Dear Wikimedians,

We hope you are well.

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024, hosted by the Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_MediaWiki_Developers_User_Group (aka Indic-TechCom) in collaboration with the Odia Wikimedians User Group https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Odia_Wikimedians_User_Group. The event will take place in Bhubaneswar during 20-22 December 2024.

Wikimedia hackathons are spaces for developers, designers, content editors, and other community stakeholders to collaborate on building technical solutions that help improve the experience of contributors and consumers of Wikimedia projects. The event is intended for:

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Technical contributors active in the Wikimedia technical ecosystem, which includes developers, maintainers (admins/interface admins), translators, designers, researchers, documentation writers etc. -

Content contributors having in-depth understanding of technical issues in their home Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wiktionary, etc. -

Contributors to any other FOSS community or have participated in Wikimedia events in the past, and would like to get started with contributing to Wikimedia technical spaces.

Drawing from our experiences with the past few hackathons, we are introducing a slightly revised program format and participation structure for the upcoming event. Traditionally, tasks are published a few days before the event begins, and participants then select their preferred tasks on the first day. While this approach works, it poses a challenge as some participants may find themselves without tasks that align closely with their skill sets or interests. Additionally, although bugs can be addressed during the hackathon, measuring collective impact can be challenging. To address this, we have curated the tasks for this hackathon so that a set of tasks collectively contributes to the substantial development of a tool or workflow, thereby progressing it to a stable version. We hope that this approach not only fosters engagement during the event but also encourages continued participation post-event, allowing developers to collaborate further on tasks until they reach completion.

We encourage you to follow the essential details & updates on Meta-Wiki regarding this event.

Event Meta-Wiki page: Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_Bhubaneswar_2024

Scholarship application form: Click here to apply https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf07lWyPJc6bxOCKl_i2vuMBdWa9EAzMRUej4x1ii3jFjTIaQ/viewform

(Scholarships are available to assist with your attendance, covering travel, accommodation, food, and related expenses.)

Please read the application guidance on the Meta-Wiki page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_Bhubaneswar_2024 before applying.

The scholarship application is open until the end of the day 2 November 2024 (Saturday).

We eagerly anticipate your active participation in the Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024.

If you have any questions, concerns or need any support with the application, please start a discussion on the event talk page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_Bhubaneswar_2024 or reach out to us contact@indicmediawikidev.org via email.

Best,

Indic MediaWiki Developers UG & Odia Wikimedians UG