List of hackathons in California, United States in 2018

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Business Automation Business Process Business Strategy Business Model Business Management ERP CRM Human Resources (HR) Recruitment Intranet Collaboration Project Management Document Management Customer Support Business Automation Tools   Session 8: Business FormationDuring this session we will explore the business formation process. Which platforms, models and tools to integrate into your tech startup formation for creating an successful launch process.Business Formation Legal Contracts Business Model Corporate Structure Payment Platforms Payment Gateway Invoicing System Credit Cards/Payments Pricing Strategies Accounting Subscriptions Office Space Virtual Address Virtual Phone Virtual Office Remote Office Virtual Assistant Virtual Receptionist Virtual Support Outsourcing Product Demo Product Launch   Session 9: Startup CodingDuring this session we will explore the coding process of your tech startup.Coding/Programming IDE API SDK GUI Code Analysis Data Visualization Python C# Forms Wireframing Front-End Back-End Library Frameworks Testing Programming Platforms Programming Tools Agile Development Software Code Management   Session 10: Startup Hardware/PrototypingDuring this session we will explore the hardware and prototyping process of your tech startup. Using different tools and platform to innovate and integrate your own tech startup projects. Electronics IoT Raspberry Pi Arduino Microcontrollers Sensors Projects Microchips Hardware Boards Hardware Tools Hardware Platform PCB 3D Design 3D Models 3D Printing DIY Tech Tech Lab Embedded Systems   Session 11 : Startup IT OperationsDuring this session we will explore the IT infrastructure process of your tech startup. Which platforms to use for setup an organized database system, cloud system and other technical solutions for your tech startup to work efficiently IT Infrastructure Cloud Servers Database DevOps Monitoring Remote Access Backup Technical Documentation Data Recovery Encryption Security FTP NAS Deployment VPN VPS Automation Log Management Networking Virtualization   Session 12 : Startup ConsultingDuring this session we will explore the consulting process for your tech startup. An strategic approach, where you can receive more experience before you launch your own specific products/projects. Tech Startup Consulting Tech Consulting Services Tech Consulting Structure Tech Consulting Approach Tech Consulting Strategy Tech Consulting Contracts Tech Consulting Referrals Tech Consulting Portfolio Tech Consulting ISO Tech Consulting Integration Tech Consulting Projects   Session 13 : Startup ManagementDuring this session we will explore management process of your tech startup. How to manage your internal and external environments for increasing the probability of your tech startup to succeed. Tech Startup Management Motivational Skills Time Management Team Management Leadership Skills Learning Skills Goal Setting Skills Decision Making Skills Stress Management Communication Skills Procrastination Hacks Productivity Hacks Confidence Hacks Growth Mindset Skills Problem Solving Skills Analytical Skills Strategic Thinking Skills Learning Management Session 14: Tech WorkshopsDuring this session we will explore tech trends, emerging markets and disruptive technologies and future workshops Future Workshops Disruptive Technologies Emerging Markets Emerging Industries Tech Trends Workshop Curriculum Basic Edition: Tech Tools/System, Tech Startup Ideas, R&D, Startup Creativity, Startup Formation, Startup Automation, Startup Capital/Funding, Startup Clients/Marketing Unlimited Edition: Tech Tools/System, Tech Startup Ideas, R&D, Startup Creativity, Startup Formation, Startup Automation, Startup Capital/Funding, Startup Clients/Marketing, Startup Programming, Startup Prototyping/Hardware, Startup IT Operations VIP Edition: Tech Tools/System, Tech Startup Ideas, R&D, Startup Creativity, Startup Formation, Startup Automation, Startup Capital/Funding, Startup Clients/Marketing, Startup Coding/Programming, Startup Prototyping/Hardware, Startup IT Operations, Startup Management, Startup Consulting, Startup Workshops Gold Edition: Tech Tools/System, Tech Startup Ideas, R&D, Startup Creativity, Startup Formation, Startup Automation, Startup Capital/Funding, Startup Clients/Marketing, Startup Coding/Programming, Startup Prototyping/Hardware, Startup IT Operations, Startup Management, Startup Consulting, Startup Workshops + 24/7/365 Access + Unlimited Attendees Registration Testimonials: "Atechup Startup Workshops is the most valuable business workshop we have EVER purchased." - Johnny M."Not able to tell you how happy I am with Atechup Startup Workshops." - Elisabeth F. 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Looking for events to motivate your students or your own children about cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and other STEM fields?  How would you like a job or contracting opportunity with an energy, finance, or health company or government agency?  Are you interested in networking with leaders in governent, business, and education? If so, join Congressman Bobby Scott (U.S. House Education & Workforce Committee) and Congressman Hank Johnson (U.S. House Internet Subcommittee) along with dozens of other leading STEM voices for a full day of networking, learning, and fun!   Check out our confirmed guests and preliminary agenda below. Don't miss out this unique opportunity coinciding with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference (CBCF ALC).  