🌌 NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2025: A DevFest Special!

📍 Location: Initiative Bürgerzentrum Schuhfabrik e.V., 7 Königstraße, Ahlen, 59227

🗓️ Dates: Saturday, October 4 – Sunday, October 5, 2025

🚀 Innovate with NASA Data, Build the Future! 🛰️

💡Innovation Without Borders – Launch Your Ideas from Ahlen!

• Space is not just about distant stars; it's about the future we create right here on Earth.
• At NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2025, we invite you to be part of that future.
• Collaborate. Create.
• Change the World.
• This unique hybrid event invites 50 participants – coders, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, scientists, students, and creatives – to collaborate and transform NASA’s open-source data into solutions that can change our world.

DevFest 2025: Building Safe, Secure and Scalable Solutions with AI and Cloud.

This year, DevFest 2025 will empower developer communities worldwide to architect the future. We'll focus on driving the practical integration of AI and Google Cloud into their solutions. Our goal is to equip developers with the skills to build innovative, scalable, and ethically sound applications, acknowledging their pivotal role in shaping a technology-driven future that benefits everyone.

About DevFest

DevFest is the world's largest community-driven tech conference, bringing together passionate developers from around the globe. Hosted annually by Google Developer Groups, DevFest offers a unique opportunity to explore developer tools, learn from Google and Google Developer Experts, and connect with fellow developers.

Last year’s DevFest centered on Responsible AI. This theme allowed for exploration of the importance of developing technologies that enhance productivity responsibly, ensuring AI serves humanity.

At DevFest 2024, over 800,000 developers from 565+ events worldwide connected, learned, and shared ideas on AI, cloud, mobile, and emerging technologies developers.google.com

⚠️ Important Notice

This event is hybrid, offering both in-person and virtual participation.

🧑‍💻 Participation is limited to 25 in-person attendees and 25 online attendees. Early registration is highly recommended to secure your place.

Event Dates: October 4-5, 2025

• To take part in the Challenge, registration is ONLY possible via our official page: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2025/local-events/ahlen/
• 5 minutes video on how to register at NASA Space Apps Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AL3QrPBugc

🚀 About DevFest Ahlen 2025

This year’s NASA Space Apps Challenge is hosted as a special edition of DevFest Ahlen 2025 – part of the worldwide DevFest conference series from Google Developer Groups.

By combining DevFest with Space Apps in Ahlen, we bring

• Global-scale energy and expertise, tailored to our community.
• Talks and workshops on topics like AI/ML, Flutter, Google Cloud, Earth Engine, and Responsible Innovation.
• A live hybrid experience: networking, learning, and hacking under one roof.
• The chance to interact with Google Developer Experts, local tech leaders, and global innovators.

About Our Local NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen Event

Ahlen is a city that distinctively blends rich history with a forward-thinking spirit. Our most unique local symbol is the Mammoth 🐘, commemorating the prehistoric woolly mammoth fossils discovered right here. This connection to ancient discovery provides a powerful backdrop for your modern innovations.