Are you looking to build impactful, real-world solutions and compete in one of the most exciting community hackathons of the year?

GDG Cloud Rajkot is excited to host an intensive, hands-on workshop day designed to help you prepare, build, and submit top-tier projects for Code for Communities 2.0—a premier hackathon under Google’s Build with AI initiative!

Agenda:

• 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Check-in & Registration

• 10:15 AM – 10:40 AM: Code for Communities 2.0 – Hackathon Overview & Problem Deep Dive

  • Speaker: Varun Poladiya - Co-Organizer, GDG Cloud Rajkot

• 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Workshop: Idea to Impact: Build & Deploy with AI

  • Speakers: Meet Javiya and Yash Khokhar

• 12:15 PM – 01:30 PM: Workshop: Building Intelligent AI Agents with Firebase and Genkit

  • Speaker: Vrijraj Singh – Google Developer Expert (GDE)

• 01:30 PM onward: Lunch, Q&A, and Open Networking

⚠️ Important Note: This event is not a hackathon itself. It is a preparation and enablement event featuring curated hands-on workshops, technical mentorship, and guidance to equip you with the skills and tools needed to participate and succeed in the Code for Communities 2.0 hackathon.

Venue & Logistics:

• Date: 27th September - Sunday.

• Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

• Venue: RK University City Campus, 2nd Ring Road, Mota Mava, Rajkot. Map link of the location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NGMP1NE6kmxknnGp7

• Audience: Open to all entrepreneurs, developers, students, tech enthusiasts, and designers.

• Cost: Free, but registration is mandatory to reserve your seat.

What to Bring & Prerequisites:

• Bring your fully charged laptop and chargers.

• Connectivity: The venue may have limited internet bandwidth; please be prepared to use your mobile hotspot / mobile data for hands-on activities.

Venue Partner: RK University, City Campus.

About the Hackathon: Code for Communities 2.0

Code for Communities 2.0 is a community-driven hackathon under Google’s Build with AI program, bringing together innovators and developers to tackle pressing societal and technological challenges.

🎯 Purpose

To leverage cutting-edge technologies—specifically Generative AI, cloud infrastructure, and modern developer tooling—to create scalable, community-first solutions that drive meaningful social impact.

🏆 Key Highlights & Prizes

• Total Prize Pool: Up to ₹10,00,000 in prizes, goodies, and cloud credits!

• Mentorship: Direct access to Google Developer Experts (GDEs), mentors, and community leads.

• Showcase: Opportunity to showcase your solution on a national platform.

🛤️ Tracks & Focus Areas

1. AI for Digital Public Infrastructure & Governance: Enhancing citizen services, transparency, and public systems.

2. Clean Air & Climate Resilience: Leveraging data and predictive AI to tackle pollution, energy consumption, and environmental monitoring.

3. Smart Health & Supply Chain Resilience: Improving healthcare access, diagnostic support, and critical logistics.

4. Agricultural Intelligence: Empowering farmers with predictive yield models, pest detection, and smart resource management.

5. Track-Based Cyclone Impact & Infrastructure Vulnerability Forecaster: Using satellite data and multimodal AI to model storm surges and predict critical infrastructure risks for early disaster warning.

⏳ Hackathon Timeline

• Prototype submission deadline: 30 September 2026.

🔗 Hackathon Participation Link

• Register and submit your team on Hack2skill:

  👉 https://hack2skill.com/event/codeforcommunities2

🚀 Why Attend This Event on 27 September?

• Get a clear walkthrough of the problem statements, submission criteria, and evaluation guidelines for the Code for Communities 2.0 Hackathon.

• Learn from industry experts.

• Find potential teammates, brainstorm project ideas, and get peer feedback.

Seats are strictly limited to maintain workshop quality. Reserve your spot today!

For questions, please reach us on gdgcloudrajkot@gmail.com