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Our events are designed to draw together UoN Students from ICT, Design, Business and Health, with input from Clinicians, Carers + Consumers to tackle regional health problems visible in sites like MyHealthyCommunities with targeted use of technology. It's an immersive event for all involved, with a 54hr timeframe providing a compressed challenge to deliver first generation concepts and prototypes in a deep-dive learning experience that balances teamwork, time management, business-savvy and digital collaboration skills with clinically relevant technology and services.

We provide event attendees with exposure to leading collaboration tools from Atlassian, computing platforms like IBMs Bluemix and Watson Artificial Intelligence and frameworks such as Apples HealthKit, ResearchKit, using a combination of on-campus and virtual resources to assist team efforts over the weekend.

Most hackathons rely on Face to Face attendance - our event is designed to interact with Clinicians, Carers and Consumers using a remote engagement model to support the needs of regional, rural and remote clinicians. This allows them to engage with teams securely and take part in a Continuous Professional Development experience that closes the gap between technology Needs and viable Solutions, whilst helping students get a great exposure experience in fast moving collaborations and contemporary tools.

Event winners are eligible for cash and business catalyst service prizes from our Sponsors, who help us shape our Challenge categories each year.

Event Format

Note: Schedule is indicative only until actual event commencement.
FRIDAY night
6pm* Arrival and event registration at 376 Hub
7pm – 7:30pm Welcome and speakers in 
7:30pm – 9pm Team formation, rules overview and Devpost team registration
9:30pm Teams announced to public on www.hackinghealthtech.com for remote team interaction on Sat.
* Light food and drinks will be served from 6:30pm – 7.30pm

SATURDAY - all day
8am Doors open and hacking begins;
9am Mentors arrive and circulate to assist your Hacking focus through the day until 5pm;
5pm Submissions close, Pitches begin
6pm Winners announced

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Congratulations to the 2016 HackingHealthTech Hackathon Winners!
1ST PLACE WINNER - $1500 cash/$120,000 IBM Service credits - AnxietyBand

WINNER - "Got Potential" Award - BlueChilli 99toLaunch platform access (~$1300 value) - HackMyFridge

WINNER -"Smells like TEAM Spirit" Award  ($500) - OpenArms - OpenSource prosthetics
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THANK YOU TO OUR TEAMS, MENTORS AND SUPPORTERS FOR MAKING 'HACKINGHEALTHTECH' HAPPEN AT UON. 

Your Hackathon Host

​​Brian Hill - is a UoN Alumni, Founder of Laughing Mind and Quiet Rush, CoFounder of Assemblient. With over 20yrs of healthcare and technology consulting experience, he is active in helping the startup ecosystem of our region to launch the businesses of tomorrow from the Hunter and Central Coast. As Startup Digest Curator for our region, he posts on local startup updates and events. Got something on? Let him know about it.. 

​Brian runs a Digital Makers Meetup to connect + catalyse local digital makers across the Hunter and Central Coast regions, running events like www.hackinghealthtech.com in partnership with UoN and Startup ecosystem partners, as well as Arts+Tech+LifestyleMedicine (STEAM) events like www.lumenmotion.com. Founded in 2004, Laughing Mind is catalysing + supporting the growth of new and established businesses in our region with world class collaboration products, IoT solutions + smart portable solar products to power digital nomads.