The Green Tech Hackathon will explore innovative solutions for reducing the environmental impact of digital technologies, not only with a focus on Internet infrastructure but also on ideas of regenerative society and climate justice - and everything in between. Our projects will cover topics such as:
- Renewable energy
- Sustainable purchasing
- E-waste recycling
- Water consumption of data centres
- Low-tech networking
- Inclusion of marginalised voices in Internet Governance
- Reuse and repurpose of telecom equipment
- Energy efficiency
- Data minimalism
- DeGrowth tech
- Feminist Internet
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for ISPs
- Materiality Assessments and Alignment with the UN SDG's
- Solar Punk
- Carbon-aware routing
- Permacomputing
Expected outcomes are: improved documentation, software tools, research paper, contribution to an IETF draft, art piece, design prototype, (start of) Best Current Practice document, hardware you have re-purposed or soldered from scratch -- and most importantly, new connections and inspiration from getting to know each other and working together!
Important dates and applications deadlines
- end-August: Applications open
- 30 September: Early bird deadline
- 30 November: Last minute deadline
- 10-11 December: Hackathon
Hackathon format
The hackathon will bring together 42 participants to work on various challenges in teams of three to six people. We will provide food, drinks, space, Club Mate, electricity, post-it notes, WiFi, and stroopwafels.
Agenda
- Day 1: Project proposals, team formation, progress rounds, and social dinner.
- Day 2: Continued work, final presentations, and awards for Best Team Work, Craziest Idea, and Most Complete Project.
- Post-event: Reviews will be published on RIPE Labs, and some projects may be presented at RIPE meetings or other events.
Format
On day one, everyone will introduce themselves and their skills/interests, and people will choose their teammates and potential projects they would like to work on. In the afternoon, there will be a progress round with feedback from other teams and judges, followed by a social dinner.
On day two, work will continue with more collaboration and feedback rounds until the final presentation of the results in the afternoon.
After the event, we will publish the results on RIPE Labs and might suggest presenting the work at future RIPE Meetings or other NOG/IETF events. Some projects continue after the hackathon and evolve into different ideas and solutions.
Please note that RIPE NCC hackathons are non-commercial and non-competitive. The focus is on cooperation and openness - all the code produced is FLOSS, and all the results are published on public software repositories, wikis, and on blogs to help others further create, experiment, and develop ideas and tools.