Hello! *(with apologies for cross-posting)*

The annual Wikimedia Hackathon https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025 is organized by the Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/ in collaboration with Wikimedia User Group Turkey (WMTR) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Turkey and will be taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 2nd through May 4th, 2025. Collaboration will happen - in person!

The Hackathon is an on-site, in-person event. Be sure to confirm if your passport is up to date and has validity at least up to 6 months after the event. Check to see if you can apply for an e-visa online https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa, otherwise, you’ll need a visa to be issued by your country to travel into Turkey.

Those people who cannot attend the Hackathon in-person will be able to follow some of the program content online, but should not register using the link provided below. More information will be provided closer to the event on how to participate remotely.

Participants are expected to book their own travel arrangements and accommodation. However, the Wikimedia Foundation is offering to take care of travel and accommodation for a limited number of scholars.

Scholarship / sponsorship applicants - please note:

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Scholarship application and Wikimedia Foundation staff sponsorship will only be available to request through December 10th, 2024. -

Priority will be given to those scholars who can mentor and/or support in areas of high demand and those WMF staff with ambitious or impactful projects. -

All scholarships provided will adhere to the WMF travel policy https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Scholarship_travel_policy guidelines. -

As a reminder, "no shows” may permanently impact a scholarship recipients' eligibility to receive a future travel scholarship from the Wikimedia Foundation. -

More detailed information on what is covered by a scholarship / staff sponsorship is available online https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025/Participants#Welcome_to_the_Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025_event_registration!. Those that have requested a scholarship or WMF sponsorship will be notified by mid to late December 2024 about the status of their application.

Let us know if you’ll be attending by registering now https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025/Participants#Registration !

The Hackathon registration form runs on Pretix (a free, open-sourced third-party platform that helps organize and manage events) which may subject your data to additional terms https://pretix.eu/about/en/privacy. For more information on WMF’s privacy and data-handling for the Hackathon, please read the privacy statement https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Privacy_Statement .

If you encounter any issues while registering, or have questions about the registration process, feel free to contact the coordination team at hackathon@wikimedia.org.

Cheers,

Deb

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deb tankersley (she/her)

developer outreach program management

Wikimedia Foundation