###Come to our Info Session this Friday (10th March) at RCL: http://rcl.li/TechfugeesBNE17-Information-Session

Following the success of the Techfugees hackathon in Melbourne and Sydney, it's Brisbane’s turn!

About Techfugees

Moved by the plight of refugees in Europe, a number of technology industry people have formed a voluntary team to create the series of non-profit “Techfugees” conferences, hackathons, and work with a global network of collaborators.

Today there are now over 2,000 members of Techfugees, demonstrating a huge desire amongst the tech community to get involved with this issue.

TechfugeesBNE Hackathon events are entirely non-profit, designed to bring together tech engineers, former refugees and asylum seekers, entrepreneurs and startups together with NGOs and other agencies in order to address the crisis in ways where the technology world can bring its considerable firepower develop creative tech solutions to help refugees settle into the Queensland community.

The event will be hosted by our sponsors at RiverCity Labs in partnership with Marist180, MDA Ltd, Access Community Services, Multilink, Australian Red Cross, Welcome to Australia and QUT.

Come make a difference, have some fun, learn a lot and help to welcome refugees to the Queensland community!

Follow us on social media to keep in touch and find out more:

Like us on Facebook @Techfugees Australia: https://www.facebook.com/techfugeesaustralia/

Follow us on Twitter @TechFugeesBNE: https://twitter.com/TechFugeesBNE

#Hack4Refugees

To find out more about Techfugees and eligibility please visit techfugeesbne2017.devpost.com

We are also looking for volunteers to help facilitate the event. If you would like to volunteer during the hackathon, register as a volunteer here.

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Prizes

1st Prize

• $1,000 cash prize from Energy Qld
• 3 months complementary membership at River City Labs, valued at $450/team member

2nd Prize

• $500 cash prize, donated by Suncorp'staff
• 4 months hot desk membership at THE Coterie, QUT Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA), valued at $440
• 2 hours of strategy mentoring with CEA + legal hot-desk support with CEA's legal partner HopgoodGanim, valued at $440
• 1 hour of marketing/comms mentoring with CEA, valued at $150

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Do I have to form my team before the events?
• I have an idea but do not have a team, should I attend?

You don't have to. We will facilitate a pitch session to help people with ideas connect with people looking to join a team. We will also organise an ice-breaking session before to help everyone get to know each other. That being said, you are also welcome to join with your team.

• Do I have to come with an idea?

We encourage everoyne to pitch your ideas and try to form teams around your ideas. However you do not have to come with an idea. You can definitely join a team with an idea that you like.

• I want to volunteer, do I have to commit fot the full duration?

Definitely not! We have allocated timeslots for volunteers. You can pick any slots that fit you the most. We will also be providing catering for all volunteers. If you'd like to volunteer, register your interest here and we'll be in touch very shortly.

• What do I need to bring?

Your laptop & charger. Everything else we will provide.

• What facilities will we have access to?
• What will I be provided?

Wifi. Pens. Papers. Whiteboards & markers. Notepads. Sticky notes. Blue taks. And of course food & drinks over the weekend.

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Agenda

Friday

17:30

Doors open

18:00

Dinner & Networking

18:40

Main Even Starts

Guest Speakers

19:30

Team building exercise

20:10

Pitches + Voting + Team Formation

20:30

Teams move to workspace

23:30

Doors close

Saturday

08:00

Doors open

08:30

Breakfast

9:30

1st Workshop: Lean Startup 101

10:00

2nd Workshop: MVP and Rapid Prototyping

10:30

3rd Workshop: Problem areas

12:30

Team check-ins

12:45

Lunch

13:45

Mentors arrive

13:50

Mentor briefing

14:00

Mentoring slots (10-15 slots per team)

16:00

Mentors leave

18:30

Teams check-ins

18:45

Dinner

19:30

Free working session

23:30

Doors close

Sunday

08:00

Doors open

08:30

Breakfast

10:00

Pitch workshop

10:30

Mentoring slots (10-15 minutes per slot)

12:30

Mentors leave

12:45

Lunch

13:30

4th Workshop: Pitching

14:30

Pitch Practice Start

Teams can test their tech in the presentation space

16:00

Tools down – Move to presentation space

16:30

Presentations start

16:45

Pitches start

18:00

Dinner

19:00

Winners announced

Group photo & After-party