Define timeline and project plan
- Clarify timeline and integration in Wikimania program and platform
- Define project plan including main deliverables and weekly tasks
Implement the event
Education and Community: Technical contributors have opportunities to share knowledge and connect socially.
- Present clear resources for individual newcomers (and newish-comers) so they can find the information they need to build what they want.
- Coordinate community-run sessions and informal social spaces for people to share technical knowledge.
- Coordinate community-run social sessions and spaces with fun activities.
Inclusion: Growing communities of technical contributors can find support and feel welcome at the Wikimania Hackathon.
- Engage with local meetup and affinity meetup organizers from the Wikimedia Hackathon.
- Ensure that the accessible platform and accommodations are advertised widely.
Projects and Innovation: Technical contributors have opportunities to work together and to share outcomes with Wikimania attendees.
- Organize the pre-event showcase to help people connect with projects and people. This will include explicit instructions to use Phabricator and come back for the final showcase.
- Design an accessible and useful platform space for people to collaborate in.
- Provide Wikimania attendees an opportunity to learn about the hackathon projects at the final showcase.