User:Sonkiki/Handbook Project/Hackathon Page new

What is a Hackathon in the Wikimedia sense?
Hackathons/FAQ

Explain the differences between the MediaWiki Hackathon and the Wikimania Hackathon?

Typical Schedule

Link to general Events page on mediawiki

For Participants: link to Hackathons/FAQ

>> create a new page for this OR put it on Hackathons page.

Make it nice to look at, feature many images and videos! Use this structure and headlines: https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/before-you-start/what-is-a-tedx-event

Questions to ask yourself before you start
>> create a new page for this. I sense this could be the fabled "Get started" page.

Take from the propose a hackathon chapter

Link to the timeline.

How the WMF can support you
Contains examples of previous budgets: Hackathons/Proposing a hackathon

>> plus add chapter about Rachel and her team's help!

Propose a Hackathon
1First Step: Create a Phabricator Task and associate it with the Engineering-Community project: Things to plan for and keep in mind:
 * 1.1Organizing team:
 * 1.2Number of participants expected
 * 1.3Possible venue(s)
 * 1.4Proposed dates
 * 2.1Travel, accommodation, catering
 * 2.2Social Events
 * 2.3Working with other groups
 * 2.4Safety

How the selection process works
5.1Decision
 * 5.2Hackathon location decision process for 2018
 * 5.3Hackathon location decision process for 2017

How others did it: Previous Hackathons
my new table /List of previous Hackathons https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Sonkiki/Handbook?wteswitched=1#Table_to_organize_hackathon_wiki_pages - integrate this chapter either into Hackathons main page or on Subpage

Already organizing a hackathon?
Timeline


 * 1General Event Suggestions
 * 1.1Additional Suggestions
 * 1.2After the event
 * 2Promotion
 * 3Specific events
 * 3.1RFC discussions
 * 3.2Tech talks
 * 3.2.1Checklist for Speakers
 * 3.2.2Remote Participation during tech talks
 * 3.2.3Tips
 * 3.2.4Tech talk set-up instructions
 * 3.2.5Day-of instructions
 * 3.3IRC office hours
 * 3.4CREDIT showcase
 * 3.5Meet-Ups
 * 3.6Hackathons
 * 3.6.1Past Hackathon Documentation
 * 3.7WMF Engineering Team Off-sites
 * 3.8MediaWiki Developer Summit / Architecture Summit
 * 4Further Resources

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