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.
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11Cross-post hackathon link | 12 | 13 |
| 14Publish room/logistics de | 15Volunteer to give a 5-min | 16Review all project pages Proofread the main hackat | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22Volunteer as a "hallway gOffer to pair-program wit | 23Publicity push #2 | 24 | 25Final logisticsCreate a "What to bring" | 26 | 27 |
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
Cross-post hackathon link in relevant Slack/Discord/Matrix channels
Friday, September 11, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Publish room/logistics details
Monday, September 14, 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!
Proofread the main hackathon.md page for typos and broken links
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!
Create a "What to bring" checklist for hackathon participants
Friday, September 25, 2026Owner: unassigned - Volunteer for this task!
Encourage attendees to submit photos to photos.apachecon.com — post reminders on social media and Slack before and during the event
Monday, September 29, 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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Get involved: Volunteer Outreach Calendar | Hackathon Outreach Calendar | Birds of a Feather (BoF) | Help Promote the Event
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