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UNESCO Hackathon Vietnam 2018 Wrap Up

204 participants gathered at the UNESCO Hackathon over the weekend of October 13 - 14 in Ho Chi Minh City to develop digital applications that tackle climate change and sustainable development challenges in Vietnam and the Mekong region. The event was a great success thanks to support from the Government of Malaysia, UNESCO YouthMobile Initiative and Officience. 24 project teams were formed during the Hackathon. With the dedication of team members and mentorship from facilitators, all teams managed to complete their hacks. It was challenging for the judges to make their final decision as all proposed solutions appeared to be innovative and applicable. The three winning teams were Klima Kage, Climap & Bird's Eye View. Additionally, the judges also selected three runner-ups ThreeWolves, DBTFC & GreenELF, whose projects directly address the issues related to climate change in the country. Winning Projects: Klima Kage, Bird's Eye View and Climap Klima Kage is a website application which consists of two parts: main page and community page. The main page contains data from open source database and tutorials extracted from the UNESCO handbook for journalists on climate change and sustainable development in Asia Pacific, which directly assist journalists in selecting data to monitor. On the community side, there is a forum for discussion and a news section where relevant articles will be published. The team decided to give priority to female journalists (ration 6:4) in reviewing and releasing news articles on this page, as a way to raise public awareness on gender dimension. SUSI.AI was also integrated into the web app to record users’ behaviour and offer suggestions for their next visits. Bird’s Eye View is a mobile game built in unity with an objective to educate people about the impacts of climate change on all kind of creatures under the sea. In each level of the game, players are brought into a different coastal city in Vietnam, where they learn about the real problems which are happening to the regional aquatic animals. The game was designed to target on younger age groups, who generally have less awareness on environmental issues, yet are expected to create big differences in the community once they grow up. In the future, the development team hopes to expand the application, to include more terrains and other kinds of animals in order to provide players with a more overall image of the situation in Vietnam and the region. Climap is the last project selected as a winner of the hackathon. Proposed and developed by a team of young developers from Ho Chi Minh City, Climap acts as an EXIF based Image Sharing System that enables users to to collect and instantly share data/images of places before, during and after disasters happen (due to the impacts of climate change).  By using Climap, users can view all relevant data from the uploaded photos including: its location, weather index, and the occurred events/incidents, etc. They can write tags for each picture to label what was happening at that moment so the data can…

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UNESCO Hackathon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Join UNESCO Hackathon in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct 13 -14, 2018 to learn about climate change and environmental challenges in Vietnam, meet regional sustainable development experts and listen to their successful startup stories by doing sustainable and green businesses. There is no restriction of age or backgrounds of participants. Students, NGOs reps, journalists, bloggers, developers and all open source contributors are invited to join! The hackathon is open for all and awesome prizes are waiting for you! The objective of the hackathon is to propose innovative solutions that help journalists to monitor and report on climate change and sustainable development issues in Asia and the Pacific. The participants will be introduced to UNESCO’s Guidebook for Journalists Reporting on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific which includes information and knowledge on climate science, related international and regional treaties and policy frameworks including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development, and tips for journalists for finding and telling stories. Time and Location Time: Saturday October 13 - Sunday October 14, 2018 Location: Officience Vietnam, 16A Le Hong Phong, Ward 12, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City Why should I participate? Learn how to create a chatbot within an hour with SUSI.AI Carry out experiment with electronic devices PSlab.io Update yourselves with knowledge of technology and sustainable development in Vietnam Meet special guest speakers from the UNESCO, Embassy of Sweden and many more. Improve your language skills, presentation skills and build up your leadership abilities Receive certificates from UNESCO, T-shirts, swags, and special prizes from the sponsors How do I know if I am qualified to join? The hackathon is open for everyone, especially for those: Curious and willing to learn new things Interested in technology and sustainable development Like to make new friends and expand their networks Able to communicate in English No prior coding skill is required How do I sign up? Get your ticket to the Event on eventyay.com Sign up on Devpost as you will need to submit your final hack there. Join the Gitter channel at https://gitter.im/fossasia/hackathon (requires login with Github). Find team members and form a team with at least 2 members and maximum 4 contributors. You are also welcome to sign up and then wait until the Presentation of Ideas on Saturday before deciding to join a team, however we’d encourage you to form/join a team in advance if you already have an idea that you’d like to work on. Join the event at the Officience Vietnam on Saturday, Oct 13 at the opening at 8.30am until 9.00pm and on Sunday, Oct 14 from 8.00am until 5.00pm. Visit the website at unesco.sciencehack.asia and stay connected, join the event on Facebook and follow FOSSASIA on Twitter. Prizes All participants will receive a gift bag (Tshirt, sticker, wristband and lanyard) and a certificate from UNESCO for participating in the hacking. Each winner of the three top teams will be awarded special gift package including: A Pocket Science Lab - hardware device by FOSSASIA Special…

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UNESCO Hackathon at FOSSASIA Summit in Singapore

