Over the Air was an annual mobile technology-focused overnight hack day event held in London from 2008 to 2016.[1] The two-day event would include practical and educational talks and a hacking competition.[2] Sponsors of the event have included the BBC,[3] Bluevia,[4] Nokia,[5] PayPal,[6] and Vodafone.[7] Some of the ideas developed at Over the Air have been turned into commercial services.[8]
| Over the Air | |
|---|---|
 People watching the keynote in the Great Hall at Imperial College in 2009 | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | Hackathon |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Imperial College London, Kensington, London, United Kingdom, Bletchley Park, St John the Baptist, Hoxton |
| Years active | 2008–2016 |
| Inaugurated | 4–5 April 2008 |
| Most recent | 25–26 November 2016 |
| Website | overtheair |
History
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Over the Air developed from previous hack day events in 2007 and 2008.
From 2008 to 2010, the event was held at Imperial College in South Kensington.[9][3][10][11] The 2011 version of Over the Air was part of the 2011 London Mobile Week.[12][13] From 2011 to 2013, it was held at Bletchley Park.[8] There was no Over the Air event in 2014.
In 2015, the event was held at St John the Baptist, Hoxton; on 25 and 26 September. It featured one of the first workshop sessions [14] for the Micro Bit; along with the usual hackathon and lightning talks. The 8th (and final) event was also St. John's, on 25 and 26 November 2016.
References
edit- ^ Kiss, Jemima (3 April 2008). "Mobile developers gather for London festival". The Guardian.
- ^ "What is Over The Air". YouTube. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ a b Matthew Postgate (10 April 2008). "Over The Air: Mobile Going Mainstream". BBC. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Over the Air". Blog.bluevia.com. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "nokia « Over the Air". Overtheair.org. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Over the Air : All New Musings". Ewanspence.com. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Vodafone are a Sponsor of OTA11 « Over the Air". Overtheair.org. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Hackers Get Hired At Bletchley Park". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Smith, Colin (10 April 2008). "Over the Air: Imperial College hosts a leading technology festival". Imperial College London.
- ^ Spence, Ewan (30 October 2009). "How to hack a handset". BBC. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Over The Air 2010 – one man's summary for the wider mobile industry". thefonecast.com. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ LondonMobileWeek. "Mobile Content for Everybody". LondonMobileWeek. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ BlueVia (22 September 2011). "London to become the mobile centre of the world – for a week". the Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Young Hackers explore the BBC Micro:bit". Forbes. 28 September 2015.
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