List of hackathons in Australia in 2018

As two alumni who have successfully secured interviews and offers at several management consulting firms (including McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company), we have developed a carefully crafted masterclass to help the next wave of candidates understand how to successfully approach consulting interviews. With consulting graduate recruitment deadlines just around the corner, and thousands of applicants nationwide vying for so few offers, how will make sure that YOU are ahead of the pack? ************************* KEY INFORMATION ************************* Date: Saturday 24th February 2018 Time: 9:40am - 6:15pm (see below for full run sheet) Price: $40 (book now - limited seats available!) Location: UNSW, room details will be emailed closer to the date. ************************* THE PRESENTERS ************************* Justin Teo is a Commerce and Law graduate who is starting at Bain & Company in 2018. He has spent over 40 hours coaching several candidates in both Australia and the United States who have went on to successfully receive offers from the likes of McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, Accenture as well as technology companies. Justin has won several domestic consulting competitions and hackathons in Australia and whilst abroad. Justin’s prior experience includes stints in Big Law, Big 4, experience as a Head Tutor in the School of Accounting and Economics, serving as President of the UNSW Law Society, and representing UNSW internationally at the John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition. Nick Pinidiya is a Commerce and Law graduate who is starting at McKinsey & Company in 2018. He has extensive consulting coaching experience having led and coached many teams to the global finals of international consulting competitions, including personally reaching the finals of the John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition and the Copenhagen Business School Case Competition. He has also won several domestic competitions. He has previously coached candidates who successfully received offers from Bain & Company, Oliver Wyman and Big 4 Consulting, and has also provided CV and cover letter advice for candidates in consulting, law and banking. Nick’s prior experience includes a stint in Big Law, and experince as a UNSW Nura Gili Tutor, in addition to several years of private tutoring and debating coaching experience. ************************* TESTIMONIALS ************************* "Justin is a snack - if that isn't enough to convince you, then surely him working at Bain will. In all seriousness, Justin helped me finesse an Accenture management consulting internship in 2 weeks - that's some Jesus shit." - Kit Tan, Babson College "Justin is a great and enthusiastic coach. Not only does he perfectly adapt his training to your own individual needs but his energy makes the whole learning process actually fun. He is excellent in motivating you to work hard and it seems like he has an answer to any question you might have regarding on how to improve your case performances. I really enjoyed practicing cases with him and I feel that it prepared me very well for my interview at Boston Consulting Group. Almost every single question they asked me here, I had already discussed with Justin during my practice which made the whole interview a lot less stressful." - Jeroen Schmitz, Babson College ************************* AGENDA ************************* 9:40AM: Check-in 10:00AM: Overview of Workshop 10:15AM: The Personal & Behavioral Interview 11:00AM: Overview of Key Case Frameworks & How to Use Them 12:30PM: Lunch Break 1:30PM: Quantitative Case Demonstration & Reflection 2:30PM: Qualitative Case Demonstration & Reflection 3:30PM: Coffee Break 3:45PM: Mock Case Interviews - get hands on! 5:45PM: Resources and Recommended Pre-Reading 6:00PM: Recap and Q&A 6:15PM: End

Crypto Finder is launching its first ever blockchain hackathon, FREE and open to all coders and blockchain enthusiasts! We want to leverage blockchain technology to help people make even better decisions on Finder. It's reported there are 2 billion people in the world who don't have a bank account. Blockchain technology could be the key to allowing more people access to banking products. It has the potential to improve people's lives,  increase financial literacy and reduce poverty. If you have an idea or want to be involved in an amazing project that can make a difference in people's lives, join us on Saturday February 24-25, 2018. The hackathon runs from 9am Saturday, February 24 and projects will be presented at 2pm, Sunday February 25. Venue will be open from 8am-10pm Saturday and 8am-7pm Sunday, with drinks following the event. There will be first prize of 5 Ethereum (ETH) (worth approximately $5,500), 2nd prize 2.5 Ethereum (ETH) (worth approximately $2,750) and a 3rd prize of 1 Ethereum (ETH) (worth approximately $1,100). Entry is free and there will be free meals, drinks, refreshments and snacks provided throughout the event. See below for Ts&Cs. More details about the event, rules, criteria and FAQs here: https://www.finder.com.au/crypto-finder-blockchain-hackathon By registering you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions of the event. In particular, you're confirming that your work will be your own and that you will not illegally use, present or infringe any other entity's intellectual property.  