Community over Code Glasgow 2026 - Hackathon Outreach Calendar
Community over Code Glasgow 2026 - October 11-14, Hilton Glasgow
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Conference dates: October 11 - 14, 2026 - Glasgow, Scotland
This page tracks the outreach tasks leading up to the hackathon, and follow-up tasks afterward. Each task needs a volunteer owner. Click “Volunteer for this task!” to send an email to the planning team.
August 2026
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Publicity push #1 | 2 | 3 | 4Deadline for project page | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9Publish room/logistics de | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15Volunteer to give a 5-min | 16Review all project pages | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22Volunteer as a "hallway gOffer to pair-program wit | 23Publicity push #2 | 24 | 25Final logistics | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Final publicity push | 2All materials ready, cont | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11🎉 |
| 12🎉 | 13🎉 | 14🎉 | 15 | 16Send thank-you messages tCollect presentation slid | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20Reach out to projects forDraft hackathon recap blo | 21 | 22 | 23Publish hackathon recap tSend feedback survey to h | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Task Details
Pre-Event Tasks
Post hackathon announcement to your project's dev@ mailing list
Tuesday, August 04, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Post hackathon announcement to your project's user@ mailing list
Wednesday, August 05, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Cross-post hackathon link in relevant Slack/Discord/Matrix channels
Wednesday, August 05, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Write a 2-sentence hackathon blurb for your project's newsletter
Thursday, August 06, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Follow up with tentative projects (IoTDB, Ozone) - final Y/N
Friday, August 07, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Review the sample project template and suggest improvements
Tuesday, August 11, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Proofread the main hackathon.md page for typos and broken links
Tuesday, August 11, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Add your project's logo/icon to the hackathon page
Wednesday, August 12, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Write a "Why participate?" paragraph for the hackathon landing page
Wednesday, August 12, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Research Glasgow public transit options (conference hotel → venue) for logistics page
Thursday, August 13, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Compile a list of nearby restaurants/cafes for late-night hackers
Thursday, August 13, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Second wave outreach - recruit additional projects from CoC speaker list
Friday, August 14, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Create a "What to bring" checklist for hackathon participants
Friday, August 14, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Set up a shared photo album for the event (Google Photos, Flickr, etc.)
Tuesday, August 18, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Translate the hackathon page header into another language
Tuesday, August 18, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Reminder to projects: submit hackathon pages (PR to comdev-events-site)
Friday, August 21, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Publicity push #1 - Apache blog, community@ list, share links
Tuesday, September 01, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Deadline for project pages - follow up with stragglers
Friday, September 04, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Publish room/logistics details
Wednesday, September 09, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Volunteer to give a 5-minute lightning talk introducing your project
Tuesday, September 15, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Review all project pages for quality/completeness
Wednesday, September 16, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Volunteer as a "hallway greeter" - welcome newcomers on day one
Tuesday, September 22, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Offer to pair-program with a first-time contributor during the event
Tuesday, September 22, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Publicity push #2 - remind communities, post to users@ lists
Wednesday, September 23, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Final logistics - day-of schedule published
Friday, September 25, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Final publicity push - hackathon starts next week!
Thursday, October 01, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
All materials ready, contributor guide finalized
Friday, October 02, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Post-Event Follow-Up Tasks
Send thank-you messages to all participating project communities
Friday, October 16, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Collect presentation slides and materials from hackathon leads
Friday, October 16, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Reach out to projects for hackathon success stories and metrics
Tuesday, October 20, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Draft hackathon recap blog post - highlights, stats, photos
Tuesday, October 20, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Publish hackathon recap to community blog and social media
Friday, October 23, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Send feedback survey to hackathon participants and mentors
Friday, October 23, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
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