Over the Air

Over the Air
People watching the keynote in the Great Hall at Imperial College in 2009
Statusactive
GenreHackathon
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Imperial College London, Kensington, London, United Kingdom, Bletchley Park, St John the Baptist, Hoxton
Years active2008–2016
Inaugurated4–5 April 2008 (2008-04-05)
Most recent25–26 November 2016 (2016-11-26)
Websiteovertheair.org

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]

  1. ^ Kiss, Jemima (3 April 2008). "Mobile developers gather for London festival". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "What is Over The Air". YouTube. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference autogenerated1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Over the Air". Blog.bluevia.com. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  5. ^ "nokia « Over the Air". Overtheair.org. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Over the Air : All New Musings". Ewanspence.com. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Vodafone are a Sponsor of OTA11 « Over the Air". Overtheair.org. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Hackers Get Hired At Bletchley Park". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.