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Wikimedia Hackathon 2024 takes place in Tallinn

By: Pille Priks, Wikimedia Estonia

The 2024 Wikimedia Hackathon will take place from May 3rd – 5th, 2024 in Tallinn, Estonia. Wikimedia Hackathon is an annual event focused on collaboration and innovation that brings together the global Wikimedia technology community. Wikimedia’s contributors gather from all over the world with one common mission: to develop and improve the software that enables Wikimedia projects to function. It is a spectacular IT event where joint programming and brainstorming take place to find revolutionary ideas. New connections between people are created and new cooperation patterns are found.

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Hackathon takes place in Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel

People who have experience with IT contributions to Wikimedia projects, who feel at home in technological ecosystems and are able to work independently on projects are expected to take part in the hackathon. All information and necessary details for registration can be found on the event's wiki page.

Wikimedia Hackathon has previously been organized in places like Zurich (2014), Lyon (2015), Jerusalem (2016), Vienna (2017), Barcelona (2018) and Prague (2019). The last hackathon took place in Athens, and in May 2024 it will be held in Tallinn for the first time.

Some facts about Tallinn: the capital of Estonia is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tallinn has the highest number of startup companies per person among all capitals and larger cities in Europe and is the birthplace of many international high-technology companies, including Skype and Wise. The city is home to the headquarters of the European Union's IT agency.

See you in Tallinn!