List of hackathons in California, United States in 2016

All open source contributors! The GSA is looking to redesign open.gsa.gov, the GSA Open website, the developer portal for all GSA data, APIs, and source code open to the public. They're looking for people to help in the project. Do you think you've got the creativity and skills it takes? OK! Sign up and participate in the Grace Hopper Day Hackathon, a competition to redesign the website. You can come in a team or form one at the event.

Join hundreds of other female hacking enthusiasts in the DC area to learn, hack, and better the world in this civic hackathon! Non-profits will present challenges for the participants to work on as they network with other independent ladies and solve problems for charitable organizations that need it. Already many non-profits have come forward with projects such as Mission: Launch, Think of Us, and Hear Me Code!

Designing products to be accessible to a larger range of people allows communities flourish, since everyone benefits from the growth sparked by such inclusivity. Join the A2DC chapter as they work to make this idea a reality in the Aging 2.0 Hackathon, a short hackathon focused on creating solutions to important issues with current structures in place, with the best solution of the evening receiving a cash prize for their ingenuity!

Do you ever feel like your skillset would be well used in a way that gives back to the community? Do you have great ideas relating to innovating the current systems for education, energy, healthcare, or women empowerment in pakistan? Then form a team, consolidate your idea, and then pitch to investors all over the course of just 48 hours! The best team from your cities hackathon will then present at the next round at Global Finals in DC on November 19th.

Help out the folks doing good in the world over at Hope One Source D.C. as they attempt to implement a short code with the recent grant they've been awarded. If you have experience in Short Code Integration, Improving User Experience, or Creating API, then do some good and volunteer your time to help those in need at the Hack for Hope Hackathon.

Defend the Homeland! Your task for this challenge will be to develop an app that helps to safeguard the American people, homeland, and values from all threats. The following are some of the specific interests of the Department of Homeland Security: * Ensure Resilience to Disasters * Prevent Terrorism and Enhance Security * Safeguard and Secure Cyberspace * Secure and Manage Our Borders

Interested in helping solve challenging social issues that disproportionately impact Black and Brown communities? Come participate in the Hackathon for Social Good! This hackathon brings together local stakeholders from the business, advocacy, and tech communities to solve transportation, education, and criminal justice issues that plague historically underserved and minority communities. Bring your laptops, phones and your ideas and skills to this event and help social good app developers take their innovations to the next level.

Do you have an app idea to improve government services? Are you interested in creating innovative applications that will harness the “Internet of Things” in order to enable the Federal Government to better serve its employees and citizens? AT&T invites you to sign up to participate in the AT&T Mobile Application Hackathon — Government Solutions. With the adoption of mobile broadband, the Federal Government and their industry partners are searching for new creative applications in the areas of: Smart City, Public Safety, Sustainability, and more! Come and apply your creativity and skills to connect people to information enabling the Government to better serve the citizen. Collaborate and compete for your share of a prize pool of nearly $20,000! Maximize your hackathon experience with advice from our tips page!

Join STEM4US! for the third annual Energy, Tech, and Education Festival, #ETE16. The theme for the #ETE16 Festival is “Mission Critical: Training the Cybersecurity Workforce of Today, Tomorrow.”   The event will feature a hackathon that is open to participants of all ages. During this workshop, participants will work in teams to create an idea for a mobile phone app or social media campaign aimed at stopping police brutality and/or racial discrimination. Participants will form teams, develop concepts and build models of apps or social media campaigns.  Teams are expected to present their innovations to a panel of judges representing various #ETE16 partnering companies.

Come and join a community of experts from industry, academia, and other government agencies to team-up and collaboratively problem-solve Veteran suicide. The themes for VASPI include: »Improving VA predictive analytic methods for identifying suicide risk »Accessing Veterans at risk for suicide who are not receiving VA care »Enhancing VA resources and interventions for suicide prevention