Register today!   What: EFH18 --- Energy, Finance, and Health STEM Fest & Career Fair 2018 When: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Time: 9am - 9pm Where: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC Theme: Expanding the Ranks and Diversity of our Nation's Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Health Informatics, Autonomous Vehicle, and Drone Transport Workforce EFH18 SCHEDULE 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Registration, Light Breakfast Refreshments 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM - STEM Stars Forum - Hear panel of leading figures in STEM share their intimate stories of success, overcoming bias and other challenges, and their vision for 2020 and beyond. Confirmed speakers (to date): Dr. Arthur Burnett, Jr. - Contributor to invention of Viagra and Principal Surgeon in First Successful Penile Transplant Judge Arthur Burnett, Sr. - Founder & CEO, National African American Drug Policy Coalition Sarah-Elizabeth Langford Reed - VP of Government and Corporate Technology, Two One Technology  10:15 AM - 10:30 AM - Networking with Exhibitors and Panelists 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Student Social Justice Hackathon---The Hack-Race-Athon (TM) 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM - Educators & Employers Town Hall - Take part in a timely dialouge between employers and educators about strategies to better prepare students of all ages for jobs in building and protecting our nation's energy, financial services, and health infrastructures. Confirmed speakers (to date): Dr. Leonard Haynes -Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of the US Department of Education & Former Executive Director of the White House HBCU Initiative Elizabeth Davis - President, Washington Teachers Union Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes - Director, DC Department of Employment Services 11:15 AM - 11:30 PM - Networking with Exhibitors and Panelists 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM - The Future of Work: Preparing for the Workerless Economy By Boosting Training in Autonomous Vehichles, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Health Informatics and Drones Confirmed speakers (to date): Congressman Bobby Scott - Ranking Member, U.S. House Education & Workforce Committee Melinda Bolling, Esq. - District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs 12:15 PM - 12:45PM - Meet & Greet with Members of Congress/Networking with Exhibitors and Panelists 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM - Congressional Power Lunch & Hackathon Awards Presentation, Theme: Hacking the Pre-School to Prison Pipeline Confirmed speakers (to date): Congressman Hank Johnson - Ranking Member, U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Internet Subcommittee   Hon. Phil Mendelson - District of Columbia Council Chairman Aisha Braveboy - Democratic Nominee for Prince George's County State's Attorney Arthur Sidney - Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Hank Johnson 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM - Networking with Exhibitors and Panelists 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM - Energy Leaders Forum: Workforce and Suppliers Required to Build, Safeguard Region/Nation's Energy Infrastructure Confirmed speakers (to date): Maurice Smith - Consumer Services Director - District of Columbia Public Service Commission Sheryl Dove - Operations Manager & Workforce Development, District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility Dori Ramsey - Chief Talent Officer, Washington Gas & Light  2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Networking with Exhibitors and Panelists 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM - Cybersecurity, Cryptocurrency Workforce Required to Protect Nation’s Financial Services 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM - Networking with Exhibitors and Panelists 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM - Health Leaders Forum: Preparing Students to Protect Patient Data, Medical Devices, Hospitals from Cyber Attacks: Hear conversation with leading health industry experts review recent cyber attacks targeting patient data, medical devices, and hospitals and what training and other resources health workers need to better combat them and prevent harms to patients, particularly vulnerable children, elderly, and the poor. Confirmed speakers (to date): Tonya Kinlow - VP of Government Relations, Children's National Health System  Clifford Barnes - Managing Atty., Health Law Practice, Epstein Becker & Green Rawle Andrews - Regional Vice President, AARP Laverne Largie - Chairwoman, National Bar Association, Health Law Section 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM - Networking with Exhibitors and Panelists 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Time for Travel to NASDAQ DC Offices for Debate & Networking Reception (1100 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 310 East Tower, Washington, DC, 20005, USA) 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - STEM Debate: How Can we Best Promote Education; Innovation, & Diversity with Inivted Guests Governor of Maryland and Ben Jealous (or representatives) 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Networking Reception & Venture Competition Awards Presentation (with Dinner) Hosted by NASDAQ DC Featuring Congressional Remarks