Join the UNESCO Open Data Hackathon at the FOSSASIA Summit, create open source apps and games that tackle climate change, environment and sustainable development challenges, and win awesome prizes! The hackathon takes place from Saturday 24 March to Sunday 25 March 2018 at the Lifelong Learning Institute in Singapore. We are specifically interested in applications and games that set an example for others who could replicate solutions in other countries, and in particular in the Mekong countries, to tackle the sustainable development challenges. It is our goal to engage the developer community to develop innovative applications in open source by leveraging the open data and knowledge available. We are inviting developers, designers, open source contributors, bloggers, journalists and all FOSSASIA community members to be part of the UNESCO Hackathon. We are especially encouraging applications from the Mekong region to join the contest. The hackathon is open for all and awesome prizes are waiting for you! For participants from outside of Singapore we have the possibility to host them in a Singapore hostel. Please apply here. The number is limited. UNESCO encourages the application of women and girls. How do I sign up? 1. Get your ticket to the Event on eventyay.com. 2. Sign up on Devpost. 3. Join the Gitter channel at https://gitter.im/fossasia/hackathon (requires login with Github). 4. Find team members and create your team preferably at least 3 members and maximum 5 contributors. You are also welcome to sign up and then wait until the Presentation of Ideas on Saturday before deciding to join a team, however we'd encourage you to form/join a team in advance if you already have an idea that you'd like to work on. 5. Join the event at the Lifelong Learning Institute on Saturday, March 24 at the opening at 2.00 pm until 10.00 pm and on Sunday, March 25 from 9.00 am until 5.00 pm. Visit the website at unesco.sciencehack.asia and stay connected, join the event on Facebook and Meetup and follow FOSSASIA on Twitter. UNESCO Hackathon Schedule Hackathon Opening: March 24, 2018 12.00 Registration Opens 14:00 Opening 14.10 Intro of Background, Rules and Prizes 14:20 Presentation of Ideas, Teams and Team Building Activities 15:00 Begin of Hacking Activities 19.30 Dinner 22:00 Closing of Space Hackday: March 25, 2018 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast 09:00 - 13:00 Hack Activities Continue 13:00 - 13:30 Lunch 13:30 - 15:00 Hacking Continues 14:00 Submission Form Closes 15:15 - 16:00 Presentation of Outcome 16:00 Judges Withdraw for Consultation 16:30 Award Announcement and Ceremony 17:00 Summit Closing Location/Venue Lifelong Learning Institute Address: 11 Eunos Road 8, Singapore 408601 Prizes Prizes are awarded for three teams, and each team prize with a value of 1000 SGD. Win cool gear, hardware, raspis, Arduinos and more! Project Submission Requirements For the expected outcome of the hack, the applications or games shall be open source and use open data to tackle the climate change, environment and sustainable development challenges. They shall address one or several of the following requirements: Respond to pressing environmental challenges…

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Science Hack Day Singapore Nov 11 – 12, 2016

We are happy to announce our upcoming Science Hack Day Singapore! The event will take place on Nov 11 - 12, 2016 at Suntec Convention Centre Hall 401 as a part of the ICM Youth Festival. Registration is now open at Eventbrite. There are limited seats for participants intending to take part in the programme for 2 days. Visitors to the ICM youth festival are welcome to visit the space and give their hands where required. Add your hack ideas here  Do not miss this opportunity to explore the wonder of Science, to team up with inspiring people around you and to enjoy the amazing working facilities at Suntec City. Join our event on facebook for further announcement.  What is Science Hack Day?   Science Hack Day is a two-day event where anyone excited about making weird, silly or serious things with science comes together in the same physical space to see what they can prototype. Designers, developers, scientists and anyone who is excited about making things with science are welcome to attend – no experience in science or hacking is necessary, just an insatiable curiosity. Recommended age is 13 and up, though younger students are welcome to attend, with parental accompaniment. The mission of Science Hack Day is to get excited and make things with science! People organically form multidisciplinary teams over the course of a weekend: particle physicists team up with designers, marketers join forces with open source rocket scientists, writers collaborate with molecular biologists, and developers partner with school kids. By collaborating on focused tasks during this short period, small groups of hackers are capable of producing remarkable results. Tentative program  Day 1 Friday Nov 11, 2016 11:00  Arrive and check-in 11:30 Welcome & introduction 11:45 Pitches and team building 12:15 Hack begins 13:30 Lunch break 14:30 Hacking continues 19:00 Door closes Day 2 Saturday Nov 12, 2016  11:00 Doors open 13:00 Lunch Break 15:00 Hack stops 15:30 Hack demos begin! (Typically 2-3 minutes per demo) 17:00 Winning teams announced  Organizers Science Hack Day Singapore is organised by Science Centre Singapore and FOSSASIA. Venue is sponsored by IDA. 

