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Women in STEM: Education Hackathon

Date
2 May – 2 May 2026
Location
Versent Office
Prize
$600+
Price
Free
Format
In-Person
Organizer
Robogals Melbourne and DSCubed

About This Event

⭐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 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.

SET-UP INFO: Bring your laptop (Windows, Mac or Linux) and your creativity: Install Kiro IDE (free — no credit card needed) Download Kiro for your operating system here Open Kiro and sign in using one of these options: Google account (fastest) GitHub account AWS Builder ID (free sign-up) Once signed in to Kiro, you'll automatically receive 500 free credits — more than enough for the entire session!

OPTIONAL SET-UP: For enterprise-grade AWS deployment practice Note: The AWS optional setup takes around 20–30 minutes, so please do this well before the session. During the session, we'll also demo how to take a local deployment to AWS with best practices. You're welcome to just watch — but if you'd like to follow along and practise deploying to AWS yourself, please set up the following before the session: Create a free AWS Account (For AWS new sign-up, it is 12 months free, and AWS won't charge you if you use free tier resources) Install AWS CLI on your laptop here Configure AWS CLI with your credentials here

Tracks

Women in STEM: Education

Create solutions to provide better resources, representation, and mitigate barriers for women entering STEM fields.

Schedule

Wed 29 Apr TBA

Pre-event Workshop

Interactive workshop on Kiro and Replit to prepare for the hackathon.

Online

Sat 02 May 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM AEST

Hackathon Day

Full day hackathon with mentor support, workshops, and judging.

Versent Office, level 19/8 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Tickets

Event tickets
Ticket Price Fee Status Description
General Admission Free Available Free entry to the one-day hackathon including food, swag, and access to all workshops and mentor support.

Prizes

Event prizes
Place Prize Value
1st Cash prize from $600 pool + Versent Merch + Robogals Frank Green bottles $600+

Tags

HackathonWomen in STEMEducationRobogalsDSCubedVersentUniversityBeginner Friendly

Schedule

Pre-event Workshop

Wed 29 Apr

TBA

Hackathon Day

Sat 02 May

9:00 AM - 5:30 PM AEST

Location

Versent Office

level 19/8 Exhibition St

Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Format: In-Person
Visibility: Public
Organizer: Robogals Melbourne and DSCubed
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