Wikimedia Hackathon 2017/Prehackathon Prague



PREHACKATHON IN PRAGUE | 12 – 14 May 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic 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.
 * Do you want to participate? Register now! Wikimedia Czech Republic is the host of the event and has provided several full scholarships for those who will attend both the prehackathon and the hackathon. If you are planning to attend the hackathon as well, you will need to register separately for that. See here.

Program
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Friday 12th

 * 10 am -12 noon: Introductory session - welcoming and getting to know each other.
 * Josephine introduces the Android app and the codebase (specifically the Nearby feature)
 * Tobias introduces the web app
 * Yusuke speaks briefly about the Commons app stats tool
 * Others: If you have plans to conduct a skill share during this session, please let us know and we will be more than happy to accommodate.
 * Afternoon: Experienced contributors start working on their chosen task. Those who prefer Android dev can work on the Android app, and those who prefer web dev can work on the web app. New contributors will receive help and guidance in getting started.
 * Android: Switch to a Wikidata query for Nearby results in the Android app
 * Web: Wmflabs page to request images and plan campaigns

Saturday 13th

 * Work on chosen task

Sunday 14th

 * Work on chosen task

Monday 15th

 * Work on chosen task
 * Short meeting to discuss what we have achieved and plan our next steps during the hackathon.
 * 6-7:30 PM - evening talk by the WMF Analytics Team

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

Attending

 * --Vojtěch Dostál (talk) 19:57, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * --Martin Urbanec (talk) 20:23, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * --Neslihan Turan (talk)
 * Tobias1984 (talk) 21:14, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Misaochan (talk) 08:14, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Maskaravivek (talk)
 * --Sandaru (talk) 12:18, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 *  ·addshore·  talk to me! 08:17, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Contact

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