Wikimedia Hackathon 2022/nan

Suan-pòo 2022 Uikimitia Hackathonǃ
The Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 will take place as a hybrid event on May 20-22, 2022. The Hackathon will be held online and local in-person meetups around the world.

Who: The Hackathon is for anyone who contributes (or wants to contribute) to Wikimedia’s technical areas - as code creators, maintainers, translators, designers, technical writers and other technical roles. The choice is yours! Newcomers are welcome. You can add yourself to the participants list, and mention if you would like to help with tasks such as facilitation or welcoming newcomers. If you have any accessibility or translation requests, please contact [mailto:hlepp@wikimedia.org hlepp@wikimedia.org].

What: A Wikimedia Hackathon is a space for the technical community to come together and work together on technical projects, learn from each other, and make new friends. This year's Hackathon will take place online in a virtual game-style space. In this space, you can meet new people, hack with old friends, and learn about the Wikimedia Technical community. You can come with a project in mind, join an existing project, or create something new with others.

There are also unconference-style sessions on the following topics: Community Building, Infrastructure Tools, Localization and Small Wikis, MediaWiki, Python, Wikibase and Wikidata, and the Cantina (social room). If you would like to schedule a session, claim a spot on the Schedule page. If you would like to propose a project or seek help on an existing project, make a Phabricator task.

In addition, there are local in-person meetups happening around the world.

When: May 20-May 22. Hacking can happen at any hour of the day. Most sessions and events will happen from - GMT and - GMT each day. For more information, see the schedule.

Where: The Hackathon be held online. There are also in-person local meetups happening around the world. The  will be in effect throughout the event, on all platforms, discussion channels, and at local meetups. Please have a look at it and ensure you are willing and able to follow it.

Local Meetup Grants
Local Meetup Grant Applications have closed!

Tsióng-tsōo-kim ê tsu-keh
''' Scholarship applications have closed! '''

The Wikimedia Foundation provides stipends to support individuals attending the 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon. Applications are due April 1. Individuals can apply to cover Hackathon-related expenses such as:


 * childcare services (or similar family services)
 * tsu-liāu hong-pau
 * administrative or operational costs to distribute funds to community members
 * small hardware expenses to support access
 * other relevant purchases.

All stipends are $100 USD, with an added $25 USD for related bank fees.

The survey was conducted via Google Forms, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and our survey privacy statement.

Hia̍p-tiau thuân-tuī
This committee will be coordinating the organization of this year's Hackathon. Feel free to reach out to us on wiki if you need our support!