Green Waves Hackathon
Sustainable IT & Water
Fancy coding that killer app and win a prize doing so? Join us riding the waves towards a sustainable future with our Green Waves Hackathon!
• Open from now until Nov 15: online sessions - participate from anywhere
• Nov 22: In-person finale at The Green Village, Delft University of Technology Campus. Join us for an exciting day of collaboration, innovation and networking!
Will you find the groundbreaking way to deploy data in the domains of sustainable IT or water research and thus reducing society's impact on the environment?
Join the Green Waves Hackathon to collaborate with like-minded innovators and unleash your creativity in developing an application focused on sustainable IT or water, transforming untapped datasets into impactful solutions for a greener future!
Led by the Climate Action Programme of the Delft University of Technology and in collaboration with the Green Software Foundation, Rabobank, Microsoft & Illionx, this hackathon brings together a group of frontrunning sustainability changemakers. And you can also join!
Is this hackathon for me?
Are you a developer or someone interested in sustainable solutions, from either the scientific (student/researcher), corporate or government realm? Then this hackathon is the perfect opportunity to clench your thirst for innovative creative thinking and to contribute to sustainability research. In this hackathon participants will develop applications that contribute to a more sustainable planet and produce new insights about our changing planet.
You could help develop an app that maximizes battery life of your smartphone or optimizes your cloud storage, or an improved version of weather alarm for your location, etcetera. How cool would it be that your application or idea goes viral after the hackathon and really makes a difference?
We will publish more information about the hackathon assignments and categories in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
You can find the hackathon assignments here: Hackathon assignments
What can I expect?
You have 6 weeks to develop your idea. The hackathon started at October 4th, and submissions are due on November 15th. You can participate as an individual or as a group. We estimate that you will need at least 2 to 4 days to work on your hackathon idea. For both themes, the hackathon winners are selected by a jury of experts.
On November 22nd a festive closing event will be organized at the Delft University of Technology. The winning participant(s) is(are) guaranteed of a slot, others need to sign up.
What type of ideas can I explore?
To give you a sneak preview into potential ideas you can further explore, here are a couple to get you started:
- Gaming and CO2
- Embodied emissions tool
- Green cloud storage directory
Organisers & Partners
• Delft University of Technology - Climate Action Programme
• Green Software Foundation
• Rabobank
• ilionx
• Microsoft
AGENDA EVENT Nov 22
9:00 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 - 9:45 Welcome
9:45 - 10:05
Presentation Climate Action Programme
Herman Russchenberg (TU Delft)
10:05 - 10:25
Presentation - Collaboration in Climate Research
Joost Wegman (Rabobank Research)
10:25 - 10:45
Presentation - Sustainable IT
Przemek Pawelczak (TU Delft)
10:45 AM - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:20
Presentation - Going on a Sustainability Safari
Maarten Küppers (ilionx)
11:20 - 11:40
Presentation - Adoption of Sustainable IT
Renske Melchers-Vermolen (Rabobank Wavemakers)
11:40 - 12:00
Presentation - Turning our Country Sustainable
Dutch National Government
Annemarie Küppers
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
Option to join Guided Walk across the Green Village terrain
1:30 - 1:50
Presentation - Community - Green Software Foundation
Pini Reznik (Green Software Foundation)
1:50 - 2:25
Interactive Q&A Session on Sustainable Innovation
Wilco Burggraaf (Green Software Foundation)
2:25 - 3:00
Demo Time - Impressions of Hackathon Projects
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:00
Award Ceremony - Hackathon Winners
4:00 - 4:15
Wrap-up of the day
4:15 - 6:00
Drinks and Networking
6:00 - 8:00
Afterparty across the street at Café X
