Build with AI: Code for Communities 2.0 Workshops | GDG Cloud Rajkot

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: (Topic & Speaker to be announced soon!) 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: Rajkot (The exact venue will be announced shortly). 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. 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 AI for Digital Public Infrastructure & Governance: Enhancing citizen services, transparency, and public systems. Clean Air & Climate Resilience: Leveraging data and predictive AI to tackle pollution, energy consumption, and environmental monitoring. Smart Health & Supply Chain Resilience: Improving healthcare access, diagnostic support, and critical logistics. Agricultural Intelligence: Empowering farmers with predictive yield models, pest detection, and smart resource management. 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 [email protected]