Apache Mahout is running a hands-on hackathon at Community over Code Glasgow 2026. This post collects everything a participant needs in one place: the Google Colab notebook, the kickoff slides, and the task list.

• When: Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 15:00 to 18:40
• Where: The Wee Dram Room, Community over Code, Glasgow, UK
• Mentors: Andrew Musselman and Krishna Dave, plus Mahout committers in the room
• Bring: a laptop with Python 3.10 to 3.12, git and a GitHub account. No GPU needed; the GPU part runs in Colab.