For further enquiries or sponsorship, please contact Michelle Hutchison, michelle@finder.com, +61403 192 994 Crypto Finder Blockchain Hackathon 24 to 25 February 2018 - Terms & Conditions - Game of Skill, Non-trade Promotion By attending or registering for the ‘Crypto Finder Hackathon’ (Hackathon), a participant in the Hackathon (the Participant, you) agrees to abide by these terms and conditions. The Hackathon is facilitated by [Hive Empire Pty Ltd trading as finder.com.au (Finder, Crypto Finder)] of 99 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (we, us, our, Finder or the Company). We may update the terms and conditions of the Hackathon at any time. Non-compliance with these terms may lead to a disqualification of the Participant or the Participant’s team. The Hackathon is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners of the Prizes. Entry is open to people over the age of 18 years, including Finder employees [Finder employees must be on a team with at least one external non-Finder employee to be eligible]. Participants may plan, but must not build any part of their entry prior to 8:00am on Saturday, 24 February 2018. [You can participate in the Hackathon as an individual or a team up to 10 members]. Switching teams or participation in multiple teams is up to the individuals. We are not responsible for, and will not assist in resolving, any disputes between team members. The Hackathon will start at 8:00am AEST Saturday 24 February 2018 and will close at 3:00pm AEST Sunday 25 February 2018 (Competition Period), with winners announced at 4pm. Development must be completed by 3:00pm AEST on Sunday 25th February 2018. Under no circumstances will further time allocation be granted or permitted. Entry and Eligibility To be eligible for prizes all participants will need to register via the website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crypto-finder-hackathon-tickets-43188954325] by 8:59am AEST Saturday 24th February 2018 and receive a confirmation email prior to9:00am AEST Saturday 24 February 2018. Participants must be physically present at the Hackathon at Level 2, 99 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia, from 8:00am AEST on 24 February 2018 until 7:00pm AEST on 25 February 2018. Participants must be available to present their creation with their team to the judging panel from 3:00pm AEST to 4:00pm AEST on 25 February 2018. You must make your own travel and accommodation arrangements and cover all associated costs and expenses. Participants must supply their own laptop and all other materials required for them to participate, internet wifi will be available. In no event, in particular in case of disqualification, will the Company reimburse any costs. You, as a Participant, or each team, will be required to create and present to the judges a proof of concept solution using blockchain or other technologies, in line with the Company’s vision, which is to “better all the world’s decisions”. You may only submit 1 entry if you are participating as an individual, or 1 entry per team if you are participating as part of a team. Incomplete entries may be disqualified. A valid entry is deemed to be one which has been developed: as an original work of the Participant (or of the respective team of Participants), solely as part of the Hackathon, and not in the course of employment for a third party; by registered Participants, in accordance with these Terms and Conditions; and without infringing on any third party rights or containing unauthorised confidential information. We have no control over telecommunications networks and accept no responsibility for problems associated with them. We accept no responsibility for late, lost, incomplete, delayed, corrupted, illegible or misdirected entries whether due to error, omission, alteration, deletion, destruction, transmission interruption, tampering, theft, destruction failure or otherwise. Judging Criteria Chance plays no part in winning this Hackathon. Each valid entry will be individually judged by a panel of externally selected judges. The winning entrant will be the application or idea that scores highest according to the following criteria (as judged by the panel): Score 1. Potential to make money: How will it be monetised? Does it have the potential to be used on Finder? Who will the paying clients be? How likely will it be successful? 0-15 2. Uniqueness of idea: Has it been done before or is it a revolutionary idea? How well does it fit with the Finder brand? 0-5 3. Leveraging of the technology: Does the technology adequately fit? Does it work? Has it been over-engineered? 0-5 4. How much awareness and attention the idea will create: How talkable is your idea? How compelling is it? Will it naturally spread through word of mouth? 0-10 5. The long-term utility of the idea: What value does it create for a person? Is it evergreen? Will it be relevant in 12, 24, or even 36 months? 