--- tags: OHBM 2020 --- # Email to registered attendees (second pass for those registered aft xx June) Hi! **Thank you for registering to the OHBM hackathon 2020!** We are very excited to meet you next week (June 16-18) at the first virtual OHBM Brainhack. Here are a few opportunities to join [our growing team](https://ohbm.github.io/hackathon2020/team/) and all you need to know to get ready for the event! --- ![](https://i.imgur.com/zDYkdo2.png =100x) **Consider becoming a hackathon buddy** You have already attended a brainhack, are keen in welcoming new members in the Brainhack community? [Sign up as a Brainhack buddy](https://pad.inria.fr/p/np_AQtc9u7wqncYHNGU_brainhack)! You will be paired with an attendee who is coming to their first hackathon. You will spend 1-hour a day with them during the event to help their onboarding. More information [here](https://github.com/ohbm/hackathon2020/blob/master/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/handbooks/buddy_role.md). <--- One or the other will be displayed ---> ![](https://i.imgur.com/zDYkdo2.png =100x) **Would you like to meet with hackathon buddy?** This will be your first brain hackathon? You are keen in exchanging with an established member of the Brainhack community? [Sign up to be paired with a Brainhack buddy](https://pad.inria.fr/p/np_pJJTgy8X5aDw7sl4_hackbuddies)! You will spend 1-hour a day with them during the event to share your experiences as Brainhack attendees. --- ![](https://i.imgur.com/PwMnMfP.png =100x) **Still time to submit your project!** During the OHBM Brainhack, attendees will gather into sub-groups and collaboratively work on projects of their choice. All kinds of projects facilitating collaboration, openness, and reproducibility within the open neuroscience community are very welcome. If you don't know where to start, we recommend you take a look at [projects from previous years](https://ohbm.github.io/hackathon2020/FAQ/#If%20you%20are%20attending%20the%20OHBM%20brainhack%204) for inspiration. As an attendee, you have the opportunity submit a project. [Submit your project here!](https://github.com/ohbm/hackathon2020/issues/new/choose) --- ![](https://i.imgur.com/jNF2s6J.png =150x) **Join the Brainhack mattermost text discussion space** Text communications during the OHBM Brainhack will happen on Brainhack mattermost (an open source equivalent of Slack). Please sign up to [here](https://mattermost.brainhack.org/brainhack/channels/hbm-hackathon) and you join the [hbm-hackathon channel](https://mattermost.brainhack.org/brainhack/channels/hbm-hackathon) where we will be sharing information regularly. If you are not familiar with mattermost, you can check out the [user-guide](https://docs.mattermost.com/guides/user.html) and that [short video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq4yEM5z5SY&list=PL-jqvaPsjQpMqnRgFEw_3fuGQbcVDTpaM&index=5) describing how it works. --- **Start preparing for the TrainTrack** To get the most out of the workshops of the traintrack we recommend you install some softwares in advance. We have a set of instructions at the bottom of our [logisitics page](https://ohbm.github.io/hackathon2020/logistics/) to guide you through the process. If you need assistance reach out to our helpdesk by posting a message in our [helpdesk mattermost channel](https://mattermost.brainhack.org/brainhack/channels/help_desk-general). --- ![](https://i.imgur.com/dNYQSpf.png =100x) **Sign up for the helpdesk** Ready to share your technical expertise at the Brainhack? [Sign up for the Brainhack helpdesk](https://pad.inria.fr/p/np_AQtc9u7wqncYHNGU_brainhack) and answer attendees’ technical questions during the event. As a member of the helpdesk you will monitor the helpdesk channel and answer any questions related to your expertise. More information [here](https://github.com/ohbm/hackathon2020/blob/master/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/handbooks/helpdesk_role.md). --- We will soon share all the details regarding how to connect, and where to start! Stay tuned! You can already browse [the program](https://ohbm.github.io/osr2020/schedule/) and if you have any question check our [FAQ](https://ohbm.github.io/hackathon2020/FAQ/) or [get in touch](https://ohbm.github.io/hackathon2020/contact/). Liza, Rémi, Camille & the [Brainhack 2020 team](https://ohbm.github.io/hackathon2020/team/) Kelly, Xiao, Chao-Gan and Angela for the **Asia Pacific hub** Isil, Selim and Rémi for the **Europe, Middle East and Africa hub** Eduardo, Liza, Alejandro and Arshitha for the **Americas hub** ![](https://i.imgur.com/e4o56X9.png =200x) [OHBM Brainhack 2020](https://ohbm.github.io/hackathon2020/) - [OHBM Open Science SIG](https://ossig.netlify.com/)