List of hackathons about industry in 2017

Participants compete to solve Hackers and prototypers in the Greater New York area! You're invited to sign up to participate in the Protothon -- a 15-hour design thinking & prototyping competitive event. You'll be challenged to use rapid prototyping and design thinking to solve a given real world problem. Collaborate with like-minded techies and compete for prizes for the Best Prototype, the Most Innovative Concept, and the Best Presentation.

Hackers in Singapore! Are you planning to participate in the HDB Cool Ideas Hack 2017 innovation challenge? The first step is the Launch event, where you will learn about the challenges you'll be facing and form your hackathon team. You'll get to choose one of three challenges for your project: 1. Enhancing Safety in our Community, 2. Knowing our Neighbourhood, or 3. Creating Vibrancy in our Ever-Changing Estate. If you're successful, your team's project may be selected to progress to Stage 2, where you'll get to refine your idea into a working prototype, test it with the public, and finally pitch it at the HDB Cool Ideas Pitch in February 2018

Scandinavian techies in and around Malmö, Sweden! Are you interested in the application of technology to physical infrastructures--roads, bridges, tunnels, utility structures, etc.? BIMobject invites you to participate in BIMscript® Hackathon 2017 Sweden. You'll learn how to use BIMscript to create BIM (building information modeling) objects. You'll also get to build your own limited access catalog that you can use for non-profit purposes, demonstration, test, and education.

Hackers and designers in and around Paris! Are you interested in ergonomics and workspace design? Foncière des Régions and Orange invite you to participate in the 48-hour HACKATHON CTRL + ALT + DESK. You'll be challenged to design and prototype digital spaces and apps that will revolutionize the workspace of the future. You can reinvent the physical design of workspaces, or create your own innovative digital app to serve tomorrow's office workers -- a conversational app, a vocal assistant, connected objects, etc.

Government sector developers and IT pros in the Boston area! You're invited to participate in the Microsoft Azure Government HackFest + Training in Burlington, MA. You'll get to learn about the latest features and technology available on the Azure Government platform. You'll then get to put that learning to practical use in building a solution to a given government challenge. Present your project to a jury of experts for a chance to win an award.

Are you planning to attend the Serverlessconf in New York City? You're all set to come and share your experiences of building applications using serverless architectures. Since you'll be there anyway, why not come a day early and participate in the Serverlessconf NYC Hackathon. You'll get to collaborate with like-minded techies, build cool stuff, learn serverless tech, and compete to win awesome prizes.

Developers, marketers, designers, UX/UI experts, visionary entrepreneurs, and anyone with an interest in the circular economy and environmental issues! You're invited to sign up to participate in Garage48 Circular Economy 2017. You'll be challenged to come up with an awesome innovative, eco-solution related to areas including Implementing Circular Economy Principles, Eco-Innovative & Circular Solutions for Production, Circular & Nature Based Solutions for Smart Local Development Planning, Reducing Packaging Waste & Improving Plastics Recycling, and Sustainable Consumption Behavior.

Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals in the UK—developers, UI/UX designers, civil engineers, built environment professionals! You're invited to take part in the AEC Hackathon 4.6 - London. Come and collaborate at this 48-hour event. Join with fellow professionals from the Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) sector! Create a cutting-edge solution that can revolutionize the design, construction, and maintenance of the built environment. Collaborate and compete for prizes in the following categories: Best Overall Project Best Project that Solves A Big AEC Problem Best MashUp Project Best Digital Cities Project Best Hack from a Past Event Advice on AEC Hackathon participation can be found here!

Developers and hackers in and around Chennai! You're invited to sign up to participate in the SRM Hackathon at the SRM University Kattankulathur campus. Showcase your coding skills and create an awesome technology solution to a real world issue in one of the event tracks: Rural Development, Food Processing & Manufacturing, Transportation, Environment, Judiciary, or Media & Entertainment. Pitch your project to the panel of judges and compete for prizes worth 3 Lakhs!

If you are intending to participate in Garage48 Circular Economy 2017, you're invited to attend the pre-event session -- "Innovative Approaches Towards Resource Efficiency & Circular Economy". The session will give prospective hackathon participants an understanding of how innovation happens at Garage48 events and will provide them with a good introduction to the Garage48 Circular Economy.