Date: Friday, 26/05/2017 – Sunday, 28/05/2017
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm, Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)
Location: TBC, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
To register for the event online go to Eventbrite
Following the success of the Techfugees Australia Hackathons in Sydney and Melbourne in 2015 and 2016, it’s finally time for Adelaide to take part in this global initiative!
The Techfugees Adelaide Hackathon will bring together developers, designers, entrepreneurs, marketers, business minds and community members to develop creative tech solutions that focus on improving the lives of refugee families in Australia.
Former refugees who have already settled in Australia will be participating in this event to help teams deeply understand the problems and challenges faced by new settlers. The format of the Hackathon will draw strongly on co-design principals and practices.
Leaders from Adelaide’s burgeoning Tech community will mentor teams through the weekend.
We launch and form teams on Friday evening and work together on solutions throughout the weekend until pitch time on Sunday afternoon.
We will continue to update this event page as more details are confirmed including venue, sponsorship and prize information.
Please also keep up to date through our social media pages (Twitter & Facebook) and DevPost profile.
To get a feel for what Techfugees Australia means to the refugee community, here are some links to previous pitch ideas and successful start-ups that came about from Techfugees Australia:
- Previous pitch ideas and project submissions in TF Australia;
- Our latest TF Australia Hackathon in April 2016 in Melbourne;
- GoalifyOz – the winners of Sydney Techfugees Hackathon in December 2015;
- Refugee Talent – the runner-up of Sydney Techfugees Hackathonin December 2015.