List of hackathons in Palo Alto, United States in 2015

School is out for winter break! The Teen Hackathon will teach you how to code and prepare for upcoming hackathons. At the end of this session you will be capable of make a website or mobile application!

Teen Hackathon is a project of WHOmentors.com, Inc. see http://teenhackathon.com Phone/SMS 415-373-6767 to confirm location on weekends and/holidays. 

OneTraction is an Open Innovation Accelerator in Silicon Valley founded by Harvard, Stanford and Google alumni, to help next generation startups launch disruptive products that solve real life problems. Running a global network of entrepreneurs, thought leaders, mentors and investors for aspiring and current founders amongst the entire technology ecosystem around the world. This event is open to those who work, start, mentor and fund tech companies. The type of work to be completed for this hackathon is: a) - A very complex solution to a very large market and cannot create an MVP in two days and add it to you application. b) - Team have a very simple solution to common problem and can create an MVP in two days and add it to your application The prizes are given to winner to accelerating towards a successful startup launch and expanding their hackers network with industry expertise. The challenge is to develop something that is able to launch an MVP within 60 to 90 days!

All the teams are told a single premium domain name at the beginning of the event to build something for. They then have two hours to Come up with a functioning site inspired by a premium domain name given to you at the start of the hackathon. Which ever team builds the most creative and funny idea for the domain wins.

Some of the STEM students are interested in continuing to compete in National and International competitions and we need your support. We have raised nearly $13,000 from our community and industry in support of our robotics team.  Join to learn more about what STEM students are doing at our parent forum.

CricketHack! ONLY 100 TICKETS AVAILABLE Sponsors and friends: Somaxis, The Tech Museum of Innovation, Microsoft, and SFVR CricketHack is the first hackathon for Cricket, a wearable sensor for iOS and OSX with several real-time metrics:                               Movement (6-axis)                               Muscle tension                                Muscle power                               Muscle fatigue                               Heart rate                               Heart rate variability                               Posture                               Breath  Join the designers of Cricket in San Francisco for 2 days, December 5th and 6th, and compete for  $10k in cash prizes in various app categories* Best Game  Best Health App Best Fitness App Best Elderly Care App  * One app entry may win in more than one category. * Each team may submit more than one app entry. We will have some fun tools to integrate with including Unity 3D, VR Headsets (Oculus, Fove), Motion Controllers (Leap Motion), and Smart Lights (Opple), and you may also bring your own (let us know what you plan to use).    Details: • Only 100 tickets will be sold for this event • $10 entrance fee, refunded at the door. We believe hackathons should be free to attend; we just want to make sure that everyone shows up and has the intention of making things :) • 2 meals and snacks provided; vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options will be available. • We will provide training tools and materials at least 1 week in advance via the event's Facebook page. • There will also be training offered before the start of the hackathon from 8am to 10am on Dec 5th (first day of the event) in the form of “Cricket Boot Camp”, at the event venue. • iOS apps supported: You or someone on your team must bring your own iPhone / iPod touch / iPad / iPad mini/ etc (BLE compliant). We will provide the SDK and sample app for iOS, one standalone and one with Unity integration. We do not have any existing code / support for Apple Watch (yet). • OSX apps supported: You or someone on your team must bring your own Macbook / Macbook Pro / MacPro / etc (BLE compliant). We will provide the SDK and sample app for OSX, one standalone and one with Unity integration. If you want to integrate with VR or camera systems, this is the option for you. • "What about Android?" What about it? Just kidding. We would love to support Android but haven't put together an SDK yet. Want to help out? • One person on each team must have Xcode (for iOS or OSX) and / or Unity development environment. • Our repos are hosted on GitHub so at least one person on each team must have a GitHub account or be willing to make one. • Teams may be 1 - 6 people in size. • You may: (a) pre-form your teams by socializing on the Facebook page. Just let us know ahead of time who you are, via email, once you form teams. (b) ask us via email at any time before the event to group you based on your platform, languages, and interests. We will make a good faith effort to group you in a balanced fashion, by interest. (c) form them during Cricket Boot Camp in the hours before the event (Dec 5th 8am - 10am), or (d) form them at the official start of the event, Dec 5th 10am+ We are really excited about this event, and are looking forward to creating a fun experience for everyone! Contact us: agrey at somaxis dot com

AngelsGlobal and China's most influential financial media and professional CBN TV are hosting "The First AngelsGlobal Silicon Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit". This summit will attract people from Sino-US economic and investment communities, to discuss about venture capital in depth from both international and domestic perspectives. The summit will bring knowledge of the world's top venture capital to Silicon Valley and China and through leading specialists in this field.

TeenTechSF has connected over 1400 teens globally through app development, coding, design thinking, civic entrepreneurship, game creation, global tech trends, professional networking, and many more. The 2015 TeenTechSF GLOBAL Youth Summit & First Ever Civic Hackathon World Pitch will again gather thousands of teens with one mission - to create a better world! The event will include inspiring speakers, networking with tech experts, and a workshops in the classrooms of "Salesforce University" given by industry professionals plus the first ever TeenTech GLOBAL Civic Hackathon World Pitch Finals! You may also bring your family! Hands-on workshops are for teens only, but there will be a special EdTech panel for family and mentors during the hands-on workshops. Global livestream will also give the possibility for anyone, anywhere, to tune in on seeing the tech trends around the world, the keynote speakers, and the judging for the World Pitch finals!

Join us for a special Smart City Mobile App Hackathon, produced by the AT&T Developer Program. Hangout with us as we hack and build apps/mobile apps, get fed, compete for prizes across different categories and most importantly: meet new people and scout for teammates to work on new or current projects. We will have experts from AT&T and the local community onsite to assist with your development.

Sustainable SF is a public engagement and social impact business booster based at Impact Hub San Francisco. They build solutions for a sustainable San Francisco. Join this event to learn about the current political climate in San Francisco, and what organisations such as Kiva and La Cocina are doing to support small businesses in San Francisco.   Speakers: Jim Lazarus, Senior Vice President of Public Policy at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Geetika Agrawal, Senior Program Manager, La Cocina Spencer Larkin, managing growth for the Bay Area Kiva Zip Program