30 Days of Amplify 2024

30 Days of AWS Amplify was a series of virtual and in-person events focused on different aspects of AWS Amplify, the full-stack mobile and web application development toolkit by AWS. The event comprised 9 sessions consisting of 20 talks, 2 workshops, and a hackathon, running from October 26, 2024, to November 25, 2024.

The event series was organised by various AWS User Groups across India in association with AWS Heroes, AWS Community Builders, and a developer advocate from AWS, Muhammed Salih Guler.

Highlights from the Event

The speakers came from 4 different countries, with 6 speakers from AWS and 13 speakers from local communities.

A speaker from Japan (Takuya Kihara, Community Builder from Japan) did their first talk in English
Each event was streamed live and also made available on-demand. During the live sessions, there was an average of viewers. The on-demand recordings received an average of 273 views, with the highest-viewed session reaching 592 views and the lowest receiving 154 views.
One of the events was dedicated
One of the events was in person and there was a talk and workshop during that talk

Hackathon Winners

During the 30 Days of Amplify, we also had a hackathon to give people a chance to show their creativity by using AWS Amplify. There has been 139 participants to the hackathon and here are the top three projects for the hackathon.

WINNER! Prescripify - Sumit Grover, Vedant Patil, Vridhi Duggal, Zyphe R09

From their words: “Prescripify is a web application designed to streamline the process of creating prescriptions for doctors. By leveraging advanced speech-to-text technology, we make it easier and faster for healthcare professionals to focus on patient care. It is a comprehensive platform to seamlessly manage appointments, patients, and prescriptions. Simplify healthcare tasks with an all-in-one solution tailored for doctors and patients.”

It was really impressive to see the attendees building a great app to fix a problem and improve a process that could be useful for many developers. Congratulations and we are looking forward to seeing what’s next for Prescripify.

RUNNER UP #1 - E-Waste-Calculator (Eco-saver-app), Venkata Pavan Vishnu Rachapudi

From his words: "The idea for this project was inspired by the growing global concern over electronic waste (e-waste). As technology continues to evolve rapidly, millions of electronic devices are discarded each year, often ending up in landfills where they can cause harm to the environment. E-waste contains toxic materials like lead, mercury, and cadmium, which can contaminate soil and water.

I wanted to create a solution that not only helps users dispose of their old electronics responsibly but also encourages them to take positive actions toward sustainability. The goal was to develop an app that tracks e-waste disposal, incentivizes users with eco-points, and promotes eco-friendly behavior through notifications and rewards.”

Environmentally conscious projects are always great to see. Especially in this time and age when people are looking for ways to reduce their carbon foodprint and they don’t know how. Great work and would like to see you do more with this!

RUNNER UP #2 - Stroop Test App - Julian Zhou

From their words: “The Stroop Test, a fundamental psychological experiment, inspired me to create a modern, accessible version that leverages cloud technology. I wanted to bring this classic cognitive test into the digital age, making it available to researchers, students, and curious minds worldwide. The test's simplicity yet profound implications for understanding human cognition made it an ideal candidate for a full-stack web application.”

This has been a great project to show as an example of a real life research experiment turning into software. Great work!

We wish all the hackathon attendees a big congratulations and also wish them higher success with their efforts.

Team

Thanks to the team, Amandeep Singh, Avinash Dalvi, Ayyanar, Jeyakrishnan, Jones Zachariah Noel N, Logesh, Muhammed Salih Guler, Omshree Butani, Poobalan P, Srushith Repakula, Vishal and Vivek Raja and their endless efforts this was possible. With their efforts the event turned to a success and had positive feedback from the audience. The team has been doing a lot of work for embracing different communities such as frontend and mobile developer communities. We will have more events for AWS Amplify with deeper approach for both online and in person events.