Hello all,

*(sorry for cross-posting, and feel free to share this email to other technical channels)*

On behalf of the Technical Engagement team at the Wikimedia Foundation, I’m very excited to let you know that after three years of online and hybrid editions, the Wikimedia Hackathon is about to go back “IRL”, and will take place on May 19th to 21st in Athens, Greece https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023.

The Wikimedia Hackathon is an annual event to bring the global technical community together to connect, hack, and explore new ideas. Technical contributors from all around the world come together to improve the technological infrastructure and software that powers and benefits the Wikimedia projects. The 2023 edition is organized by the Wikimedia Foundation, in collaboration with the local Wikimedia affiliate, the Wikimedia Community User Group Greece https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Greece.

This edition of the Wikimedia Hackathon will focus on bringing together people who already contributed to technical aspects of Mediawiki and the Wikimedia projects, who know how to find their way on our technical ecosystem, and who are able to work or collaborate on projects rather autonomously. People who’d like to get started as technical contributors are very welcome to look at the list of newcomers-friendly events and resources https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023/Documentation#Events_and_resources_for_newcomers to start being involved on technical projects.

Most of the Wikimedia Hackathon will take place onsite, but some elements of the program will be broadcasted online. Local communities are also welcome to organize pre-hackathon events or meetups. In the upcoming months, you will find on these pages https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023 information about how to attend, the venue, travel, accommodation, and scholarships.

As a next step, registration and scholarship applications will open at the beginning of December. Updates will be posted regularly on this talk page. Stay tuned and feel free to share the information to your fellow Wikimedia technical contributors.

If you have any questions or would like to reach out to the coordination team, feel free to contact hackathon@wikimedia.org or comment on the talk page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023.

We are really looking forward to welcoming you again at the Hackathon onsite, and we hope that you are also excited to join and hack together!

Best,