List of hackathons organized by women who code in 2018

Join Women Who Code Silicon Valley and Flutter on Sep 29th, 2018! It's that time of the year again! Come be a part of our annual hackathon to gain new programming skills, have fun, and work in teams to build Android and iOS apps in record time! All this using the Flutter platform! Everyone is welcome!  We welcome your expertise at this event, whether you are a developer, designer, product manager, project manager, data scientist, business analyst, or marketing professional. You will be working in teams of 5 to come up with the next great applicaton to hit the Mobile World!This hackathon is geared towards all skill levels. If this is your first hackathon, you will fit right in! If you are a seasoned professional ready to lead a dedicated team, this event is also for you! This event is geared towards women but we also welcome everyone who supports our mission of inspiring women to excel in technology careers. Must be 18 years or older to particpate. Our aim is to provide a welcoming and supportive space to learn about app development, work on a new portfolio project, or spend the weekend learning a new technology.TIMELINE8:30am - 9:30am: Registration & Networking9:30am - 10:00am: Welcome & Breakfast10:00am - 11:00am: Google workshop on Flutter11.00am - 11.30am: Professional Photobooth11:00am - 6:00pm: Hack hack hack! (lunch, dinner and other refreshments served during this time)6:00pm - 7:30pm: Demo, and judges will select 3 winner teams8:00pm: Announce WinnersEVENT COSTThe event cost is $15 for all hackathon participants and they include food, professional shot for your LinkedIn profile, swag, giveaways, and prizes for the winners.Scholarships: If you are a student, under-employed, or in need of financial assistance, we have full scholarships available for this event. Please submit an application here.No refunds. There will be no refunds for this event. If you cannot attend, you can email us to transfer the ticket to another attendee, or we can add it to our scholarship pool. Sponsors: Rules, Code of Conduct, and Judging Criteria: By registering, you agree to all the rules of WWCode - Silicon Valley Hackathon. The hackers will agree to create applications that are positive (not offensive and not divisive) and aim to bring stakeholders together. Be sure to read the Rules, Code of Conduct, Judging Criteria. 1- Must Register on Eventbrite. 2- Read the Rules, Code of Conduct, Judging Criteria... 3- Consider Volunteer Contact Form (individuals) or Sponsor Contact form(Corp.) Note: If you do not have a team already, you can use the 8:30am-9:30am to form a team. Teams of around 5 are ideal. You can also use Meetup to find teammates. A facilitator will be assisting those that need teams at the hackathon.

Hackers or all shapes and sizes in and around Austin, Texas! If you support diversity, then you're invited to participate in the 4th Austin Diversity Hackathon. You don't have to be an expert coder -- everyone is welcome regardless of your level of technical knowledge. Come and hack on your own project idea -- ideally one that entails open data or civic hacking projects. Collaborate and compete for prizes for »Best UI/UX, »Most social impact, »Most technical, »Most learned (obstacles overcome).

WWCode Hackathon 2nd Annual: Magic City Hacks   Women Who Code Birmingham presents a two-day Innovation hackathon designed to showcase women as they take on tech. The event is designed to push you to build great things For two days, 75+ engineers, designers, mentors, and more will come together to create tech solutions. Harness the power of technology to build something artistic, solve a problem, design, develop whatever inspires you to change the world.  Why Birmingham? Birmingham is a growing hotbed for techs and startups.  WWCode Magic City Hacks will offer awards and prizes, and the opportunity to connect with other engineers for a fierce weekend of coding. Tickets will sell out. Get yours today!     Host Sponsor Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsor FAQ's Q: What is a hacakthon? A: An intense sprint allowing you to collaborate with others to create/develop an awesome something in a set amount of time and presenting in front of an audience and/or judges. Q: What kind of hackathon is this? A: This is a Innovation Hackathon! We want to see you and your team use technology to creatively solve a problem, or bring new ideas in terms of of a compelling service, product, application or function.This could be an idea you have had sitting around for awhile or a solving a problem we provide during the hackathon. Areas of opportunity include IoT, FinTech, Nonprofits, Smart City Intiatives, etc Q: Why should I participate? A: There are so many good reasons! Here are 6: 1) Its so much fun!2) You can learn new technologies and connect with new peoples. Hackathons are the domain of hackers, bro-coders, techies and startups3) its a team building opportunity and you can encourage innovation using your products/services/api's4) Hackathons make geeks/nerds happy! Plus it may be the closest they get to camping! 5) Bragging rights if you win.6) Winners can receive blog and amplify package coverage meaning you can be seen by more than 100,000 WWCode members worldwide. Q:This is interesting. I would like sponsor or support this? Who should I contact? A: The Directors of the Network! You can contact us at birmingham@womenwhocode.com! We appreciate your interest! Q: Who can attend? I'm a guy can I attend?A: Of Course! Anyone is welcome to attend. This event is perfect for Team Building, Startup ideas, challenging ones skills, etcQ: I'm new to programming. Can I attend?A: Yes! Hackathons are more than just about programming. Its about going from idea to concept/prototype in a matter of hours. Hackathons teach you how to work on a team (which is extremely important) and can be an excellent project to showcase to any employer. You also don't need to be a programmer to be apart of the hackathon. Teams need designers, project mangers, etc. to push a project forward. We will also plan to have prizes specifically for rookies and professionals. Q: How many people can be on my team? A: Each team can have a max of 4 participants.  Q: Will there be food?A: Yes! we plan to accommodate participants with mulitple options. If you have special accomadations such as allergies, please inform us at birmingham@womenwhocode.com or you are welcome to bring your own food.  Q:Can I leave for the night and return in the morning?A: Yes that is totally okay! Communicate this your team so you can decide how you handle the workload.   Q: Whare is the hackathon?A:  TBA Q: Define a newbie?A: Someone who is new to programming, never worked in a tech position, or has participated in less than 2 hacakthons. Example: Student studying computer science could opt to be in a newbie track, but if the student had a software engineering internship or attended more than 2 hackathons they would have to opt for professionals.

