🌌 NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2025: A DevFest Special!
📍 Location: Initiative Bürgerzentrum Schuhfabrik e.V., 7 Königstraße, Ahlen, 59227
🗓️ Dates: Saturday, October 4 – Sunday, October 5, 2025
🚀 Innovate with NASA Data, Build the Future! 🛰️
💡Innovation Without Borders – Launch Your Ideas from Ahlen!
Space is not just about distant stars; it's about the future we create right here on Earth.
At NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2025, we invite you to be part of that future.
Collaborate. Create.
Change the World.
This unique hybrid event invites 50 participants – coders, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, scientists, students, and creatives – to collaborate and transform NASA’s open-source data into solutions that can change our world.
DevFest 2025: Building Safe, Secure and Scalable Solutions with AI and Cloud.
This year, DevFest 2025 will empower developer communities worldwide to architect the future. We'll focus on driving the practical integration of AI and Google Cloud into their solutions. Our goal is to equip developers with the skills to build innovative, scalable, and ethically sound applications, acknowledging their pivotal role in shaping a technology-driven future that benefits everyone.
About DevFest
DevFest is the world's largest community-driven tech conference, bringing together passionate developers from around the globe. Hosted annually by Google Developer Groups, DevFest offers a unique opportunity to explore developer tools, learn from Google and Google Developer Experts, and connect with fellow developers.
Last year’s DevFest centered on Responsible AI. This theme allowed for exploration of the importance of developing technologies that enhance productivity responsibly, ensuring AI serves humanity.
At DevFest 2024, over 800,000 developers from 565+ events worldwide connected, learned, and shared ideas on AI, cloud, mobile, and emerging technologies developers.google.com
⚠️ Important Notice
This event is hybrid, offering both in-person and virtual participation.
🧑💻 Participation is limited to 25 in-person attendees and 25 online attendees. Early registration is highly recommended to secure your place.
Event Dates: October 4-5, 2025
To take part in the Challenge, registration is ONLY possible via our official page: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2025/local-events/ahlen/
5 minutes video on how to register at NASA Space Apps Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AL3QrPBugc
🚀 About DevFest Ahlen 2025
This year’s NASA Space Apps Challenge is hosted as a special edition of DevFest Ahlen 2025 – part of the worldwide DevFest conference series from Google Developer Groups.
By combining DevFest with Space Apps in Ahlen, we bring
Global-scale energy and expertise, tailored to our community.
Talks and workshops on topics like AI/ML, Flutter, Google Cloud, Earth Engine, and Responsible Innovation.
A live hybrid experience: networking, learning, and hacking under one roof.
The chance to interact with Google Developer Experts, local tech leaders, and global innovators.
About Our Local NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen EventAhlen is a city that distinctively blends rich history with a forward-thinking spirit. Our most unique local symbol is the Mammoth 🐘, commemorating the prehistoric woolly mammoth fossils discovered right here. This connection to ancient discovery provides a powerful backdrop for your modern innovations.
Our vibrant local tech community, including GDG Ahlen members, fosters a highly collaborative environment, perfect for tackling the ambitious challenges set by the NASA Space Apps Challenge.
🚀 About the NASA International Space Apps Challenge
The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is the globe’s largest annual hackathon.
Every October, thousands of innovators across hundreds of local events—both virtual and in-person—tackle challenges authored by NASA experts using open Earth and space data.
🌐 NASA Space Apps 2024 by the numbers
In 2024, the challenge achieved record-breaking scale:
93,520 registered participants from around the world
15,444 teams across
485 local events (global number)
163 countries and territories
9,996 projects submitted, all built to tackle 20 NASA-curated challenges
Collaboration with 15 international space agency partners (global number)
Nearly 10,000 innovative projects, spanning apps, analytics, games, and visualizations (global number)
🌟 Why Ahlen 2025 is unmissable
HYBRID INNOVATION: Participate comfortably, either in-person at our local venue or remotely online, connecting with diverse minds.
UNIQUE LOCAL INSPIRATION: Draw inspiration from Ahlen's "Mammoth" history as you explore new frontiers.
