List of hackathons in Atlantic City, United States in 2015

We Connect the Dots' First Annual International Back-to-School Hackathon is taking place this January in schools around the globe! The info session is a chance for students, parents, community members and sponsors to find out how they can get involved and meet members of the We Connect the Dots team. Presentations will include how to fundraise to attend, what exciting content will be presented during the event, and what students will take away. The Hackathon will include lessons on coding in HTML5, using Microsoft's Azure Solutions Platform, and the role that technology skills will have in the future of the global job market. No coding experience is necessary! Industry professionals will be delivering important talks and instruction, and there are lots of great prizes available for teams with the best project. The info session is free to all. A question and answer session will follow a short presentation delivered by WCTD staff. Join us to learn all about how the Hackathon and how we are delivering access to technology for students around the world, starting right here on Long Island.    FAQs   Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event? The info session is open to students, parents, community members and sponsors. There are no age limits for the info session. The Hackathon is open to students 13-18 years old.    What are my transport/parking options getting to the event? Penn Wood High School is reachable by public and private transportation. The school parking lot offers plenty of parking space to accomodate all attendees.    What can/can't I bring to the event? Bring your questions and (if you are the note-taking type) a pad and pen. Nothing else will be needed. Flyers and informational materials will be provided.   Where can I contact the organizer with any questions? events@we-connect-the-dots.org   Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? No.   Is there a fee to attend the info session? No. The info session is free to all

Have you ever had a great idea for a mobile app, but thought you just didn’t have enough time to build it? With Meteor, you can build that mobile app in less time! We are honored to co-host this Wine + Code with Meteor Philadelphia! Speaker Michael Ghobrial will show you how to start creating a mobile app using Meteor and Materialize CSS. Naturally, there will be a lot of questions, so he’ll spend some time answering those. Then, after a short break, we’ll all work on building a mobile app together. Meetup Agenda * 6: Arrivals, networking * 6:30: Keynote – let’s learn how to build a mobile app * 7:30: Hackathon – let’s build a mobile app Michael Ghobrial is co-founder of salesbox.io, a developer, and an attorney.  He has been melding his love of technology and problem solving since he could reach a keyboard.  Wine and pizzas are sponsored by the New York Code + Design Academy. And there will be some Meteor swag for attendees!

Join a great team of developers to rapidly expand the amount of content available via the IIIF Image and Presentation APIs! Over three days (29 Sept - 1 Oct) in Philadelphia, we intend to: Collect, review and improve existing shims that make systems compatible Implement as many new shims as we can, based on existing work Natively implement IIIF into systems we can feed back to or control Explore what should come next for IIIF, based on real implementation needs Breakfast will be supplied by IIIF, but otherwise all expenses are the responsibility of the attendee.  Some, limited funding may be available to ensure a wide cross-section of the IIIF technical community can attend. Further logistics and information will be available at:  http://iiif.io/event/2015/philadelphia.html An incomplete list of target systems to work with, as time and familiarity allows: Internet Archive Omeka ContentDM Veridian Chronicling America U.Penn's own content Flickr HathiTrust DZI NYPL Luna FSI Djatoka Wikimedia Commons ... bring your own! Please send suggestions, questions and comments to iiif-discuss@googlegroups.com Please note that the Pope is visiting Philadelphia the weekend before, and that there may be significant travel disruption on Sunday 27th and Monday 28th.  It is expected that starting on Tuesday will alleviate this issue.  If people are intending to arrive on Sunday or Monday morning, there is an opportunity to have a smaller group meet for planning or other IIIF related activities.  Details of the visit:  http://www.worldmeeting2015.org/papal-visit/ and news coverage: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/major-philadelphia-jersey-bridge-close-pope-visit-32905499