# driB^Dat good :watch: = :heartbeat: hackathons <small>Permalink: **bit.ly/hello-dribdat**</small>  <small>Presented in the Open Space at [Open Education Day 2023](https://openeducationday.ch/)</small> ---  [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=hackathon,barcamp&hl=en) for Barcamp vs. Hackathon --- <!-- .slide: data-background="#333333" --> [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Cowbell) <!-- .element: style="margin:0px;border:0px;box-shadow:none" --> ## Let's [Hack It](https://all.utou.ch/games/morecowbell/) like [The Bruce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Cowbell) <small><i>Image: (c) NBC via [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Cowbell), Fair Use</i></small> --- ### 1. Find a challenge <!--  -->  ---- The open source [dribdat](https://dribdat.cc) platform generates this overview of a hackathon. In white are the "blueprints", or Challenges, of suggested topics, open issues, ideas. You can hover over them for a short summary, or open them up to get more details. The [backboard](https://github.com/dribdat/backboard) is an alternative frontend, that offers even more flexibile visualization through the API. --- ### 2. Sign in and say hello  ---- Once you have found a topic of interest, open the project page and tap on the blue **Join** button at the top. When you create an account, you can fill out a **Profile** to introduce yourself, choose a role, and recruit further team members for your challenge.  --- ### 3. Get the data <img width="50%" src="https://i.imgur.com/VxoXuX5.png"><img width="40%" src="https://i.imgur.com/2d1y1L4.png"> ---- You can upload small datasets (CSV, JSON, ..) directly into the project. Dribdat also integrates with [Opendata.swiss](https://opendata.swiss) and [Data Packages](https://frictionlessdata.io). It allows configuring **Resource** areas where organizers and participants can share tools and sources. These can even be auto-suggested to teams based on their progress, or used as **Templates** for new projects. --- ### 4. Post an update  ---- Once you join a project, buttons appear at the top of the page allowing you to **Post** status updates, progress through [stages](https://dribdat.cc/about.html), and **Edit** links to your hackathon outputs. You can also Leave (★) the project if you joined one by accident.  --- ### 5. See the results  ---- Shared text documents, a folder full of sketches, datasets, and any other online materials can be showcased. Put whatever is currently the most actively developed prototype at the top (in the **Demo Link** with the Embed option), and list links to any other relevant materials in your description or posts. --- ### 6. Get feedback  ---- You can use either the built-in **Comment** button on top, or the **Contact** link - connected to an external chat channel or contact page - to leave constructive commentary and motivate your peers. The on-platform updates appear directly on the team's **Log** and in the **Dribs** section. --- ### 7. Keep an eye on the clock  ---- The countdown timers and **Dashboard** on the home page are handy ways to keep track of your available time, and see progress reports from all the teams. Put it on a second screen, or your mobile phone. Keeping the pace is the organizers main task, and we would like to make it easier. --- ### 8. Get the data  <!-- .element: style="margin:0px;border:0px;box-shadow:none" --> ---- [](https://forum.opendata.ch/t/an-open-platform-for-documenting-hackathon-projects/156) ---- You can drill into various statistics from the data provided by the hackathon platform's APIs. Besides making lovely infographics, it will hopefully help you run a sustainable, effective, enjoyable community. In Dribdat you can find this on the **About** page linked in the footer. --- ## 9. Why use Dribdat? - Swiss made software :flag-ch: - Open source goodness :snake: - Open Data in the kernel :open_file_folder: - Multiplatform to the bone :meat_on_bone: - More awesome hackathons :rocket: - It's fun to "dribble" with "data" :basketball: - And, last but not least, ... --- <!-- .slide: data-background="#000000" -->  <!-- .element: style="margin:0px;border:0px;box-shadow:none" --> 150% _More Cowbell_ :bell: :sunglasses: --- :heart_decoration: Please contribute any further ideas and feedback to our [online discussions](https://github.com/orgs/dribdat/discussions)! --- # 10. PRO TIPS 🏅 Random advice from the hacklines. --- ### Volunteering is a labor of love [](https://forum.opendata.ch/t/25-26-8-truth-within-statistics/373) --- ### Go big on tolerance & diversity - or go bust! [](https://hack.opendata.ch/event/29) --- ### Have a relaxed, supportive atmosphere  --- ### Mealtimes are awesome for teambuilding  --- ### Don't skimp on helping hands [](https://hack.opendata.ch/project/26) --- ### Walk the walk of sustainability [](https://hack.opendata.ch/project/74) --- ### Be relentless in pursuit of fairness [](https://hacknight.dinacon.ch/project/23) <!-- .element: style="margin:0px;border:0px;box-shadow:none" --> --- ### Acknowledge contribution [](https://github.com/hackathons-ftw/dribdat/issues/204) <!-- .element: style="margin:0px;border:0px;box-shadow:none" --> ---  <!-- .element: style="margin:0px;border:0px;box-shadow:none" --> <small><i>Image: [Wikipedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy.svg), CC0</i></small> --- {%youtube QNHNjr50p74 %} ### Everyone's a winner! :heart: --- ### Bring it together :open_hands: **Fair** competition through cooperation and content :penguin: Let's **hack** on open data with people at heart :basketball: We maintain **dribdat** so you get awesome data --- Thanks for listening/reading. 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