The open source dribdat 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 is an alternative frontend, that offers even more flexibile visualization through the API.

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.

You can upload small datasets (CSV, JSON, ..) directly into the project. Dribdat also integrates with Opendata.swiss and Data Packages. 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.

Once you join a project, buttons appear at the top of the page allowing you to Post status updates, progress through stages, and Edit links to your hackathon outputs. You can also Leave (★) the project if you joined one by accident.

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.

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.

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.

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.