The document discusses how to make hackathons more meaningful by focusing on sharing knowledge and experience, judging hackers based on their skills rather than attributes, and promoting open access to information and decentralized structures. It provides tips for running hackathons such as prioritizing communication, not focusing solely on apps or recruitment, and adding educational elements beyond just pizza and beer. The overall message is that hackathons should empower learning and creativity for all participants.

1. MAKING YOUR
HACKATHON MATTER
Cristiano Betta
@cbetta

2. I WORK IN THE SKY

3. LAST WEEK

4. TODAY

5. WHICH CAN BE GREAT

6. AND REALLY BAD

8. BATTLEHACK.ORG

9. HACKED.IO

10. THE EARLIEST HACKERS

11. THE EARLIEST HACKERS

12. HACKERS CODE OF ETHICS
courses.cs.vt.edu/professionalism/
WorldCodes/Hackers.Code.html

13. Access to Computers
- and anything which might teach you
something about the way the world works
- should be unlimited and total

14. Not all failure is good,
but failure is essential

15. It’s about
process/product
process and product

16. KEN ROBINSON TED TALK

17. All information
should be free

18. One who says,
!
"What is mine is yours and
what is yours is yours”
!
this is a righteous person.

19. Mistrust Authority
Promote Decentralization.

20. FRENCH REVOLUTION

21. Hackers should be judged
by their hacking
!
not their degree, age,
race, or position

22. ALAN TURING

23. You can create art and
beauty on a computer

24. ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM

25. ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM

26. Computers can change
your life for the better

28. THE HACKER REVOLUTION

29. Access to Computers
- and anything which might teach you
something about the way the world works
- should be unlimited and total

30. PHREAKING

31. THE BLUE BOX

32. THOSE GUYS

35. All information
should be free

36. Mistrust Authority
Promote Decentralization.

37. Every organization rests
upon a mountain of
secrets
Julian Assange

38. HACK(DAYS|ATHONS)

39. OPEN HACK LONDON 2007

40. 1 HACKED ROOF

42. PALM V

43. OPENBSD

44. YAHOO OPEN HACK

45. 20% TIME

46. HACKERPLEDGE.ORG

47. PAYPAL.GITHUB.IO

48. linkedin.com/in/danesecooper

49. SPACE LORD

50. 2013

51. 2013

53. John Lunn

54. 2014

55. 2014

62. KC FOX

63. RUN A HACKATHON?

64. NO MORE PIZZA

65. CHEAP BEER

66. COMMUNICATION IS KING

67. HACKER != RECRUIT

68. HACK != APP

69. Hackers should be judged
by their hacking
!
not their degree, age,
race, or position

75. hackcodeofconduct.org

77. hackdaymanifesto.com

78. mlh.io

79. RUN YOUR OWN?

80. API == BUSINESS CARD

81. FLAUNT YOUR OFFICE

82. WHY AT PAYPAL?

83. ADD SOME CLASS

84. WE BEST LEARN IN SILENCE

85. TRACK AND MEASURE

86. LIVE BY THE CODE

87. SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

88. THANK YOU
Cristiano Betta
@cbetta