ERICA HANSON: Hi, everyone.
I'm Erica Hansen.
And in this video, I will give you an overview of the steps
and timeline for the Google Developer Student Clubs' 2021
Solution Challenge.
The Solution Challenge is an annual contest
that invites students to develop solutions utilizing one
or more Google technologies.
This year's mission is for students to solve
or one or more of the United Nations' 17 sustainable
development goals.
Check out the next video in this series
to learn more on these 17 goals and how to brainstorm
ideas to help achieve them.
For now, let's take a look at the complete timeline
of the Google Developer Student Clubs' 2021 Solution Challenge.
The steps can be grouped into four phases--
Register, Learn and Build, Deep Mentorship, and Demo Day.
At this phase, you'll join a Google Developer Student Club
virtually at your college or university.
If there is no club at your university,
you can find the nearest one to you
by checking our online directory.
If you are joining a club outside of your university,
make sure to team up with at least one student
from that university in order to be eligible to participate
in the Solution Challenge.
Once you are a Google Developer Student Club member,
it's time to register your interest
at goo.gle/solutionchallenge by submitting the form.
Now you can form a team with up to four students
from your club.
Ideally, your team members will have a varied set
of technical and soft skills so you complement
each other's strengths.
The next phase is where you'll select one or more
of the UN's 17 sustainable goals to solve for.
And now it's time to start defining and building
your solution.
We've created a series of videos to guide you
through this process.
They offer references to many technical resources
available to you.
So be sure to check them out.
And remember, while you design and build your solution,
you can always get guidance and assistance
by posting a question on the mentorship platform
Parthean, where Google Developer experts can
help you overcome the obstacles you face along the way.
Once you have built your solution,
gone through user feedback, and reiterated your code,
it's time to record a demo video.
The video should be two minutes or shorter
and showcase your solution in a clear and exciting way.
Both your solution and the demo video
should be submitted by March 31 through the Solution Challenge
website.
At this stage, the Solution Challenge team of judges
will review and rank all the submissions
from around the world.
You can check the judging criteria on the Solution
Challenge website.
The top 50 solutions will be announced and invited
to join the Deep Mentoring phase.
This phase is designed to fine-tune and improve
the top 50 solutions.
These top teams will receive mentoring from Google
and Google Developer experts.
Once completed, these top-50 teams
will resubmit their improved solutions and their improved
demos to compete for a spot as one of the 10 finalists.
These top 10 teams will win an array of prizes,
among which are a one-year subscription to Pluralsight,
swag, and additional customized mentoring from Google
and Google Developer experts.
The top 10 teams will also be invited
to present their solution to Google and developers
all over the world live on YouTube during the 2021
Solution Challenge Demo Day.
During Demo Day, the judges will watch the top 10 demos
and interview the finalists.
The final three winning teams will be announced live
during the event, winning all the prizes included
in the top 10 category, along with a Chromebook
and a private meeting with a Google executive.
The Google Developer Student Clubs' Solution Challenge
is a great opportunity to learn the latest Google technologies
and kickstart your career by learning through doing.
You'll be collaborating with Googlers and Google Developer
experts on your way to building a great solution.
In the next video, we will explore the UN's 17 sustainable
development goals and show you some ways
to research and brainstorm solutions
aligned with these goals.
Thank you for watching.
And I can't wait to see what you build.
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