nextGEMS | The final countdown

Here are some hints to help you prepare for your hackathon week.

What to take with you

• Lanyard – We would like to reduce unneccessary waste and you probably already have a collection of lanyards lying in your office…
• Water bottle – To this end, we also ask you to please bring your own reusable water bottle - you can easily refill them with tap water at the venue.
• Ethernet adapter – there will be Wifi (Eduroam and a guest wifi for participants without eduroam access), but just in case.. if you have an ethernet adapter lying around on your desk, it might come in handy to bring one.
• DKRZ account – Did you sign up for a DKRZ account already? Or was the hackathon in Hamburg the last time you used your DKRZ account? Please make sure that you can access everything. Here is a short tutorial on how to sign up and log in.
• Plot challenge – If you completed the previous step already, are you also ready to access the data and plot the data? Did you participate in our plot challenge?

You will find more information on how to get to here, what will be happening during the week, etc. on this page further below.

Hackathon Terms of Reference

The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the hackathon participation can be found under this link: ToR. This document is about the Terms of References which is created for the implementation of the project Hackathons and represents the basis of the activities and obligations for participation.

The Hackathon will run from Tuesday afternoon, March 25, to Friday lunchtime, March 28, 2025.

Please the agenda below. Please note that some times might still change.

Tuesday, 25. March

• 2pm Fika (Coffee break) and registration
• 3pm Intro session
  • welcome, hackathon overview (Frida, Thorsten, 10 min)
  • simulation updates (Xabi, Divya, 30 min)
  • each theme presents highlights, and open questions (theme leaders, 40 min)
  • find your group (S&R, S&L, S&O, RE, S&S)
• 5pm Close
• Ice breaker @ MISU, including micro poster session 🙂

Wednesday, 26. March

• 9am Fika
• Hacking
• 12pm Lunch
• Hacking
• 3pm Fika
• 3.30pm Group photo
• 4–5pm Keynote talk: Data-driven forecasts of extreme events and impact forecasting by Gabriele Messori
• 5pm Close
• 7.15pm Dinner at Man in the Moon

Thursday, 27. March

• 9 am Fika
• 9.30 Morning updates (1 highlight per group from day 1, max 2 min — with poll and price for the winning contribution)
• Hacking
• 12pm Lunch
• Hacking
• 3pm Fika
• Hacking
• 5pm Close

Friday, 28. March

• 9am Fika
• 9.30am Closing session
  • all groups present how they addressed their defined open questions (see Tuesday session) (S&R, S&L, S&O, RE, S&S)
  • Beyond nextGEMS incl global hackathon (Bjorn)
  • Thank you and goodbye
• 12pm Close, small lunch to go or stay

During the hackathon

As part of our commitment to creating an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere, we have created a little guide on how to be an Ally for the Queer community. Please take some time to read it here.

Data, Computing and Topics

• Hackathon starter pack

Logistics

• Program
• Hackathon website
• General Hackathon Mattermost Channel
• Simulation Support Mattermost Channel

Contact

• nextgems_office@mpimet.mpg.de

Getting around

If you want to use public transport to get around Stockholm, check out sl.se for bus schedules and fare information. You can either use a contactless card or mobile device for pay-as-you-go travel or purchase tickets in the SL App, at Metro and commuter rail stations, and at ticket agents around Stockholm County.

A single journey ticket costs 43 SEK. There are also 24-hour tickets for 180 SEK and 72-hour tickets for 360 SEK.

Swedish Museum of Natural History: Frescativägen 40, 114 18 Stockholm Meteorological Institute, Stockholm University (MISU): Arrhenius Laboratory, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C, 114 18 Stockholm, Sweden Man in The Moon, Restaurant: Tegnérgatan 2C, 113 58 Stockholm, Sweden

Check out this map for an overview and walking directions.