Our History Over the Air was developed as a concept between a group of like-minded people off the back of the first highly successful Hack Days in 2007 and 2008, and the clear need in the mobile industry calendar for an event that was by developers for developers. Instigated by Daniel Appelquist – Over the […]

Over the Air has been a unique tech-agnostic event for and by the developer community, featuring technical workshops where attendees can roll up their sleeves and tinker with new development platforms, operating systems, APIs, SDKs, hardware and devices. Although it’s mostly about software development and hardware hacking, you don’t need to be a programmer to attend. Attendees […]

The Programme

Extending the Web at OTA16 At Over the Air we’ve always had an underlying theme of connected applications and the interconnection of things. We’ve also always had a focus on the open web, and especially the use of the web on mobile devices. This year our focus turns to how the Web can be extended […]

Lightning Talks

On Friday evening, we invite everyone to gather together in one of the Marquees for a series of Lightning Talks, given by members of the community. If you have an idea for an amusing story, an inspiring vision, or an informative fact – then please submit a Lightning Talk proposal! The talks are 5 minutes each, but with no set number […]

Hackathon Challenges & Categories

The Nexmo APIs Challenge This category celebrates the best use of Nexmo APIs. You can choose from Voice, SMS, Number Insight & Verify, or even use a combination! The entries will be judged on creativity, presentation, technical achievement and application of Nexmo. WINNER: The winner was Robert Lee-Can (otherwise known as Leeky) for his entry Virtual OTA […]

Venue

St. John’s Hoxton, London, UK. We’re back again at the same brilliant venue as OTA15 – St. John’s Hoxton in the North East creative hub of Hackney / Shoreditch / Old Street. St. John’s on Pitfield Street is an impressive oasis in bustling London, with an amazingly spacious building, and lots of room on the grounds […]

And that’s a wrap.

November 30, 2016July 5, 2017Margaret Gold

A huge thank-you to everyone who made OTA16 a fantastic event – the 8th and last, of the Over the Air series. #OTA16 is officially starting! pic.twitter.com/B2t1xZiiVN — Christian Payne (@Documentally) November 25, 2016 The workshop programme was full of some truly amazing talks, the hall was filled with the buzzing of collaborations and […]

Support our amazing Venue by making a donation

November 26, 2016Margaret Gold

We’ve asked Rev. Graham to set up a dedicated donation tool for the attendees of Over the Air 2016, so that we can offer some additional financial support for this amazing building, and the services it offers both the local community and the technology community. Our generous sponsors have made this year’s OTA possible, but only at […]

We’ve got 3D scanning & printing!

November 25, 2016Margaret Gold

Thanks to Hercules, as Manager of our Art Space at OTA16, and with the support of both Mystery Vibe and 3dscanbot we have a 3D scanner and printer in the Main Hall, to use to your heart’s content! If you haven’t had a play with it yet – get cracking, and join them for a hands-on workshop on […]

The CrateDB Data Challenge

November 25, 2016November 25, 2016Margaret Gold

Crate are big fans of data. Big data, small data, open data. We want to see what you can do using the CrateDB, oodles of data, and the limitless power of your imagination. Luckily for our happy hackers, a SQL database shouldn’t be too hard to integrate into most projects, letting us focus on judging entries […]

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