Join web and mobile experts in an all day Hackathon for Social Good, where programmers and designers work collaboratively to build programs and applications for awesome non-profit organizations.

Each hackathon begin with short presentations by educators and non-profit representatives, then participants break up into teams to plan, design and build a website or application in less than eight hours. Unnerving, challenging and fast-paced? You bet. A mad adrenaline rush? Of course. And it’s always for a great cause.

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Portland

Sun., May 19, 2013 – OpenSourcery

The Portland hackathon features The Dalai Lama Center, Dress for Success, Habitat for Humanity and Compassion & Choices. Register online at http://wvpdx13-hackathon.eventbrite.com

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Barcelona

Sun., June 23, 2013 – Coperfield

Join designers, developers and UXers from around Spain.

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Hackathon Schedule

09:00am – Sign in / Coffee and Refreshments

09:30am – Opening message; review the day’s process

09:45am – Brief presentations from non-profit groups

10:00am – Brainstorm ideas for web and/or mobile tools or apps; Divide into groups to develop projects.

10:15am – Break

10:30am – Develop design, programming and production plan and assignments; begin design and development.

12:15pm – Lunch break

01:15pm – Project development

04:15pm – Finalization and testing

05:00pm – Present projects to judges

05:20pm – Hackathon winning team announced

If you have a great coding and design mindset, put your talents to the task and help create tools to solve local community needs.

The Hackathon for Social Good is held by WebVisions, a nationally recognized event that explores the future of Web and mobile design, technology, user experience and business strategy.

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