Before, during and after the hackathon

Before the hackathon

Applicants can use collaborative tools (such as the hackathon Slack channel or their own discussion mailing list) to help plan shared work. We will also organise a webinar to introduce the available tools and proposed projects for participants a week or two before the event. You are encouraged to check out the code and projects submitted during previous hackathons, available on GitHub.

During the hackathon

Work/play hours are 9 am to 5 pm (UTC+1), with potential for extended collaboration into the night. We will schedule video links between nodes and online participants, but exact times will be announced later due to [possible] differing time zones.

Participants, who will work in small teams, are encouraged to propose new projects. All source code developed during the hackathon will be publicly licensed and will be made available on GitHub, making them accessible for the entire community to use.

A variety of goodies will be provided for participating. A variety of goodies will be provided for participating.

After the hackathon

Given the brief duration of the event, we acknowledge that the bulk of the work will occur either before or after the event. To ensure ongoing engagement, all projects will be documented on GitHub, and teams are encouraged to stay in touch and participate in our follow-up events in 2024 and beyond.

Our emphasis is on collaboration rather than competition, and therefore, there won’t be a single prize winner. Instead, we will spotlight all achievements during the closing session and recognise several projects with symbolic prizes for categories of ‘Most Innovative Solution,’ ‘Best Teamwork,’ and ‘Most Complete Presentation’.