List of hackathons in Australia in 2018

Join us for our first RHoll,  the RHoK Winter Hackathon is over and we would like to continue hacking and rholling with all of you on 7th June at The Night that changed the world (https://museumsvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/whats-on/night-that-changed-the-world/) at the Immigration Museum. Dinner and drink will be provided - yay!  Get a Eventbrite ticket to confirm you are coming Make sure your laptops are charged. There are no power outlets.  Get in touch with your RHoK Buddy if you have any questions

The Girls in Tech Catalyst Conference is back—making it's way to Melbourne for the FIRST TIME! Girls in Tech is focused on the empowerment, entrepreneurship, engagement, and education of women in technology. We are proud to announce the expansion of the Catalyst Conference, a very special event designed to celebrate women at all levels of their career. Now in its sixth year, the Catalyst Conference attracts a powerhouse audience from every corner of tech: entrepreneurs, software engineers, product marketers, venture capitalists, high-tech employees, students, digital marketers, innovators and more. Join us for incredible, raw, gritty, and authentic “TED-style” presentations from some of the most revered women in tech, business and leadership. This will be the “largest intimate” tech conference you’ll ever attend, as you hear revolutionary speakers share tales of their journey to the top, career advice, how they made tough decisions—and, most important—what sage advice they want to pass on to the next-generation of the female tech workforce. Mark your calendars! http://catalystmelbourne.girlsintech.org/ Take a first look at our agenda: Day 1 (Day) - Inspire Streams: Join us for TED style inspirational and practical insights from both national and international speakers!  Day 1 (Evening) - Mentor and The Great Debate; we'll about be chatting the startup vs corporate world. Don't forget our mega fireside with international speakers — a close and intimate discussion. (True to Girls in Tech Australia style, we'll be serving gorgeous wines, cheeses and canapes) Day 2 - Learn Masterclasses: Join Australia’s best skills, startup and corporate training academies to learn new skills and apply them to your job or start up.  First look at just some of our speakers. The Hon. Philip Dalidakis MP  Dr Kate Cornick - CEO of Launch VIC Amy Glancey - Director of Communications Atlassian Adriana Gascoigne - Founder of Girls in Tech Alysha Naples - Formerly Magic Leap  Helen Souness - Etsy, RMIT Online Monique Morrow - CTO Cisco Fran Maier - Cofounder match.com Patrycja Slawuta - Founder SelfHackathon Shahirah Gardiner - Co-Founder Finch Christine Rodrigues - Head of Partnerships for Braintree Susan Brown - MD Girls in Tech Australia Alita Harvey-Rodriguez - CEO and Founder Milk it Academy Not only will you be inspired by keynotes from female thought leaders, you'll also have plently of networking opportunities, a platform to exchange ideas, workshops, and of course — a cocktail party!  This is your chance to create lasting business relationships and learn concrete skills that could have a considerable impact on the technology industry at large—and your career. 2 Day tickets include: Access to all sessions, the great debate + networking day 1 drinks and meet the speakers & access to all day 2 skills training masterclasses + goodie Bag & wag valued at over $100 Title sponsor:

Coder? Marketer? Activist? Graphic Designer? Heard of #TestFestVic? A unique competitive event in which the participants create a digital-related invention & video campaign to increase HIV testing in Victoria. Gain total of $9,000 cash prize, $10,000 invention development grant, mentoring and networking. Be part of the global solution in HIV testing! For more info visit www.testfestvictoria.com

Developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and community members in South Australia! Are you stirred to action by the problems faced by refugee families in Australia? Come and help by participating in the Techfugees Adelaide Hackathon 2018. This event will focus on hacking the challenges faced by refugee families including health, housing, language, finances, social integration, and employment. Come and collaborate on solutions that will help make re-settlement a smoother process.

Techie, engineering and social impact students, social entrepreneurs and startup peeps! Are you passionate about facing the challenges of financial exclusion? Great! Then Vibewire invites you to participate in their Hack for Financial Inclusion #Hack4FI. You'll be challenged to create a sustainable, innovative way to overcome the exclusion of fellow citizens who struggle to generate income, budget and manage their finances, and enjoy a reasonable quality of life. This is your chance to make a real difference to the lives of real people including indigenous Australians, sole parents, the aged, the homeless, victims of domestic violence, the disabled, and the mentally ill.

Are you an innovator, developer, data guru, designer, existing start up looking for their big break, or someone who is keen to use technology to solve problems in the agriculture industry? AgHack aims to solve pre-validated agricultural problems sourced from two leading government agencies, the WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and the Singaporean Government. The problems that are being announced at the Launch Party are not isolated. They are faced by governments and enterprises globally! More promptly, the problems that will be announced are problems that both DPIRD and the Singaporean Government need solved now. Your potential solution could be a good candidate for adoption and capitalisation - of course without guarantee. It may also have intriguing and attractive expansion avenues thanks to the MoD network. Register now! It's fun and free.   // ABOUT THE AGHACK LAUNCH PARTY //  At the AgHack Launch Party, we will share problems from both agencies, and discuss the available data and potential solutions. You’ll also meet our government sponsors, the MoD team and other like-minded entrepreneurs. We are sharing the problems early so you have the best chance of solving them when you attend the hackathon. This is your opportunity to ask questions of the problems presented and begin to think on what your potential solution may look like.   // WHAT IS MINISTRY OF DATA (MoD) // Government agencies face problems that can be innovatively solved with the aid of technology. MoD bridges this gap and provides a platform for communication and collaboration between government agencies and the innovation ecosystem. MoD aims to empower innovators to conceive the tools and solutions for the advancement of public service and society.

