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Photogenic Hackagong Ambassadors

Another article in the Illawarra Mercury today! This time we managed to get all of our amazing Hackagong Ambassadors together for an epic photo. From left-to-right we have Chris Richards our “build” ambassador and organiser of the 3D printing competition and workshop; myself, Nathan Waters the founder of Hackagong and Demo Day; Travis Wall our…

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3D Printing Workshop Was Epic!

The Hackagong 3D printing workshop held Friday 5th July was a great success with around 35 people in attendance. Our “build” ambassador, Chris Richards, walked through the various uses and advancements in 3D printing, as well as brief walkthroughs of 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software. For those who are new to 3D design software, we…

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Hackagong 2013

Hackagong, Wollongong’s epic hackathon competition is back again for 2013! The hackathon is on July 20-21, 2013 in the very awesome uniCentre building which has fantastic areas for teams to breakout into, a games area with Xbox and PlayStations to unwind, and of course bean bags. So far we’re expecting around 150 participants, and up…

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Kickstart Kristmas in the papers!

Great photo and write-up on the Hackagong 2012 overall winners, Kickstart Kristmas.

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HackAGong 2012 Winners Announced

At the end of 30 hours of development time attendees gathered at the Unibar along with a large number of other guests and took turns to present the apps they had built over the weekend. A total of 27 teams presented their creations, and we have winners for each of the prize categories! Category Awards…

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12 Hours To Go!

Less than 12 hours now until we kick off the inaugural HackAGong event at the University of Wollongong. If you have yet to register, show up at the door – we have a small number of spots remaining before we reach venue capacity. For those attending and participating, some tips: Check the On The Day section of…

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Less than two weeks to go

It’s less than two weeks until Wollongong’s inaugural HackAGong event kicks off. If you haven’t already got a team, now’s a good time to find people to work with. Make sure you register on the Hackagong site so you can check out other attendees, or post on the Facebook page. There’ll also be a brief matchmaking session before the…

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Website Registration Now Open

Participants and attendees are now invited to register on the website. If you are thinking about participating but you do not have a team, register on the website and make use of our matchmaking features to find potential teammates. If you are interested in attending the presentations, entry is free. The presentation event begins at…

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First News Article!

Shoutout to Greg Ellis at The Illawarra Mercury for this, the first of many news articles spreading the word about Hackagong!

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HACKAGONG: The Beginnings

HACKAGONG began very much like a lean startup, with very humble beginnings. Myself and business partner, Tristan Grace, had just come back from the Sensis API Hackathon (SAPIhack) held in March 2012 at Pollenizer in Surry Hills, Sydney. It was the first hackathon we’d ever attended, and was an incredibly awesome experience. We met some…

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