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  • UWW Hackathon

    UWW Hackathon

    December 2-3, 2011 -- UW-Whitewater

    We are hosting a Hackathon to bring together talented thinkers and coders to collaborate in small groups and create programs within 18 hours.

    What will happen:

    At the event participants will break into various small groups and decide on an idea to program. From mobile app, website application, desktop application, or games. From using APIs to prebuilt frameworks, everything is up for grabs, the limit is your imagination.

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  • Facebook Hacker Cup

    Facebook Hacker Cup

    January 7, 2011 to March 12, 2011 -- Facebook.com

    The Facebook Hacker Cup is an annual worldwide programming competition where hackers compete against each other for fame, fortune, glory and a shot at the coveted Hacker Cup.

    Tags: Facebook

  • Hackathon: Cloud Development with Windows Azure

    Hackathon: Cloud Development with Windows Azure

    December 18, 2010 -- Microsoft - San Francisco

    You have read, seen and heard about Windows Azure, now it's time to dive into code and build something. Join other Bay area .NET developers for this exciting, FREE cloud-focused event.

    This Hackathon is all about code, code and more code. There will be a short walkthrough to get you off and running (if you are not already familiar with Windows Azure), but the rest of the time you can code and collaborate with other cloud developers.

    Tags: Cloud, Azure, ASP.NET

  • Lean Startup Machine / CHICAGO

    Lean Startup Machine / CHICAGO

    November 5-7, 2010 -- ITA TechNexus

    Lean Startup Machine is a weekend-long startup competition that conforms to Lean Startup principles, a method of using customer feedback to rapidly iterate your product to reach product/market fit. On Friday evening, the event commences with networking and pitches. Participants then select ideas and form teams to work on their project over the weekend. On Sunday, teams pitch their business and Minimum Viable Product to a panel of well-known entrepreneurs for cash and mentoring. The winning pot of cash is the event's profit, projected to be ~$1,000.

    Tags: Lean Startup, Entrepreneurs, MVP

  • Independent Media Mobile Hackathon

    Independent Media Mobile Hackathon

    October 9-10, 2010 -- ITA TechNexus

    The Media Consortium-a network of the country's leading progressive, independent media outlets-in coordination with Hacks/Hackers, is organizing and hosting an Independent Media Hackathon on October 9-10 in Chicago!

    This 48-hour event is will bring mobile developers together with national and Chicago-based independent media organizations to brainstorm and build prototype mobile applications that deliver news to users in innovative ways.

    Tags: Mobile, Journalism, Cross-platform

  • midVenturesLAUNCH 2010 Hackathon

    midVenturesLAUNCH 2010 Hackathon

    September 25-26, 2010 -- Syncubator

    Developers: Get ready for a shot at the spotlight! Bring your laptops, phones, gadgets and development tools to the midVenturesLAUNCH 2010 Hackathon contest for a chance to bring your ideas to life during the 36-hour competition. After a round of demos and judging on Sunday afternoon, the winning team will get a demo table in the mVDEMO area at the conference and the chance present onstage at midVenturesLAUNCH on Tuesday, September 28th. This is a great opportunity to share the spotlight alongside the top startups chosen from the midVenturesCOMPETE entries. Winners will walk away with mad props and cool prizes.

    Hackathon participants must be registered for the midVenturesLAUNCH event (use discount code mVLAUNCH2010_hackathon for a 20% Discount).

    Tags: Mobile, Greentech, Startup, Social Media and Gaming, Gov 2.0, HealthTech

  • Google Apps Script Hackathon

    Google Apps Script Hackathon

    September 23, 2010 -- Googleplex

    The event will include an overview of the major features of Google Apps Script. Apps Script enthusiasts will be on hand to help and to answer questions throughout the day.

    Tags: Google App Scripts, Javascript

  • SocialDevCamp Chicago 2010 Hackathon

    SocialDevCamp Chicago 2010 Hackathon

    August 13-15, 2010 -- Illinois Institute of Technology

    Developers: caffeinate and get ready to dominate! Bring your laptops, phones, gadgets and dev tools to SocialDevCamp Chicago for the second annual 36-hour challenge. Develop your own social app, present it and compete for your share of $7,000 in prizes. Winners will walk away with mad props and cool loot. FRIDAY NIGHT HACKATHON KICKOFF PARTY -- 7PM -9PM at TechNexus at the Illinois Technical Association. 200 S. Wacker, 15th Floor, Chicago.

    Tags: Open Source, Social App, Mobile