Hello all!
We hope you'll consider joining us at the Hackathon from May 20-22. While
the Hackathon will be online, we encourage community members to apply for
grants
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022#Local_Meetup_Grants>
to host or attend local meetups around the world. Grants can range from
500-5000 USD. Applications are due March 27.
There are also scholarships available
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022#Scholarship_Stipends>
to cover costs of online attendance, such as childcare and data packages.
Applications are due April 1.
Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Cheers!
Haley and the rest of the 2022 Hackathon committee
On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 11:16 AM Haley Lepp <hlepp(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hello everyone!
Your friendly neighborhood Hackathon committee is thrilled to announce
the 2022 Global Wikimedia Hackathon! We invite you to join us for three
days of collaborating, interactive sessions, and social fun from May
20-May 22. The Hackathon will be held online and there will be grants
available to support local in-person meetups around the world. You can
find more information about this on our
MediaWiki.org page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022>, which will
continue to grow over the next few weeks. For more details, read below.
Who: The Hackathon is for anyone who contributes (or wants to contribute
to) to Wikimedia’s technical areas - as code creators, maintainers,
translators, designers, technical writers and other technical roles. You
can come with a project in mind, join an existing project, or create
something new with others. The choice is yours! Newcomers are welcome.
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_2022/Participants>,
and mention if you would like to help with tasks such as facilitation or
welcoming newcomers. There will be scholarship stipends available- please
stay tuned for more information.
What: A Wikimedia Hackathon <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Hackathons> is
a space for the technical community to come together and work together on
technical projects, learn from each other, and make new friends.
When: May 20-May 22. The schedule will be announced shortly. We are
trying to plan events so that people in all time zones can participate
comfortably. There will be core hours several times a day when most events
will occur, and online social and hacking spaces open 24 hours a day
throughout the three days.
Where: The Hackathon will primarily be held online. However, very soon
we will share an application for local affiliates to apply for grants to
host in-person local meetups. Meetups can be anything from social
gatherings with food, to a party for watching the opening or closing
ceremony, to a pre-event workshop, to renting a venue where people can
participate together in the online event. Grants can range from 500-5000
USD. Stay tuned for more information!
How (can you help)?:
1.
We are seeking another committee member! The commitment is around 3
hours per week. If you are interested, please contact
hlepp(a)wikimedia.org
2.
We have an ideas page.
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022>What
are you interested in? What would you like to see or do in this year’s
hackathon? Please share your ideas with everyone! This is a community
Hackathon and we will work together to put on a great event.
3.
Do you have any accessibility or translation requests? Please contact
hlepp(a)wikimedia.org
Cheers,
Your Hackathon Committee
Andre <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:AKlapper_(WMF)>
Haley <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:HLepp_(WMF)>
Jay <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Jayprakash12345>
Lucas <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Lucas_Werkmeister>
Marios <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Magioladitis>
Neslihan <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Flanoz>
Selene
<https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:SYang_(WMF)&action=edit&redlink=1>