0-15 6. The quality of the presentation: How well have you communicated the problem, the solution and how it will work? 0-3 7. The readiness of the idea to go live: Are there any barriers preventing it going live? What are the legal, compliance and business risks associated with the idea? 0-3 Each valid entry will obtain a score out of 51 points. The top 3 teams with the highest overall scores will win the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes, depending on the order of their final standing. In the event of a tie between two or more submissions, the panel of judges will vote on the tied submissions. The winners will be announced at the completion of the submission presentations, scheduled at 4:00pm AEST on Sunday 25 February 2018, and the names of the winners may be published on our website (www.finder.com.au and any related website pages). The judges will have absolute and sole discretion when judging entries. The judges’ decisions will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. Entries may be subject to a due diligence review at any time for eligibility and compliance with these Terms and Conditions. Determination of eligibility and compliance is at the sole discretion of the panel of judges. The panel of judges reserves the right to disqualify any Entry if the Entry, or a Participant, or a team of Participants do not comply with these Terms and Conditions. Prizes The prizes will be awarded to as follows: the Participant, or team of Participants whose entry is awarded the highest score by the judges will receive 5 Ethereum (equivalent to approximately AUD$5,500 as at February 20th, 2018); the Participant, or team of Participants whose entry is awarded the second highest score by the judges will receive 2.5 Ethereum (equivalent to approximately AUD$2,750 as at February 20th 2018); and the Participant, or team of Participants whose entry is awarded the third highest score by the judges will receive 1 Ethereum (equivalent to approximately AUD$1,100 as at February 20 2018), (each a Prize and collectively the Prizes). The total prize pool is up to 8.5 Ethereum (which is equivalent to approximately AUD$8,800 as at February 20 2018). If a Prize is unavailable for any reason, we may substitute it for one of equal or greater value. All Prizes will be made available at the winners announcement (scheduled at 4:00pm AEST on Sunday 25 February 2018) and must be claimed on the day. Each winner will need to provide us with an Ethereum-compatible wallet address to allow us to transfer the respective Prize (or part of a Prize) to them. A Prize cannot be transferred, exchanged or redeemed for cash or AUD currency. If any Prize is not claimed at the winners’ announcement, that winner will forfeit their Prize. We will distribute the forfeited Prize to the next best valid entry that has not already received a Prize. Each Participant acknowledges and agrees to accept the Prize in Ethereum, being a cryptographic token used to interact with the Ethereum Blockchain. You acknowledge that cryptographic tokens that possess value in public markets (including Ethereum) have demonstrated extreme fluctuations in price over short periods of time on a regularbasis. You should be prepared to expect similar fluctuations, both down and up, in the priceof Ethereum denominated in AUD, USD or BTC, or currencies of other jurisdictions. By entering the Hackathon and accepting any Prize in Ethereum, you expressly acknowledgeand represent that you fully understand that Ethereum may experience volatility inpricing and will not seek to hold any of the Company, its directors, officers, agents andadvisors liable for any losses or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arisingfrom, or in any way connected to, any Prize or the price of Ethereum. It is also possible that the value of Ethereum will drop significantly in the future and could diminish to zero, and as such you agree to participate in the Hackathon and accept any Prize at your own risk. In consideration for awarding a Prize to a winner, winners agree to participate in any promotional activity regarding winning the Prize and consent to their name and image being used in promotional material without payment. Intellectual Property Each party (or its licensors) will retain ownership of all copyright, moral rights, and rights in relation to inventions (including patents) (Intellectual Property Rights) subsisting in any material it provides or makes available to the other party under or in connection with the Hackathon. For the avoidance of doubt, any new intellectual property, including software or applications developed by Participants during the Hackathon shall be owned by the respective Participants. Where Participants jointly develop intellectual property, the Participants shall (unless agreed otherwise in writing) have joint ownership and use of that developed intellectual property. However, nothing in these terms shall give any Participant any rights or interest in any pre-existing intellectual property of another Participant. You agree to give us and each related body corporate (as this term is defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) of the Company (finder.com.au Pty Ltd) the first right to enter into good faith negotiations for: the acquisition of the Intellectual Property Rights in their entry; or the grant of a licence to us to use, modify, develop, communicate and/or