As the events are drawing nearer, I am attempting to consolidate the suggestions offered at #293 so that we can make a decision. The Prague pre-hackathon, based on my discussions with @VojtechDostal, would involve an introduction to the app to familiarize people with the codebase, and a small task related to the Nearby function. The Vienna hackathon would likely involve a larger task and would also provide an opportunity to collaborate with other WMF folks (e.g. newcomers, or the Wikipedia app devs) if needed.

Potential tasks, in my opinion, based on suggestions received:

Pre-hackathon:

• Displaying the Nearby results on a map
• Requesting Nearby images provided by the web-app that @tobias47n9e is working on
• Switching to a Wikidata query for Nearby results

Hackathon:

• Any of the tasks mentioned above
• Collaborating with other WMF developers to share knowledge and discuss how to reduce technical debt and other stalled issues (@whym has talked to Rachel Farrand and received encouraging feedback on this)
• Recruiting and onboarding new contributors to the Commons app, especially those who are signing up as mentees for the hackathon

Thoughts?