HackconEU: Hackathons are for Hackers

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This presentation was given as keynote at MLH's HackconEU 2015. It covers the need to run quality events for hackathon attendees that ensure a healthy and respectful environment.

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Tim Messerschmidt
Head of Developer Relations, International
Braintree
@Braintree_Dev / @SeraAndroid
Hackcon EU
Hackathons are for Hackers
#HackconEU

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+ Braintree
since 2013

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Where do Hackathons come from?
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

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What’s The Purpose For Attendees?

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The Purpose For Organisations:
Internal vs External Hackathons

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2 initiatives from PayPal:
Lab Rats & CharityHack

Source: Picture by Martin Cunningham http://flic.kr/p/8CceuS

Source: Picture by Martin Cunningham http://flic.kr/p/e196or

CharityHack crowd during presentations 2012

Hackeroni - a PayPal internal hackathon in Richmond

Lab Rats - PayPal’s innovation contest in San Jose

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How not to run Hackathons

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What makes a Good hackathon?

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Drinks, Food and Snacks!
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Event Managers: The Polish we didn’t know

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Encourage a healthy environment

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Enforce a respectful environment

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Working with Partners / Sponsors

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Equipment that makes presenters shine!
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Rehearsals

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Demo Time

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Watch your tone and don’t be too negative

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Celebrate Success and a great time

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Treat everybody like a winner
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Give away some actual prizes…

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The Hack Code of Conduct:
hackcodeofconduct.org
The Hack Day Manifesto:
hackdaymanifesto.com
Useful Resources

@SeraAndroid
tim@getbraintree.com
slideshare.com/paypal
braintreepayments.com/developers
Thank you

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