sub-licence any Intellectual Property Rights in the entry on an exclusive basis; and the provision of services to support the commercial development of the entry for our benefit. You will not present or use content that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights unless you are the owner of such rights or other proprietary rights unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to present or use the content and to grant and partners all of the rights granted here. Participants are expected to respect the intellectual property developed by other Participants and it is a condition of these terms and conditions that Participants do not appropriate the intellectual property, or breach the confidentiality of, any other Participant. The Hackathon is intended to foster the development of blockchain solutions and nothing more. We do not provide any warranty or guarantee about any intellectual property developed. The Company will neither decide on, nor adjudicate, disputes about the ownership of the intellectual property or parties’ relative contributions to the development of that intellectual property. In the event of any dispute, Participants and teams will need resolve any legal disputes about their property rights independently. Privacy We are committed to protecting your privacy. During the registration process you will provide basic information such as your name, address, email and phone number and acknowledge these terms and conditions. The information will be retained by us. If you do not wish for your information to be shared you may contact us and request it be withheld. Our employees and contractors, on a need to know basis, may use some information collected during the registration process (for example, to verify your identity or to distribute the Prizes). For more information about our privacy practices, view our privacy policy at https://www.finder.com.au/terms-and-conditions. Participants shall respect privacy in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles – as set out in the Privacy Act 1989 (Cth) – and in general shall not share the any personal information about an individual (whether a fellow participants, or otherwise obtained during the course of the event) with third parties, without the consent of the individual. General Except where prohibited, by participating in the Hackathon, each Participant consents to the use of his/her name, photo and/or likeness, biographical information, entry and statements attributed to the Participant (if true) for advertising and promotional purposes, including without limitation, inclusion on our website, our sponsors’ newsletters, or our sponsors’ websites. We will not be liable for any loss (including without limitation, consequential or indirect loss), cost or damage, personal injury or death which is suffered (whether or not due to the negligence of any person) in connection with entering the Hackathon or using any Prize, except any liability which cannot be excluded by law (and if so, that liability is limited to the minimum allowable by law). We accept no responsibility for the tax implications of Prize winnings. If for any reason the Hackathon is not capable of running as planned, we reserve the right in our discretion to change the time and date of the Hackathon and to modify any conditions of entry or participation. If any act, omission, event or circumstance occurs which is beyond our reasonable control and which prevents us from complying with these Terms and Conditions, we will not be liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing our obligations and we reserve the right (subject to any applicable law) to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Hackathon. The laws of the state of New South Wales apply to these Terms and Conditions, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in New South Wales.

Australian biopharma specialists with an interest in medical cannabis! BuddingTech invites you to participate in Australia's First Medical Cannabis Hackathon. Come as a team -- or join one at the event -- and come up with an innovative solution to one of a number of set challenges including Product Consistency, Understanding the Entourage Effect, Quality Control, and Controlled Delivery Mechanisms. Present your project to a panel of judges for a chance to win from a range of prizes including Pitching at CannaTech Australia and Acceptance into the BuddingTech accelerator.

Startups and entrepreneurs in the mining & resources sector! Do you have technology that can make a positive impact on the resources sector? You're invited to participate in the Komatsu: Transform Mining hackathon event. You'll get to apply your proprietary technology to one or more Komatsu challenges: Wireless communications and localisation, Realtime material characterizations, Ground engaging tools, or Optimizing ore extraction. You'll compete for up to $20,000 in cash prizes and credits and the chance to visit one of Komatsu's global sites, relevant to your technology. You can also win the opportunity to collaborate with Komatsu and earn support for the ongoing development of your IP.You retain all your IP. Make sure you're prepared for your Komatsu: Transform Mining hackathon experience -- visit the tips page!

