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title: nf-core/outreach team meeting notes
tags: outreach, meeting
date: 2025-08-15
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# Agenda

- Hackathon planning for Barcelona in October
- started a version of the Hackathon kit for on-site : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14XOgxn1OKlEP1D3edhICk3H86XvhrjcC
- Who will be in BCN? https://nfcore.slack.com/archives/C072TAN9RDE/p1752647303290799
- yes:
- @mribeirodantas
- @jmir
- @FloWuenne
- no:
- @maxulysse
- @ChrisHakk
- @RaqManzano
- @chriswyatt1
- maybe:
- @FranBonath
- in-person only
- no gather
- no special help for online ppl, but we won't discourage anyone to work on nf-core stuff during the time.
- update from sequera organisation
- do we already have sign ups?
- advanced training fully booked
- beginners training nearly fully booked
- currently 55 ppl signed up for the hackathon (excl seqera ppl) (location can hold 130 ppl)
- location
-
- catering - yes
- poster presentation
- same sign up as for summit
- organisation by seqera
- swag
- stickers and maybe something else, but not currently confirmed
- website
- exists, but bare minimum
- update needed with project signup info @FranBonath
- sign up of projects
- needs a signup process / form @FranBonath
- any deadline
- no, but we should encourage ppl to add them early
- needs shout outs
- #announcements for call for projects @mribeirodantas
- make channels for all projects
- required
- videos from project leads?
- not required but encouraged
- Socials
- sock hunt (with stickers)
- maybe @ewels still has some stickers, otherwise we will need to order
- @mribeirodantas will hide them all !!!
- scavanger hunt?
- lets try again!
- stretching / planking (nf-core/plank)
- @FloWuenne
- Quiz
- @mashehu?
- creating Slack channels
- @maxulysse will create a #hackathon_oct_2025 channel
- individual project channels when the project is accepted
- project board
- @jmir will create a project board
- @maxulysse to ask the maintainers to add projects to the hackathon and issues to the project board
- advertising on socials
- @mribeirodantas
- how will we be handling the wrap ups?
- by project, ppl from the community
- template is on google drive in the hackathon kit.

- Chris: Applying for a grant
- for software / infrastructure improvement
- would need some reviewers
- https://www.software.ac.uk/programmes/research-software-maintenance-fund
- deadline : 18th Septmber