Hackathon planning

[bmann]

Let's do a hackathon! Including defining what that word means :)

Ideally we can try out The Permanent for this kind of event, and have people "hacking" on whatever they like.

Maybe: some initial demos / lightning talks about certain tech or APIs?

Either on a weekend day or an afternoon until late (maybe 4pm - 8pm) weekday evening, so that those who work outside of their day jobs can join.

Aim for a modest amount of attendees -- e.g. no more than 50 to start.

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What: One day hackathon / code together

Attendees: Max 50 -- we'll be happy with 25

Maybe: some initial demos / lightning talks

Timing: Sat July 22nd or 29th

• Check on The Permanent availability
• Other venue research
• Power bars

[bmann]

@weswalla suggests July. If we give ourselves 2 months from now, here are some potential dates:

Weekday evenings:

• Wednesday, July 19th
• Thursday, July 20th
• Tuesday, July 25th
• Thursday, July 27th

Weekend day:

• Saturday July 22nd
• Saturday, July 29th

[rithikha]

Not sure if I can make it but might be able to do a weekend - either Saturday July 22 or 29th!

[bmann]

OK we'll focus on a weekend day!

[bmann]

Talked about this at the garden gathering https://github.com/orgs/DWebYVR/discussions/34 -- summer in Vancouver should be spent outside!

Kick off the fall indoor time with a September hackday on one weekend. Going to close this thread and start a new one.