EXCLUSIVE WORKSHOP LIMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS Course Overview Becoming a successful technical leader requires a new set of tools, experiences and skills that compliment your natural talents.  This intense one-day workshop uncovers the common pitfalls in transitioning from engineer to leader and will equip you with the skills and knowledge to build, grow, scale and lead an exceptional engineering team. You will develop: A technical plan for your team to achieve its short, near and long term outcomes. Structures and processes to balance speed versus quality, and lead a productive and motivated team. The ability to bridge between engineering and business dialects, justify and pitch engineering initiatives to achieve win–win outcomes. Knowledge of where to source engineering talent and the ability to employ various forms of recruitment tests to select the right candidates for your project. Career development plans for you and your team, with short, near and long term outcomes. A plan to advance the abilities and culture of your engineering team. This workshop is suitable for: Emerging technical leaders looking to move from being an individual contributor, to leading projects and teams. Technical entrepreneurs looking to build, scale or improve the productivity of their engineering team. Technical product managers who want to improve their ability to collaborate and motivate their engineering colleagues. About the expert: Chris Iona is the Founder of Future Pass, and has spent the past 14 years building, leading and scaling some of Australia’s best startups.  His most recent role was VP of Engineering at Hipages, which saw him grow the team from 5 to 30, transforming the technology stack and tech culture to leverage cloud and modern practices.  This led to a significant increase in service availability, deployments and velocity. Prior to that, Chris was an Engineering Director at Bigcommerce, and in that time helped grow the team through fast and strong growth.  In 2014, Chris was listed on AIM’s 30–under-30 list for excellence in Management.  He regularly presents at CTO Summits and conferences. Syllabus Module 1 — Fundamentals of Growth, Scale and Leadership Discover the power of starting, and ending, with the “why” Understand the 4–stages of growth, and map your organisation’s journey and future Understand how scaling needs change as your organisation moves through each stage of growth Discover how the expectations on you change from your previous, current and future roles Breakdown the myths of “change” and discover how to manage it Discover how to align technical and organisational changes Discover and navigate the competing gravities of growth and operations Harness the power of the “4 P’s” of successful delivery teams Understanding the components of building a strategy How to harness the power of the technology adoption life cycle to make better decisions Module 2 — Building People, Teams and Culture Understand the typical roles in technology, and what is expected of them Breakdown and define typical “tech personalities” and discuss how to get the best out of them Discover when you should go cross functional team or tech functional team Learn to create and articulate a motivational environment for win–win outcomes How to attract and keep the right people at your organisation Define the right technical culture for your organisation Better understand hiring in–house, remote or outsourced Learn how to build and empower your star performers Discover when and how to have tough conversations Learn to better navigate behaviours, hard skills, and soft skills in your team Learn how to take your people and teams along for the journey, as your company grows Discover which tech team structure is right for you today, tomorrow and in the future Module 3 — Scaling your Tech, Product and Process The evolution of the tech stack, from startup to enterprise How to make the “least wrong” technical decisions as you grow Discover the impact fear has on change, and how to combat it Better understand technical debt, and how to gain business buy in to fix it Understand some of the common hurdles in architectural design The pros and cons of microservices, and why it’s important The active role of pechnology in product management Unpacking Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean and MVP to create the right process for your teams How to better align, define and deliver “value” How to create a culture of setting meaningful goals Module 4 — Align, Define and Measure Success Breakdown the 3 types of value and use them to balance your tech roadmaps Learn how to create a common organisational language between technical and Non–Technical people to reduce assumptions and improve expectations Understand “Objectives by Key Results” (OKRs), the organisational methodology used by Google, Intel, Twitter, LinkedIn, Zynga amongst others Discover how to make the most of company, product and tech roadmaps to define and successfully deliver on expectations Discuss the importance of celebrating successes, reviewing failures and creating feedback loops How to use activities like hackathons to “engage everyone” and build a culture of innovation across your organisation Discover a pragmatic approach to the ‘ol adage — time vs quality and cost vs scope Workshop logistics: This workshop is one day and is limited to twelve participants, enabling us to focus on your challenges and objectives. Chris delivers the course in person, weaving in real-life examples from his time at Hipages and Big Commerce. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions by email in the week leading up to the workshop and Chris will personalize the content and exercises to address everyone’s goals. At the end of the course you will walk away with new skills and a clear plan that you will be able to implement immediately. This workshop is held in an awesome boardroom in the Sydney CBD and runs from 9 am– 5.30 pm with short breaks. Lunch, morning and afternoon tea is provided.

