Hello All,
Many of us were hopeful that we would be able to organise an onsite
hackathon and meet in person in 2021. While this is sadly not the case, we
still wanted to offer the opportunity for the technical community to get
together virtually, work together on various projects, and discuss new
ideas.
This is why we’re happy to invite you all to join the ‘21 Wikimedia remote
hackathon on May 22/23
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2021> - save the date,
and bring your projects & ideas!
Building on last year’s edition, this event is organized in a light mode,
offering a lot of space for spontaneity, experimentation, and all kinds of
projects. The ‘21 Wikimedia remote hackathon is built by and for its
participants, and coordinated by a team of volunteers and staff - Amir,
Birgit, Joaquin, Léa, Mohammed, Neslihan, Pavritha.
On this page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2021> you
will find all the relevant information. The planned framework consists of
one main track of sessions that participants can follow, open rooms for
informal discussions, workshops and social events, and to work together on
projects.
We will send out more information on how to schedule a session in the
program soon! You can also add yourself to the participants list
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2021/Participants>, and
mention if you would like to help with tasks such as facilitation, or
welcoming newcomers.
We hope that this event can be a moment of fun, reconnecting with
long-time-no-see Wikimedians as well as onboarding new people into the
technical community.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us on the
communication channels of the event
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2021/Discussions>.
Hope to see you there!
The ‘21 remote hack coordination team
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Birgit Müller (she/her)
Director of Technical Engagement
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>