Applications Open to Join the Hackathon “Women. Technology. Sustainability.”

Establishing a new tradition marking the International Women’s Day, the second annual hackathon aimed at promoting diversity and inclusion in technology will be celebrated in the middle of March. A week of events and workshops starting on Monday, March 8 will end with a 48hr sustainability hackathon over the weekend, March 12-14. This year, the event will take place fully online, bringing in all interested participants from across the CEE region and beyond. 

The event named this year as “Women. Technology. Sustainability.” is open to participants from all experience levels, and the organisers especially encourage people without any experience to apply as well.

To join, individuals need to either formulate an idea for a prototype of a solution they would like to try to build within 48hr and invite others to join them, or they can explore the ideas submitted by others and apply to join another team. An idea needs to have 4-8 team members to be able to participate in this event. 

Applications are open until March 12: https://eventornado.com/event/hackathon-women-technology-sustainability-2021

The hackathon week will launch on Monday, March 8 at 6pm with an online open discussion on Women in Tech, followed by open workshops during the week for all those interested. The event itself will launch on Friday evening, with 48 intense hours of working, building and creating until Sunday. The event expects to include over 200 participants from across the Baltics.

Hackathon participants will also have the opportunity to consult with 50+ experts from different fields – from engineers to lawyers, marketing or sustainability experts, designers and more – directly during the 48hr, to ask for their advice, feedback or insights on building their idea.

“At the hackathon “Women. Technology. Sustainability.” we aim to focus on building new ideas, prototypes and solutions for Sustainability during the “New Normal”. The main goal is to provide a safe, well organised and welcoming space for women to have their first attempt in a hackathon, share and meet like-minded people,” says Anna Andersone, CEO of Riga TechGirls. 

As we all try to adapt to the new normal and find better ways to work, build and live in the future, this event is calling for ideas that focus on 6 sustainability verticals, recognizing the importance of seizing the current moment to create better solutions in the long run:

• Environmental sustainability and Green Deal (Circular economy & data)
• Psychological sustainability (emotional health and wellbeing in the long run)
• Motivational sustainability (staying motivated in remote setup and distancing)
• Working from home sustainably (minimizing the environmental impact while working fully or part time remotely)
• Management sustainability (tools, ideas and solutions for managing sustainable business with exhausted teams, employees and being an exhausted manager)
• Energy and engineering sustainability

The hackathon “Women. Technology. Sustainability.” is organized by Riga TechGirls and Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) and supported by TechHub Riga, Accenture and Printify. The hackathon is open to anyone, regardless of gender, geographical location or level of experience.