User:Jean-Frédéric/Hackathon handbook

A handbooks to organise hackathons

(Points taken from discussions with WMF coordinators and organisers & regulars of previous hackathons.)

Location
Rule of thumb: max ~1h of travel between venue & international airport, running at least once per hour.

(No hard rule there though, other could be considered)

Place

 * If possible, sleeping & hacking in the same building. Otherwise, minimise transport time, avoid public transport (not running in the middle of the night ;)
 * Eating on site
 * Flexibility is king! 24/24 access.

Necessary rooms

 * Big fat wide working space
 * Attributes: tables, being able to move around
 * Typically: hostel dinner room or central hall