GLOBAL IMPACT, LOCAL ACTION: Contribute to solutions for real-world NASA challenges, making your mark on a global stage from Ahlen.
COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT: Engage with a supportive local tech community eager to learn, share, and innovate together.
👥 Who should apply?
Open to all curious, creative minds – no elite credentials required.
Ideal for students, professionals, makers, educators, developers, scientists, and tech enthusiasts.
Just bring your passion and teamwork spirit.
Join the largest annual global hackathon and DevFest on October 4-5, 2025.
#DevFest #NASASpaceAppsChallenge
This is a hybrid event. Join the event virtually at https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-ahlen-presents-nasa-space-apps-challenge-ahlen-2025-devfest-2025-day-1/
or in person at
Initiative Bürgerzentrum Schuhfabrik e.V. - 7 Königstraße Ahlen, 59227
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Agenda
10:00 AM: Welcome & Kick-off!
Greetings from Local Lead (Anna Muzykina)
Introduction to NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2025: Mission, global scale, and the Ahlen edition's hybrid approach within DevFest.
Meet the Mammoth: Our local symbol and inspiration. 🐘
Logistics for both in-person and online participants.
10:30 AM: NASA Challenges Unveiled
Introduction to the 2025 Challenges (as released by NASA).
Tips for choosing a challenge.
11:00 AM: Team Formation & Idea Brainstorming
Structured activities for participants to form teams or join existing ones.
Facilitated brainstorming sessions for initial project ideas.
Mentors available for initial guidance.
12:00 PM: Lunch Break & Networking
In-Person: Provided lunch (or directions to nearby options) and networking opportunities.
Online: Break for self-arranged meals, virtual networking channels open.
1:00 PM: Presentation from GDE
GDE will be added later
1:30 PM: Presentation from GDE
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2:00 PM: Worksop from GDE
GDE will be added later
3:00 PM: Hacking Session 1: Dive Deep & Develop
Teams begin intensive work on their chosen challenges, utilizing NASA's vast open data.
Dedicated Mentors (from the local tech community, including GDG Ahlen) will be available to provide technical support, data guidance, and problem-solving assistance.
6:00 PM: Dinner Break
In-person: Provided dinner (or options).
Online: Break for self-arranged meals.
7:00 PM: Continued Coding & Late Mentorship
Teams continue development, refining their initial prototypes.
8:30 PM: Day 1 Wrap-up
Reminders for Day 2; in-person venue closing; online communication channels remain active for team collaboration.
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Hosted By
Anna Muzykina, GDG Organizer
Passionate Flutter Developer & AI Engineer | Google Developers Group Ahlen Organizer | Flutter Ahlen Organizer | Women Techmakers Ambassador | Quantum Computing & ML Explorer | Mentor at Groundbreaker | Community Builder
Passionate about empowering women in tech through community building, mentorship, and knowledge sharing. I’m a skilled Flutter developer with a strong foundation in Dart, Firebase, and AI ecosystems, and I’m proficient in cross-platform development using frameworks like Flutter and React. Currently, I’m exploring the potential of AI and ML, with a focus on Vertex AI and Gemini, to bring innovative solutions to mobile app development. Known for my ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and consistently deliver high-quality results, I thrive in collaborative environments and approach each challenge with a growth-oriented mindset.
Denys Doroshev, Organizer
I'm a Product Manager and Organizer for Google Developers Group (GDG) Ahlen, where I work to foster innovation, collaboration, and growth within the developer community.
In my professional career, I serve as a Senior Regional Sales Manager at Metal Work Pneumatic, focusing on B2B sales in industries like metallurgy, machine building, and agriculture across Ukraine. I also work as a Technical Director at Bray International, Inc., where I specialize in system integration and providing engineering solutions for large enterprises.
With over a decade of experience in technical management and sales, I am passionate about connecting people, ideas, and businesses to drive impactful change in the tech and industrial sectors.
Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-ahlen-presents-nasa-space-apps-challenge-ahlen-2025-devfest-2025-day-1/.