ARE YOU WONDERING HOW TO GET STARTED ON YOUR INNOVATION JOURNEY? Design thinking is a proven framework to stimulate innovation.  In this one-day design thinking bootcamp, you’ll bend your brain, have some fun and discover your inner creative problem solver you didn’t know existed.  Learn the fundamental concepts and steps involved in tackling challenges from a design thinking perspective, and see your organisational challenges through a new lense. You’ll spend the day learning by doing and go back with tools to help your organisation or team innovate through design thinking. What We'll Cover: How to discover whether you're solving the right problem Tools to better understand your customers and their needs How to map a customer or user journey Techniques to lead and contribute to creative ideation Create quick but helpful prototypes (for any type of solution, not just apps!) Identify specific business areas for innovation in your role and how to apply design thinking to come up with a solution   About the Presenters Nigel Quinlan  Experience Designer and Strategist,Naked Ambition Nigel is a user experience designer with a strong pedigree in human-centred design. He started his career understanding human behaviour and designing new systems and processes in OH&S. He recently pivoted into the digital space studying user experience design at General Assembly and working with a Melbourne based startup. Nigel’s many interests include design thinking, service design, education and internet of things. Michelle Mannering Known as the “Hackathon Queen”, Michelle is at the forefront of Melbourne’s startup, science, and tech scenes, helping to drive the city’s entrepreneurial culture. As a true, multi-skilled innovator, she is heavily involved in the startup ecosystem from facilitating and running workshops and events to speaking and more recently esports. With extensive experience working with corporates on their innovation strategies, running hack days, and design workshops, we are delighted Michelle is joining us at Naked Ambition for our February Design Thinking Boot Camp to share her wealth of knowledge. About Naked Ambition How do you get your team to think more creatively? What does innovation look like? How do you keep pace with the market you work in? What is your strategy for new product creation? What problem or challenge are you trying to solve? These are scary questions, right? Searching for answers can be a ‘mare. Fear not, Naked Ambition is here. Our passion and experience is in helping people bring ideas to life. We can help you take a human-centred approach to business challenges leveraging our collective 40 plus years of experience across financial, digital and manufacturing spaces. Our work gets results thanks to our team of experience designers, design thinkers, personal branding experts and storytellers. We can workshop, co-create, design jam and tell a story or two.

Would-be entrepreneurs in Victoria, Australia! Enterprising Partnerships invites you to bring your start-up idea or business project and to participate in their Cultov8 Hackathon events being held in Dandenong, Broadmeadows, or Sunshine. At these weekend hackathons, you'll get to explore your idea or develop your existing business. Pitch your project to expert facilitators for the chance to develop it further in the Cultov8 accelerator.

The Hackastron is a free public hackathon taking place from 16-18 February 2018 at Curtin University. At this event scientists, coders, technologists and enthusiasts from academia and industry are invited to come together to access astronomy data and work collaboratively with Australian-based astronomers. Over 48 hours, participants will be able to gain access to expertise and the experiences of professionals who routinely use Big Data to tackle real life astronomy challenges. The proposed challenges range from optimising existing workflows, to trying out new projects and supporting current, ongoing research. They can be accessed here. For more information (e.g., event programme, prizes, ...) and to stay updated with future announcements please visit the event page. Also visit the event FAQ page for more details on who can participate and the general rules for the hackathon. Supported by

Would-be entrepreneurs in Victoria, Australia! Enterprising Partnerships invites you to bring your start-up idea or business project and to participate in their Cultov8 Hackathon events being held in Dandenong, Broadmeadows, or Sunshine. At these weekend hackathons, you'll get to explore your idea or develop your existing business. Pitch your project to expert facilitators for the chance to develop it further in the Cultov8 accelerator.

