and the practical tools needed to get an idea funded. Migrant Entrepreneurs: Stories from the Field Melbourne is home to numerous inspiring stories of migrant entrepreneurship - this session dives deep and we learn from the remarkable innovators that now call Melbourne home. Parallel Sessions 3: Participant-led Seesion: Power to the People Over to you! This session is a facilitated workshop designed to hear ideas from the crowd, the burning thoughts and expertise is in the room. More engagement, less sitting quietly. Workshop: Start Day Intensive Building on the Start Day Hackathon piloted at the Melbourne Knowledge Week,  this session is about community and what it takes to bring your idea to life. Think motivation, action and getting s*** done. Workshop: Creative Leadership & Community Building Let’s make the eco-system work for everyone. This session celebrates diversity, dives into challenges, explores collaboration options and crafts a new future. ****** What's Included: A full day of ideas, great speakers, hands-on learning, collaborative discussions, good laughs and more! Great connections and networking opportuntities with inspiring leaders in the industry Delicious catering (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea) Workshop resources to take home ***** What to bring: Casual dress code Notebook and pens Water bottle Your awesome self! ******* Tickets: We have designed this event for inclusion and to do this, we have a Pay-As-You-Can pricing model. Suggested prices are as followed: Student / Unwaged: $25 - $50 Individual / Sole Trader: $50 - $100 NGO / Social Enterprise: $100 - $200 Small Business / University: $150 - $300 Government or International Business: $300 - $500 Please note that these are just suggested amounts, and we don't want cost to be barrier for anyone attending. If you would like to pay an amount not listed - just use the Additional Amount / Donation button to make the difference. For example, to pay $125, please select one ticket at $100 and then put in $25 in the Additional Amount box. For any questions or alternate ticket buying options - such as receiving an invoice - please get in contact. If you purchase a ticket and can't make it for any reason, please let us know and we'd be happy to pass your ticket on to another attendee so you can receive a full refund. ***** FAQs I have special dietary requirements - can that be catered for? - Sure can. We will have vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options available. If you have other special dietary needs - please get in contact with us below. I'm on the fence about coming - should I do it? - Yes. Everyone coming will be super lovely and we will make sure you have a great day. I'm not sure I can afford a ticket in the suggested price range - can I still come? - Yes. We are serious about inclusitivity - so per our policy Pay-As-You-Can. The minimum price through Eventbrite is just $25. If this is a barrier - please get in contact and we will help make it happen. Can I pay more than the suggested price? - Yes. And big thanks for your support of this great initiative. One of the speakers look amazing and work aligns with my own, can I arrange a one-on-one meeting with them while they are in Australia? - They are amazing. We would love to help you do that - just get in contact and we will make it happen either on the day, or in the days on either side. How can I convince my boss to let me attend? - Let her/him know that this is a professional development event that's got a high calibre line up of global speakers and sector leaders, lots of opportunities to network, and access to ideas and strategies at the cutting edge. Also, volunteer to take great notes and share the outcomes with your team on return. I'm travelling to Melbourne for this event, where should I stay? - This event is super central with lots of accommodation close to the university, so you have a lot of options. Check out the standard hotel booking sites, hostel options or AirBnB. Plenty of choices! So should I book my ticket now? - Yep. They are limited and we expect them to go fast, so click on the Tickets button and make it happen. I'm with the media and am interested in attending or arranging an interview with one of the speakers, what's the best way to do this? - Cool. Get in contact (details below) and we would love to host you with a Media Pass and line up an interview. I have another question that's not on here - what do I do? - Drop us a line - our contact information is below. ***** Contact Us For more information about the program, attending or getting involved. Get in contact: Brittany Laidlaw, Conference Director, Unbound - brittany@unbound.edu.au / 0403 049 734 Julian O'Shea, Conference Coordinator & Founder, Unbound - julian@unbound.edu.au / 0400 260 565 ****** Photo Gallery from previous Unbound Summits:

The topic of our yearly Winter Hackathon is always "Build whatever, as long as it's awesome!". This description will be updated closer to the date.

The topic of our yearly Winter Hackathon is always "Build whatever, as long as it's awesome!". This hackathon is strongly focused on the hack you build. The aim is to make the most awesome thing you can over the weekend. There's no selling, market validation or any other business stuff. That's right, just make something awesome! Venue Location: River City Labs - you can find it on Google Maps for easy directions. Once you get to the building, it can be a little confusing. We'll try to put signs out but if you get stuck give us a call (a phone number should be on the welcome email you'll get the day of the event). Once you get out of the elevator turn right and you should see the event registration. Tickets: Due to the expected high demand and venue security requirements, everyone will need a valid ticket to enter the building. All participant tickets are completely free! The spectator tickets require a small donation, and there's only a limited amount available. You can pay as little or as much as you want. (although eventbrite enforces a $1 minimum) This description will be updated with more information closer to the date. Fore more information check out the event page on our website: https://codenetwork.co/winter-hackathon-2018

