Wikimedia Hackathon 2017/Register and Attend

Registration
Registration will be open from February 2017.

Interested technologists and hackers of all backgrounds are welcome at the hackathon. Some experience with the MediaWiki software is required. Registration and participation are free, but candidates will be chosen according to relevant experience and contribution to free knowledge and Wikimedia projects.

Wikimedia Österreich will hold preparatory meetings for Austrian developers before the hackathon. Those who are not well acquainted with MediaWiki are encouraged to download and read about it here on mediawiki.org or in any other available source.

Please note that all participants of the Hackathon are expected to respect and abide by the Wikimedia Friendly Space Policy. Individuals not cooperating with this policy may be asked to leave the event.

Mentoring program


For this year’s Hackathon we also plan to implement a mentoring program for newcomers to our movement. This is how it works: This program will give newcomers the chance to dive into the Wikimedia movement and try out projects. The projects are designed in a way that will give them the chance to hack with on something together with experienced Wikimedian as mentors which can be accomplished on that weekend. While hacking, the newcomers on the team can get to know the Wikimedia movement and see what impact they can have.

We would like to create an event which will offer newcomers the opportunity to engage closely with the projects. Only four to six participants will be matched with a project. It’s a unique chance to get to know some of the coolest projects and coders out there and become part of the Wikimedia community.

So we are looking for Wikimedians who would like to attend the Hackathon exclusively as mentors for newcomers and design projects and conduct projects for and with newbies. Some scholarships will be reserved for experienced coders who would like to volunteer as mentors, so please indicate it in your scholarship application.

Newcomers who are interested to be part of the mentoring program during the Hackathon please also indicate this in the registration form together with some information on your coding skill level so that we can match you with suitable mentors and fellow mentees.

International scholarships
You will find more information about the process for international scholarships here soon.

Scholarships by local Wikimedia affiliates
If you live in a country with a Wikimedia affiliate with their own Wikimedia Hackathon 2017 scholarships process, please contact the respective Wikimedia affiliate before applying to the international scholarship process:


 * Wikimedia Norge: Apply for scholarship from Wikimedia Norge. Deadline 15. February 2017.
 * Wikimedia Nederland. Apply for scholarship by mail to info(at)wikimedia(point)nl. More information on our wiki. . Deadline 1 March 2017.



Contact: hackathon@undefinedwikimedia.at This e-mail address can be used for all inquiries or questions regarding the event.