In Person Hackathon Timeline

A typical timeline while planning a hackathon is listed below. Different articles will be sorted accordingly here for a better reference.
Timeline
In Person Hackathon
4 to 9 Months Before
​Finding the Date & Purpose​
​Locking Down a Venue​
4 months before
​Building your Leadership Team​
​Setup a Placeholder Website​
​Understanding Sponsorship​
​Make your Hackathon Budget​
​Putting Together a Sponsorship Prospectus​
​Start Sponsor Outreach​
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​Apply to become an MLH Member Event!​
3 months before
​Start your Hackathon Outreach​
​Make your main website live!​
​Collecting Registrations for the Hackathon​
​Start thinking about the experience of your hackathon​
​Start planning our your hackathon logistics​
2 months before
​Draft up your Judging Plans​
​Draft up your Mentorship Plans​
​Start booking your judges​
​Start booking your mentors​
​Start working with your vendors​
​Start Brainstorming Mini Event​
​Plan Engaging Workshops​
1 month before
​Create a detailed Run of Show​
​Get the Final Headcount​
​Finalise your Food Requirements​
​Set up your Hackathon Tools​
​Organize Transportation​
1 week before
​Sending Reminders to the Participants​
​Set up your Event​
​Prepare your Emergency Plan​
​Do a schedule run-through with the team​
​Judges Followup​
​Mentor Followup​
​Initial Preparation: Getting Ready​
Game Day!
​Check in Process​
​Distributing Meals​
​Running Judging​
​Doing Mentorship​
Running Mini Events
​Running Workshops​
​Opening & Closing Ceremonies​
​Day of Event: Game Day!​
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​After the Event​

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