- Team members must submit and present the proposal together. Changes in groups will be considered on an individual basis.
- Participants must be at least 18 years old and in the local DC/Maryland/Virginia area since attendance is an essential part of the team participation.
- Each team is responsible for their own computers. We will provide Wi-Fi, electrical plugs, tables, and projectors at the Hackathon on Oct 1st. Other requests may be considered.
- Once your proposal is accepted, the team can start working. We will provide a contact email and Slack channel for questions, discussions, and other issues.
- Team members must have or create a Github account. Each team will receive access to a Github repository.
- All work in the code work must in that repository.
- The team members will retain ownership of the code.
Each participant will need to sign a participation agreement that covers:
- Software is the property of the participants, but with open license (Apache2 or compatible) and release for the Smithsonian Institution to use.
- Use of the Smithsonian data provided is for the Hackathon only, further use will require additional permissions.
- Photo releases.
- Code of conduct.
- No warranties of any kind, including data quality and availability.