Netherlands Hackathon 2018 - Women Tech Storm/FAQ

There might be some questions you have and you might find the answers right here.

What is a hackathon?
A hackathon is a design sprint-like event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development. The goal of a hackathon is to create usable software. Hackathons tend to have a specific focus, which can include the programming language used, the operating system, an application, an API, or the subject and the demographic group of the programmers. In other cases, there is no restriction on the type of software being created. (Read more)

Why only woman?
Internationally in the programming world, there tend to be less woman that are involved in programming. In the Wikimedia world, there tends to be an even bigger gap in numbers.

We see it as a part of our battle against the gender gap on Wikimedia projects to stimulate woman to learn how to code for with Wikimedia.

When can I sign up?
The registrations will open in the week of February 15th.

Who decides who joins?
We have a small selection committee, that will contact you after you sign up for the event. We aim to design a small group of woman, where 50% has Wikimedia experience, but wants to learn how to code, and 50% knows how to code, and wants to learn about Wikimedia.

I have more questions!
Please e-mail hackathon@undefinedwikimedia.nl For press contacts, please contact cox@undefinedwikimedia.nl