Do you want to learn how to use to technology to solve community problems? In 2018, we have to do more than vote. Accurate information is under attack and technology needs to be better to address all our community issues. This is why we are looking to you and your classmates to come up with solutions.  #UnHackTheVote2018 is the opportunity to plug in to get hands-on mentorship and coaching on your best ideas. This event is for all levels of skill – no coding skill required.​ You and your teammates will be able to participate in sessions led by professionals in the field of policy, data visualization, programming, and pitch marketing. Food will be provided all day as we grind and vibe. Prizes will be awarded to winning teams. Hackathon Topics Homelessness Gun Violence Teacher Quality Environmental Justice The Digital Divide

Hello members of the DC Tableau User Group!   You are invited to participate in the @Tableau #ACLEDconflictViz Hackathon in support of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED).  ACLED collects the dates, actors, types of violence, locations, and fatalities of all reported political violence and protest events across Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and the Middle East. Political violence and protest includes events that occur within civil wars and periods of instability, public protest and regime breakdown. ACLED’s aim is to capture the forms, actors, dates and locations of political violence and protest as it occurs across states, and makes both data and analysis open to freely use by the public. Join us for the amazing opportunity to work with the brilliant ACLED team, facinating data, and your fellow tuggers to add viz clarity to crisis. All skill levels are welcome.  You can work solo, or team up at the event.  We will email out the data, key use cases, and data dictionary one week prior to the TUG.  We will also have Mapbox and Alteryx “doctors” on hand as well as Zen Masters, Allan Walker and Tamas Foldi to help with any mapping, data needs, or questions.  Remote teams are welcome as well via the google hangout registration. Please also note there will be events by #MakeoverMonday and #WorkoutWednesday the week of August 20 - 24th so there are many exciting ways to dig into the data and help along with your @Tableau #DataFam. Agenda: 6:00 - 6:15 Networking 6:15 - 6:30 Introduction by ACLED 6:30 - 8:30 Hacking away! 8:30 - 9:00 Presentation and review of projects Pizza and Beverages will be served.

We are putting social back into Social Testing (Competition)! Social Testing Competition is now a team sport. Bring your tester friend to our 3rd "Hackathon" on July 25, 2018 and compete together! At the event you will: - meet other testers - have fun finding bugs and issues  - get good karma points for helping out a local start-up - maybe even walk away with a prize!   Hosted by Inflectra, Social Testing Competition/Hackathon is a friendly contest among local software testers to test a software/app to find and report bugs. The hackathon draws inspiration from and follows the rules used in Software Testing World Cup.      Please register now as space is limited!   Event Details: Place: WeWork White House at 1440 G St NW, Washington, DC 20005 Date: July 25, 2018, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Event Agenda: 5:30 - 6:00 pm - Meet & Greet 6:00 - 8:00 pm - Social Testing Competition 8:00 - 8:30 pm  - Award Ceremony & Wrap up   Competition Rules: 1. Making it social - teams of two are encouraged, but we will not turn you away, if you are a lone wolf! 2. The testing period is up to 90 minutes, depending on software under test  3. The real-life application to be tested will be announced at the start of the competition 4. The winner will be selected based on the highest number of bugs found that are reproducible 5. The final deliverable is the issues you’ve found and a test report, focusing on major issues. The test reports should be straightforward and submitted before the end of competition 6. We will use SpiraTest to manage each participant's tests and track all test reports. What You Need: We usually line up a few options for software to be tested during the event, and the final selection is made right before the event. Therefore, we ask that you come prepared. Please bring: - A smartphone  - A laptop, or tablet  - Check out SpiraTest before the event (getting started videos are available here) - Locate one of Inflectra's crew and follow their instructions to find the venue.    What You Get:  - The top three winners will receive prizes. See you soon! 

