Event Overview and Key Resources
This page is for people who are registered to participate in the FutureCommerce Hackathon and Unconference happening November 20th - 22nd, 2015. To register and for more information, please check out the event FAQ.
Shortly before they become relevant, we'll email you again with more detailed information about the schedule of sessions as well as links for the specific event online participation and engagement tools. For the most up to date event program guide information, check out:
http://futurecommerce.civics.com/program.html
Most of the specific sessions will be proposed and determined tomorrow after the event starts, in keeping with the Unconference format. For more information on the plan for how Unconference panels and other sessions will work, check out:
https://github.com/FutureCommerce/Hackathon/wiki/Friday-Unpanel-Discussion-Periods
The more information on specific Unconference and other sessions emerging over the weekend, check out:
http://onlinehackathon2015.sched.org
In-person and online participants will engage and collaborate primarily through FutureCommerce.CIVICS.com In-person participation will take place at the MIT Media Lab, 20 Ames Street in the 3rd Floor Atrium. Specific breakout sessions will be linked through our event site and individual conference rooms will be made available as needed.
An interactive map and directions for the MIT Media Lab can be found here:
http://www.media.mit.edu/contact/directions.html
A flat map of the MIT Media Lab and surroundings can be found directly below:
Whether you plan to participate in person or online, please confirm you have Google Hangout and Sched.org services activated and configured for use before the start of this event.
In particular, if you have not been on a Hangout recently, please use our Connection Check List to confirm you are ready to connect. Also be sure to activate your account at OnlineHackathon2015.sched.org. For more information on how to connect, check out:
https://github.com/OnlineHackathon/Connection/wiki
For more information about the general sense of the overall event flow, please check out the program guide:
http://futurecommerce.civics.com/program.html
For more information about the event format, check out the FAQ:
https://github.com/FutureCommerce/Hackathon-Projects/wiki/FAQ
For more information on how we expect to facilitate the Unconference format on the first day (Friday, November 20), check out:
https://github.com/FutureCommerce/Hackathon/wiki/Friday-Unpanel-Discussion-Periods
If you have an urgent matter related to the event, please create an issue ticket here:
https://github.com/FutureCommerce/Hackathon-Projects/issues/new
We are using the GitHub issues system connected with our event repository so all event organizers will be notified and can solve the issue better and more quickly as a team.