Mini Hackathon October 2025
Wikimedia Nederland again welcomes around 30 international participants to the fourth one-day Mini Wikimedia Hackathon on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
Join us for a day of 👩🏼💻 hacking, 🥨 snacking, 🍕 pizza, and 🗣 catching up in person.
- When? Saturday, October 25, 2025, from around 10:30 CET until around 21:00 CET.
- Where? Wikimedia Nederland office, Mariaplaats 3, 3511 LH Utrecht, the Netherlands (OpenStreetMap)
- Remote participation possible? This is an in-person event.
- For whom? For seasoned, Dutch and international Wikimedians who want to hang out and hack together! The venue supports a maximum of 30 participants.
- Language? English
- Apply? apply via this form
Important notes:
- This is a hackathon for technically-focused, already experienced Wikimedians. There will be no mentorship program for newcomers; we expect all participants to be able to work rather autonomously (although we do of course encourage and applaud group projects!). The regular international Wikimedia hackathons do offer participation and mentorship for newcomers - check those if you are interested in that!
- International participants are very welcome. Do note that travel and hotel costs are not covered or arranged by the organizers or Wikimedia Nederland. In other words: you will have to book, arrange and pay for your own travel and hotel.
Program
| Friday, October 24 (Optional community event). All times are in CET | |
| 15:00-... | Drinks and dinner at Wijkrestaurant Venster. Berlijnplein 520, Utrecht (come at any time; drinks and food at own expense) |
| Saturday, October 25 (Mini Hackathon). All times are in CET | |
| 10:30 | Doors open |
| 11:00 | Welcome, Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes introduction, brief standup (Etherpad) |
| 12:30 | Lunch, provided by Wikimedia Nederland |
| 18:30 | 🍕provided by Wikimedia Nederland |
| After pizza | Showcase! Etherpad here! |
| 21:00 | End. Whoever wants can join for a drink in a pub near the venue (this will be at your own expense). |
Organizers
In alphabetical order:
Participants
If you are interested in participating, you can apply via this form. The organizers will take final decisions on the group of participants and will notify you personally. They will add your name below if you are confirmed, and have given consent for your (user) name to be published here.
| Who | What do you want to work on? |
|---|---|
| User:multichill | |
| User:AnnikaHendriksen | |
| User:daanvr | |
| User:Siebrand | |
| User:Lucas Werkmeister | |
| User:Jan-Bart | friendly space officer during the hackathon |
| User:RTHOMAS-WMF | |
| User:Daniuu | |
| User:TheDJ | |
| User:Spinster | Afgevoerde Rijksmonumenten mainly? |
| User:1Veertje | |
| User:OlafJanssen | |
| User:Reedy | |
| User:ItsNyoty | |
| User:Ciell | Jacob Olie photo set & Rijksmonumenten (COM & WD) |
| User:Lcawte | |
| User:Abbe98 | |
| User:Ainali | |
| User:Nikki | |
| User:Sjoerddebruin | |
| User:RenateOudeNijeweme | |
| User:Cayjd | |
| User:NickK | WLM Ukraine Wikidata / Wikipedia sync |
Friendly Space Policy / Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes
Like all other WMNL activities, this hackathon is governed by the Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes (BVR / Friendly Space Policy).
Friendly space officers: Jan-Bart de Vreede (until 15:00 hours), Siebrand Mazeland (after 15:00 hours)
Friendly space policy phone number: +31 6 1090 8806
Friendly space policy email address: jan-bart@wikimedia.nl
How to get there
The hackathon will take place at the offices of Wikimedia Nederland. The offices are centrally located in the city of Utrecht and easily reachable by public transport. Take any train to 'Utrecht Centraal' station. From there it's about a 15-minute walk to the offices at Mariaplaats 3, 3511 LH Utrecht, the Netherlands.
If you're coming by car you can either park in one of the nearby parking garages (Hoog Catharijne P5 is an option), which can be pricy (expect around €5,50 per hour at a maximum of €44 per day). You can also use one of the "Park and Ride" (P+R) options and park out of the centre and then take public transport to the city centre.
Wijkrestaurant Venster is located at Berlijnplein 520 and is reachable by train to station Utrecht Leidsche Rijn (4 minutes train, 6 minute walk) or by bus 28 from Utrecht Central Station (12 minutes bus, 4 minute walk); there is also a stop for this bus at Neude in the city centre.
Other links and useful information
- Please upload images and other media files in the category on Commons.