Preparing for Mozilla’s 2018 Global Sprint
The annual hackathon energizes open-source collaboration around the world. It’s slated for May 10 and 11
Save the date: Mozilla’s fifth-annual open-source, distributed hackathon is slated for May 10 and 11, 2018.
Each year, the Global Sprint unites coders, scientists, artists, and activists from across the globe for 48 hours. It’s an opportunity to collaborate on open-source projects with a mission. Think: browser extensions that protect privacy, board games that teach cyber security basics, or advocacy campaigns promoting net neutrality. It’s also a chance to learn new online collaboration tools, and experiment with working in the open.
In short: the Global Sprint is about making the internet a healthier place.
Participation in the sprint has grown year after year. In 2017, we had more than 650 participants in 65 cities. People gathered online and in person, from Kisumu to São Paulo to Lucknow and beyond. Participants included biostatisticians from Brazil, research scientists from Canada, engineers from Nepal, gamers from the U.S., and fellows from Princeton University.
Together, we worked on 108 projects in 2017. They included browser extensions to combat fake news; RPGs that teach cybersecurity best-practices; an Internet Safety Driving License; and an Indian nonprofit that empowers girls in technology. In GitHub speak: We closed 302 pull requests, logged 2,223 comments and issues, and pushed 824 commits. (Browse all the GitHub data.)
Get involved
This year, we’re aiming for an even bigger impact. Everyone is welcome: You can join us as a participant, lead a Sprint project, or host a Sprint site in your local community. Learn more here.
Want to learn more about the Global Sprint? Read stories from last year’s participants:
Daniela and Sam, Project Co-Leads: A Global Sprint 2017 Story
Arliss, Site Host: A Global Sprint 2017 Story
Geraldo, Participant and Site Host: A Global Sprint 2017 Story
