# Slicer Hackathon hosted by Kitware: January 24th, 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Events\ **Created:** [January 15, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-hackathon-hosted-by-kitware-january-24th-2025/41096 "2025-01-15T15:16:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-hackathon-hosted-by-kitware-january-24th-2025/41096/1 "2025-01-15T15:16:29Z")

The upcoming **Slicer Hackathon** is an **in-person event** at the **Kitware North Carolina office**. While we expect only Kitwareans to attend in person, remote participants are welcome to join via **Google Meet** (link will be shared with registered attendees). The main goal of this hackathon is to **collaboratively address issues** , with the expectation that each participant will contribute at least **one pull request** that is either: - **Reviewed & integrated** , or - **Ready to be reviewed & integrated.** ## 🚀 Why Attend? - **Learn** : Get hands-on experience contributing to Slicer, receive guidance, and improve your development skills. - **Contribute** : Make meaningful contributions to an open-source medical imaging community. - **Connect** : Collaborate with fellow Slicer developers, discuss ideas, and gain insights from experienced contributors. ## 📅 Mark Your Calendar - **📆 Date** : Friday, January 24th, 2025 - **🕗 Time** : 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM ET - **📍 Location** : Hybrid - Kitware North Carolina Office & Google Meet (link will be shared with registered attendees) - **👥 Who** : Open to all Slicer developers! ## 🔧 Prepare for the Hackathon To ensure a productive session, please complete the following beforehand: ✅ **[Register](https://forms.gle/F1jjfPxcLJ9f4Ys17)** by Monday, January 20th ✅ **Create a GitHub account** and fork the Slicer repository. ✅ **Set up your development environment** : Follow the [Slicer Build Instructions](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer_guide/build_instructions/index.html). ✅ **Review issues** : Look through the [Good First Issues](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/labels/good%20first%20issue) to identify potential tasks. ✅ **Get in touch** with @Sam_Horvath and @jcfr if you have another issue in mind. ✅ **Join the discussion** : Participate in pre-event discussions to clarify objectives and get feedback. ## 🔥 During the Hackathon - Engage with other participants to exchange knowledge and ideas. - Work on your assigned task and collaborate with peers. - **Adhere to** [Slicer’s Code of Conduct](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer?tab=coc-ov-file#readme). - **(Recommended) Have fun!** 🎉 ## 📝 Assign Yourself a Task To select an issue to work on, review the list of [Good First Issues](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/labels/good%20first%20issue) or discuss with @Sam_Horvath and @jcfr if you have another issue in mind. 📌 Once you start working on an issue, assign it to yourself if you can (Slicer developers) or add a comment stating `I am looking into this` or something similar. 💡 If you decide you don’t want to take it, write so in another comment. **Extra points:** write any findings which might help someone tackling the issue in the future. ## Acknowledgments This hackathon is supported by Kitware. Kitware provides advanced technical computing, state-of-the-art AI, and tailored software solutions to our customers. Read more on Kitware’s [about page](https://www.kitware.com/about/). ---

**Author:** ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-hackathon-hosted-by-kitware-january-24th-2025/41096/2 "2025-01-17T17:54:05Z")

Reminder: registration deadline is **Monday** , and hackathon takes place on **Friday**.