List of hackathons about industry in 2016

Chicago area civic-minded individuals! Techies or not! Come participate in UChicago's Second Annual Civic ScopeAthon. Collaborate with like-minded individuals to scope out a civic or community-based problem develop a plan to address it. The solutions don't need to be entirely tech-oriented — only parts may have a tech component. Come and learn problem-scoping skills, learn about other civic-tech organizations, and network with community leaders!

Have you always wanted to participate in a hackathon but didn't know where to start? Have you felt intimidated by the idea of jumping in to a full 48 or 72 hour event? Then join Hack the Bubble, a hackathon for those new to the hacking scene, in an easy going 12 hour hackathon of beginner-friendly fun.

All are welcome! Women and men—in which case you should bring along a woman coder/designer/student! Women Who Code - Silicon Valley invite you to "Hack for a Safe Campus". Come and collaborate on a project that involves writing code! Projects are not limited to web, mobile, or desktop applications. Any stack or framework is allowed. Your project may include a hardware component, but code must be an integral part of every project.

Passionate about sustainability? Come and participate in a hackathon with the theme "Steps towards a circular economy ". Collaborate and imagine solutions for a global shift towards a waste-free, sustainable and environmentally friendly Circular Economy.

Interested in solutions for Smart Cities? Sign up for an ITS Mastercard Smart City challenge, using Mastercard & Partner APIs: »Green Challenge: Build an intelligent transportation solution to facilitate or encourage the use of sustainable, eco-friendly methods of transport & payments for residents, commuters, tourists, or transportation of goods. »Demand Management Challenge: Build an intelligent transportation solution that can help cities like Melbourne manage demand for transport services for passenger and freight. »Future City Challenge: Build an intelligent transportation solution that can help cities like Melbourne make better use of the wealth of data available.

Want to help break down the barriers to female entrepreneurship? Want to help more women enter and succeed in the technology sector? Come and participate in the Lady Problem Global Hackathon Series in London! Collaborate with like-minded women—and men—in an effort to build creative solutions to realize the potential of the female half of our world population! You'll be asked to hack a solution to one of the following challenges: Health: Help women access health resources to ensure that they can have successful careers, regardless of whether or not they choose to have children. Safety: Help ensure that women can be safe when they; go to, are at, and come home from work. Economic Empowerment: Help women gain financial literacy and access the resources they need to grow their businesses. Culture: Help women access better mentorship and feel less isolated in the workplace. Check out tipsfor maximizing your hackathon experience.

Want to help break down the barriers to female entrepreneurship? Want to help more women enter and succeed in the technology sector? Come and participate in the Lady Problem Global Hackathon Series in New York! Collaborate with like-minded women—and men—in an effort to build creative solutions to realize the potential of the female half of our world population! You'll be asked to hack a solution to one of the following challenges: Health: Help women access health resources to ensure that they can have successful careers, regardless of whether or not they choose to have children. Safety: Help ensure that women can be safe when they go to, are at, and come home from work. Economic Empowerment: Help women gain financial literacy and access the resources they need to grow their businesses. Culture: Help women access better mentorship and feel less isolated in the workplace. Get the best Lady Problem hackathon advice here!

Ciclo HUMA La Plata - Producción! is a free event in which organizers will connect people with ideas and form teams to produce prototype solutions to many of the worlds high-tech problems! Mentors will be available to help in many fields including technology, design, transmedia narratives, satellites, UX, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, cinema, and more! Participation is free and neither a team nor attendance is required to participate.

A truly unique hackathon to make smarter consumer products that can be reused, or that can reduce waste being thrown into landfills. The Sea Makerthon Malaysia focuses on creating an idea that furthers the circular economy; turning things that were supposed to be one use and done, or that have become obsolete and giving them a second life. Anyone over the age of 16 can join, and their will be supplies with which participants can build, but it is recommended that you bring your own broken or old project pieces as well.

New England High School students! Bring Your Ideas to Life! Have a great app idea? At hackNEHS, you can create anything from scratch and implement your creative ideas. Come hack and create something awesome! No prior experience is necessary! So grab your friends, classmates, and fellow hackers! TThere will be workshops for coding beginners to get hands-on experience with app development, web development, and idea generation.