Hackathons/Handbook/Mentoring Ideas
This page is a work in progress - ideas from this project will be posted here soon: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T176853
Related chapter:Â Mentoring Programs
Considerations and lessons from other event organizers
Newcomer & Mentor Identification
[edit]Consider finding a fun way to identify mentors and newcomers at your event. People can customize their name badges and indicate to other participants if they are looking for help or looking to help.
A 2017 Google Code In fish & whale
[edit]A student designed the following sticker files / designs for possible use in future mentoring programs:
Newcomers: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Newcomer_Proposal_with_Text.svg
Mentors: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Mentor_Proposal_with_Text.svg
Wikimedia Hackathon 2016 Starwars buttons:
[edit]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2016_A436.JPG and https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2016_A529.JPG
Wikimedia Hackathon 2017 baby & adult dinosaurs:
[edit]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:201705_Hackathon_in_Vienna_06.jpg
