The second IT Eco Fest will take place in Tashkent

IT Eco Fest is an annual spring eco-festival dedicated to educational initiatives in the IT sector and the importance of ecology. The event is supported by the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the IT Community of Uzbekistan.

Participants will enjoy two full days of activities:

On May 4, at the Astrum IT Academy venue, there will be lectures and discussions on how technology can help ecology, interactive sessions with prizes from partners, and in the evening, a DJ set and concert. Entry is free, but registration in the Telegram bot @itcomuzbot is required. Free transfer is organized for guests — buses will run from the "Uzbekistan" hotel.

On May 5, in the Central Park of Culture and Recreation, yoga sessions and plopping (jogging while picking up litter) are planned, along with a market featuring local eco-brands, a swap event for exchanging items, environmental workshops for adults and children, and a concert featuring rapper Konsta and other well-known performers. Entry is free.

IT Eco Fest Hackathon

As part of IT Eco Fest, a hackathon for IT projects focused on ecology will take place. The best projects will receive cash prizes from the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

1st place — 20,000,000 UZS

2nd place — 15,000,000 UZS

3rd place — 10,000,000 UZS.

Teams and authors of IT projects addressing environmental issues are invited to participate in the hackathon.

The goal of IT Eco Fest is to celebrate achievements in the IT industry, foster connections and collaboration between IT professionals and companies, and support the development of innovations in ecology.

The festival organizers are the Ministry of Ecology of Uzbekistan, IT company Realsoft, IT Community of Uzbekistan, creative bureau notfrom, and the platform for optimizing the collection of recyclable waste, Wasteless.

The festival is supported by the unified sports subscription service 1Fit, Coca-Cola company, TBC Bank, IT Park University, Collabrium, Astrum IT Academy, and Central Park.

Information partners of IT ECO FEST: weproject.media, The Tech, Gorod24 Tashkent.