United Nation's Reboot The Earth Hackathon Comes to UC Santa Cruz
Registration
The United Nations and UC Santa Cruz’s Baskin School of Engineering are partnering to host the West Coast’s first “Reboot the Earth” hackathon on November 7-8, 2025, at the UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Center. The event will bring together developers to create technological solutions addressing the climate crisis, specifically focusing on wildfire detection, response, and impact — challenges particularly relevant to California. Participants will work with open source tools, artificial intelligence, and open data sets to build solutions that can serve as digital public goods for local communities, with winning teams receiving six months of coaching from UN and Salesforce partners to scale their innovations.
See full story here! If you are interested in participating as a judge or mentor please contact Stephanie Lieggi.
Many more details available in this Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document 💫
Draft Agenda
Friday, November 7
| Time | Session/Activity | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00am | Attendee Check-in & Coffee/Light Refreshments | |
| 10:00am | Opening & Welcome | |
| 11:00am | Morning Working Session Begins | |
| (Workshops and Mentor Sessions) | ||
| 12:15pm | Lunch & Networking | |
| 12:45pm | Afternoon Working Session Begins | |
| (Workshops and Mentor Sessions) | ||
| 2:30pm | Coffee Break | |
| 5:30pm | Day 1 Concludes |
Saturday, November 8
| Time | Session/Activity | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00am | Attendee Check-in & Coffee/Light Refreshments | |
| 9:30am | Morning Working Session Begins | |
| (Workshops and Mentor Sessions) | ||
| 12:15pm | Lunch & Networking | |
| 12:45pm | Afternoon Working Session Begins | |
| 2:00pm | Project Submission Deadline / Preliminary Round Judging Begins | |
| 3:15pm | Finalists Announced | |
| 3:30pm | Pitches by Finalists | |
| 4:00pm | Social Hour & Project Showcase for ALL Participating Projects | |
| 5:00pm | Hackathon Winners Announced! | |
| 5:30pm | Event Concludes |
