List of hackathons in United Kingdom in 2018

Girls aged 11 – 18 living in the Greater London area! If you're interested in the tech industry and enjoy building things, then Unilever and iamtheCODE invite you to participate in the 2-day Global Goals Hackathon coding event in Kingston. You'll get hands-on experience with Kano Computer Kits and build an innovative solution to one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, related to challenges including poverty, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, and justice.

Solving the problems of running successful elections in Emerging Economies We are organising a Hackathon to bring together bright, determined people to help hack the problem of running successful Elections in emerging economies; using the Nigerian elections which come up in 2019 as a focal point. There are numerous technological, ethical, economic and political questions which can be answered by focusing on this theme, and we are looking to explore and address questions such as: 1. Elections are driven by political campaigns, which are dependent significantly on the availability of Big Data and its analysis. In what ways can Big Data be used to ensure fairness in the election process?   2. Elections are significantly affected by social media and the ability to decipher what is real from what is fake. What innovative solutions can we come up with to look into this challenge? 3. Elections are affected by how they are perceived, and the ability to show transparency and hence win credibility. Who can we provide innovative solutions in this space? 4. Elections involve disparate parties including international monitoring organisations who are in need of better ways to gather information and verify Election results. How can we improve the process? 5. In recent times severe allegations have been made about elections being influenced by nation states and corporations. Are there ways in which we can use technology to reduce the impact of external parties in the elections of emerging economies?   6. In recent times, Blockchain technology has gained a lot of traction, but asides building a currency around it, to what extent can Blockchain technology be used to assist the electoral process in results verification? In what ways can blockchain technology be explored in the elections of emerging countries, particularly in the 2019 general elections in Nigeria? FAQs What is a Hackathon? https://bit.ly/1UAQO0u Who can attend? BTNG Hackathon series is open to anyone 18 years or older who is interested in working on creating fun, cutting-edged Apps for solving the problems of running successful elections in Emerging Economies Is this event for developers only? While developers are necessary for each team, anyone is welcome. UX/UI designers, marketers, biz dev, or even if you’re just interested in trying a hackathon for the first time anyone can participate and be a part of a team How many people can be on each team? Teams can have a maximum of 5 people How do you join a team? You can arrive solo and meet up with others to form a team at the event, or you can build your group beforehand and come to the event as a team. For that, you have to agree to join our Slack channel during registration What can I bring into the event? A laptop is a must and any other devices or equipment required to work on your project. Be sure to bring any dev tools that you use on your laptop or USB drive What about food and drinks? We will provide food and drinks throughout the event Who Owns the IP? Participants will own the rights to their work. Sponsoring companies may have their own terms and conditions for proprietary technology or content How can I contact the organizer with any questions? team@btng.tech Agenda Saturday, 27 October 2018 9:00 am - Doors Open to Attendees (Pre-networking, Badge and Collection/Registration) 10:00 am - Opening Ceremony and Sponsor Talks 10:30 am - Design Thinking Session 10:45 am - Team-building and Networking Session 12:00 pm - Hacking Kickoff 1:00 pm - Lunch 2:00 pm - Hacking Continues 6:00 pm - Dinner 7:00 pm - Hack Hack Hack 8:00 pm - Closing (No overnight stay) Sunday, 28 October 2018 8:00 am - Tea/Coffee 9:00 am - Hacking Continues 10:00 am - Prepare your Presentations & Hacking Continues 1:00 pm - Lunch 2:00 pm - Hacking Concludes and Submitted to Wiki 2:30 pm - Hackathon Presentations Begin 4:45 pm - Winners are Announced / Prize-a-thon! 5:00 pm - Hackathon Closing Remarks 5:15 pm* - Drinks/Networking For up-to-date information, please visit https://btnghackathon.devpost.com Check out our blog posts too :-) Tickets are limited and served on a first come first serve basis Availability of tickets ends 21st October, due to strict security badge policies from Microsoft

Our fourth Major League Hacking hackathon based in the University of Sheffield - for students and recent graduates across the world! For more information, visit hacksheffield.co! Facebook Event

  Everyone is invited to join our 24 hour non-stop hackathon looking at the challenging and exciting area of Financial Technology in partnership with major technology leaders (PWC, YBS and others). Join us for this event, work in a team and propose a concept, or build a prototype, or design a start-up. Our sponsors have provided a set of topics in the areas of financial tech, digital identity, security, and personal digital assistants. Once you've been allocated a team, you will have 24 hours to propose a great idea for a particular topic and produce an initial prototype. You will then present your idea to a judging panel on Sunday afternoon. A winning team will be chosen for each topic area. Throughout the event you will be given mentoring and support by research staff and engineers in designing and building your concept. Mentors will also be on hand to look at your CV and give you tips on employability etc. PRIZES The winning teams will each receive a £500 Amazon voucher.  TEAMS Teams will consist of 4 people, you can either register as a team or we can help you form a team at the reception event. We encourage multi-disciplinary teams to give you the best the chance of success. AGENDA Fri 26 Oct18.30 Check-in (University House)19:00 – Welcome and Sponsors announce the challenges20:00-21:30 –  Buffet, networking and team building Sat 27 Oct10:00 –  Team registration (Michael Sadler Building)12:00 – Hack, hack, hack with refreshments, lunch, & pizza dinner in between. This runs through the night. Mentoring support will be available throughout the event. Sun 28 Oct8:00  – Breakfast & carry on hacking9:00–11:00 – Opportunity to practice pitching the solution12:00-14.30 –  Pitch presentations, lunch & announcement of winners15:00  – Scheduled close FAQs Are there restrictions on who can take part? There are no restrictions on who can take part (other than age requirement of 18+). The event is open to individuals with an interest in computer programming, students from universities across the country (undergraduates and postgraduates) and staff from the universities in Leeds. We'd also love to see a great mix of disciplines, although having someone with a computing background on your team will help. Are meals provided? Yes, at the reception on Friday we'll provide a buffet. On Saturday we'll provide lunch and dinner. On Sunday we'll provide breakfast and lunch. There will be coffee and soft drinks available throughout as well. There is not cost for the food or drink. Do we need to register as a team? No, teams will consist of 4 people. All members of the team should register individually before the event and you can let us know on Friday that you've got team sorted. If you haven't got a team yet, we'll help you either form or join a team during the reception on Friday and Saturday morning. Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? Yes, hackathon participants must be over 18 as the event runs throughout Saturday night. What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event? After 5PM the University Edge and Multi-Storey car parks are open to the public. Payment is made before exiting. Further details can be found here: http://carparking.leeds.ac.uk/visitors/ What can I bring into the event? Please bring a laptop. How can I contact the organiser with any questions? Either use the contact details on your registration form or contact the School of Computing on 0113 343 5430. Do I need to be a computer scientist or programmer to take part? No, you can either present a concept or form a team with people who can build a prototype with you. Multi-disciplinary teams are often most effective. Do we go home on Friday evening after the welcome reception? Yes, after the welcome reception the hackathon kicks off on Saturday morning and then runs through the night until Sunday afternoon.

