Melbourne 2017
Unearthed Hackathons are a unique 54-hour long event focused on the resources sector. Software developers, designers, and industry insiders will come together to develop prototype solutions to resources sector problems. Unearthed participants will have a chance to work on proprietary industry data to build and own future innovations that are highly sought after by industry.
View the challenges and winnersCongratulations to the winners, team Digi-MIN
Cash, Glory & Opportunities
Thousands of dollars of cash prizes, credits, future opportunities and other awards on offer!
Global Resource Industry Challenges
Real industry challenges and data sets that participants will have access to for over 54 hours. Bring your energy and A-Game to build technologies for the future!
Industry mentors on hand
Collaborate directly with subject matter experts from industry. Insights from the field will help you build a solution with real impact.
Event Details
Prizes
The top teams will compete to win cash, credits, and glory!
1st Prize
AUD $2500
Demo at Hackernest Tech Social
+ Microsoft Azure Pass
2nd Prize
AUD $1500
GA Swag Bag (includes workshops voucher to the value of $100)
+ Microsoft Azure Pass
Young Innovator Award
AUD $1000
Full-time desks at York Butter Factory
+ Microsoft Azure Pass
People’s Choice Award
Xbox One 500GB Minecraft Edition
Who Should Participate?
Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Change Makers
Innovator tickets are for those who will be active participants in the innovation events. If you are a coder, programmer, designer, or data guru keen to get building, this is for you. If you are nontechnical we recommend finding a team ahead of time so as to pair skills.
Event Schedule
Friday
- 5 pm Event Registration
- 6 pm Welcome & Key Note Speakers
- 7 pm Intros, Rules, Prizes & Launch
- 7:30 pm Lets get coding!
Saturday
- 8 am Doors Open & Breakfast
- 12 noon Status Updates & Lunch
- 2 pm Call for Industry Support
- 7 pm Last Status Update & Dinner
Sunday
- 8 am Doors Open & Breakfast
- 2 pm Finalize Prototypes
- 4 pm Submit Projects
- 5 pm Presentations Start
- 7 pm Judging & Prize Awards
Judges
Dr. Alan Duffy
Astrophysicist & Research Fellow,
Swinburne University
Samantha Wong
Head of Operations, Blackbird Ventures
Gavin Wood
Chief Information Officer, Newcrest Mining
Paul Griffin
Head of Processing,
Newcrest Mining
Nick Strong
Manager – Performance Surface & SAOC; Cadia, Newcrest Mining
Elizabeth Lewis-Gray
Chair, METS Ignited | Managing Director,
Gekko Systems
Keynotes
Dr Amanda Caples
Lead Scientist, Victorian Government
Gerard Bond
Finance Director & Chief Financial Officer, Newcrest Mining
Tamryn Barker
CEO, CORE Innovation Hub
Georgia McDonald
General Manager, Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship
Mentors
Jeannette McGill
Head, Telstra Mining Services
Thomas Li
Postdoc Researcher, CSIRO – Data61
Bre-anne Sainsbury
Associate Professor & Director, Resources Engineering, Monash University
Sean Chaplin
Senior Projects Metallurgist – Autoclaves, Newcrest Mining
Where to register?
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FAQ’s
Can I participate as an individual? I don’t have a team, but still wish to come along, can I do so?
We recommend that you work as a team at Unearthed Melbourne. If you don’t have a team then we’ll help you to form one at a prelaunch event and on the opening evening.
I won’t be able to make it for the full weekend, can I still come?
If you are unable to make one of the days/nights, that’s OK. Just let us know or let your team members know beforehand.
What is the cost? And what does it involve?
Developer tickets are for the full weekend. This includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, multiple coffees and drinks all weekend!
When will the challenges be released? Can we start working earlier?
Challenges descriptions will be released the week before the event. All code, design and assets must be created during the Hackathon or be freely available to the public (open source).
Who owns what we make at the event?
You do.
All teams retain full ownership of what is created during the event. (*barring any prior agreements you might have with employers, universities, etc…)