Join us on April 21 to learn to think like an architect and incorporate the function of architecture into your current position or move into a architecture role.  This hands-on workshop will cover both the soft and hard skills of an architect, including how to communicate ideas, how to apply common patterns to technical problems, and the qualities of robust design.  We will work through the design of a familiar scenario from problem statement to final solution in small teams.   This workshop will be taught by Amber Milavec. Amber is a Principal Technical Architect at Nike. She is also the founder of We Code Hackathon. Amber's expertise lies in open source, linux, microservice architecture, domain driven design, high availability, performance, security, automation, agile methodologies, bocce ball, and unicorns! Ann Wallace will be a TA for this workshop! Ann Wallace is a Technical Cloud Consultant at Google focusing on kubernetes, security and SRE. Before Google Ann spent 14 years at Nike in various engineering and architecture roles. CloudNOW named her one of the top 10 Women in Cloud in 2015. When not working, Ann can be found ultra-trail running around the world – and yes, she still runs in Nikes. Lunch will be provided. Thank you Alchemy Code Lab and Google for sponsoring this workshop! Pre-Reqs People at the mid to senior level looking to progress their career as an individual contributor. At least 5 years in a technical role, 3 years as a developer. Full stack experience.  Curious about architecture.  There are no refunds available for this event. You can transfer the ticket to someone else or donate it to the community if your plan changes. We have scholarships available for anyone who is a student, under-employed, or in need of financial assistance. You can apply for the scholarship by filling out this form. Code of Conduct By coming to this workshop, you agree to our Code of Conduct (https://github.com/WomenWhoCode/guidelines-resources/blob/master/code_of_conduct.md).  If you feel uncomfortable at any point, please contact portland@womenwhocode.com or pull a volunteer aside during the meetup.