Join like-minded creative business people, innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry to stay informed and connected. A short and sharp series of pitches from entrepreneurs, SMEs and researchers kick off the event followed by informal networking to help you join the dots for future collaboration. Pitches include: Dr Kirsty Pringle, ARC Future Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy [Pharmacy and Experimental Pharmacology], Faculty of Health and Medicine at the University of Newcastle Dr Krishna Feron, Research Academic, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science at the University of Newcastle Cheryl Pollock, Founder of Chez Leon Alyssa White, Co-Founder of CareFlex (warded Best Tech Solution at the recent New Futures Hackathon for Aged Care) ...with more to be announced. Program Partners UON is proud to be able to bring this event to you via the NSW State Government's Boosting Business Innovation Program. University of Newcastle researchers are asked to register their RSVP via Discover: http://bit.ly/jtd-discover  

A rare opportunity to speak with one of Australia's most accomplished professional women. Dr Anne Aly is the Labor Federal Member for Cowan elected in 2016. Dr Aly will speak about her experience in politics, how she came to be working as a parliamentarian, what helped her career prospects and the challenges she faced on the journey. Anne’s background is as a professor, academic and practitioner in the fields of counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation. She has published over 50 articles and texts on terrorism and related issues and is the author and editor of five books. Prior to becoming an academic she worked in government policy. Anne is the founder of Australia’s first non-government organisation to combat violent extremism. People against Violent Extremism (PaVE) is a not-for-profit organisation that developed a social media campaign against violent extremism and delivered a series of hackathons to harness young people’s skills and talents to address issues in their communities. Anne’s contributions to national and international security have been recognised internationally. In 2015 she was the only Australian civil society representative to be invited to speak at President Obama’s White House Summit on CVE. Later that year, she was again the only Australian representative to participate in the Club de Madrid +10 policy dialogues. Anne has also been an expert adviser to the United Nations Security Council and has participated in experts’ meetings. In 2011, Anne was inducted into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame. In 2014, she was named one of Australia’s 100 most Influential Women by Westpac/Fin Review. In 2016 she was awarded the Instyle Woman of Style award in the category of Community and Charity. Also in 2016 Anne was nominated for the Australian of the Year and received the prestigious Australian Security Medal.

Hackers in the Sydney Area! QuickBooks and @IntuitDev invite you to participate in the 2-day Small Business Hackathon Sydney. You'll be challenged to come and develop a brand new solution to help small businesses save time or money. Compete for recognition and cash prizes.

APPLY TO BE A PART OF THIS EXCITING NEW EVENTWhen: Friday 18th May, 6pm-8pm & Saturday 19th May, 9am-7pm. Max Kelsen is proud to host the Brisbane Digital Marketing Hackathon - an event where bright digital marketers can connect as a community, develop partnerships and learn new skills from industry peers. The event is proudly powered by Scrunch, Affix Recruitment & Deloitte. -- There's no denying that data is more important than ever in digital marketing. In order to form effective strategies, Digital Marketers must first understand their user data and make well-informed decisions. The Digital Marketing Hackathon is a two-day event focused on highlighting the importance of data in digital strategies. Held across Friday (evening) May 18th and Saturday May 19th - the event will feature an industry-leading panel on Friday night, before attendees form teams for the all-day Saturday strategy hack. The event will present teams with the challenge of taking a digital product to market. Teams will have the opportunity to roadmap a marketing strategy from an allocated budget and timeline, and are free to leverage whatever channels, skills and experiences they collectively have. The key behind each strategy however, is how teams choose to present data-driven decisions and campaign predictions. The event will conclude with each team pitching their strategies and projections to the cohort, and a winning team will be announced on the Saturday evening. There will be plenty of great prizes up for grabs and food for all.  Attendees will need to bring their own devices. External screens will be provided, however individuals will need to supply their own cables and adapters. **THE EVENT IS FREE, BUT SPOTS ARE LIMITED, SO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TODAY**  Application process: 1. Click attending on the EventBrite page. 2. You'll receive an email about the event. In this, you'll be directed to submit your brief application for the event. 3. Wait for a response - We'll get back to you with further details behind the event. Should you have any questions, feel free to get in touch via hello@maxkelsen.com **REGISTRATIONS CLOSE AT 5:00PM ON FRIDAY 4TH MAY** Panellists & Judges Laura Campbell | Director at Deloitte Digital Laura is a Director at Deloitte Digital. With over 15 years in the industry, Laura's career has run the full gamut of digital, PR and strategic marketing. Laura has excelled in both international and domestic roles across a wide variety of industries including banking and finance, tourism and online retail. Danielle Lewis | CEO & Co-Founder at Scrunch Danielle is the co-founder & CEO of Scrunch, a data-driven Influencer Marketing platform helping to connect brands, publishers and agencies to the right Influencers for their campaign.  Danielle has a background in fashion design, blogging and enterprise sales - but her heart really belongs to travel and champagne. 10 years ago she started the blog Brisbane Threads while pursuing a career in enterprise sales for Australia's largest telecommunications company. It was through this blog that the world of digital Influencers and their challenges would interest her so much that she threw-in a rising career to pursue the world of technology startups. 5 years later, Danielle has successfully raised over $3Million in capital, built a world-class team and launched a SaaS platform in Australia and the US. Next stop, Margaritas in Mexico.