Wikimedia Hackathon 2017/Prehackathon Prague



PREHACKATHON IN PRAGUE | 12 – 14 May 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic

Quick facts

 * The pre-hackathon in Prague will take place between 12 and 14 May 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic, in the office of Wikimedia Czech Republic (coworking space "Svět Hub"). This is exactly 1 week before the main event in Vienna, a few hours ride from Prague. Those receiving a scholarship will be paid a hotel room in Prague until at least the 16th of May and can thus work for 2 more days.
 * The topic of the pre-hackathon will be the Wikimedia Commons android app (source code on GitHub), specifically related to improvement of the "Nearby places that need pictures" feature.

REGISTER

 * Wanna participate? Register now!
 * Wikimedia Czech Republic is the host of the event and will provide several full scholarships for those who will attend both the prehackathon and the hackathon. Please indicate in the registration form above if you would like to apply for a scholarship - preference will be given to participants who have shown interest in the development of the Wikimedia Commons app.
 * The first group of scholarship recipients will be announced in the 2nd half of March. Apply until 14th March.


 * If you are planning to attend the hackathon as well, you will need to register separately for that. See here.

Potential tasks
We are currently deciding on a task to be worked on in the pre-hackathon. Join in the discussion here. Potential candidates include:
 * Displaying the "Nearby places that need pictures" results on a map
 * REST-based requested images provided by the web-app
 * Switching to Wikidata as the data source for Nearby places

Preparing for the pre-hackathon
In order to maximize the time that we have available for the pre-hackathon, we kindly request that participants attempt the following beforehand. If you encounter any problems with getting the following preparations done, please talk to us on GitHub and we will try to help.
 * Download and install the latest stable version of Android Studio, and the Android SDK
 * Download and install Git (optional recommendation: also install the GitHub Desktop client, this is especially recommended for people who are relatively new to Git)
 * Bring a USB cable and an Android device, or have an Android Virtual Device installed on your computer
 * (Optional but recommended) Fork our GitHub repo and build it on Android Studio

Contact

 * vojtech.dostal@undefinedwikimedia.cz - Wikimedia Czech Republic - general inquiries
 * josephinelim86@gmail.com - Commons Android app maintainer - app-specific enquiries