Life Science Conference Austine

Austin's First-Ever Life Science Hackathon

Life Sci Hack 2019

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Hosted By

Experimental Civics

Bridging the Gap between Life Science and Software

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What happened?

About This Event

Bridging the Gap between Life Science and Software

Life Sci Hack was developed as a pilot project by Experimental Civics, BioAustin, and CapChem in an effort to produce an actionable event which could provide solutions to 4 core pain-points felt by those in the life science community.

1. Interoperability

Tracking of information between software.

2. Big Data

Dealing with large scientific data data for implementation and analysis.

3. Life Science Tools

Software package tools for the life science community.

4. BioEducation

More robust educational tools for the life science community.

Life Sci Hack is a Winner of Mozilla Mini-Science Grant:

Category Winners

Winners for the 2019 LifeSciHack

Interoperability

Life Science Tools

BioEducation

Event Schedules

The Finalized Schedule

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Open Social + Refreshments

An open social between corporate sponsors, participants, and event staff with the added bonus of dinner!

Location: WeWork (Domain), Austin, TX

7:00pm - 8:15pm

Kick Off Event

Sarah Sharif

Opening Partner Statements, Keynote speakers, Corporate Sponsors statements, Challenge Breakdown, and Judging Criteria

Location: WeWork (Domain), Austin, TX

8:15pm - 10:00pm

Team Formation + Event Q/A

Sarah Sharif

Add yourself as a team member to your dedicated project at registration and get hacking!

Location: WeWork (domain), Austin, TX

10:00pm - 12:00am

Event Close & After Party

Austin Beerworks

Come and Enjoy a beer with us at the Austin Beerworks Brewery

Location: Austin Beerworks

8:00am - 9:00am

Breakfast Welcome

Breakfast will be served promptly at 8:00am and will be warm until 9:00am, you are more than welcome for leftovers!

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX

9:00am

Hacking Continues

Continue Hacking!

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX (or even from any location!)

11:00am - 12:00pm

Mentor Check-in

Mentors will engage with teams to help them get off the ground if needed or provide any additional advice

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX.

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch!

Lunch is served!! Come get it!

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mentor Check-in

Mentors will continue to engage with teams to help them get off the ground if needed or provide any additional advice

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX

4:00pm

Snacks

Grab any snacks for a quick pick me up!

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX.

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Dinner

Grab some dinner on us, fuel prep for the long night of hacking ahead!

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX.

10:00pm

WeWork Domain closes for the night

WeWork Domain is closed for the night, TBA if we have local 24 hour coffee shops available!

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX.

8:00am - 9:00am

Breakfast Welcome

Breakfast will be served promptly at 8:00am and will be warm until 9:00am, you are more than welcome for leftovers!

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX

9:00am

Hacking Continues

Continue Hacking!

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX (or even from any location!)

11:00am - 12:00pm

Mentor Check-in

Mentors will engage with teams to help them get off the ground if needed or provide any additional advice

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX.

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch/Judging Submissions

Lunch is served! While you chow down on your lunch the judges will then evaluate the project submissions

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Deadline for Project Submissions

Please Pull Request your project submission to the life science hackathon github repository

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Presentations

Teams will present their submissions in a 2 minute time slot to the judges and other participants of the hackathon.

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX.

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Judge Results and Celebrations

Thank you for participating in our hackathon! Celebrate and pat yourself on the back!

Location: WeWork Domain, Austin, TX.

Why Attend?

Bridging the Gap between Life Science and Software

Be Inspired

We are now at the pinnacle of creativity with new emerging technologies and innovative practices like design thinking and hacking. Join others to build your idea and knowledge.

Meet New Faces

We are the first event of this kind in Austin. With our company, academic, and technology invite list, you’ll be sure to meet some amazing people (and possible new friends.)

Get Hired

Can’t seem to find an employer or employee? Our invite list includes recruiters to help you all find who you are looking for and great fits based on the results of our hackathon.

Free Swag

There will be fresh food, cash and SXSW badge prizes up for grabs, stickers and much more.

Global-Facing

Our event is the start of something much larger and we can’t wait to showcase our hackers and projects in front of a global audience. You never know who might be listening or watching!

Learn Something New

Regardless of your experience, who is in your current network or what your skills might be, there is always an opportunity to learn at an event like this. Time to level up in the new year!

What to Bring?

Bridging the Gap between Life Science and Software

Pre-liminary to the event we will have a meetup for future hackers to showcase or talk more about their ideas and spur innovation. You are allowed to bring existing code to work on before the event begins so long as the project is not at it's near completion. Feel free to also use any recycled projects!

Check List

Bring a positive, can-do attitude
Your laptop (we won’t have spaces for a desktop setup)
Your own food if you have certain dietary requirements
Warm and comfortable clothes
A water bottle you can refill to stay hydrated
Your resume
Your existing code or recyclable material, everything is open source

Have a Question?

Bridging the Gap between Life Science and Software

Where is the event being held?

WeWork Domain, 11801 Domain Blvd 3rd Fl Austin TX 78758

What if I don't know any programming skills?

We actually need more than just programming skills at the table, bring yourself and let’s see how we can have you help and learn

What if I don't know anything about Life Science?

We want to invite everyone and anyone, you don’t need to know about Life Science to participate.

What is the cost of event?

It’s free.

How do I look for recruitment at the event?

Feel free to have conversations with potential sponsors and companies at our kickoff

What are the prizes of the event?

SXSW is sponsoring our event and we will have prizes from them!

Is the event going to be all night?

The venue will close at 10:00pm but feel free to continue hacking through the night!

What happens after the event?

Life Sci Hack will continue to help projects grow after the event. Since we advocate for Open Science, we would like all of your projects sponsored on a public repository!