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&re…>
Hello again, Wikimedia Hackers!
We invite technical community members and affiliates to apply for Rapid
Fund grants to host local meetups during or around the Hackathon. Grants
can be between 500 and 5,000 USD. Please note that we cannot go above 5,000
USD per grant, so plan accordingly. The deadline to apply is March 20,
2022. This is a quick turn-around, so note that proposals do not have to be
extensive or complex.
Examples of requests include:
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Food for community meetups before, during, or after the online Hackathon
(please keep meetups within a month of the Hackathon dates).
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Venue rental for attendees
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Transportation or commuting expenses
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Scholarships to help local community members attend, which can include
data packages, childcare costs, or transportation
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The Foundation offers this list of eligible expenses
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Learn> (e.g., you
can use this grant money to pay for direct expenses like supplies, but you
cannot use funds to pay for an event coordinator). You cannot pay
honorariums to speakers you have at your events but you can give material
gifts (gift cards, etc.).
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Note that at this moment, in-person meetups of 10 people or fewer can be
held without extra approval; if your meetup will be larger please follow
the steps listed for Risk Assessment.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Risk_assessment_during_COVID-19>
Eligibility:
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Proposals should support the achievement of Wikimedia’s mission
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mission> and be related to the
Hackathon (this cannot support edit-a-thon projects for example).
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There are some countries to which the Foundation cannot disburse funds.
If you have been ineligible for WMF funds through other opportunities,
please email hlepp(a)wikimedia.org to verify your eligibility for this
application.
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Both individuals and organizations are welcome to apply.
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Someone in your group must have access to a bank account which can
receive international wire transfers.
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The Code of Conduct for Wikimedia's Technical Spaces
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Code_of_Conduct> will
be in effect throughout the event, on all platforms and at local meetups.
Please have a look at it and ensure you are willing and able to follow it.
How to Apply: Start your application
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Apply#Other> in the
yellow box marked “Other”. Enter the title of your proposal: Hackathon +
[Institution/Group/Individual Name] (e.g., Hackathon University of Ghana
Legon) and click “Start my application”. Submit the application. Any
questions can be sent to hlepp(a)wikimedia.org.
Cheers,
Your Wikimedia Hackathon Committee
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during the following maintenance window:
This Thursday, Feb 10th 2022, from 17:00 UTC to 18:30 UTC (9 to 10:30 AM PST).
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We hope the
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While existing pads should not be affected by this in any way, please
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Best regards,
Daniel
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Daniel Zahn <dzahn(a)wikimedia.org>
Operations Engineer