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Science Hack Day Belgaum India 2016

Announcing Science Hack Day Belgaum India - 2016 We are excited to announce our 1st Science Hack Day India. The event will take place on 22-23 October 2016 at Belgaum, a small city surrounded by some splendid nature, in Karnataka State of India. We welcome you all to join us at SHD Belgaum. Let's collaborate, learn, hack, build cool stuff and have lots of fun. Registration is now open at eventbrite. For more announcements follow us on... What is Science Hack Day? Science Hack Day is a two-day event where anyone excited about making weird, silly or serious things with science comes together in the same physical space to see what they can prototype within 30 consecutive hours. Designers, developers, scientists and anyone who is excited about making things with science are welcome to attend – no experience in science or hacking is necessary, just an insatiable curiosity. The mission of Science Hack Day is to get excited and make things with science! People organically form multidisciplinary teams over the course of a weekend: particle physicists team up with designers, marketers join forces with open source rocket scientists, writers collaborate with molecular biologists, and developers partner with school kids. By collaborating on focused tasks during this short period, small groups of hackers are capable of producing remarkable results. Venue We have an amazing place called Sankalp Bhumi  Farm Resort for this event. It was once an abandoned quarry,  today natures glory restored. The resort resembles an enchanting oasis, with a thick set of trees, sprawling lawns, and a large lagoon surrounded by picturesque expansive rock walls as backdrop. Tentative Program Day 1: 09:00 Arrive, check-in, eat breakfast (provided) 10:00 Welcome, introductions 10:30 Hacking begins! 10:45 Lightning talks 12:00 Lunch (provided) 13:00 Hacking continues 18:00 Door closes Day 2: 09:00 Doors open, breakfast (provided) 12:00 Lunch (provided) 13:30 Hacking stops 14:00 Hack demos begin! (Typically 2-3 minutes per demo) 16:00 Winning teams announced & given awards/medals Science Workshops Along with hacking we also have Science Workshops for kids. Workshops will run parallel to the SHD. We will be making amazing science toys and solar lanterns :) Organisers: FOSSASIA India Team. Praveen Patil, Hong Phuc Dang, Rahul Khanolkar Website: http://sciencehack.in

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Participate in FOSSASIA Summit 2016 in Science Center Singapore, March 18th-20th

Please join us at FOSSASIA 2016 in Singapore, the premier Open Technology event in Asia. The event will take place from March 18-20 at the Singapore Science Center and already on 17th March the pgDay Asia conference is part of the pre-event activities. The FOSSASIA weekend from Friday to Sunday is dedicated to the “Internet of Things and Me” covering open technologies and software that make todays connected devices run. In workshops kids can start learning with the Pocket Science Lab. In the Science Hack track attendees will learn how to participate in the Citizen Science community. Please: get your FOSSASIA Summit Ticket become a Volunteer or submit your talk until February 2 at Speaker Registration. More than 120 speakers from Asia and around the world will join the event from communities and companies such as Google, RedHat, and Github. There will be talks and hands on workshops on topics including: Open Hardware, Makers, Internet of Things Open Source Software, Data and Free Knowledge DevOps, Docker, Programming languages, Python, Go, and more Science Hacks and Open Design Tech and Science for Kids Info on the FOSSASIA Summit 2016 at the Event Website Read the Call for Speakers here. Join the FOSSASIA Meetup Group in Singapore and reserve your spot in workshops as soon as they are announced. Follow us on Twitter. Check out the photos from last year on Flickr.

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Updates on FOSSASIA Activities – GSoC, Science Hack and Meshcon

FOSSASIA Participation in Google Summer of Code An exciting summer is behind us, where we had lots of students coding on summer of code projects. Check out some of the outcome on our project repositories. For example the Open Event project, our twitter harvester and search engine loklak.net [repo] or the activities at our FashionTec knitapps project with lots of interesting blog articles. FOSSASIA Science Hack What else happened? FOSSASIA’s Hong Phuc is working on organizing Science Hack events across Asia in cooperation with Science Hack Day. She is now an official Ambassador. Congratulations! You can meet her in the US at the San Francisco Science Hack Day on October 24-25, 2015 at GitHub HQ. FOSSASIA Participants Present at Meshcon @Maker Faire Berlin + Free Tickets FOSSASIA participants are present at Meshcon@Maker Faire Berlin on Saturday, October 3rd. Meshcon brings together Mozilla’s Firefox Open Web makers, IoT experts, industry representatives, fashion designers, local producers, knitters, textile manipulators, software developers and DIY hardware makers. We will have a stand in the club area. So if you are there, please come over and talk to us. And, if you are in Berlin and still need a ticket, we might be able to help you out. FOSSASIA is an official partner and we got free tickets. Please go to http://meshcon.net, choose your ticket and enter the code FLDUXH on the next page. The event starts at 10am (until 6pm) on Sat. 3rd Oct. 2015 at Postbahnhof Club at Berlin Ostbahnhof. On top of topics around Fashion and technology, we are coding, doing usability tests and hack for refugees. The schedule of talks is available here: http://meshcon.net/schedule.pdf 130 projects will showcase their work at the Maker Faire. Workshops include FOSSASIA’s machine knitting project, 3D printing, and Arduino tinkering: * http://www.meetup.com/FashionTec-Meetup-Berlin/ * http://www.meetup.com/OpenXLab/ * http://www.meetup.com/opentechschool-berlin/events/225532149/ Additional Info: http://meshcon.net | http://makerfaire.berlin Location: Postbahnhof, Strasse der Pariser Kommune 8, 10243 Berlin

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