User:Jean-Frédéric/Hackathon handbook

A handbooks to organise hackathons

(Points taken from discussions with WMF coordinators and organisers & regulars of previous hackathons.)

Location

Rule of thumb: max ~1h of travel between venue & international airport, running at least once per hour.

(No hard rule there though, other could be considered)

Place

• If possible, sleeping & hacking in the same building. Otherwise, minimise transport time, avoid public transport (not running in the middle of the night ;)
• Eating on site
• Flexibility is king! 24/24 access.
• …

Necessary rooms

Big fat wide working space

Attributes: tables, being able to move around

Typically: hostel dinner room or central hall

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  Amsterdam 2013
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  Amsterdam 2013
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  Zürich 2014

Big room with everybody, for opening & closing

Attributes: chairs to sit everybody

Roughly only serves for opening & closing ; rest of the time a break out room

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  Zürich 2014

Several breakout rooms

Attributs: AV set-up

At least 3 (?)

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  Amsterdam 2013
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  Zürich 2014

See also

• Notes from June 2014 call