The Meet and Code Awards present and honour the most successful event ideas. Not only to celebrate these workshops inspire other non-profit organizations (NPOs) to do the same in the years to come. This is because digital education is essential for careers of the future.
We're looking for the best ideas in the following categories: Girls do IT!, Code for the Planet and Diversity – each linked to one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Every validated Meet and Code event can participate in the Meet and Code Awards and can be entered after the event has been successfully completed.
Entries will be open from 1 October to 10 November, 2024 on the Meet and Code website. If you would like to submit your event for the Awards, please ensure that it fits one of the selected categories (Did the event integrate the aim of the category holistically and as part of an overall concept?), is innovative (Did the event address digital education in an innovative and creative way?) and serves as a good scalable example for other organizations (Can the event serve as a best practice example to be executed by other organizations?).
Please note that you will need to provide a detailed event description and/or an impressive story about the event after it took place. Additionally, inspiring pictures from the event, along with feedback from participants and trainers/workshop organizers, will also need to be submitted. The same event can only be entered for one category. Organizations must complete the impact report to participate in the Awards.
The Awards consist of three rounds of voting. Initially, the TechSoup country partners will pre-select the best event per category for their respective countries. From these, Amazon employees will then choose the three best events in each category during the second round of voting, based on relevant criteria. Finally, in the last round, the jury will vote and carefully determine the best event in each category. The winners of the categories will be announced at the culminating event of the Meet and Code Awards.
The top three events in each category will be the finalists of the Meet and Code Awards 2024. Each of the three winning events will receive prize money of 3.000 €. Further details regarding participation in the Awards ceremony to follow.
The three Meet and Code Awards 2024 categories are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Meet and Code seeks events that not only contribute to these goals but also integrate them with the concepts of IT and Coding.
Gender equality plays an important role in today’s modern and
inclusive society. This award category aims to help close the
gender gap in IT and coding. We are looking for creative events
that breakdown gender stereotypes and empower girls with digital skills.
Events in this category could, for example, focus on sparking the
interest and fun in programming, especially among girls, while
including parents to support awareness of gender bias in tech
education.
Digital skills proficiency is imperative not only for success in today’s fast-paced world but also for preparing the future workforce for upcoming jobs. Unfortunately, not all individuals in Europe have the resources to enhance their digital skills, leading to unequal opportunities for youth. Our commitment is to equip a diverse pool of future digital talent that bridges the digital divide. In the Diversity category, we are seeking innovative ideas that support communities lacking access to digital education. By doing so, we aim to ensure that the digital talents of our youth are as diverse as our society, ultimately contributing to a more equitable and inclusive future for all. This includes for example events targeting low-income households, youth with migration or refugee backgrounds, ethnic minorities, those from socially deprived neighbourhoods, individuals without access to their own IT devices, and young people with disabilities.
Did you know that you can track bees by means of modern
technology? We are looking for events that combine digital skills and
actions for the planet. All events that improve climate
change education through raising awareness on this topic are of
valuable contribution to SDG 13. Examples of events in this
category could deal with air pollution measurement or tools for
energy efficiency.
The jury for the Meet and Code Awards 2024 still needs to be confirmed and will be published here.
French - français
Dutch - dutch