List of hackathons about industry in 2020

Australian residents and citizens in the Illawarra region of New South Wales! If you're looking for a job in technology, then 2pi Software invites you to participate in the second online Code-a-job Hackathon. If you have an app idea or just an interest in technology, then take part in Code-a-job and begin your pathway to a new career. At this one day event, you'll be challenged to build something and present it to a panel of judges for supportive, practical feedback.

*** Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, we have decided to postpone this event. *** Healthtech professionals in the Netherlands! You're invited to participate in the Great Health Hack. You'll be challenged to find creative ways to help improve access to essential medicines and help governments overcome barriers to the benefit of public health? Go to the tips page for useful hackathon advice!

Girls in the UK aged from 5 to 22! If you're interested in becoming an engineer or a maker, or some other career in STEM, then you're invited to participate in the Stemettes Engineering Hack at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry. If you're under 16, then you'll need to bring an adult -- parent or guardian -- with you. You'll be taught how to create a project using the easy-to-use Tinkercad 3D modeling program. Then, over the weekend, you'll work on your project and present it to a panel of judges for the opportunity to win fun prizes.

Developers in the DC Area -- both inside and outside the Beltway! Fifth Tribe invites you to take part in the Freedom Hacks hackathon. You'll be challenged to design an innovative tool or intervention that marginalizes all forms of online hate -- in particular to Fight Anti-Muslim Bigotry. Come and collaborate and compete to build the best solution to combat online bigotry and win your share of a $15,000 prize pool.

High school student techies or aspiring techies in the New York State Capital Region! Hack Club invites you to participate in the 12-hour AlbanyHacks hackathon. It does not matter if you're not an experienced coder! All are welcome - from beginners to advanced developers! For beginners, there will be workshops and mentors to guide you. Come and collaborate to build cool software and hardware projects.

Note: This event has been postponed! People of color between the ages of 18-30 in the Boston area! Would you like to prepare for a high growth career as a software engineer? Resilient Coders trains people from Boston’s low-income communities for jobs as software engineers and connects them with employment opportunities. But first, you need to participate in a 2-fay hackathon to assess your interest in coding, and explore whether Resilient Coders Training Bootcamp is for you. If you have at least a high school diploma or equivalent, then sign up today for a place in the hackathon. A select number of participants will be invited to move on to the next step of the application process. Those admitted into the program will be part of the July–November 2020 cohort, with the long-term goal of being placed in a high-paid job as a software engineer.

Techies in the Chicago area! Are youinterested in the technologies involved with autonomous vehicles? Illinois Institute of Technology's machine learning lab and Amazon Web Services invite you to participate in the DeepRacer Hackathon. You'll be trained to use Amazon's DeepRacer integrated learning system console and then you'll develop reinforcement learning pipelines. Once complete, your team will upload your code directly to a miniature car, and compete in an action-packed, autonomous race! The free event is free and open to the general public. If you already own a DeepRacer car, please bring it to the event!

Data scientists, software engineers, developers, designers, problem-solvers, storytellers, and others passionate about the health of the Chesapeake Bay! Women in Data Science and Booz Allen Hamilton invite you to participate in Hack the Bay 2020. At this event, you'll be challenged to create innovative projects that can help the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative communicate, monitor, and improve the health of the Bay. Come with a team of 4-5 people, or join one at the event. You'll be asked to select one of the following challenges Challenge 1: Developing a Restoration Case Study Challenge 2: Identifying Data Gaps Challenge 3: Modeling the Flow of Water Pollution Challenge 4: Designing a Water Quality Report Card You may brainstorm your project idea before the event, but coding or development work can only begin once the event officially kicks-off. Then you can collaborate and compete for recognition and prizes.

High school techies in grades 10-12 in British Columbia! You're invited to take part in the Callysto Vancouver online hackathon. Using Callysto -- the free, interactive, online tool -- you'll get to code in Python to “hack” Vancouver-based open data and solve a variety of challenges. For example in one challenge, you’ll help Vancouver get back on its feet after a “zombie apocalypse.” You will receive full instructions and a link to join the online hackathon. Submit your completed project for judging and your chance to win,

Biomedical and data scientists in the UK and beyond. Artificial Intelligence consultancy firm Mindstream-AI invites you to participate in the CoronaHack - AI vs. Covid-19 virtual hackathon. Through a virtual platform, you'll get full access to Covid-19 datasets and other relevant technology. You'll work collaboratively with top data scientists, biomedical researchers, vaccine specialists, startup founders and investors to developing innovative approaches to the current crisis. Your goal will be to quickly come up with approaches to monitoring, diagnosing and controlling the CoronaVirus.