The energy sector is being disrupted, and with technological change come new opportunities. Who will be the Facebook, Amazon and Uber of the emerging smart energy sector? If you want the answer to be 'you' then come along to the EnergyLab Canberra Hackathon! New energy technologies such as solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles and over-the-internet metering and control systems are rapidly becoming cheaper and more ubiquitous. At the same time, there have been great advances in adjacent areas such as artificial intelligence, drones and telecommunications. The convergence of all these trends makes new innovations and business models possible. The EnergyLab Canberra Hackathon is designed to bring people interested in energy innovation together to brainstorm, develop and demonstrate new business concepts.  How it works Inspiration: We'll kick off with a couple quick presentations about problems you might consider solving. Team forming: You can register as a team if you want, but if you're missing a team member or registering as an individual then we'll help you find teammates.  Ideation: Once teams are formed the brainstorming begins! Come up with a bunch of ideas and pick the one you want to work on for the rest of the hackathon.   Developing: We'll leave lots of time for you to develop your ideas, build a prototype if possible, and prepare your presentation.  Presenting: Each team will present to a panel of judges, who will pick the winning teams.  Celebrating: Unwind and celebrate what you've achieved in less than 24hrs over a drink and something to eat. Key Information Where: The Level at Endeavour House, 1 Franklin Street, Manuka, ACT When: 5:30pm Friday 9 February to 7:30pm Saturday 10 February Who: Students, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, hackers, professionals, and anyone else interested in energy startups. You can register as an individual or as a team. Cost: $20 for participants, including all meals, snacks and drinks. $10 if you just want to watch the pitches and attend the networking drinks afterwards.  Data: You will be able to use the API from our partners WattWatchers and Solcast Prizes The winning team will receive a prize package to help them get their idea off the ground.  Free company registration with EasyCompanies A free legal consultation with Marque Lawyers to set up a strong foundation for your startup A guaranteed interview for EnergyLab's Acceleration Program* * Requires submitting an eligible application by the deadline Judges A panel of experts will be judging your projects including: Alison Reeve, Director - Clean Energy Innovation, Department of the Environment and Energy Craig Hanicek, Cluster Manager, SERREE Scott Ison, Group Manager, Business Development - Future Energy, Origin Agenda Friday 9th February 5:30pm: Arrive, have something to drink and eat, and start to get to know your fellow participants 6:00pm: Presentations to provide inspiration, resources and information on what the next 24 hours will entail 7:30pm: Dinner, team formation, and team registration 8:30pm: Go home and rest (or work if you really want to) Saturday 10th February 8:00am: Doors open and breakfast served Work in your teams with help from some mentors 12:30pm: Lunch served Optional presentation practice 4:45pm: Submissions due 5:00pm: 5-minute presentation by each team followed by questions from the judges 6:00pm: Presentation on the EnergyLab Acceleration Program while the judges deliberate 6:20pm: Winners announced! 6:30pm: Drinks to celebrate all you've achieved in 24 hours Frequently asks questions (FAQs) How many people are allowed in a team? Teams must contain 2, 3 or 4 people. Teams with 5 or more people in them must break into two or more smaller teams. Individuals can't compete but we will help you find at least one other person to form a team with (see below). I already have teammates, can I just participate with them? Yes! As long as you have at least one other person on your team (and your team doesn't have more than four people in it). I don't know anyone else attending, how will I form a team?  We have your back! We have built in a number of ways for you to meet other people in the same boat and will help you form a team with people you want to spend Saturday with. Before the event you will be invited to a Facebook Group and Friday night will start off with some casual networking over drinks. During the presentations, everyone will introduce themselves so you know who else is looking for team members. During dinner, the organiser will help match individuals together and make sure no one is left out. If you have any questions or concerns please send an email to sarah@energylab.org.au. Can I still participate if I don't have an idea? You can! We'll help your team find something interesting to work on.  Do I have to spend the entire time at The Level? Nope, but we would encourage you to. It's a great venue and we'll provide a constant stream of food and drink. However, if you would be more comfortable elsewhere or have other commitments then you're free to come and go. Please just be back in time for the presentations on Saturday. I have another question, who can I talk to?  Send Sarah an email to sarah@energylab.org.au. About EnergyLab EnergyLab is Australia’s leading platform for launching new energy businesses. Our integrated approach draws on the community of clean energy entrepreneurs and offers a range of ways to engage and leverage their ideas, technologies and resources. To read more about EnergyLab head to energylab.org.au. Our Partners This event would not be possible without the generous support of our partners, The Level, Marque Lawyers, Hackathons Australia, Solcast and the Smart Energy Council. Volunteers needed! If you don't want to participate, but still want to be involved, we'd love some people to help out on the day. If you're interested in volunteering please email Sarah Lacroix at sarah@energylab.org.au.