First-Ever Sacramento AWS Hackathon: GenAI Knowledgebase Challenge

Hello Sacramento User Group!

Something big is coming to Sacramento – and you’re invited to be part of it!

We’re hosting the first-ever AWS Hackathon in Sacramento!

Description:
GenAI Knowledgebase Hackathon—a hands-on event where you and your crew will explore Streamlit, RAG workflows, and AI-powered knowledgebases. In just a few hours, you'll brainstorm, build, and present a novel idea with real-world potential. This is our first run, so we're here to learn, create, and have fun together—trophies, teamwork, and time-travel themes included. Where we're going, we don't need boring knowledgebases!

Mission:
Supercharge your future with Streamlit-powered AI knowledgebases that could change the course of history (or at least your startup).

Kick off repo:
https://github.com/patweb99/streamlit-kb

What You Need
Laptop with development environment
Enthusiasm and creativity!
Team of 4-5 people (or join a team at the event)

Schedule
10am: Registration & Welcome Coffee (Doc Brown’s Transmission) – Check in, grab coffee, and meet your fellow participants before we launch into time-travel mode.

Opening Ceremony & Team Formation (88 MPH Kickoff) – Hear the mission, review the agenda, and join your DeLorean crew for the day.

Flux Capacitor Bootcamp: Streamlit KB + RAG Demo – Learn the tools you’ll use, see a working demo, and get ready to build your own AI-powered knowledgebase.

Brainstorming at 1.21 Gigawatts: Idea Lab + Mentor Check-ins – Define your problem, choose your data, and shape your project with guidance from mentors.

Build Your DeLorean Pitch Deck: Hackathon Begins! – Develop your AI solution and pitch deck, hitting milestone goals along the way.

Lunch Break & Refreshments – Refuel and recharge for the afternoon push.

Continue Building + Mentor Pit Stops – Keep coding and designing while getting real-time feedback from mentors.

Temporal Demo Showdown: Team Presentations & Live Demos – Pitch your solution, demo your build, and impress the judges.

Judging in the Time Vortex: Panel Deliberation – Judges score projects on relevance, innovation, technical execution, and presentation.

Awards Ceremony: Trophies & Time Machine Departure – Celebrate the winning teams and their big ideas.

3:50pm-4pm Group Photo & Closing Transmission – Capture the moment and share next steps to keep your project moving forward.

*4-6pm- Stay for the Mixer!*

**Also, we now have our own webpage for the AWS Sacramento User Group (Thank you Tony!). Check it out here: https://www.sacaws.org/**

See you there!
-AWS Sacramento User Group Organizer