Oracle Blockchain Cloud - Advanced Training  Washington, D.C.July 20 - 21  $995 (Students $495) About the Oracle Blockchain Training Course & Aurablocks The Oracle Blockchain training course is being taught by Financial Services industry experts who have deep implementation knowledge of Blockchain.  Aurablocks is one of the very few companies in the world who has first-hand knowledge of the newly released Oracle Blockchain product and has built 2 applications of Blockchain that were showcased at Oracle Open World. This Blockchain training course will give you an overview of Blockchain and hands-on knowledge of the Oracle Blockchain product based on Hyperledger. AuraBlocks At Oracle Open World  Covering Oracle Blockchain Sessions: AuraBlocks was the only company at Oracle Open World that demonstrated 2 live solution use cases that were showcased at the Oracle Blockchain launch. For detailed reporting on our coverage of Oracle Blockchain at Open World check the links below: Replay Interviews with Top Oracle Blockchain Executives Oracle Open World – Day 1 Oracle Open World – Day 2 Oracle Open World – Day 3 Oracle Open World – Day 4 Oracle Open World – Day 5 AuraBlocks Launches Next Generation Lending Platform at Oracle Open World 2017 Aurablocks is the first Oracle partner to launch a next-generation lending platform based on Oracle’s Blockchain Platform. This platform was developed with industry lending SME leader, Biz2Credit.  This game-changing platform and its benefits were demonstrated at Oracle Open World. Press Release  Demo of the Platform AuraBlocks at University of North Carolina Charlotte Blockchain Hackathon We conducted Blockchain training with our very first batch of University students to participate in Oracle’s First OPEN Banking Hackathon. Watch our Highlights Below:  Highlights from Our Oracle Blockchain & Open Banking Hackathon at the University of North Carolina with Carolina Fintech HUB What will you learn at the Oracle Blockchain Training Course. What is Blockchain History of Blockchain Architecture of Blockchain How to Build a Blockchain Network How to Build a Smart Contract Understanding ICOs Lab Exercises – Blockchain Solutions Who should attend the Oracle Blockchain Training Course ? Anyone looking to Upgrade their Career to take advantage of the Blockchain revolution Business Analysts who want to apply Blockchain Project Managers who want to manage Blockchain based projects Architects who want to understand how to deploy blockchain correctly Developers who are interested in building blockchain smart contracts Why should you attend the Oracle Blockchain Training Now. Participate in the 4th Industrial Revolution: Blockchain has been ushered in as one of the revolutionary technologies that can herald the advent of the fourth industrial revolution. Relevance in Key Industries: Its finding increased applications across industrial sectors the prominent among them being banking and financial service New Jobs: In 2017 Blockchain Jobs have tripled and the number of jobs continues to increase in 2018 with many production-ready blockchain projects Oracle Blockchain Training Detailed Curriculum   Day 1 – Blockchain Training Introduction       Introduction to Blockchain Technology       Hyperledger Project       Introduction to Oracle Blockchain       Public and Permissioned Blockchains Architecture       Endorsers, orderers, clients, smart contracts       Transaction Flow Model       Privacy Model and Channels       SmartContracts       Integration with API       Connect with existing Application       Anatomy of config files and crypto material Building Your Blockchain Network       Setting up network and consortium       Setting up Channels Day 2 – Blockchain Training Building Smart Contracts       Identify a Sample Use Case for BlockChain       Design network, consortium       Go Programming for Blockchain       Working with APIs Cryptocurrency/ICO’s     Overview of Mining and BitCoin     Purchasing, Wallets, Storage and Safety     ICO Concepts, Structures, Alt Currencies     Financial Strategies to Wealth Creation Hands-On Blockchain Training Labs       Build a Use Case in Financial Services       Testing you use case       Demo       Wrap Up Training

We are organizing hackathon! It's free, and it's for everyone — not just programmers. So mark your calendar on the 18th of July for an innovate session on ‘Artificial Intelligence – Striking the Balance between Privacy and Competitiveness’. If you now wondering: What is a hackathon? Don't worry, it's nothing illegal. It actually is a format that allows to collaboratively creation of innovative ideas. As part of the #TransatlanticLab – The Policy Network, which aims at bringing together EU and US American political professionals to work on issues of transatlantic interest, the Hackathon will have strong focus on transatlantic policy solutions. The only things you will need to bring are ideas, team spirit and optionally a laptop or I-pad if you prefer to work on an electronic device. We are looking forward to hack with you! Registration ends on Monday 07/15/2018, 23:59

Coders, designers, and entrepreneurs in and around Washington, D.C.! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Washington D.C. Hackathon 2018. Compete on your own, or collaborate as a member of a team to come up with an idea and turn it into a functioning prototype. This year’s theme is Seamless Technology. You're not limited! Build an app that solves a social or environmental problem and positively impacts your local community -- you might win the Code For A Cause Impact Award. Or accept IBM's Call for Code challenge to improve logistics based on traffic and weather activity. Other challenges are sponsored by Amazon Web Services, Fitbit, Consensys, and Interview Cake. The AngelHack Grand Prize will be awarded to the project that is innovative without limits and brings positive change to the world. Enhance your AngelHack hackathon experience with advice from our tips page!

Registering to this event means you accepted the Terms and Conditions of the IATA AIR Hackathon 2018 in Washigthon DC, USA available on https://airtechzone.iata.org/hackathon/was18/  The minimum age for participation is 18 year old. This hackathon promotes gender inclusion. This registration is for Developers/designers/creators ONLY (separate link exists for API providers and Sponsors) Please contact ndchackathon@iata.org for any questions.

Registering to this event means you accepted the Terms and Conditions of the IATA AIR Hackathon 2018 in Washigthon DC, USA The minimum age for participation is 18 year old. This hackathon is also about gender equality This registration link is for female only. A separate link exists for male participants. Please contact ndchackathon@iata.org for any questions.