Global Hackathon

Welcome Registration Venue Travel support Program Accommodation Contact

Welcome

The Hamburg Node of the Digital Earths Global Hackathon is part of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Global km-Scale Hackathon, an initiative designed to advance the analysis and development of high-resolution Earth-system models.

The Hamburg event, taking place from May 12 to 16, 2025, will gather participants to collaborate on hacking, bug-fixing, and learning in a dynamic, hands-on environment. This hackathon is part of the larger WCRP effort to push the boundaries of climate system modeling and digital innovation globally.

For more details about the global hackathon and its objectives, please visit the official WCRP event page.

Registration

Registration for the Hamburg Node of the Digital Earths Global Hackathon is not yet open. A link to the registration page will be published here once it becomes available.

In the meantime, if you’re interested in participating, you can express your interest in joining this or another node of the Global Hackathon via this page. Stay tuned for updates as the event approaches!

Venue

The event will take place in Hamburg. Details about the exact venue for the Hamburg Node of the Digital Earths Global Hackathon will be shared here as soon as they are finalized.

Travel support

The organizers are exploring options to offer travel support specifically for early-career researchers to encourage their participation in the Hamburg Node of the Digital Earths Global Hackathon. If your ability to participate depends on receiving travel assistance, please visit the current registration page and fill out the relevant section to indicate your need.

Program

The Hamburg Node of the Digital Earths Global Hackathon will run from Monday afternoon, May 12, to Friday lunchtime, May 16, 2025.

A detailed day-by-day program will be shared closer to the event.

Accommodation

To help your search for accommodation in Hamburg, you can find a list of hotel options. For easier orientation, the list of hotels can also be viewed on Google Maps.

Alternatively, you can book hotel rooms on the following websites:

Contact

nextGEMS project coordinator heike.konow@mpimet.mpg.de

nextGEMS project office nextgems_office@mpimet.mpg.de

This document is about the Terms of References (ToR) which is created for the implementation of the project Hackathons and represents the basis of the activities and obligations for participation.