Hackatón

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Hackathon

Wikimania Hackathon 2017 will take place on Wednesday, 9 August 2017 and Thursday, 10 August 2017 during the Wikimania 2017 pre-conference in Montreal.

Youtube Live video of the opening session and open mic

Developers, designers, translators, documentors, testers and anyone interested in collaborating on a technical hacking project are welcome at the Hackathon.

Is this your first hackathon? Read this!

Friendly Space Policy and Code of Conduct

All participants in the Hackathon are expected to respect and abide by the Wikimania Friendly Space Policy and the Code of Conduct for technical spaces. Individuals not cooperating with these policies may be asked to leave the event.

People you can talk to about Friendly Space Policy and Code of Conduct for Technical Spaces issues:

Rachel Farrand
Caroline Becker
Nick Wilson
Quim Gil

Registration

See Registration and register for Pre-Conference Day 1 and Pre-Conference Day 2.

Focus Areas

Between now and the hackathon, all participants are welcome to propose sessions, skillshare, & sprints and get involved in projects by featuring or start hacking on one!

Session covering any of the Wikimedia’s technical areas
Skillshare on topics around technology stack of Wikimedia projects
Sprint for making progress in a specific area of a project (e.g. documentation, translation, design, etc)
Featured Projects suitable for new developers proposed by project contributors

Hackathon opening session notes - People looking for help, and offering help

Propose a Session, Skillshare or Sprint Get Involved in Featured Projects

If you have your own ideas for a large-scale sprint, track or other project for the Wikimania hackathon and would like some help in advance coordinating please email Rachel Farrand <rfarrandwikimedia.org> so we can work out the specifics.

Program and Schedule Information

New sessions are added to the hackathon throughout the event by participants, therefore we do not print the program on paper. You will need a laptop or mobile device connected to wifi or data in order to access the program. There will be a physical up-to-date program at the help desk as well.

Schedule your own sessions or check out our program here:

PROGRAM

Mentoring Program

Sign up to mentor by subscribing and commenting at phab:T168756.

Volunteering at the Hackathon

The Wikimania Hackathon is an event run for and by its participants. Everyone attending the hackathon can take as much personal responsibility to co-create the event and improve it as they like. Below are some pre-defined volunteer groups that any participant can join and help.

Help work with or teach newcomers / Mentors!

Group leader: Aaron Halfaker <ahalfaker

wikimedia.org>

phab:T168756

Take photos during the Hackathon and upload them to commons

Group Leader: Chris Koerner <ckoerner

wikimedia.org>

phab:T168752

Write a blog post or two about the event itself and / or my favorite sessions

Group Leader: Srishti Sethi <ssethi

wikimedia.org>

phab:T168753

Occasionally wander around the hackathon, ask people what they are working on, add the projects to the wiki

Group Leader: Nick Wilson <quiddity

wikimedia.org>

phab:T168754

Staff the help desk helping newcomers answer technical questions and find other participants

Group Leader: Rachel Farrand <rfarrand

wikimedia.org>

phab:T168751

Run newcomer session / tutorials

Group Leader: Quim Gil <qgil

wikimedia.org>

phab:T168755

Participants

Please take a moment to update your own information at the Hackathon/Participants page.

Event Blogging

Hackathon Showcase

The hackathon showcase will be taking place from 16:00 - 17:00 in the main ballroom. 30 hackathon participants will present their hackathon projects to all Wikimania participants. Presentations should be concise and understandable by non-technical Wikimania participants. SIGN UP HERE: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimania_hackathon_showcase_2017

Recommended Items to Bring

Laptop and charger, it will be very hard to participate without these!
Power plug converters

Phone charger
Preferred note taking tools
Reusable water bottle (there are ways to refill these)
Video output converters for possible presentations
- (For chargers, converters etc, consider labelling them with your name/email address)

Media

Commons Category: Category:Wikimania 2017 Hackathon
IRC channel: #wmhack ^(connect)
Hashtag: #wmhack

Organizing Team

Rachel Farrand, Main Organizer <rfarrandwikimedia.org>
Siebrand Mazeland, Co-Organizer <siebrandkitano.nl>