Hack the Summit!

July 16 - 18, 2026
Hamburg, Germany

In advance of the km-scale Summit 2026, the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and WarmWorld will host a small hackathon.

The goals of this hackathon are:

• to propose, develop and test data standards for km-scale models
• to create km-ready analysis tools, e.g., trackers
• to outline opportunities for agent based analysis and coding for km-scale modelling (AI)
• to develop a strategy for coordinated simulations and output data provision
• to begin planning for the 2027 Global Hackathon
• to finish scientific projects from the WCRP Global Hackathon 2025
• to develop position papers for the km-Scale Global Modelling Summit 2026

Program milestones

The program will be co-created and kept rather flexible.

Wed, 15 July, 18:00 - Ice-breaker at Jimmy Elsass (self-paid)

• a group will start from MPI-M close to 18:00

Thu, 16 July, 09:30 - Welcome, guidelines for the hackathon, and co-creation of the program

• location: former MPI-M library, ground floor of the MPI-M building
• connecting to the ParaChute conference (technical details to follow):
  • Discussion Session 3, Thursday 16 July, 14:30-16:00 CEST – A summary and synthesis of the first two discussion sessions (“Observations of the future, gap between research and operations” and “Retreat from the turbulence grey zone - is ever higher resolution worth the computational expense?”).

Meeting spaces

• library (several tables, flipcharts, pin boards provided for group work)
• meeting rooms 010, 011 (back of the library)
• meeting room 101 (1st floor)
• other spaces can also be arranged

Breaks

• coffee breaks around 10:30 and 15:30
• lunch breaks around 12:30, self-organized (a list of suggestions will be provided)

To keep in mind

• Thu, 16 July, 15:15 – KlimaCampus Kolloquium with Prof. Dr. Eleonora Rohland, Uni Bielefeld
  • Unfamiliar Environment, Unfamiliar Climate: The Evolution of ‘Hurricane Knowledge‘ in Colonial New Orleans and Beyond
  • in room 022/023

Communication

We will use Mattermost for the communication during the event. If you are not yet in the dedicated channel, please contact Elina Plesca and/or Kristin Barking.

Logistics

• Attendees are welcome to arrive for an informal gathering and ice-breaker on the evening of July 15, 2026.
• Co-working spaces and social events will be organized for all participants.
• To streamline the organization of the hackathon, please register using the link below. No registration fee is requested.
• The program will be finalized in early July based on interests and planned tasks of those registered.
• For any questions regarding the hackathon, please contact Elina Plesca.