List of hackathons about industry in 2016

Serendipia will be hosting a truly unforgettable event for participants coming from around the world that includes a hackathon, a tour of the temples of Bangkok, and even a 3 day party and workshop combo on the island of Koh Tao for the new year! The hackathon specifically will be focused on implementing one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals from the United Nations to the local community.

Developers, designers and hackers in Waterloo and the Greater Toronto area! Interested in applying technology to pressing environmental issues? The Waterloo Region Environmental Network (WREN) invites you to sign up and participate in the Waterloo Region Environment Network Hackathon 2016. Collaborate with like-minded techies and create innovative technology solutions.

MedTech and virtual reality hackers! Think you have the creativity and skills to make a difference to modern surgery with an innovative virtual reality (VR) application? Come and participate in the MedTech VR Surgery Hackathon. You'll be teamed with like-minded developers and — given a theme on the day — you will have just over a day to plan, create, test and present your own unique VR application for the given topic.

Developers, designers, students, start-up folks, creative types, civic hackers, etc. in and around Milan! Sign up and participate in Milano@Work and help your city find solutions to pressing civic issues! This event is a 30-hour hackathon with the goal of creating innovative solutions and prototypes. Bring your own team or join one at the event and compete for awesome prizes for Best Application and Best Mock-up developed during the Hackathon.

Developers, designers, hackers! Interested in smart city solutions? BEST Ljubljana invites you to participate in a FIWARE BDTN Hackathon to build sustainable ecosystem solutions using public, royalty-free software platforms. Come as a team, or form a team at the event! You'll be challenged to build innovative solutions on the Smart City theme. Network and collaborate with like-minded individuals and compete for a cash prize!

Foodies, developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and innovation lovers in the Barcelona area! Do you have creative ideas for technology solutions for the food industry? Come and participate in the Food Hackathon: Pepsico challenge. Help conceive, design and build prototype solutions that will help promote healthy eating without causing consumer inconvenience. Collaborate with like-minded individuals, showcase your skills, and compete for awesome prizes.

Musician hackers in and around Tacoma, WA! You're invited to participate in the Grand Audio Rule Music Hackathon, where you'll be challenged to Hack Music — Build, Code, Record! This is a competitive 3-day event where you will compete with like-minded musicians and engineers to create new music-related projects from scratch. You'll develop, and then perform or present your project in a concert format. Prizes include a chance to perform with a renowned national recording artist.

Coders, designers, hackers in and around Istanbul! Are you a football fan? Do you enjoy hackathons? If so, then STAGE-Co invites you to save the date for Football Hackathon Istanbul. You will participate in an exciting event where you will meet and connect with like-minded hackers, as well as VCs, startup executives and mentors, who can help you build a viable and sustainable project — and maybe help you create your own company.

Hackers and wannabees in and around San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina! Interested in solutions to help NGOs? The Technological Innovation Collaboratory invites you to come and participate in Hackdata Jujuy 2016 — a collaborative event to create innovative tools and technology solutions that will help the flow of information between the citizens, NGO agencies and the City Council of San Salvador de Jujuy.

Teen girls age 13 to 17! Want to be a problem solver? Come and participate in Teen:Clubs Hackathon, sponsored by Ladies Learning Code. You'll be part of an interactive learning experience at a special Teen:Clubs Hackathon. You'll collaborate with like-minded girls and be challenged to explore problems, turn your ideas into reality, and design and build innovative technology solutions.