Ewelina Dunkley has years of experience in the live events world, working in hospitality, fine dining and private parties before joining Meta, (then Facebook, Inc) in 2016, where she’s events lead. This episode is about Hackathons, a term for a social coding event that brings computer programmers and other interested people together to improve upon, or build, new software. Ewelina talks host James Dickson through the customer journey, dispelling myths and clarifying the makeup of a Hackathon. She goes on to discuss the value in collaboration, the high energy atmosphere of these get-togethers, in-person or remote and who benefits. Ewelina details the duration, building teams, commitments, connectivity, skills diversity, structure, judges, unpolished results, networks, ensuing relationships, and… the Hackers Club. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form. This episode of the Event Industry News Podcast is sponsored by Evolution dome, award-winning temporary event structures. Take a look at their structures at evolutiondome.com

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