This October Oracle will be holding their first 24 hour Blockchain Hackathon over the weekend of the 26th and 28th October in London. This event is targeted towards the UK Government and its aim is to identify and use real-life use-cases of distributed ledger technology to develop a deeper understanding on how and why DLT can be utilized in modern infrastructure to improve current processes, development, citizen user experience, efficiency and more.  We would like to explore and identify with all Government Departments for potential real-life use-cases to use within the Hackathon. At the Hackathon we expect a whole host of delegates such as engineers, software developers & architects, students, designers, analysts, researchers allowing everyone to network, share knowledge and work on the challenges over the Hackathon weekend. Example use-case: Background Government departments or any other public institutions providing public services that requires interfaces and integration including contracts, licences, permissions, travel documents, customs, immigration, certification, and standards. What is the problem you're trying to solve? On the technical front, resolves the need for costly system interfaces, integration and intra-web services. Government and public institutions generally lack expertise and skills to undertake and sustain integration and web service projects. On the social, economic, and legal front, increases transparency, accountability, and availability of end-to-end e-government services. How do you plan to solve it? On the blockchain, integration, and interfaces are implicit through distributed ledgers, smart contracts and consensus algorithms. Need to explore Blockchain services and tools, brainstorm, and propose and specify a technical solution. The following are the general ideas that could further be refined for a probable solution: 1. Leverage existing platforms, databases and technologies to migrate public records to the blockchain. 2. Leverage existing national identification or create a unique ID for natural persons and legal entities linked to a unique cryptographic public address for access and participation in a permissioned blockchain. 3. Design smart contracts for enforceable standards, legal contract clauses, workflows, business processes, administrative and legal procedures, due dates, service fees etc. 4. Design a proof-of-stake consensus algorithm for the trustless system and maintenance of the distributed ledger.                                                                 DID (Distributed Identification)                   The Challenge: "Currently there is no single citizen identity across government departments"                                                                                                                                                               Procurement                  The Challenge: "Current tendering processes in place are manual, complex and cumbersome"                                                                                                                          Land Trade in a post Brexit Britain            The Challenge: "Combigning different technologies to move goods/services across boarders/customs"                                                                                                                                                      Open Challenge              This is an open challenge allowing teams to focus on use-cases that they are more interested in within                                                                                 Government.  

Join us for a hacking cool challenge: To develop a solution for Crowd Management and Crowd Experience. Aimed at: developers,entrepreneurs,engineers,startups,SMEs,students,IoT /IT experts and those of you who just feel passionate about tech! The prize: € 5000 cash Growth acceleration programme Pilot test of developed solution Pre-selection for the next IoTTribe programme *Travel bursaries available. More info and applications at http://hackingley.eu/

Community managers, members of working spaces, creatives, UX/UI designers, and developers in the UK! Launch22 invites you to participate in Hack4Communities. You'll be challenged to collaborate with like-minded freelancers, entrepreneurs, and developers on improving community experiences.

Circular economy and sustainability enthusiasts in the UK! The London Legacy Development Corporation invites you to participate in Climathon London -- a Hackathon to be held in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London. You'll be challenged to come up with an innovative way for the City and citizens of London to eliminate plastic waste and recapture the value of those materials.

On the afternoon of Wednesday 17 October at 2.00pm a small team from TUI will be at the University in Room A004 to introduce you to TUI, the possible opportunities available to you, and to talk about the forthcoming TUI Hackathon 3.0.  You will learn how you could start your career in Technology and Travel by joining the TUI Graduate Scheme. They also want your questions, ideas and feedback.  TUI is a large international company with its UK headquarters in Luton where much of its software development / software engineering takes place - with the main focus on IT, analytics and finance.  TUI is keen to offer a range of opportunities to Computing and Business undergraduates and postgraduates.   Following the success of a Hackathons organised in partnership with TUI in February, 2017, and again in November, 2017 we are organising TUI Hackathon 3.0.  This will take place on Friday evening and Saturday of 9/10 November and is aimed at all Year 1, 2 and 3 undergraduates (and anyone else studying within the CST or Business School) and will be more than just another Hackathon but rather a learning experience.  TUI’s software developers will be present to advise and guide you.  TUI will also be on the lookout for promising undergraduates to join their TUI Graduate Scheme!   Please attend the talk and find out what this all about. 

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