In-person: VibeCode Hackathon

Dates: 18. - 20. November
Register by: 12. November
Location: Entrance Norwegian Offshore Industry Authority - Prof Olav Hanssens vei 10, Stavanger

Sign up here

Please note:  All attendees must bring a picture ID. We only accept passport, Norwegian driving licence and national ID card (within Schengen). If you do not bring valid ID, you may be denied entry.

Create you favorite oil and gas app in 2 days

In the series of fun and successful hackathons under the auspices of FORCE, we are embarking on the 2026 hackathon.

Due to the advent of vibe coding, every domain expert with a good idea can now fully contribue to projects. We are looking forward to cross operation company/university/vendor collaboration. Bring your data and idea or jump on somebodies' data and idea.

Who is this for?

AUDIENCE

• Geoscientists and engineers
• Students
• Service companies and IT
• Domain specialists

WE PROVIDE

• Tokens
• High - end language models
• Wells, seismic and DiskosQA data
• Experst mentors and great company 

Program

WED 18. NOVEMBER

19:00 Ice Breaker - Beers, Meet & Greet

Form groups, propose projects, kick off ideas

THU 19. NOVEMBER

08:00 Startup Meeting - Ullanhaug, Norwegian Offshore Directorate

08:30 - 16:00 Full day of coding

09:00 - 23:00 Stavanger Øst, Network, recharge, keep hacking

FRI 20. NOVEMBER

08:00 - 12:00 Final Coding Sprint

Last push before presentations

13:00 - 15:00 Presentations & Awards

Showcase  what you built, and winners announced

FORCE seminars have previously been fully booked with waiting lists so you are encouraged to sign up as soon as you know you will attend.

Participation fees Stavanger:
FORCE members: NOK 2000,-
Non-members: NOK 4000,-
University/Students: NOK 500,-

Important information:

You can register as a FORCE member and pay "FORCE member" price if you are an employee of a member company.
All FORCE member companies are listed here.

Payment is made online by credit card or VIPPS. Please note that no refunds will be given after you have signed up.
If you for any reason cannot attend the workshop, you are welcome to send a representative, just inform the FORCE Secretariat as soon as there are changes. 

If you need to cancel your registration, please use the confirmation e-mail you received when you signed up.

If the seminar/webinar is cancelled, your payment will be refunded. 

For other questions, please contact the FORCE Secretariat

Norwegian Offshore Directorate org.no: 870917732