⭐ROBOGALS X DSCUBED IMPACT HACKATHON⭐

👥 Hosted by clubs Robogals + DSCubed in partnership with leading technology consultancy Versent, this one-day hackathon is built for big ideas and bold action!

🧠 WHAT’S THE THEME?
Women In Stem: Education - how can we provide better resources, representation and mitigate barriers for women and other underrepresented communities who want to join STEM fields?

🗓️ WHEN AND WHERE?
🕘 9am–6pm, Saturday May 2nd
📍 Versent Office, Level 19/8 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC

WHY YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS IT:

🏆$600 Prize Pool + Versent Merch + Robogals Frank Green bottles!
🍽️ FREE Entry + Food
🤖 Pre-event interactive workshop on Kiro and Replit on 29th April
🧑‍🏫 All-day mentor support from Versent
👕🎁 Swag + Hackathon Guidebook
🧑‍⚖️ Judging by Versent Representatives

👯‍♀️ Teams of 2–4 people. Sign up with your mates OR register solo and we’ll match you up!

💬 No experience? No worries — this event is open to all university students of all programming levels from BEGINNER to EXPERIENCED.

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EVENT SCHEDULE:

8:50 AM - Check-in starts

9:20 AM - Icebreakers + Team Formations and Registration

9:45 AM - Hacking time STARTS + Figma workshop

10:30 AM - Pitch workshop

12:30 PM - Lunch provided

3:00 PM - Hacking time ENDS and you must submit to DevPost

3:15 PM - Presentation time

5:15 PM - Judging time

5:30 PM - Closing and award ceremony

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Underrepresented communities include:

Women and gender-diverse people
People of colour
People living in regional areas
People with disabilities
People from low socioeconomic backgrounds

Problem areas that you can explore:

Resources: “What do I need?” - accessibility to tools, information, programs, opportunities
Representation: “Can I see myself here?” - having mentors in the same shoes as those underrepresented students
Barriers: “What’s stopping me?” - awareness, navigating barriers to entry, including financial, cultural, and communal
Any other problem areas that you can think of

Women in STEM: Education Hackathon

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