hackconeu: hackathons are for hackers
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Tim Messerschmidt Head of Developer Relations, International
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Hackcon EU Hackathons are for Hackers
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Developer Relations in a Nutshell
500,102km across 27 countries
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+ Braintreesince 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
CharityHack Energy Bar 2012
Hackeroni - a PayPal internal hackathon in Richmond
Lab Rats - PayPal’s innovation contest in San Jose
Lab Rats Trophies 2012
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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
Giving away Prizes
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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
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