DevFest Troy '25
Conference: Fri, Oct 31 & Sat, Nov 1, 2025
Get ready for the ultimate tech extravaganza at DevFest 2025 in Troy, NY - it's gonna be epic!
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our sponsor
Hudson Valley Open Data Hackathon 2025
Unlocking Public Data Insights with Open Source and AI
Join us for an exciting half-day hackathon focused on leveraging New York State's Open Data resources using cutting-edge AI technologies and open-source tools. This event brings together developers, data scientists, civic tech enthusiasts, and public sector innovators to create impactful solutions for our communities.
Hudson Valley Digital Rally Hackathon 2026
Please save the date: Monday, May 18th, 2026, Noon-7pm -- Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie NY
- Registration for general public is opening soon!
- Mentors and Volunteers Sign Up (judges, mentors, team leads)
- Sponsors Sign Up
Tentative schedule:
Hudson Valley Digital Rally Hackathon 2024
This year's theme is: "Changing the Community: Digital Champions for Social Good."
Your goal is to create an application that addresses a problem you know about in the community using the resources provided in the Hackathon Toolkit or other resources of your choosing.
Your application and presentation need to meet the following goals:
Re-Invent / Re-Imagine / Re-Think > Innovate
HV TechFest brings together people who care about technology. It creates a marketplace for buyers and sellers of technology expertise - people who are good at technology and people who want to hire those who are good at technology, or who want to learn from tech experts.
Itis the missing link that connects academia, industry, individuals, potential employers, and it offers a space for those that never thought they could be developers
Monthly Tech Meetups - Call for Speakers
While the annual HVTechFest brings together people who care about technology to highlight the trend, our monthly Meetups allow us to get a grasp on what's relevant for our region and people.
Tech Academy: Facilitating Positive change
We are proud to introduce Tech Academy - the new program to upskill Newburgh residents with relevant digital skills. The program to be launched by Newburgh Free Library's at the newly renovated Tech Hub space in 2023.
Our goals:
Meet our 2022 Keynote Speaker
2022 DevFest
DevFest - Developers Festivall
4 to 8 PM. Interactive Streaming
Innovative cutting edge skills that keep you ahead of the curve and in front of the competition.
Reinvent yourself in the new tech space, learn about cutting edge technologies from the experts developing and using them.
From Open Data to AI - Mini Hackathon 2023
New year, new Hackathon! OpenHub is excited to announce that the 2023 Mini Hackathon will be happening this March 10th, with the theme ‘Open Data to AI for Social Good in the Hudson Valley, NY’
HV TechFest brings together people who care about technology. It creates a marketplace for buyers and sellers of technology expertise - people who are good at technology and people who want to hire those who are good at technology, or who want to learn from tech experts.
Itis the missing link that connects academia, industry, individuals, potential employers, and it offers a space for those that never thought they could be developers
2023 HVTechFest
- Monthly meetups
- Annual Conference
Read more to see what you can apply for!
Let's share insights, discover opportunities, discuss gamifying, coding, trends in technology platforms, products and services. Expand your tech horizons and find inspiration.
HVTechFest'21 Hackathon Recap
The third Hudson Valley Tech Hackathon was held virtually on October 29-30th on Zoom and Discord. The theme was ‘Digital Collaboration/Using Open Data For Social Good’ and our Hackers really took that and ran with it! More on their innovative projects coming up soon - don’t miss it.This year’s Hackathon was a smashing success, people from all around Hudson Valley (and the world) joined us for a weekend of learning, coding, problem-solving, and productive collaboration!
