COSIMA Hackathon program for ACCESS Community Workshop 2025

The 2025 COSIMA Hackathon is held on Monday 8 September to Tuesday 9 September at Melbourne Connect.

The program is subject to amendments—please revisit this webpage for the most up-to-date version of the program. For more information, including this year’s dress up theme and background on the COSIMA Cookbook Recipes, visit the COSIMA 2-day Hackathon v5.0 topic on the ACCESS-Hive Forum.

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Day 1: Monday 8 September

TimeGroup(s)Session descriptionLocation
09:00–10:00G1, G2, G3, G4Coffee, chit-chat, people arriving, some start working on issues, some start catching up, hugs, laughs, etcFoyer areas, The Lab
10:00–10:10G1, G2, G3, G4Welcome, outline of hackathon, then disperse into groupsForum 3
10:15–11:15G1Training on git, Github, cloning and editing the recipes for own use. [Training lead: Dougie Squire]M13/M14
G2Training session on editing recipes and submitting PRs. [Training lead: Charles Turner]M01/M02
G3Training session on reviewing PRs + good coding practices. [Training leads: @taimoorsohail and @navidcy]M07
G4Work on issues (update/close/issue new ones) [leading: @JuliaN and @adele-morrison]Forum 3
11:15–11:45G1, G2, G3, G4Morning tea, coffee, and cakeThe Lab, foyer areas, outside
11:45–13:00G1, G2, G3, G4COSIMA ethics recap, COSIMA Recipes style guide discussion + Start assigning issues and hackingForum 3
13:00–14:00G1, G2, G3, G4LunchThe Lab, foyer areas, outside
14:00–14:45G1, G2, G3, G4Finish allocating issues to work on; hack hack hackForum 3
14:45–15:45G1, G2, G3, G4Hack away!Forum 3, M13/M14, M01/M02, M07
15:45–lateAnnual COSIMA Bocce Tournament

Day 2: Tuesday 9 September

TimeSession descriptionLocation
09:00–10:45HackingThe Studio
10:45–11:15Morning tea, coffee, and cakeThe Lab, foyer areas, outside
11:15–12:45HackingThe Studio
12:45–14:00LunchThe Lab, foyer areas, outside
14:00–15:15HackingThe Studio
15:15–15:45Afternoon tea, coffee, and cakeThe Lab, foyer areas, outside
15:45–17:00HackingThe Studio
17:00Walk to the Lincoln for drinks.