Women in STEM: Education Hackathon

⭐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 VICWHY 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.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------EVENT SCHEDULE:8:50 AM - Check-in starts9:20 AM -Icebreakers + Team Formations and Registration9:45 AM - Hacking time STARTS + Figma workshop10:30 AM - Pitch workshop12:30 PM - Lunch provided3:00 PM - Hacking time ENDS and you must submit to DevPost3:15 PM - Presentation time5:15 PM - Judging time5:30 PM - Closing and award ceremony-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Underrepresented communities include:Women and gender-diverse peoplePeople of colourPeople living in regional areasPeople with disabilitiesPeople from low socioeconomic backgroundsProblem areas that you can explore:Resources: “What do I need?” - accessibility to tools, information, programs, opportunitiesRepresentation: “Can I see myself here?” - having mentors in the same shoes as those underrepresented studentsBarriers: “What’s stopping me?” - awareness, navigating barriers to entry, including financial, cultural, and communalAny other problem areas that you can think of