Unearthed San Francisco 2016

Unearthed is a 54-hour open innovation Hackathon featuring real challenges and data from the resources sector. Software developers, data scientists, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs and industry insiders are invited to come together to develop prototype technology solutions to real resource industry challenges. Participants at an Unearthed event will have the unique opportunity to work on real data and build improved solutions that tackle the challenges on offer.

Participants at Unearthed San Francisco will work in teams, come together over the course of a weekend and build technologies for the future in the resources and mining sectors.

Participants retain 100% of the Intellectual Proprty (IP) that they generate at Unearthed, providing the opportunity to continue post-event development, combine your projects with current work and even go as far as to create startups or commercialise technologies.

Visit the unearthed.solutions website for full details about the event, the challenges, past results, and our supporters.

Quick Schedule breakdown is

• Friday - 5:00pm Event Opens, 12:00PM event close
  
• Saturday - 8:00am Event Reopens, 12:00PM event close
  
• Sunday - 8:00am Event Reopens, 4pm Pitches Start, 7pm Awards, 9:00PM event ends.
  

Cornerstone Supporter Caterpillar will host industry challenges alongside additional mining and resources companies from around the world.

FAQ's

• Can I come ready as a team? Can I participate as an individual? I don't have a team, but still wish to come along, can I do so?

We recommend that you work as a team. We have found the most successful team size is between 3 to 4, but teams can be more or less. If you don’t have a team then we’ll help you to form one at the info session or on the opening evening.

• When is the Info Session? 

A live streamed Info Session will be held approximately one week before Unearthed San Francisco 2016. The Unearthed crew will live stream the Info Session from Australia. Exact details will be announced closer to the event  via email, social media and on our website. Follow Unearthed on social media links to be kept informed.

• I won’t be able to make it for the full weekend, can I still come? 

If you are unable to make one of the days/nights, that’s OK. Just let us know or let your team members know beforehand. If you haven’t formed a team yet and cannot make the Friday night, drop us an email and we’ll try to put you in a team so that you’re ready on Saturday.

• What is the cost? And what does it involve?

Innovator tickets are for the full weekend. This includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffees and drinks all weekend! It also includes industry mentoring and tech startup experts.

• When will the challenges be released? Can we start working earlier?

Descriptions of the challenges will be released the week before the event. All code, design and assets must be created during the hackathon or be freely available to the public (open source). Attend the info session prior to the hackathon in order to get prepared.

• Who owns what we make at the event?

All teams retain full ownership of what is created during the event, barring any prior agreements you might have with employers, universities, etc... You own 100% of the IP that you create!

• What are the types of skills I need to have in my team to succeed at Unearthed?

Unearthed recommends that your team consist of a mix of individuals who each bring different skills to the event. At least one programmer/developer (open source), a data scientist (number cruncher), a designer (can make the tech look amazing) and perhaps an entrepreneur with a business mind who can think of your project in terms of its value and market position. Other backgrounds include engineering and geology, depending on the challenge that your team selects at the event.