Calendar | Notion

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
20 July
21 July
22 July
23 July
24 July
Announcement:
Selected teams and team members	25 July
26 July
Kick-off
- Instructions and intro to partners
****
15:00 – 16:30
27 July	28 July
Masterclass 1

Design for Environmental Impact | 29 July Masterclass 2
Tech & Innovation for Environment Deadline: Submit group’s idea by COB | 30 July Masterclass 3
Environmental data sourcing & GIS ** Announcement: Composition of mentoring groups | 31 July Group activity: Decide the approach, tools, schedule, and resources needed | 1 August | 2 August | | 3 August | 4 August Masterclass 4
Transforming Earth Observation Data into Insights & Sandbox intro | 5 August Masterclass 5
Modeling of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Deadline: Submit group’s work plan to mentors | 6 August | 7 August Check-in with mentors / Q&A
15 mins per group | 8 August | 9 August | | 10 August | 11 August Full day in-person Hackathon (voluntary) With mentors | 12 August Masterclass 6
AI for Environmental Sustainability | 13 August Masterclass 7
Pitching Your Solution | 14 August Check-in with mentors / Q&A
Solution refinement | 15 August | 16 August Full day in-person Hackathon (voluntary) | | 17 August | 18 August | 19 August | 20 August | 21 August Check-in with mentors / Q&A
Solution refinement | 22 August Semi-final: Presentation to UNEP panel – Selection of top 5 | 23 August | | 24 August | 25 August Announce the top 5 teams that will present at the final event | 26 August | 27 August | 28 August Check-in with mentors (top 5 only) - ****Refine product & pitch | 29 August | 30 August | | 31 August | 01 September | 02 September Finals: Event at the UN – Announce winners | 03 September | 04 September | 05 September | 06 September |

Hackathon milestones

Phase	Details	Date
Kick-off	In-person event at the ALX event space
26 July
Pairing groups with mentors	Review groups initial ideas to pair with the most suitable group of mentors
30 July
Masterclasses and solution development	Online and in-person masterclasses; access to partner event spaces for design sessions
27 July – 21 Aug
Pre-selection of finalists	Mentors to select top 2 teams from their mentee group
21 Aug
Announce top 5 winners	Announce final selection of top 5 teams
25 Aug
Final event & winner selection	Finalists showcase solutions live at the UN to the jury, voting and winner announcement
02 Sept