Through social media and the rise of influencers, side hustlers and coworking spaces, we are forever being inspired by stories of self-motivated people who go on to make millions and change the world. The rise of technology as an enabler in our lives and the movement towards ‘living your passion' has resulted in a new age of the entrepreneur. But how does one become an entrepreneur? If you find yourself inspired by stories of startup success and would like to see yourself in this picture, this is a must attend event. Join us for an inspiring day of dreaming big and you could win a two week fully funded of tour of Silicon Valley, thanks to The Hacker Exchange. It all starts with IDEATION La Trobe University has partnered with AusIndustry, Moonshot Works and The Hacker Exchange to offer fledging Mildura and Mallee entrepreneurs a once in a life time opportunity. At this highly-interactive Ideation Workshop you'll go through a process to extract the most outlandish, world-changing ideas from your subconscious and form them into concepts to test with customers at our Hackathon the following week. Learn how to create something innovative that stands out in the commercial landscape, using technology to deliver better outcomes. Be warned! This is not your run-of-the-mill brainstorming session. Ideation is more visionary in nature. We'll help you conceptualise and find solutions for problems that may not yet be defined. About our facilitator Our facilitator is Alan Dee of Moonshot Works.  Alan is a highly experienced business executive with extensive experience across the startup and corporate environment.  He’s an innovator, an entrepreneur, a mentor and a leader in the start-up game with a Master Degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Take your idea all the way to Silicon Valley! The Hacker Exchange will be whisking the winners of our Hackathon (25-26 August) over to Silicon Valley, for an immersive, two-week experience in the innovation capital of the world. This Ideation Workshop is the perfect way to get a head start on the competition... Do I need to have an idea? You don’t have to have an idea, you don’t have to have a business, we just want you and your passion to join a group of like-minded Mallee folk to see where this might lead.

Help Make Our City Greener as part of RMIT's Entrepreneurship Week! RMIT Activator and Jac Nasser invite you to help create a brighter, greener future for the City of Melbourne, with your chance to win seed funding, as well as an exclusive spot in Activator's Bootcamp and Sandbox programs.Join us for a full day Social Impact Hackathon co-designed with RMIT Alumni and Careers and Employability. Work in multi-disciplinary teams with the support of leading industry experts and mentors to create a concept that will help redefine our city and make it greener.The day will begin with 4 master classes from industry partners (see bios below). These partners will share what problems they believe are the most significant barriers to make our city greener, as well as some current leading solutions to how this is being done. Participants will then create, innovate and pitch to help change the future of Melbourne. Winners will be selected and announced on the day. The winning team will be awarded seed funding and entry into Activator's money can't buy experiences, Bootcamp and Sandbox. Runners-up will also receive seed funding and entry into Activator Bootcamp and Sandbox.Industry Partner BiosPeter AllanCEO, Sustainable Resource Use  Peter has played a central role in the waste management and recycling field for the past 20 years, significantly contributing to the strategic direction of waste diversion activity in Australia. He has held management responsibility for programs dealing with domestic waste and recycling, commercial and industrial waste issues, litter and public place recycling, organics diversion and waste management infrastructure. Peter has extensive knowledge of issues relating to the major material categories: paper, plastics, metals, organics and glass. Peter has played a key role in the product stewardship of products as diverse as packaging, clothing, cars, computers, televisions, and tyres. His key areas of experience include: strategy and policy development; kerbside recycling systems; recycling markets; waste management plans; waste and recycling data; commercial and industrial waste reduction strategies; and communication and education programs. Darren TinkerBiodiversity Programs Coordinator, CERES Education I am currently working as the Biodiversity Programs Coordinator with CERES Education. In my role I design and deliver education programs focusing on land sustainability, food systems and biodiversity. Originally from rural Vic, I gained years of experience in the conservation and horticulture field, in which, I then went on to study Environmental Geographies. My passion for sustainable food systems, community development and the natural environment has lead me to be involved in a number of projects locally and abroad. Now, I have a strong interest in developing my knowledge and skills around water sensitive urban design, community food production and green infrastructure.

ITS is hosting its first Hackathon on the weekend of the 11th and 12th of August 2018. If you are currently enrolled as an RMIT student come and join this exciting event for the opportunity to create and drive the learning experiences in your classrooms ! This year our theme is: Flipped Perspectives; Students Creating Learning Experiences. Whether this is your first time participating in a Hackathon or you are a seasoned participant, this event is ideal for you!  You will have an opportunity to create, design, build and test your idea as well as collaborate, network and learn from mentors and industry partners at the event.   There will also be micro events from industry leaders in the field of technology to help participants learn new skills they will be able to showcase on their CV’s. The event will run for 24 hours to motivate teams to create something amazing that will empower their voice in the classroom. You will have to pitch your idea to a panel of judges for the opportunity to win over $5,000 AUD in cash and prizes, plus the chance to get your idea developed and implemented across RMIT by the ITS department. Register to be part of our first RMIT ITS Hackathon! *Strictly RMIT students only.