Submissions/Hackathon Showcase

This is an accepted submission for Wikimania 2017.

Submission no. 3027 Subject - T1

Title of the submission: Hackathon Showcase

Type of submission (lecture, panel, tutorial/workshop, roundtable discussion, lightning talk, poster, birds of a feather discussion): Presentation of Hackathon projects by hackathon participants

Author of the submission: Rachel Farrand

type of submission: Presentation

Language of presentation: English

E-mail address: rfarrand@wikimedia.org

Username: Rfarrand (WMF)

Country of origin: USA

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.): WMF

Personal homepage or blog

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal): Hackathon participants are given the opportunity to present their accomplishments to hackathon and non-hackathon participants alike. There will be demos of some projects as well.

What will attendees take away from this session?: An understanding of what was accomplished at the Hackathon. The ability to share their own accomplishments.

Theme of presentation: Technology

For workshops and discussions, what level is the intended audience?

Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long): 1 hour

Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?: Yes

Slides or further information (optional): https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimania_hackathon_showcase_2017

Video of the showcase.

Special requests: We will need AV support and a volunteer who can help participants quickly set up different kinds of laptops back to back to present their projects. All types of laptop to projector connections should be available.
Is this Submission a Draft or Final?

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