Was forwarded this today -- such a forward thinking team.

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Vatican is organizing the first ever hackathon! The two day event will take place on 17-19 November 2017, in Rome, under the auspices of the Holy See.

We are recruiting a team of volunteers (students and young professionals) to help organize the event. The team will work remotely, preparing the event from June to November, and then help during the hack in November (weekend). The workload is expected to be in the range of 8 – 12 hours a week. Team members will have an opportunity to create a unique event on a global scale, as well as interact with the high officials of the Catholic Church, during the event.

Applicants are required to have organizing or project management skills; hackathon experience (ideally as organizers, but participation will also be accepted), as well as knowledge of catholic values. All work will be conducted in English.

While it is likely that the travel and stay in Rome will be covered for the organizing team, this cannot be guaranteed at this point. Work is fully voluntary.

In order to apply, please send your CV along with short answers to the following questions: 1) Why would you like to organize the Vatican Hack? 2) What skills and experience would you contribute to the organizing team? 3) Which area would you like to work in: corporate partners, media and PR, university cooperation and participants care, event logistics

Please send the applications to: VaticanHack@gmail.com, before 10:00pm EST on 13th June 2017.

Kind Regards, Vatican Hack Organizing Team