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Host a node

Bring the hackathon to your city.

A node is a room, a coordinator and a local sponsor. We handle everything else centrally, because that's the part that took years to get right.

What you bring.

A room

Tables, power and a reliable connection, with space for at least twenty people. A university lab, a library or a partner's office all work fine. It doesn't need to be impressive.

A local coordinator

One person who's in the room all day, runs the local briefing and is the main contact for the case managers.

A local sponsor

An organisation that will vouch for your node: a university, a professional body, an investigative unit or a nonprofit already working in this area.

Local legal advice

Someone who can tell your teams what they're legally allowed to collect where they are. If you don't have anyone, we'll help you find them.

What we bring.

  • The cases, prepared with the agencies that hold the files
  • Case managers, and the process they use to check every submission
  • The platform, hosted to meet your region's data rules
  • Training materials, the opening briefing and the schedule for the day
  • Scoring, the report template and the handover to the agencies
  • The brand, and a network of people who've done this before

Hosting is free. Participants buy tickets, and those cover the infrastructure, the venues and the communications, with something left over for the next event.

[01] Setting one up

Sixteen weeks, and most of them are quiet.

  1. T minus 16 weeks

    Get in touch

    One email: who you are, which city, and roughly what kind of room.

  2. T minus 12 weeks

    A call

    We check that we have cases suited to your region and talk through any local constraints.

  3. T minus 8 weeks

    Confirmed

    Your city goes on the map, registration opens there, and we brief your coordinator.

  4. T minus 2 weeks

    Dry run

    Your coordinator goes through the platform with a case manager: how submissions come in and how they're checked.

  5. On the day

    You run the room

    Local briefing at nine. We handle the cases, the case managers and the handover.

Where the network stands

24 cities across 17 countries, 4 of them confirmed.

Asia-Pacific
10

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Auckland, Singapore, Manila

Europe
8

London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Zurich, Chișinău, Rome, Bratislava, Warsaw

Americas
4

Toronto, New York, Washington, São Paulo

Africa
2

Nairobi, Johannesburg

Table view
Region Cities Running
Asia-Pacific 10 1
Europe 8 3
Americas 4 0
Africa 2 0

From the IMPH host list, updated as cities confirm.

Where the map is still thin.

We have the fewest cities in Africa and the Americas, and cross-border cases are where gaps like that hurt most.

Host a node

Send one email.

Tell us your city, the room you have in mind and who would vouch for you. Three lines is plenty to get started.

hackathon@newrali.com

Not ready to offer a room yet?

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A room, a coordinator, and one day.

That's all we need from you. We've already built the hard parts.

Organised and run by Newrali

Collection opens

April 2027

Exact dates to be confirmed

The operation runs in April 2027. The exact dates are to be confirmed.