List of hackathons about industry in 2016

Are you interested in open research? Do you revel in exploring innovative approaches to communicating results and sharing outputs? Come and participate in the Open Research for Academics hackathon sponsored by the British Academy! Collaborate, or work on your own, to take concrete steps to make your own research more open. Maybe you can share a dataset, set up a research blog or project website, plan an engagement project, pitch a news article, or create a video biography or podcast.

So you're not a coder? Here's a hackathon for you! ProtoHack exists to show non-coders that they can create something amazing from nothing. Sign up today for this code-free event. Instead, you will use the best tools for non-coders—prototyping tools, drag and drop editors, mockups, wireframes—to VISUALLY demo your idea on stage. ProtoHack will be a 12-hour experience where you will build a prototype that communicates an idea visually.

Developers, designers, businesspeople! Are you interested in tackling Switzerland's food waste? Come and participate in the FoodHack Geneva. Join like-minded individuals to collaborate in on the creation of solutions to help reduce the amount of wasted food and food-related emissions. You'll be part of a team that is expected to conceive, build, and present a great solution to tackle food waste. Potential solutions might include: »Mobile Apps, »On-Demand Services, »Online Gaming, »Concept Stores, or »Innovative Packaging.

Java techies in Belo Horizonte, Brasil! Come and participate in the first Belo Horizonte hackathon for Java. Half of the participants will be women! The theme of the event is "Gender and Citizenship" and your challenge is to create a web system, an app, or any technology solution that helps address the problem of gender and citizenship.Your team must generate an idea and a web development project related to the theme.

Developers & hackers! Are you ready to rock and roll on mobile? Come and participate in the Fall Hackathon 2016, sponsored—in Karachi, Pakistan—by Scayle. The hackathon's theme is ‘Mobile solutions on cloud services’. You'll get the opportunity to showcase your creativity and mastery of coding, by creating an awesome cloud-based mobile app! If you are a super coder, then you can compete against the best for opportunities to work with and for cutting edge start-ups.

Calling students—ages 18-30—from all academic disciplines: urban planning, civil engineering, environmental sustainability, architecture, biology, business and others! Participants will network and learn from green infrastructure industry experts. Participate in the Green Infrastructure Hack-A-Thon! Design your own green infrastructure! Design solutions to: »Reduce storm water flooding! »Increase shade and decrease energy usage in the city! »Increase the natural plants, insects, birds and livability of our city! The best designs will be made into real green infrastructure!

The Food Hackathon in San Francisco has invited interested parties to collaborate to brainstorm and create hardware and software products and tools which will address some of the most pressing issues in food sustainability for future generations. Join the movement and make a difference in just three days!

Developers, hackers, engineers, IT professionals, and students planning to participate in the PLDT 88 Hackathon challenge? Make sure that you attend the pre-hack registration session to secure your slot for the hackathon itself. The PLDT 88 Hackathon Challenge is focused on innovative tools to cerate a better customer experience.

IT developers, graphic & web designers and software techies! Come and participate in HackathonCon 2016 and collaborate on a cross-functional team on a given topic. This event is held in association with ConversionCon and IndustryCon.

In a start-up frame of mind? Come to StartupCon 2016 in Cologne. Come and realize your goals! Hear any of 150 top speakers, talk with 250 investors, visit over 300 exhibitor booths and participate in a hackathon. Sign up today!