NANOG 90 Hackathon
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NANOG 90 Hackathon
Friday, 02 February 2024 - Intro/Tutorial/Team Formation
Sunday, 11 February 2024 - Hacking
As an essential part of NANOG conferences, our hackathons are designed to be both fun and engaging, as well as to provide a platform that builds community and fosters greater networking and programming knowledge. The NANOG Hackathons are hands-on and educational at their core — directly supporting the most critical aspects of our mission, so all levels are welcome to participate, and registration is free.
A hybrid format
On Friday, 02 February, we will hold the Hackathon welcome, introduction, infrastructure tutorial, and team-forming session over Zoom; this session will be recorded. Sunday, 11 February, will be a true hybrid day with people continuing to work virtually and with dedicated facilities (workspace, wifi, etc) for those at the conference venue.
- Friday, 02 February, 2:00pm Eastern - Welcome / Introduction / Infrastructure tutorial / Team Formation via Zoom
- Sunday, 11 February, 2:00pm - 4:30pm Eastern - dedicated support/help hours
- Sunday, 11 February, 4:30pm Eastern - Scores + Prizes
- Sunday, 11 February, 5:00pm Eastern - Hackathon concludes
For those attending in person, the Hackathon will be at LeMeridian Charlotte from (Eastern time) 2:00pm - 5:00pm Sunday, 11 February.
Hackathon In-Kind Sponsors
Theme: New Year - New Hack Format!
The NANOG 90 Hackathon will focus on Problem Solving/Troubleshooting competitions.
During this Hackathon, teams will collaborate to solve the posed problems.
Scoring will be based on network reachability and how fast you solve the problems. Prizes will be provided to the top finishers.
Utilizing collaboration services from Zoom and Slack and lab infrastructure consisting of virtualized devices from several vendors, Hackathon participants can work individually or self-organize into teams to work on the problems provided or software passion projects.
Topology
For this Hackathon, we will have virtual routers running inside AWS hosts via Containerlab. A mix of containerized routers and end hosts will be available, along with the ability to bring your own container images and topologies. Whatever your skill and experience is, there will be something to work and learn with! For those who want to work on a package for a particular distribution a VM with popular distributions will be available within AWS.
Work independently or with the help of a mentor
Besides providing some general project ideas, if you’re still having trouble getting started, we will also provide documentation on some popular software packages. Hack mentorship will also be provided throughout both days of the event.
Collaborate via Slack
Before the Hackathon, you’ll receive an invitation to our Slack workspace so you can start collaborating right away. All who participate will be able to present their work (presentations will end around 5:00 pm on Sunday). Please take a moment to review the Hackathon Terms and Conditions before attending the event. If you’d like to participate but aren’t sure where to start, please contact us: [email protected]. We have lots of topic ideas to share.
Support Documents
The following documents provide general and specific information for this Hackathon, which you may find useful.
Introduction Slide Deck (link to be provided in NANOG Hackathon Slack)
NANOG 90 Hackathon Guide (link to be provided in NANOG Hackathon Slack)