WeatherGenerator Community Hackathon
Preliminary agenda
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
Tuesday–Thursday, 26–28 January 2027
All times are in CET (UTC+1). This programme is preliminary and subject to change.
Tuesday, 26 January 2027
|
Time |
Session |
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Registration and coffee |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Welcome, introduction to the WeatherGenerator project, setting the stage |
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10:00 – 11:15 |
Central introduction: the WeatherGenerator core model — architecture, training approach and capabilities |
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11:15 – 11:45 |
Coffee break |
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11:45 – 13:00 |
Tutorial: data formats, pretrained checkpoints, compute environment and fine-tuning workflow |
|
13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
|
14:00 – 15:30 |
Team presentations — each team introduces its application (approx. 5+3 minutes per team) |
|
15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee break |
|
16:00 – 18:00 |
Hacking session I — environment and data set-up, mentors available |
|
18:30 |
Ice breaker and welcome reception at MPI-BGC |
Wednesday, 27 January 2027
|
Time |
Session |
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09:00 – 09:15 |
Daily briefing |
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09:15 – 12:30 |
Hacking session II (coffee break in between) |
|
12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
|
13:30 – 15:30 |
Hacking session III |
|
15:30 – 16:45 |
Coffee break and guided tour of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry |
|
16:45 – 18:00 |
Hacking session IV (optional / open lab) |
|
19:30 |
Hackathon dinner in Jena city centre (self-pay) |
Thursday, 28 January 2027
|
Time |
Session |
|
09:00 – 12:00 |
Final hacking session and preparation of team presentations (coffee break in between) |
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12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
|
13:00 – 14:30 |
Final presentations and demos from all teams, with feedback from core developers and application scientists |
|
14:30 – 15:00 |
Wrap-up: lessons learned, follow-up opportunities and closing remarks |
|
15:00 |
Adjourn |
Further information: weathergenerator.eu