Session Date/Time: 19 Jul 2025 08:30

Hackathon Kickoff

Summary

The IETF Hackathon kickoff session welcomed participants to the Madrid event, providing essential information for new attendees and reviewing procedures for the two-day hackathon. The session covered logistics, contribution guidelines, project organization, and presentation requirements. Approximately 35 projects are expected to participate, with both main and overflow rooms at capacity.

Key Discussion Points

Welcome and Introductions

Strong attendance with main room and overflow room both nearly full
New participants and students specifically welcomed to their first IETF hackathon
Emphasis on socialization, idea discussion, and community engagement

Hackathon Purpose and Goals

Test implementations of specifications from IETF drafts
Increase open source community involvement in IETF
Focus on interoperability and "running code"
Provide feedback to working groups on draft specifications
Bridge the gap between specifications and implementation

Guidelines and Policies

Note Well: All participants must familiarize themselves with IETF note well, contribution guidelines, and code of conduct
Code Ownership: Participants retain ownership of developed code and should consider open source licensing
IP Considerations: All presentations and contributions become IETF contributions and will be publicly available
Code of Conduct: Emphasis on friendly, cooperative, and constructive interaction

Project Organization

Project champions encouraged to add projects to hackathon wiki
Wiki serves as archive and reference for achievements, presentations, and code repositories
Mailing list available for project coordination and volunteer recruitment
"Lost and found" section on wiki for matching skills with project needs

Decisions and Action Items

Presentation Requirements

Time Limit: 3 minutes per project presentation (strictly enforced due to ~35 projects)
Content Focus: Highlight contributions and feedback to working groups
Submission Process: Upload slides via Datatracker to Sunday presentation slot
Templates: PowerPoint and HTML templates provided via GitHub

Technical Infrastructure

Remote Participation: Gathertown available with password "IETF" (changed from "notewell")
Special Equipment: Network support available through support tickets
Code Lounge: Room Doblon available as shared workspace throughout the week

Documentation and Resources

Participants should add GitHub repositories and resources to draft's "additional resources" field in Datatracker
Working group documents require chair approval for resource additions
Wiki documentation encouraged for all projects

Next Steps

Immediate Schedule

Saturday:
- 12:30 PM - Lunch (served between main and overflow rooms)
- 6:30 PM - Dinner with drinks
- 9:00 PM - Room closure
Sunday:
- 12:30 PM - Lunch
- 2:00-4:00 PM - Project presentations (prepare slides in advance)

Future Opportunities

Hack Demo Happy Hour: Monday 7-8 PM in Red Velour room
Registration Deadline: Monday 1:00 PM for demo presentations
Code Lounge: Available throughout the week for continued project work

Acknowledgments

Gold Sponsor: Ericsson
Bronze Sponsors: Running Code sponsors
Support Staff: Charles (overflow room), Barry (logistics)