The Women Who Code Portland - IoT Hackathon is back the weekend of March 23-25! This event is geared towards women but we also welcome everyone who supports our mission of inspiring women to excel in technology careers. The goal of the hackathon is to gain new programming skills, have fun, and work in teams to build sustainability solutions. This year's theme is Sustainable Futures.  We welcome your expertise at this event, whether you are a developer, designer, product manager, project manager, data scientist, business analyst, or marketing professional. You will be working in teams of 4-6 to come up with the next great IoT solution. This hackathon is geared towards all skill levels. If this is your first hackathon, you will fit right in! If you are a seasoned professional ready to lead a dedicated team, this event is also for you! Our aim is to provide a welcoming and supportive space to learn about IoT, work on a new portfolio project, or spend all weekend tinkering with hardware.  We will kick things off with a Sponsors Fair on Friday evening. This will be your opportunity to meet our sponsoring tech companies and learn more about them. We will get started with a welcome and short IoT talks at 7pm, before diving into idea pitches and team formating at 8pm. There will be plenty of food and drinks provided throughout the event. On Sunday, presentations will start at 2pm. EVENT COST  The event cost is $25 for all hackathon participants and they include food throughout the weekend, WWCode swag, giveaways, and prizes for the winners.Scholarships: If you are a student, under-employed, or in need of financial assistance, we have full scholarships available for this event. Please submit an application here.No refunds. There will be no refunds for this event. If you cannot attend, you can email us to transfer the ticket to another attendee, or we can add it to our scholarship pool. TIMELINE Friday 6:00 - Doors Open + Dinner + Sponsors Fair7:00 - Welcome from Women Who Code Portland7:15 - IoT Tech Talks 8:00 - Pitch Ideas + Team Forming 10:00 - Go home and rest Saturday 9:00 - Doors Open + Coffee + Bagels9:30 - Hacking begins12:30 - Lunch1:00 - Hacking continues7:00 - Dinner10:00 - Go home and rest Sunday 9:00 - Doors Open + Coffee + Bagels9:30 - Hacking12:00 - Lunch2:00 - Submissions Due + Presentations Begin4:15 - Winners Announced 4:30 - Closing Remarks PREPPING FOR THE HACKATHON We have a few events to help you learn more about IoT and get your laptop set up for the event. - Workshop: Intro to IoT - Monday, March 5th - 6 PM- Installfest - Thursday, March 22 - 5:30 PM More details will be emailed to attendees. RULES - All coding for the Submission must be done on site at the Hackathon. - By coming to this event, you are agreeing to follow our Code of Conduct CODE OF CONDUCT Women Who Code (WWCode) is dedicated to providing an empowering experience for everyone who participates in or supports our community, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, ability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, or socioeconomic status. Because we value the safety and security of our members and strive to have an inclusive community, we do not tolerate harassment of members or event participants in any form. Our Code of Conduct applies to all events run by Women Who Code, Inc. If you would like to report an incident or contact our leadership team, please submit an incident report form. WHO SHOULD ATTENDAll skill levels are welcome. We are looking for developers, designers, product people, and anyone interested in learning more about the Internet of Things. Gold Sponsors: Intel: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/homepage.htmlMicrosoft: Cloud Developer Advocates: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/advocates/index.htmlAWS Elemental: https://www.elemental.com/DevOpsDays PDX: https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2017-portland/welcome/Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/ Silver Sponsors: Puppet: https://puppet.com/Alchemy Code Lab: http://www.alchemycodelab.com/Red Hat: https://www.redhat.com/en Bronze Sponsors: Mozilla: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/IBM: https://ibm.biz/ibmcodesfIOTAS: http://www.iotashome.com/

In celebration of International Women’s Day, WWCode SD is having our very first community hackathon!Come join us on Saturday, March 10th, 2018 at the gorgeous offices of UE.co in downtown San Diego!Participate in collaborative and creative coding challenges over a day-long coding sprint as you work in teams to build projects. We’ll have mentors around to answer coding questions and give project insights. The event culminates in a presentation before a panel of judges at the end of the day. This is a Hackathon designed to showcase women as we take on tech!RegistrationPlease register on devpost prior to the hackathon! https://womenwhohack.devpost.com/By registering, you agree to all the rules of Women Who Code and Women’s Day Hackathon. Be sure to review the Rules and Code of Conduct on devpost.Admission is free!Who should come?You should come! And bring your friends! This hackathon is open to all experience levels, especially first-time hackers! Whether you’re a developer, designer, or an interested learner you’ll be able to find something fun to work on! The only requirement is you must be 18 years or older. All genders are welcome!Mentors and VolunteersPlease fill out this form if you’d like to be a mentor or volunteer!https://goo.gl/forms/iMNrSyQVXGCIZQiB3Deadline for volunteer registration: Monday, March 5th, 2018LocationUE.co is not just a workspace, it's a small village complete with an indoor schoolhouse, five century-old olive trees, and local art installments. We hope the gorgeous surroundings will inspire you as you code!Parking: Be aware of where you park, as street parking is not free and limited to 2 hours during the day!Nearby Parking structures: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FB_CvQoGgh6fziOKoq8u76O-JTZ885EiqbLuo3-652M/edit?usp=sharingOther travel suggestions: Park at a Trolley station (like Old Town, Fashion Valley, or Mission Valley) and take the Green Line to Gaslamp Quarter. DonationsIn the spirit of supporting women, we will be accepting donations of material items for women in need. For a list of acceptable items: http://www.wrcsd.org/donate/wish-list/ Unfortunately, we cannot accept monetary donations. Donations are completely optional.More informationMany, many more details on devpost! https://womenwhohack.devpost.com/Etc.WWCode events are open to the public and intended to inspire women to excel in technology careers, and anyone who is there for this purpose is welcome.Questions? Contact us at sandiego@womenwhocode.com