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IN-PERSON Hackathon - "Hack for a Safe Campus"

Oct. 8, 2016

Date TBD

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 …

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Industry · San Jose, California, United States
IN-PERSON STARTUP DRIVE: San Francisco

Oct. 7, 2016 - Oct. 9, 2016

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A unique hackathon where hackers build only things that move or relating to things that move, STARTUP DRIVE: San Francisco is best mobility hackathon around! …

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Robotics · Transportation · San Francisco, California, United States
IN-PERSON HackCooper2016

Sept. 24, 2016 - Sept. 25, 2016

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Graduate and undergraduate students, especially artists, designers, and hardware tinkerers! Come participate at HackCooper2016! You'll have 24 hours to build your dream project—hardware or software

IN-PERSON The Future of Conversation, an Alexa Hackathon

Sept. 24, 2016 - Sept. 25, 2016

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Participate at the Amazon Alexa and Echo Hackathon. Come and explore voice-based user interfaces for Alexa, the software that supports Amazon’s Echo hardware. Show your …

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API · Industry · Brooklyn, New York, United States
IN-PERSON BudLab Hackathon

Sept. 17, 2016 - Sept. 18, 2016

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We want your help in developing transformative solutions that create a better world for our over 20,000 growers across the globe! As the world's leading …

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Urbana, Illinois, United States
IN-PERSON Hackster Hardware Meetup: Amazon Alexa Hackathon

Sept. 17, 2016

Date TBD

Amazon's new personal assistant technology has taken the smart home scene by storm as it provides a cheaper, easier way to add unity to your …

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API · Media · Houston, Texas, United States
IN-PERSON STARTUP DRIVE: Detroit

Sept. 16, 2016 - Sept. 18, 2016

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Entrepreneurs, Hardware types, Developers and designers! Experienced and no experience! Come and participate in STARTUP DRIVE:Detroit—one of a national series of 54-hour events designed to …

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Transportation · Detroit, Michigan, United States
IN-PERSON HackISU

Sept. 15, 2016 - Sept. 18, 2016

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We’re a 36 hour event hosted at Iowa State University where college students from around thecountry compete to create innovative hardware and software projects. The …

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Ames, Iowa, United States
IN-PERSON Bot Party Hackathon

Sept. 2, 2016 - Sept. 4, 2016

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Come participate in the one-of-a-kind 2016 Bot Party Hackathon. This 48-hour event mixes a weekend of theatre arts and technology to produce open-source projects featured …

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Games · Robotics · Austin, Minnesota, United States
IN-PERSON Space Apps Next Gen NYC

Aug. 27, 2016 - Aug. 28, 2016

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High school students! Come alone or with your team of up to 4 hackers and participate in Space Apps Next Gen — the first two-day …

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Games · Robotics · New York City, New York, United States

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