2025 IWN Hackathon

💧 IWN 2025 Hackathon: Gamify to Modify

Following the tremendous success of the inaugural 2024 Hackathon, the IWN 2025 Hackathon is officially GO!
This year’s theme is “Gamify to Modify” — using a publicly available digital metering dataset to design digital products that influence water use.

🔔 Important Updates for 2025

• Registrations close three weeks prior to the event — Friday, 26 September 2025.
  This is earlier than last year, based on learnings and the technical requirements that need to be worked through before the Hackathon.

• Briefing Meeting: A briefing session will be held during the week of 29 September. Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive a calendar invite with details.

• Pre-work Required: This Hackathon is not a “show up on the day” event. To get the most out of it, participants will need to:

  • Review and clean the dataset in advance.

  • Complete some initial group work prior to the Hackathon.

  • Come prepared to collaborate and innovate on the day.

This is a space where you can learn new skills, explore new processes and ways of thinking, and work with colleagues you may not have teamed up with before. It’s about collaboration, creativity, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Challenge:
How might we modify consumer behaviour through gamified digital meter data.

We’re calling on one epic team from each water utility to create a proof-of-concept digital product that could change the way customers think about water.

🗓 Event Details

• Date: Friday, 17 October 2025

• Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm (approx.)

• Location: Melbourne Water, 990 La Trobe Street, Docklands

👥 Team Requirements (Important)

• Teams must be organisation-based — all team members must represent the same organisation.

• One team per water utility is invited to participate.

• Team size: Minimum 2, maximum 6 people.

• Please ensure every team member registers individually and enters the same team name during registration.

🧠 Who Should Join?

We want multidisciplinary teams. Great roles include (but aren’t limited to):

• Graphic designers

• Change experts

• Data analysts

• Code hackers

📝 Registration Notes

• Please note that there are space and judging constraints so there will be a limit to the number of team who can join so get in fast.

• When registering, please double-check that your team name matches across all team member entries.

🍻 Post-Hackathon Social

Please add time to your schedule for a casual post-Hackathon drink — a great chance to connect with other participants and celebrate the day.

🚀 Let’s Hack Water Habits — Together

Bring your skills. Blend your brains. Build something brilliant.
Register now to secure a spot.