Status active Frequency Annually | Genre Hackathon Years active 2008–2016 | |
Location(s) Imperial College London, Kensington, London, United Kingdom, Bletchley_Park, St_John_the_Baptist,_Hoxton Inaugurated 4–5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) | ||
Over the Air is an annual mobile technology-focused overnight hack day event held in London since 2008. It developed from previous hack day events in 2007 and 2008. The 2011 version of Over the Air was part of the 2011 London Mobile Week.
From 2008 to 2010, the event was held at Imperial College in South Kensington. From 2011 to 2013, it was held at Bletchley Park. There was no Over the Air event in 2014.
In 2015, the event was held at St_John_the_Baptist,_Hoxton; on the 25th and 26th of September. It featured one of the first workshop sessions for the Micro_Bit; along with the usual hackathon and lightning talks. The 8th (and final) event was also St. John's, on the 25th and 26th of November 2016.
The ethos of Over the Air is simple — a 2 day event, including practical and educational talks and a hacking competition. Sponsors of the event have included the BBC, Bluevia, Nokia, PayPal, and Vodafone. Some of the ideas developed at Over the Air have been turned into commercial services.