Hackathons have long been staple events in the Technology Industry since the late 1990’s.  A Hackathon is an intensive event that brings together computer programmers like software developers, graphic designers and user interface specialists along with industry process experts and professionals to identify issues and create software solutions, usually within a weekend.

The first meaningful Hackathon took place in 1999 at Sun Microsystem’s JavaOne Conference, where Sun challenged the attendees to develop Java for the new 3Com Palm 5 mobile device.  The event was a wild success.  Our design and construction industry has not attempted this type of innovative event until now.  Last week, the first AEC Hackathon was announced to be held in San Francisco, California November 8-10, 2013.