The document outlines the global reach and activities of Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC), with over 1500 clubs worldwide and various initiatives, including the 2023 Solution Challenge. It details resources available for participants, such as access to Google Cloud credits, developer tools, and mentorship opportunities. Additionally, it describes the prizes for the top participating clubs and individuals in the challenge.

1. First Meeting
Tsai Hsiu-Chi (he/him)
GDSC CTU Lead
@thc1006

2. More than 1500+ GDSCs Around the World
● Europe 158
● India 351
● Hong Kong/Taiwan 39
● LATAM 83
● MENA 185
● North America 175
● EAA 45
● Pakistan 61
● Sub Saharan Africa 199
● ASEAN 147
● Turkey, Central Asia, Caucasus 83

3. GDSC Leads of 2022
Last year, Europe...
158+ GDSC Leads
1,000+ Events
7,000+ Trained

4. Where am I? Who Are we?
GDSC?
Study Group?
Tech Clubs
Solution
Challenge

5. GDSC = “Community is defined by you”

6. GDSC
Lead
Team 1 Team 2 Team 3
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7. Lead
Coordinator

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12. Solution Challenge

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14. [Free] Google Domains
Coming Soon!
Interested in getting a FREE Google Domain?
Would you or members in your community benefit from having a
Google domain? The Google Registry team is offering free
domains (.dev, .app, or .page) for 1 year. Fill out this form to
receive more information.
More information about
Domains for Devs HERE
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15. Slides Template
Use this Google Slides presentation template
and share with your Solution Challenge event
speakers to build their decks.
Download

16. 2023 Solution Challenge: Lead Guide
Google Cloud credits
1. Register for Solution Challenge at goo.gle/solutionchallenge and be sure to mention that you are
interested in using Google Cloud for your solution
2. Review your country’s eligibility for cloud credits here
3. Form a team with up to 4 students total
4. In early February, we will send a email with instructions on how to request and redeem your Google
Cloud credits
a. Please make sure only one student from your team fills out that new Google Cloud redemption
form (entries from multiple students on the same team will disqualify you from redeeming
credits)
b. Additional Resources
i. Get access to Cloud training here
ii. Best practices for using your Google Cloud credits

17. 2023 Solution Challenge: Kickoff Event
○ Why choose it?
○ Beginner friendly platform that helps you to build
and deploy ML models
○ What can it do?
○ End-to-end ML pipelines
○ TensorFlow.js for JavaScript
○ TFLite for Mobile & IoT
○ Learning resources:
○ https://www.tensorflow.org/resources/learn-ml

18. 2023 Solution Challenge: Kickoff Event
○ Why choose it?
○ Global infrastructure
○ Sustainability
○ What can it do?
○ 100+ products to pick from
○ Databases, serverless, ML, IoT,
operations, etc.
○ Learning resources:
○ https://cloud.google.com/training

19. 2023 Solution Challenge: Kickoff Event
○ Why choose it?
○ The tools and infrastructure you need to
build better mobile and web apps.
○ What can it do?
○ Databases
○ Hosting
○ Authentication
○ ML
○ much more!
○ Learning resources:
○ https://firebase.google.com/community/lea
rn

20. 2023 Solution Challenge: Kickoff Event
○ Why choose it?
○ Build web applications that have been
designed so they are capable, reliable,
and installable.
○ What can it do?
○ Capabilities of a Native App
○ Reach of a Web App
○ Single codebase
○ Learning resources:
○ https://web.dev/learn/pwa/

21. 2023 Solution Challenge: Kickoff Event
○ Why choose it?
○ An open platform that powers over 2.5
Billion devices from your phone, watch, TV,
and car.
○ What can it do?
○ High quality, native app
○ Optimized for gaming, finance,
productivity, etc.
○ Dedicated store to distribute apps
○ Learning resources:
○ https://developer.android.com/courses

22. 2023 Solution Challenge: Kickoff Event
○ Why choose it?
○ Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile,
web, desktop, and embedded apps
from a single codebase.
○ What can it do?
○ Multi-platform support
○ Similar to native app performance
○ Single codebase
○ Learning resources:
○ https://flutter.dev/learn

23. Prizes
Top 3 Clubs
with the most
Solution
Challenge
project
submissions
GDSC Leads and
core team receive
swag.
Top 3 Clubs
that hosts the
most Solution
Challenge
related events
GDSC Leads and
core team receive
swag.
Top 100
Receive customized
mentorship from
Googlers and
experts to take
solutions to the next
level, a branded T-
shirt, and a
certificate.
Final 10
Receive additional
mentorship, a swag
box, and the
opportunity to
showcase solutions
to Googlers and
developers all
around the world at
Demo Day live on
YouTube.
Leads from top 10
receive swag box!
Contest
Finalists
In addition to the
swag box, each
individual from the
additional seven
recognized teams
will receive a Cash
Prize per student.
Winnings for each
qualifying team will
not exceed $4,000.
Winning 3
In addition to the
swag box, each
individual from the
Winning 3 teams will
receive a Cash Prize
and a feature on the
Google Developers
Blog.
Winnings for each
qualifying team will
not
exceed $12,000.

24. Welcome to GDSC CTU
Let’s build solutions!