Free In-person Hackathon: Code with Kiro 🚀

Hi AWS Builders! 👋

It's official — the community voted, and 15th August it is.

We're bringing the AWS UG Vadodara Builder Series to Kiro, AWS's AI-powered IDE for spec-driven development. This is a hands-on build sprint — no talks, just building. Work solo or in a teams of 2, pick a track, and build something useful with Kiro.

Udit Parikh (AWS) will host the session, with volunteers around to help through the day.

15th August is Independence Day. Feels right to spend it building something of our own. 🧡

## Choose Your Track

🤝 Community Tools
Build something that helps a tech community run better — event operations, engagement, feedback, discovery, or similar challenges.
🎓 Learning & Student Enablement
Build something that helps students or early-career builders learn cloud and AI faster.
🌐 Open Builder Tools
Build a useful tool, workflow, or utility that any AWS builder could pick up and use.

## What to Expect

10:00 AM — Check-in & Kiro setup
10:20 AM — Kickoff + problem statement with Udit
10:45 AM — Build Sprint 1
12:30 PM — Light snacks
1:00 PM — Build Sprint 2
1:30 PM — Team demos (2–3 minutes per team)
1:50 PM — Judging & prizes
Winners will be announced and prizes will be handed out at the meetup.

## Prizes

🏆 Winners

• AWS credits
• Demo booth at AWS Community Day Vadodara 2026
• AWS Community Day Vadodara 2026 tickets (2)

🥈 Runners-up

• AWS credits
• Demo booth at AWS Community Day Vadodara 2026

## Teams

You can participate solo or in a team of 2.
If you already have a teammate, you can register together. If you’re participating solo, simply register individually.

Registration: Link Here

📅 15th August, 2026
⏰ 10am – 2pm IST
📍 Alendei, 3rd Floor, Neptune Global, Muj Mahuda, Vadodara, Gujarat 390007.

Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VSVmnte1JJtce7cD6

Come prepared:
💻 Bring your laptop and have Kiro installed before the event. (install guide here)
📋 When you register, you’ll select the track you want to build in. The problem statement for each track is shared above, so you can review your chosen track and come ready to build.

Free. In-person. Bring your laptop and your team.

Let's build something useful together. 🧡

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